Which PDA for me?

StratosFear · 18th March 2005, 5:52 PM

Hi guys. Let me first say I don't know much about PDA's. Never owned one and never really used one. But finally decided I need one after loosing track of one to many clients details and/or forgetting to get back to them.

Had a bit of a look around and I take it HP or Dell are the two major ones to go for. Basically what I want in order of importance:

Not too bulky.
Win2003 Mobile support.
Bluetooth
802.11
640*480 (although they seem to get expensive)
Compact Flash would be nice as my camera uses CF although not that important.
USB inputs and host ability would be a ++.

At the moment the Dell X50 520 seems to be the one to go with. It's $150 off till today but i'm sure if I ring monday/tuesday they will do it for that. Any others I should consider?

I would like to spend around $350-$400 AFTER Salary sacrifice. So around $550 at retail is what I'm aiming at which places that Dell perfectly in my reach.

One other thing. I would like to be able use the standard snes/gba emulators (I assume they exist) so would like one with a decent gaming interface if that makes sense??

Cheers.

Modafroman · 18th March 2005, 6:02 PM

definately dell. im getting one, when cash provides

im gonna watch movies, play games on it etc etc. very sexy looking too

blank · 18th March 2005, 8:09 PM

Yer your best bet would be dell i got one and am still waiting for it. Because i missed the delivery time which they dident tell me i have to wait an 7 extra days.

OCIT · 18th March 2005, 8:54 PM

dell EXCEPT for the whole gaming thing. have a look at the AXIM forums, over there, theres many rants that the X50's arent that comfortable/easy to use for gaming.

Depending on what features are most important, i also like fujitsu's (hard to get in Oz) and even Asus' which are really good PDA's. HP's are good, except the 4700 is far to big, and everything else, well, its not 640*480

18th March 2005, 5:52 PM	#1
StratosFear Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 7,433	Which PDA for me? Hi guys. Let me first say I don't know much about PDA's. Never owned one and never really used one. But finally decided I need one after loosing track of one to many clients details and/or forgetting to get back to them. Had a bit of a look around and I take it HP or Dell are the two major ones to go for. Basically what I want in order of importance: Not too bulky. Win2003 Mobile support. Bluetooth 802.11 640480 (although they seem to get expensive) Compact Flash would be nice as my camera uses CF although not that important. USB inputs and host ability would be a ++. At the moment the Dell X50 520 seems to be the one to go with. It's $150 off till today but i'm sure if I ring monday/tuesday they will do it for that. Any others I should consider? I would like to spend around $350-$400 AFTER* Salary sacrifice. So around $550 at retail is what I'm aiming at which places that Dell perfectly in my reach. One other thing. I would like to be able use the standard snes/gba emulators (I assume they exist) so would like one with a decent gaming interface if that makes sense?? Cheers.

18th March 2005, 6:02 PM	#2
Modafroman Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Brisbane Posts: 6,451	definately dell. im getting one, when cash provides im gonna watch movies, play games on it etc etc. very sexy looking too __________________ Audio Gear: Apple iPod Touch 32GB \| Audio Technica AD700 \| Ultimate Ears Super.Fi 5 Pro (Black) \| OCAU OFFICIAL CHAIR RAVER'S SOCIETY MEMBER #6 My Rig: Intel Core i7 920 @ 3.7Ghz \|Asus P6T-Deluxe\| 6GB GSkill RAM \| XFX 7800GTX \| 500GB SG 72.11, 2x320GB SG 72.10, 200GB SG 72.09. \| Antec P180 \| Corsair HX620 \| Benq FP202W 20" LCD \| Last edited by Modafroman; 18th March 2005 at 6:03 PM.

18th March 2005, 8:09 PM	#3
blank Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: brisbane Posts: 296	Yer your best bet would be dell i got one and am still waiting for it. Because i missed the delivery time which they dident tell me i have to wait an 7 extra days. __________________ WALKIE Do you read the bible, actually no i am listening to it on tape dont tell me how it ends.

18th March 2005, 8:54 PM	#4
OCIT Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Wantirna, Melbourne Posts: 315	dell EXCEPT for the whole gaming thing. have a look at the AXIM forums, over there, theres many rants that the X50's arent that comfortable/easy to use for gaming. Depending on what features are most important, i also like fujitsu's (hard to get in Oz) and even Asus' which are really good PDA's. HP's are good, except the 4700 is far to big, and everything else, well, its not 640480 __________________ SYSTEM:* Shuttle SB81p \| P4E 3.0 @ 3.55 \| 1GB Hynix D43 @ 236FSB 2.5/3/3/8 \| Leadtek 6600GT @ 591/1290 \| 2 x Seagate 200GB Sata \| LG 4163B 16x DVD-RW \| ---- 3D MARK 2003: 9791 ---- INTERNET: Optus Cable - 12GB P / 24GB OP 10MB/128K