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I'd be tempted too...
I was a sad geek in school, had one of those 16kb databanks with world time, calc and a passworded area so you could write in all the girls you fancied.
This is like my uber dream from when I was 12!
I was a sad geek in school, had one of those 16kb databanks with world time, calc and a passworded area so you could write in all the girls you fancied.
This is like my uber dream from when I was 12!
Also a fair bit larger aswell.
I realise a PDA, with extra foldout keyboard, would do most the things that this device does - I used to use that combination myself - but this gives that little bit extra power to allow you to rely on it to do most work related things. On a PDA you can't add footnotes or do a lot of the layout jiggery-pokery that you'd like to play with.
You also can't run a non-beta, full version of onenote
, which is important to me.Really, I'd like a proper laptop, but I want a laptop thats (a) as small as possible and (b) as cheap as possible - this fulfills that for me.
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Got some interest here...
Been looking for something that is a LOT more portable than a full blown laptop, but can run windows XP, to run some development software on - mostly text editing so no need for a big resolution, small memory and CPU requirements, tho does need some (very) basic 3D hardware support...
Can't justify spending £800+ for the samsung Q1 and the likes but I'd happily spend upto £200.
Been looking for something that is a LOT more portable than a full blown laptop, but can run windows XP, to run some development software on - mostly text editing so no need for a big resolution, small memory and CPU requirements, tho does need some (very) basic 3D hardware support...
Can't justify spending £800+ for the samsung Q1 and the likes but I'd happily spend upto £200.
Just found out about these, a 4GB one with 512MB RAM seems to be available for ~£220. It's in a seperate price range to the £350 cheap laptops really. The fact it's ultra-portable is definitely nice, and the battery time although a bit limiting is slightly better than most low-end laptops. The resolution is the most limiting thing really, but to just type something up and browse the web it's fine, writing some code wouldn't be too difficult either. It has a built in memory card reader, which apparently supports SD HC, so that's another 4GB at ~£16 one another site. I've been thinking of buying an Apple Ipod Classic 160GB for a similar price to one of these. Think I'll stick to my 4GB MP3 player and get this laptop.
Actually you can get a pda with wifi, keyboard and 4GB sd card for <£200.
Firstly, don't include any of the HTC or other PDA phones that are cheap due to being bundled with a yearly contract - because that's cheating.
Secondly, you've got to look new, not second hand.
Thirdly, the keyboard must be an accessory foldable (so it can be laptop or full size) keyboard - not a built in keyboard that forces you to type slowly.
Fourthly, the wifi must be built in.
Fifthly, they must run windows mobile classic (previously pocketpc), not a palm.
If you can spec a PDA + keyboard + 4gb sd card for less than £200 that meets the above I'd love to hear what it is.
Secondly, you've got to look new, not second hand.
Thirdly, the keyboard must be an accessory foldable (so it can be laptop or full size) keyboard - not a built in keyboard that forces you to type slowly.
Fourthly, the wifi must be built in.
Fifthly, they must run windows mobile classic (previously pocketpc), not a palm.
If you can spec a PDA + keyboard + 4gb sd card for less than £200 that meets the above I'd love to hear what it is.
It has the first four however it doesn't run windows, then again neither does the laptop.
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when that comes with XP i`ll def have one 
do me nice for my job my PDA`s screens to small for my liking ....
do me nice for my job my PDA`s screens to small for my liking ....There's no reason you can't stick XP on the laptop though - indeed there was talk of having the option between XP or linux (obviously that's not happened). I can see most peoples getting loaded up with XP within an hour of owning it - drivers are available for everything.It has the first four however it doesn't run windows, then again neither does the laptop.
It's another £50+ though which you can easily get a pda for, and with the hdd being 4GB and windows xp taking up 3GB and then office taking a couple hundred more, there isn't much room for anything.
