windows vs palm os

ndt · 13th June 2006, 3:43 PM

G'day a few months ago i bought a veiwsonic v37 and found it a brease to use, as it ran windows. Any way i've since got rid of the v37 and have just bought a tungsten T3 from ebay.
Whats the palm os Like to use?

pixyzelmedia · 13th June 2006, 6:11 PM

Palm OS is very stable. I've got a Palm T3 myself, had it for 2 years with out any problems. Does not lockup like the Pocket PCs staff in our office have.

aussie7 · 13th June 2006, 7:38 PM

My first PDA was a Palm IIIc and I used it to write short stories on while out and about

Next I had a few ipaq Windows based PDA's

Then after a break from owning a PDA I bought a Palm T5 which I used for a few months and now after selling it I have a Palm TX which arrived today

I prefer the Palm OS over the widows OS

I think there are just as many good apps and games for the palm as for the Windows based PDA's

A good forum for the Palm is
http://forum.brighthand.com/forumdisplay.php?f=12

Quadbox · 14th June 2006, 7:14 AM

I've always much prefered palmos to windows mobile. It's got masses of great software, it's got very low processor and battery requirements. It's designed to be a PDA, not a cut down laptop.

And it's as stable as a rock

PogiPinoy · 14th June 2006, 11:48 AM

The Palm OS is very stable, more so than Windows Mobile but I still prefer the Windows Mobile OS because of ease of use, compatibilty, wider variety of software, etc.

Jed D`Lagged · 14th June 2006, 1:58 PM

I've not used PalmOS, but Windows Mobile is about as stable as Windows 95a. Come on, it's a Microsoft Product.

But to be fair, the main reason it crashes is the same reason Windows crashes. 3rd party crap. It just seems to be more prone.

If you're looking for stability, go PalmOS. If you're looking for a broad range of functionality, but don't mind waiting thirty seconds while you soft reset after something goes fruity, Windows Mobile is the way to go. Also, if you know your way around Windows (eg registry, directory structure), the WM is easy as.

THELTD · 15th June 2006, 7:02 PM

I've got a T2, had it for a few years. Always stable, easy to use. Used to have a HP Jornada before (Windows), never looked back since i got the T2

ReP0 · 15th June 2006, 9:30 PM

Much prefer Windows based PDA's. Stability has never been an issue and they run sweet. Multitasking correctly from day one unlike Palm PDAs (can they multitask yet correctly?) and a billion and one apps for anything you can want. Things only go south when you install poorly written software and if you get decent software reboots are a very rare thing. One thing though is if you want to use it for serious things then don't skimp on the amount of memory the device has. You cannot add more memory to a device afterwards and some programs only run from main memory rather than a compact flash not to mention that some tasks you run need alot of memory (eg GPS based navigation). Alot of people chew up memory by installing apps into it and then have bugger all memory left to run the things they want and then get hangs.

ecroF · 15th June 2006, 9:45 PM

I prefer windows, palm os is more stable in my experience.

ghostrider · 17th June 2006, 11:42 PM

At work I find that invariably the people who complain about their windows based PDAs running slow and freezing having a zillion apps running in the background - not being aware the the close button doesn't (in a lot of cases) actually close the application. I install a simple task manager app and everything is sweet.

I've had my Windows Mobile based PDA for 6 months and have only rebooted it three times - and all of those were from me dicking around with dodgey software.

13th June 2006, 3:43 PM	#1
ndt Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bentley Posts: 626	windows vs palm os G'day a few months ago i bought a veiwsonic v37 and found it a brease to use, as it ran windows. Any way i've since got rid of the v37 and have just bought a tungsten T3 from ebay. Whats the palm os Like to use?

13th June 2006, 6:11 PM	#2
pixyzelmedia Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: 3rd Rock from the Sun Posts: 75	Palm OS is very stable. I've got a Palm T3 myself, had it for 2 years with out any problems. Does not lockup like the Pocket PCs staff in our office have. __________________ Antec Sonata + Silverstone STF60F 600W + TT Purepower PE 250W + Asus P5N32-E SLi + Intel Core2Quad 6600 @ 2.4GHz-3.0Ghz + SLi XFX 8800GTS 640MB @ 600MHz/920MHz + OCZ 2GB SLi DDR2 8500 @ 1066MHz Swiftech MCP350 12V Water Pump + Swiftech Apogee CPU WB + 2 x Radiical 120 DP Radiator + 1 x Tundra Dual 3.5 Bay Reservoir + 3/8 Tubing + 100% Demineralised Water Live Stats by WebTemp 3.0.22 Last edited by pixyzelmedia; 13th June 2006 at 6:14 PM.

13th June 2006, 7:38 PM	#3
aussie7 Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Leichhardt, Sydney Posts: 1,491	My first PDA was a Palm IIIc and I used it to write short stories on while out and about Next I had a few ipaq Windows based PDA's Then after a break from owning a PDA I bought a Palm T5 which I used for a few months and now after selling it I have a Palm TX which arrived today I prefer the Palm OS over the widows OS I think there are just as many good apps and games for the palm as for the Windows based PDA's A good forum for the Palm is http://forum.brighthand.com/forumdisplay.php?f=12 __________________ lending money to friends is like gambling and you should only gamble what you can afford to lose PCDB Entry FS - AMD MB / 3000+ / 1GB Ram

14th June 2006, 11:48 AM	#5
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Jed D`Lagged Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: http://jed.delagged.net Posts: 427	I've not used PalmOS, but Windows Mobile is about as stable as Windows 95a. Come on, it's a Microsoft Product. But to be fair, the main reason it crashes is the same reason Windows crashes. 3rd party crap. It just seems to be more prone. If you're looking for stability, go PalmOS. If you're looking for a broad range of functionality, but don't mind waiting thirty seconds while you soft reset after something goes fruity, Windows Mobile is the way to go. Also, if you know your way around Windows (eg registry, directory structure), the WM is easy as. __________________ The OCAU Pub - Banana Guards and Serious Business. 382 animated anime avatars

14th June 2006, 7:14 AM	#4
Quadbox Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Brisbane 4065 Posts: 4,886	I've always much prefered palmos to windows mobile. It's got masses of great software, it's got very low processor and battery requirements. It's designed to be a PDA, not a cut down laptop. And it's as stable as a rock

15th June 2006, 7:02 PM	#7
THELTD Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Melbourne Posts: 575	I've got a T2, had it for a few years. Always stable, easy to use. Used to have a HP Jornada before (Windows), never looked back since i got the T2

15th June 2006, 9:30 PM	#8
ReP0 Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Sydney Posts: 4,267	Much prefer Windows based PDA's. Stability has never been an issue and they run sweet. Multitasking correctly from day one unlike Palm PDAs (can they multitask yet correctly?) and a billion and one apps for anything you can want. Things only go south when you install poorly written software and if you get decent software reboots are a very rare thing. One thing though is if you want to use it for serious things then don't skimp on the amount of memory the device has. You cannot add more memory to a device afterwards and some programs only run from main memory rather than a compact flash not to mention that some tasks you run need alot of memory (eg GPS based navigation). Alot of people chew up memory by installing apps into it and then have bugger all memory left to run the things they want and then get hangs. Last edited by ReP0; 15th June 2006 at 9:35 PM.

15th June 2006, 9:45 PM	#9
ecroF Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Gold Coast Posts: 820	I prefer windows, palm os is more stable in my experience. __________________ _____________________________________________ Gumbercules? I love that Guy! _____________________________________________ RIP Xbox 360 Blog

17th June 2006, 11:42 PM	#10
ghostrider Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Vic, Australia. Posts: 371	At work I find that invariably the people who complain about their windows based PDAs running slow and freezing having a zillion apps running in the background - not being aware the the close button doesn't (in a lot of cases) actually close the application. I install a simple task manager app and everything is sweet. I've had my Windows Mobile based PDA for 6 months and have only rebooted it three times - and all of those were from me dicking around with dodgey software.