Best PDA for around $350-$400

themickman007 · 11th July 2005, 9:14 AM

Hi, I am looking for a PDA that has a colour screen, be able to play video's, and has some sort of wireless connectivity. I am pretty new to all this stuff so i am not sure what to get. I dont mind buying things off ebay if they are cheaper there aswell. IF anyone could tell me which one to get it would be great.
thanks

-=Alfonzo=- · 11th July 2005, 9:54 AM

For that price I'd suggest a second hand iPAQ 4150. Bluetooth and 802.11b Wi-Fi, runs Windows Mobile 2003.

themickman007 · 11th July 2005, 10:05 AM

are there any new ones? I would prefer if it had a warranty.

themickman007 · 11th July 2005, 1:19 PM

well i have been looking around a bit and it seems like 64mb is a minimum for movies and i can get some sort of wireless card for them if they dont have bluetooth. So if anyone knows one that is new and has 64mb ram that wuld be great.

Yamamanama · 11th July 2005, 1:46 PM

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....786436803&rd=1 perhaps?

themickman007 · 11th July 2005, 6:14 PM

Seems good but the processor is a little lacking. Apart from that seems perfect. I heard about wireless network addons for pda's though. Does anyone know much about that. If I could get one of those i wouldnt need bluetooth.

Cyb3r · 11th July 2005, 6:38 PM

there usualy SDIO WiFi cards. Scan disk make with with 256mb SD card built in.. top buy around $120 i think.

thrillhouse · 11th July 2005, 6:42 PM

Hey I am selling an Ipaq 2210 in the forsale section. It doesn't have a warrenty, but take a look anyway.

It plays divx fine (after resizing the .avi file to 320*240 res)

http://forums.overclockers.com.au/sh...d.php?t=388897

squaredcorp · 11th July 2005, 6:44 PM

You can get a wireless card in either the CF or SD-I/O form-factor. Just make sure whatever PDA you buy has one of those expansion port and you'll be sweet!

Yamamanama · 11th July 2005, 7:23 PM

http://search.ebay.com.au/sdio_Compu...ZR4QQsacatZ160 - Selection of wifi SDIO cards.

The hx2110 that I linked to earlier has both SD and CF slots so you could have one of the 256mb SDIO wifi cards as well as a nice big CF card full of movies at the same time. My hx4700 has both slots as well.. I tend to use one card for vids and the other for mp3's and ebooks.

jaani · 13th July 2005, 8:49 AM

You should be able to pickup a Toshiba e800 for around that price. OfficeWorks had them on sale for $399 a few months ago. They're an excellent PDA: 5-6 hour battery life, VGA screen (big drawcard for me), and although it's unlikely they'll get the Windows Mobile 5.0 ROM update, they did receive a Windows Mobile 2003 SE upgrade, so they're relatively recent. The built-in bluetooth and wifi are also handy.

themickman007 · 13th July 2005, 10:12 AM

Are there any stores other than office works that have them around the price? I checked their site but it didnt have them and the ones on ebay are all going over $400.

gumble85 · 14th July 2005, 4:52 AM

Hi all,

I have a Palm Tungsten E i got from the US. It only cost me including postage just under $250 AUD off Ebay Australia and took 7 days to get here.

Ebay have some good bargains. It works perfectly and BRAND NEW!!!!!!!!!!.

So i would look around for the best price before buying anything. Another words Do Your Research!!!!!

themickman007 · 14th July 2005, 3:51 PM

Yeah i think i saw that one, but it doesnt have bluetotth or wifi does it?

yoink · 14th July 2005, 4:05 PM

If you just want to play movies, mp3s, games, and have a wifi connection, maybe you should get one of these only $397

11th July 2005, 9:14 AM	#1
themickman007 Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: newcastle Posts: 250	Best PDA for around $350-$400 Hi, I am looking for a PDA that has a colour screen, be able to play video's, and has some sort of wireless connectivity. I am pretty new to all this stuff so i am not sure what to get. I dont mind buying things off ebay if they are cheaper there aswell. IF anyone could tell me which one to get it would be great. thanks Last edited by themickman007; 11th July 2005 at 1:18 PM.

11th July 2005, 9:54 AM	#2
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11th July 2005, 10:05 AM	#3
themickman007 Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: newcastle Posts: 250	are there any new ones? I would prefer if it had a warranty.

11th July 2005, 1:19 PM	#4
themickman007 Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: newcastle Posts: 250	well i have been looking around a bit and it seems like 64mb is a minimum for movies and i can get some sort of wireless card for them if they dont have bluetooth. So if anyone knows one that is new and has 64mb ram that wuld be great.

11th July 2005, 1:46 PM	#5
Yamamanama RIP Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: The Riverland, SA Posts: 109	http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....786436803&rd=1 perhaps?

11th July 2005, 6:14 PM	#6
themickman007 Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: newcastle Posts: 250	Seems good but the processor is a little lacking. Apart from that seems perfect. I heard about wireless network addons for pda's though. Does anyone know much about that. If I could get one of those i wouldnt need bluetooth.

11th July 2005, 7:23 PM	#10
Yamamanama RIP Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: The Riverland, SA Posts: 109	http://search.ebay.com.au/sdio_Compu...ZR4QQsacatZ160 - Selection of wifi SDIO cards. The hx2110 that I linked to earlier has both SD and CF slots so you could have one of the 256mb SDIO wifi cards as well as a nice big CF card full of movies at the same time. My hx4700 has both slots as well.. I tend to use one card for vids and the other for mp3's and ebooks.

13th July 2005, 8:49 AM	#11
jaani Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 164	You should be able to pickup a Toshiba e800 for around that price. OfficeWorks had them on sale for $399 a few months ago. They're an excellent PDA: 5-6 hour battery life, VGA screen (big drawcard for me), and although it's unlikely they'll get the Windows Mobile 5.0 ROM update, they did receive a Windows Mobile 2003 SE upgrade, so they're relatively recent. The built-in bluetooth and wifi are also handy. __________________ jaani. website. computer.

13th July 2005, 10:12 AM	#12
themickman007 Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: newcastle Posts: 250	Are there any stores other than office works that have them around the price? I checked their site but it didnt have them and the ones on ebay are all going over $400.

14th July 2005, 4:52 AM	#13
gumble85 Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Western Sydney regional Posts: 3,822	Hi all, I have a Palm Tungsten E i got from the US. It only cost me including postage just under $250 AUD off Ebay Australia and took 7 days to get here. Ebay have some good bargains. It works perfectly and BRAND NEW!!!!!!!!!!. So i would look around for the best price before buying anything. Another words Do Your Research!!!!! __________________ \| gumble by name - grumble by nature \| If you can not beat them. Then shoot them \|[Logitech 'G' Owners Club Member #71] \| MAIN PC - MB: GA-EP45C-DS5; CPU: Q9550; RAM: 4x 1GB Corsair TWIN2X6400C42048; GFX: 2048MB Sapphire HD4870X2; HDD: Seagte - 320GB, 500GB, 750GB 2x 1.5TB; CD/DVD ROM: LG - Blue-Ray combo; SC: Creative XF-i Extreme Gamer \| Backup PC - MB: Asus PQ5 Pro; CPU: Intel E6750; RAM: Generic PC-6400; GFX: Powercolor 1GB 4890 PCS+; HDD: 80GB, 80GB; CD/DVD ROM: Pioneer DVR-111D \|

14th July 2005, 3:51 PM	#14
themickman007 Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: newcastle Posts: 250	Yeah i think i saw that one, but it doesnt have bluetotth or wifi does it?

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