My PDA bit the dust and I need a new one.

I'm not a PDA power user so middle of the road should work fine but I do have a couple pre-req's.

1. Pocket PC Platform (due to the fact that everyone I work with uses it)
2. Wifi enabled and BlueTooth would be nice.

I only use them for contact info and finacial calculations and maybe some Access/Excel stuff in the future.

I got an HP 4155 last year. I'm even less of a power user than you. Wifi, bluetooth, syncs, basic stuff. It's not bad, I use it mainly on trips and for playing games.

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Hey Medmech,

I've bought a couple over the last few years. Dell has a nice PDA, which I now use.

If price is a concern (but knowing you it isn't! ), go to their refurbished page. I bought one recently at about two thirds the cost and it has a warranty. Pretty good deal.

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Current:
2014 VW Tiguan SEL 4Motion 43,000 miles.

2016 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport (wife's).

Past:
2006 Jetta TDI 135,970 miles. Sold Nov. '13.
1995 E-320 Special Edition. 220,200 miles. Sold Sept. '07.
1987 190-E 16 valve. 153,000 miles. Sold Feb. '06.
1980 300-D 225,000 miles. Donated to the National Kidney Foundation.
1980 240-D manual, 297,500 miles. Totaled by inattentive driver.

Thanks guys

I'm checking both units out, I had a little laugh because I'm back to my trusty,rusty HP 12C and I noticed I can make my calculations a little quicker and accurate

My biggest crutch with the PDA is kuans ... the games if I can keep myself busy during dull moments I can prevent myself from saying something stupid because I'm bored. Solitaire does a fine job.

Regarding Wifi it would be nice to be able to do some quick info grabbing at a coffee shop and note my thoughts at the time, I've noticed my memory isn't so solid these days .

A tablet PC would be the all around best fit but there are times I would look like an absolute idiot since I have to fit that businessman/bluecollar profile. I can keep a low profile with the PDA.


How is good is the web browsing on a PDA?

If you were in the market to replace a phone, PDA, GPS and camera, then I would have suggested the soon to be released iPaq phone for "synergy."



Has GPS, but not wi-fi (hey, it's a phone!) The HP device will feature GSM/GPRS with EDGE mobile phone connectivity, plus Bluetooth and GPS satellite positioning. The unit appears to have both a Mini SD and a SD IO slot, a 1200mAh battery, and the inclusion, on the rear of the device, of a 1.3 megapixel digicam. Powered by a 520MHz an Intel XScale PXA270, running Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition.

The screen is roughly 3.2in 240 x 240 pxl, smaller than the Treo 650's 320 x 320 unit. The phone is roughly the same size as the new PalmOne 650 but wider but there's no antenna stub and no fold-out receiver for the GPS system.

Browsing stinks, well, obviously the screen is tiny and the resolution sucks!

My Sony Erikson phone doesn't want to recognize my ipaq via bluetooth. Something's odd there. I don't think the phone's too smart.

I use mapopolis navigation software on the ipaq when I'm out of town and in town too I guess, but games man. I can run that battery down easy. Chess and backgammon are my two addictions.

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The new HP and Treo look AWESOME!

I experimented with the Kyrocera 7135 and found that anything larger than a phone is a friggin pain the is A$$ and I usually need my PDA while I'm talking on the phone to grab info while I'm talking so I can create the illusion that I know what I'm talking about .

I know headsets are an option but once again if I forget the earbud I'm back to square one again, not too mention that I'm always stuffing a phone in my pocket which leads to broken screens. If I was a suit I would have one surgically implanted on my face.