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Originally Posted by mangochutneyman
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Originally Posted by jlp
Reality proves you wrong: this same argument of yours came out 2 or more years ago, on these boards, when 1 GB SD cards were announced; and they took more time than expected as well. Then you only had 4-5 devices with CF card slots: ipaq 2200, the Toshiba e750, the Asus MyPal a620, the FSC PocketLoox 600 and the Axim x5. Right now every manufacturer makes their top of the line with both CF and SD slots and even HP has 2 lines and 4 models, Dell has 3, FSC has 3 too (710, 718 and 720), Fujitsu has 2, Toshiba has 1 (e830), etc. That's at least 13 devices, or almost 3 times as many!!! not less.
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That doesn't prove anything imo. In fact I find the whole CF vs integration argument fairly amusing. Why are so many users here opposed to geater functionality integration into handhelds here? Isn't this what many WM users found soo annoying and wrong about PalmOne devices? :? Or is the criticism here precisely because it is PalmOne that is trying to innovate for once? :roll:
Look, there's fairly strong rumors that Dell's working on a next gen WM05 Axim with integrated HD. I willing to bet it won't have CF slot... |
Except that it ISN'T greater integration. Installing a fixed HD and losing a flexible CF slot is taking an unnecessary step backwards. Easy for Palm to do since they've never used CF slots - but a huge mistake for PPC manufacturers.
All a PPC maker has to do to trump this is bundle a CF HD with a CF enabled PPC. Instantly they trump Palm. I believe Toshiba already did this with their Asia only e550.
Not to mention, of course, that the HD in a LifeDrive is rather awkwardly 'integrated' while any CF card or HD inserted into a PPC is immediately integrated into the file structure of the PPC - able to be used for anything that the integrated memory can be used for - storage or programs.
Sure - you can buy a LifeDrive - have a device that has a 4GB HD inside. Then you'll have PDA that comes close to my Loox 720 with solid state 4GB CF card installed. Meanwhile when those 6, 8 and 10GB CF HDs come out - and I upgrade - I'll have the superior storage.
