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There are so many great PDAs available these days that it's hard to single out just a few for attention. Additionally, things change very rapidly in the PDA world. Companies start, stop, and merge. Products appear, get re-badged, and disappear. I only plan to update this once a year, and if you look at it in June, you won't find the same models and prices in the stores. Hopefully, you will be able to assess the usefulness of the PDA's available in terms of the feature set that you find described here.
Choosing PDAs is like choosing cars. There are lots of different colors, shapes, and feature sets. Some of these are PocketPC 2002 models. Others run the Palm OS.
The perfect PDA hasn't been made, but when it is, it will have the best features of these devices.
The glossary will help with many of the abbreviations here.
The spreadsheet compares these models. People who know me always expect a spreadsheet. Sometimes I don't make one just to be unpredictable. This time, there was no getting around it.
If the images below are clickable, they are linked to online stores for shopping.
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SONY Clie PEG NX70V
The Multimedia PDA. Has MP3 support, RTFT screen 320x320 pixels. Runs Palm OS. Slim, slick. I want one. |
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HP iPaq 1900 |
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Toshiba e750.
It's a beauty, and comes with 128MB. This is a serious $600 machine, and comes with WiFi built-in. You can connect it to a keyboard and monitor or projector! This machine runs PocketPC2002. |
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SONY Clie SJ22.
I used to recommend the Handspring Visor Deluxe as an entry level model for new Palm owners. I used to recommend monochrome for beginners to keep the price down. No more. This color display is sharp, it comes with 16MB RAM. Sony has demonstrated their consumer savvy in the PDA market, and this is part of the proof. Runs Palm OS. Oh, and if you really need an audio player, step up to the SJ33. |
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Treo 270. Handspring is big into the PDA phone thing. |
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Palm m515.
How can you have a PDA roundup without a Palm? |
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HP iPaq 5455. That nub at the top is the wireless connection. It's fast, it has a great screen, and it might be one innovation too many to be stable. If you don't need all of the features, take one step back to the iPaq 3900. |
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