PDA / Digital Organizer

Eomer · 03-14-2006, 02:40 PM

Looking at picking one of these up, the old leather-bound daytimer method just ain't cutting it anymore.

I don't think I'll be looking for anything too fancy. I'd kind of wanted to hold out on getting one of these until you could buy a really good combination cell/mp3 player/organizer/file storage device/medical diagnostic system that did all functions well, but unfortunately it looks like that will be a ways off yet. Soon we'll be able to buy tricorders, but not yet!

So who is making good ones? What kind of features should I be looking for? I really don't know a damn thing about PDA's, to be honest. There good sites with info/reviews on them?

Jabberwhacky · 03-14-2006, 02:49 PM

You're crazy, they've had good combination PDA's for a while now. My brother got his first one about two and a half years ago. He still has it, but has since upgraded. His original was a Samsung i700 and the newer one he got is an i730. He said that the 730 is a bit too wide/heavy for his tastes, but it has a lot more processing power and conveniences like Bluetooth and hi-speed wi-fi (which the 700 lack).

So really, the things you're looking for are: portability/convenience (for both cell use and PDA use), and processing power (how much you actually want to use it as a computer). I say hit up the old standards like Newegg and TigerDirect (I prefer the latter since they don't charge tax to us Californians, but that's moot to you since you're a Canuck) and Sort By Popularity. That's my favorite shopping method.

Eomer · 03-14-2006, 03:15 PM

Can I buy a 20gb PDA with cell phone, email and internet capability that fits easily in my pocket? I really don't think such a thing is available yet.

So for now all I'm looking for is just a plain old PDA, no cell phone (just got one last spring, even though I hate it I may as well use it for another year or two), optional music playback (not really a priority, my piece of shit Archos continues to chug along somehow), nice slim size, no email, no internet.

Bralkan · 03-14-2006, 03:34 PM

check this page out.

http://www.mobiletechreview.com/

Grooverider · 03-14-2006, 03:36 PM

I have an ipaq RX3715, I'm currently playing through chrono-trigger on it because everyone on this site seems to have a major hard on for it.

I also use it to do a whole heap of things - including organisation shit.

Benito Fireslinger · 03-14-2006, 04:32 PM

flybook.biz

if ya got the cash to spend

Overgauss · 03-15-2006, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eomer

Can I buy a 20gb PDA with cell phone, email and internet capability that fits easily in my pocket? I really don't think such a thing is available yet.

So for now all I'm looking for is just a plain old PDA, no cell phone (just got one last spring, even though I hate it I may as well use it for another year or two), optional music playback (not really a priority, my piece of shit Archos continues to chug along somehow), nice slim size, no email, no internet.

IMO get your basic Palm. As a plus, you can use it as a sub $100 music sketch pad if you are so inclined. 100 bucks Including the cost of software.

It's slim, no frills, etc.

Palm OS software is also very easy to find.

Currently I use a Zaurus SL-C1000, which I am VERY happy with.

The Dauntless One · 03-15-2006, 11:45 PM

eomer, my dad has a dopod cell phone. its a powerful PDA with cellphone capability...but they are not sold in canada so you have to go to eGay and purchase one
it's not very expensive and it will more than likely suit your needs

Zaniel · 03-16-2006, 01:49 AM

I use an iPAQ h4150, it's great and even it's out of date compared to today's PDAs. Uses CE, has a 1gig flash storage card, bluetooth, wifi, infrared, WMP or an MP3/ogg player. I keep all my personal and business files on it as pdfs for easy reference. Plus I've got Word/Excel/MSN and I can even remote desktop to our server and do remote terminal while sitting upstairs.

I also cheat and use Skype on it so it can sort of double as a cell if I've got a wifi hotspot. The speaker is awesome and I've done conference calls just using the PDA as a desk-centre speaker for everyone to use as the communicator.

I deliberately decided to get a PDA that didn't sacrifice uberness for a phone but I'm sure these days you can get an O2 type phone/PDA that has both.

03-14-2006, 02:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
Eomer Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 9,515 +25 Internets	PDA / Digital Organizer Looking at picking one of these up, the old leather-bound daytimer method just ain't cutting it anymore. I don't think I'll be looking for anything too fancy. I'd kind of wanted to hold out on getting one of these until you could buy a really good combination cell/mp3 player/organizer/file storage device/medical diagnostic system that did all functions well, but unfortunately it looks like that will be a ways off yet. Soon we'll be able to buy tricorders, but not yet! So who is making good ones? What kind of features should I be looking for? I really don't know a damn thing about PDA's, to be honest. There good sites with info/reviews on them?

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03-14-2006, 02:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
Jabberwhacky Walker told me I have AIDS Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: In da FACE!! (two times) Posts: 2,599	You're crazy, they've had good combination PDA's for a while now. My brother got his first one about two and a half years ago. He still has it, but has since upgraded. His original was a Samsung i700 and the newer one he got is an i730. He said that the 730 is a bit too wide/heavy for his tastes, but it has a lot more processing power and conveniences like Bluetooth and hi-speed wi-fi (which the 700 lack). So really, the things you're looking for are: portability/convenience (for both cell use and PDA use), and processing power (how much you actually want to use it as a computer). I say hit up the old standards like Newegg and TigerDirect (I prefer the latter since they don't charge tax to us Californians, but that's moot to you since you're a Canuck) and Sort By Popularity. That's my favorite shopping method.

03-14-2006, 03:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
Eomer Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 9,515 +25 Internets	Can I buy a 20gb PDA with cell phone, email and internet capability that fits easily in my pocket? I really don't think such a thing is available yet. So for now all I'm looking for is just a plain old PDA, no cell phone (just got one last spring, even though I hate it I may as well use it for another year or two), optional music playback (not really a priority, my piece of shit Archos continues to chug along somehow), nice slim size, no email, no internet.

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Grooverider hildog Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 809 -2 Internets	I have an ipaq RX3715, I'm currently playing through chrono-trigger on it because everyone on this site seems to have a major hard on for it. I also use it to do a whole heap of things - including organisation shit.

03-16-2006, 01:49 AM	#9 (permalink)
Zaniel Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 699 +2 Internets	I use an iPAQ h4150, it's great and even it's out of date compared to today's PDAs. Uses CE, has a 1gig flash storage card, bluetooth, wifi, infrared, WMP or an MP3/ogg player. I keep all my personal and business files on it as pdfs for easy reference. Plus I've got Word/Excel/MSN and I can even remote desktop to our server and do remote terminal while sitting upstairs. I also cheat and use Skype on it so it can sort of double as a cell if I've got a wifi hotspot. The speaker is awesome and I've done conference calls just using the PDA as a desk-centre speaker for everyone to use as the communicator. I deliberately decided to get a PDA that didn't sacrifice uberness for a phone but I'm sure these days you can get an O2 type phone/PDA that has both.