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    Looking for a "Pocket PC"

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by ahl395, Mar 15, 2008.

  1. ahl395

    ahl395 Ahlball

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    Like the Ipod touch and Archos 604.

    -4" or bigger TOUCH screen
    -WIFI
    -Able to surf web, do forums, email, and i would like IM
    -$250 max.

    Thanks
     
    ahl395, Mar 15, 2008
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  2. Xirurg

    Xirurg ORLY???

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    250 is too low for a nice player with your par. that you want!
     
    Xirurg, Mar 15, 2008
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  3. Mr.Pigeon

    Mr.Pigeon Notebook Evangelist

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    Get a Dell AXIM X51v off ebay. Best PPC ever in my opinion.

    Cheers.
     
    Mr.Pigeon, Mar 15, 2008
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  4. ahl395

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    Well, i do want something new, and ive been looking at the Archos 604, i think im going to go with that.
     
    ahl395, Mar 15, 2008
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  5. AKAJohnDoe

    AKAJohnDoe Mime with Tourette's

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    I got a "new in box" X51V off eBay for less than $250
     
    AKAJohnDoe, Mar 15, 2008
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  6. Nirvana

    Nirvana Notebook Prophet

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    it is pretty nice except i can't make it to standby mode (even I press the power button), makes the battery life so short, I would recommend the HP 4700 series.
     
    Nirvana, Mar 15, 2008
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  7. AKAJohnDoe

    AKAJohnDoe Mime with Tourette's

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    I set a password and checked the box Prompt if device unused for, setting the time to Zero Minutes. This locks my device immediately on power-off.
     
    AKAJohnDoe, Mar 15, 2008
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  8. Nocturnal310

    Nocturnal310 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Pocket PC is a device which runs on Windows Mobile 2003 .

    So O2 is a pocket PC+ phone.
     
    Nocturnal310, Mar 15, 2008
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  9. andyasselin

    andyasselin Notebook Deity

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    Yes One thing watch out if you get old model pda some don,nt support wpa 2 winch sucks the x5 does.nt where the x31 and x51 do
     
    andyasselin, Mar 15, 2008
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  10. Meemat

    Meemat Notebook Evangelist

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    Hey there, I have the Archos 605wifi and I really love it; video playback rocks :)

    The only problem is that battery life isn't too great when watching video
     
    Meemat, Mar 15, 2008
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  11. talin

    talin Notebook Prophet

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    Brighthand, NBR's sister site, is a great place to go.
     
    talin, Mar 15, 2008
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  12. AKAJohnDoe

    AKAJohnDoe Mime with Tourette's

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    Not true. A PPC could run Windows Mobile 2002, WM 2003, WM2003SE, WM5, WM6, ...
     
    AKAJohnDoe, Mar 15, 2008
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  13. Nocturnal310

    Nocturnal310 Notebook Virtuoso

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    ya basically Windows OS.

    PC means Windows OS.


    He said iPodTouch which aint pocket PC
     
    Nocturnal310, Mar 16, 2008
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  14. ejl

    ejl fudge

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    you might want to check out the nokia internet tablet. it's a nice little handheld for internet use. the n810 will be out of your price range, but the n800 should fit.
     
    ejl, Mar 16, 2008
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  15. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    The HP 4700 was a piece of junk, slow compared to the x51v. The 4700 had an older OS, and you had to run a hacked up version of the next version of WM just to get decent performance.
     
    Greg, Mar 16, 2008
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  16. DeoreDX

    DeoreDX Notebook Enthusiast

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    I would suggest a 605 over the 604 because the 605 has much greater screen resolution (800x480 v. 480x272) and the 605 offers Flash support while the 604 cannot do flash.

    The Nokia N770 and N800 are both really slick Internet tablets... you can get both under $250.
     
    DeoreDX, Mar 17, 2008
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