[CAUT] Ipaq or Dell

[Bob Hull]

Tim,

Just for shopping guidelines, what is a good price for
a refurbed Dell Axim?  

Bob Hull

--- Tim Coates <tcoates1@sio.midco.net> wrote:

> 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.
> > Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat
> >
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