[CAUT] Ipaq or Dell

[Tim Coates]

I've also owned two iPaqs and one Dell Axim.  The Dell is way better.  
I don't use them for tuning and probably won't.  The battery issue with 
iPaqs is a real negative.  Dell's battery system is a real plus.

I wouldn't own a PDA without bluetooth and  WiFi.  I can check email 
easily and use my GPS.  The bluetooth GPS makes navigating city or 
country a thoughtless venture.   A good GPS software package like 
Mapopolis is worth every penny (and cheaper than a stand alone unit).

I wouldn't buy a new unit either.  Refurbs carry the same warranty as a 
new unit and cost half the price.  All three PDAs I have bought were 
purchased online as refurbs.   The two Ipaqs which aren't functional 
anymore are that way because of my own recklessness.  Cement floors 
don't mix well with falling PDAs <g>.


Tim Coates


On Jan 31, 2006, at 8:59 PM, Ward & Probst wrote:

> I've had two IPAQ's and one Dell Axim. The Dell has been way better 
> but then
> I haven't dropped it on hard floors or thrown it across the room as 
> often as
> I did the IPAQ's. But then Cy Schuster has those and they seem to be 
> working
> fine for him. Heck, TuneLab works on pretty near anything.
> Dale
> Dale E. Probst, RPT
> Ward & Probst, Inc.
> Wichita Falls, TX
> mailto:dale@wardprobst.com
> www.wardprobst.com
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of 
> Don
> Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 7:09 PM
> To: College and University Technicians
> Subject: Re: [CAUT] Ipaq or Dell
>
>
> Hi Jim,
>
> At least with the software version of Verituner processor speed and 
> screen
> size are directly related to the number of partials that will be 
> displayed.
>
> Reyburn Cyber tuner has a minimum screen size requirement.
>
> My advice would be to get the fastest processor possible.
>
> At 07:56 PM 1/31/2006 -0500, you wrote:
>> Speed. If you only run a tuning program, this won't make a significant
>> performance difference. But most folks want to do more (and more,
>> and...) with their units, often at the same time (background tasks).
>> Plus, just like with desktops, the PPC programmers are taking lessons
>> from the Micro$oft folks in writing huge, memory and processor 
>> intensive
>> code. You will be behind the curve soon enough, but it's better not to
>> start out on the downside of the curve.
>
>> Jim Harvey
>
> Regards,
> Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
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