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jimomuraNOSPAM@pathcom.com wrote in message news:<1faij09s448u8kjtb131ksf8jia79t8h0f@4ax.com>...
> On Wed, 01 Sep 2004 18:41:41 GMT, "Mr. Teatime"
> <mr_teatime007NO@SPAMhotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >"Mr. Teatime" <mr_teatime007NO@SPAMhotmail.com> wrote in message
> >news:3DoZc.1070$YT7.11439238@news-text.cableinet.net...
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> >> Hi, I have recently earned quite a bit of moeny and am looking to buy a
> >> handheld. I was wondering if anyone has any recommendations for the
> >> current most powerful handheld on the market, and whether it is worth
> >> waiting for something that is due to be released immenently or whether it
> >> will be a while before the 'next round' of handhelds is released. Thank
> >> you.
>
> To answer the question of whether it is worth waiting for "the
> next round" of products, the question is whether you have anything
> for which you want to use the product. Ie: What do you want to do
> with it? If you are just going to sit it on your dresser and look
> at it every now and then and say "Gee, that looks really nice sitting
> on my dresser instead of the pile of money I had," then by all means
> buy the iPAQ, or anything else for that matter. It will not make
> any difference at all which one you buy. On the other hand, if you
> want to *save* money, then buy a cheap bottom line Palm Zire and
> try it out. Either it will do everything you want and you will be
> happy, or you will have a better idea of what you want to do which
> that cheap product does not do, and you can buy something that fills
> your needs -- and depending on what you find out that you need,
> buying 2 products may end up costing you less than "the most powerful
> handheld on the market."
>
> >I should add, I am particularly interested in devices that have a 4"
> >high-resolution display (I believe this means 640x480?). I'm not sure if any
> >are on the market yet, but devices like the iPAQ hx4705 market this feature.
> >I was wondering if there are any already available.
I was a bit disappointed that Sharp is charging so much for the Zaurus SL-6000.
I get impression that Sharp is not serious about marketing the SL-6000
>
> The Sharp Zaurus SL-6000 series has had that size and resolution
> screen for a while now, but it is not generally sold to "consumers".
> In fact, it seems to be difficult to get them at all. The theoretical
> problem I see is that it uses a very small pixel size. Such screens
> can be difficult to use without backlight, even in daylight
> conditions. This is a problem I have seen on some cheaper Sony
> devices. That means the battery will be heavily used and will run
> down relatively quickly. That can bother some people who use their
> handhelds a lot each day. I have not used a Zaurus SL-6000 nor the
> iPAQ 4700 series yet so I do not know whether this is a serious
> problem with either product -- I am only warning you that this
> is a problem that I would look for before buying.
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