PDA recommendations

sanofi · 30 Jul 2006 at 22:18

Does anyone here use a PDA? What would you recommend? Not totally entry level but doesn't need to be too flashy either.

ElRazur · 30 Jul 2006 at 22:27

Check the HP IPAQ 22xx range.

What do you need it for?

Jez · 30 Jul 2006 at 22:29

Got a dell X5 for like 50 quid still shrinkwrapped etc off the bay. Its 400mhz so pretty fast, with CF and SD slots, making it ideal for satnav.

Cant see its worth paying any more than that for a PDA....

Boycie · 30 Jul 2006 at 22:32

I use a HX4700, yes its big, yes the battery sucks, but its exactly what i needed. Had it about a year and it hasnt failed me yet.

Energize · 31 Jul 2006 at 00:25

Do you need gprs/3g so you can access the internet?

Welshy · 31 Jul 2006 at 00:33

i just bought myself the HP rx1955 brand new off ebay for £130 (£220 rrp). Wifi, 300mhz CPU, SD card slot, all i need in one tbh, very happy with it

Mujja · 31 Jul 2006 at 00:46

sanofi said:
What would you recommend?

If you want to carry it around with you ALL the time then get something like the smaller PocketPC phones. You won't need to carry a mobile phone around with you anymore giving you more room for the PPC phone.

I went through 3 different PDAs, last one being a IPAQ HX4700, before realising I didn't use them as much as I wanted to because they were mostly too big to carry around everywhere.

Bought an SPV M500 a year ago and take it everywhere now. A Personal Data Assistant isn't much use if it isn't there when you need it.

PC-M Vip3r · 31 Jul 2006 at 08:33

Get a O2 XDA Mini S

They are great. The company that i wokr for has bought 25+ of them and not one has failed us.

sanofi · 31 Jul 2006 at 08:44

Energize said:
Do you need gprs/3g so you can access the internet?

No internet access is necessary.

Imy · 31 Jul 2006 at 10:16

I got the Orange SPV M2000 (same as O2 XDA II). I use it mainly with my TomTom GPS software and bluetooth receiver. It also has WiFi which is annoying to configure but a nice feature nonetheless. You can also put a sim card in it and make phone calls from it. Some people might call the slide-out backlit qwerty keyboard a nice feature, but I personally think its unnecessary and just adds to the width of the device.

Best of all, got it for £100 with a phone contract 18 months ago.

sinisterelbow · 31 Jul 2006 at 10:23

I got a Treo 650, which runs on the Palm OS. It's great. It's a phone too and has a mini querty keyboard for texts and emails. you can get some new software for it now so it's like a blackberry.

Got it as a free upgrade with Orange. (RRP £400).

sanofi · 31 Jul 2006 at 17:59

I've just placed an order for a Palm Tungsten E2 form Amazon.

lay-z-boy · 31 Jul 2006 at 18:08

sanofi said:
I've just placed an order for a Palm Tungsten E2 form Amazon.

palm's are like the mac osx of pda's, but they do work forever and dont crash *pats trusty tungsten c*

daz · 31 Jul 2006 at 18:25

I use a Nokia 9300i, but that's because a keyboard is a requirement for me. What do you need it for?

sanofi · 31 Jul 2006 at 23:01

Keeping organised mainly, would be good to be able to view/create docs on there. As well as your general kill time stuff.

t!mo · 31 Jul 2006 at 23:40

Has anyone got any experience of the Qtec 9100, I've just been given one to try out? It seems ok but f it had 3G it would be ace.

z0mbi3 · 31 Jul 2006 at 23:50

I find the memory fills up quick, making it slow and tardy.