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Originally Posted by jlp
The more I think about it the more I see I will NEVER touch a WiMp5 device, even with a 10 ft pole :twisted:.
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Well, it seems that my experience with WM2005 has been significantly better than your opinion of it would suggest. I don't really want to get into a debate over the merits of WM2005 here... this article is first and foremost a review of the N560, not a dissertation on WM2005, which is just one of its many characteristics.
Just a few comments:
- Yes, it's true that persistent storage predated WM2005 (although it wasn't "always" there, as early Pocket PCs such as the Cassiopeia E-115 didn't have it). However, taken in the context of the entire article, I think it's clear that my point is that persistent storage is used in a significantly different way in WM2005 than in earlier WM versions, particularly in the case of data storage with the system databases. Prior to WM2005, except for some manufacturer embellishments, the persistent storage provided no more functionality than a storage card. At any rate, I revised the wording of that part of the review to clarify my meaning.
- Your performance report based on your experience with the Axim differs significantly from my experience with the N560. I just loaded Agenda Fusion, Resco File Explorer and Word Mobile... AF loaded in about 4 seconds, while the other 2 loaded in about a second. And switching between them using Wisbar Advance 2 is instantaneous. I find the overall experience performance-wise to be very comparable to the 720, with WM2003 SE.
- Automatic backup is less than infallible, from my experience. I've been "smart" enough to have Sprite Backup run every weekend on my Pocket PCs, and it would occasionally fail to run with no warning or error message. And when it stopped working, it stopped working altogether until I restarted it. I got to rely on the automatic backup working, and at times I would check the backups only to find that one hadn't occurred for weeks. Having your data in persistent storage requires no action on either your part or the part of potentially fallible software to protect your data. It's just there, and it's always the most up-to-date version.
- Regarding battery life and the numbers that you state, the 12 hours is a claim from FSC that's wildly optimistic. To the contrary, Mobile-review found that, under actual usage conditions, the 720 would last from 7-8 hours under light use to as low as 2 hours 45 min. under heavier load. It would seem that my usage is different from theirs, because I never achieved 7-8 hours of use with my 720 even with light usage (reading an e-book, for example). Perhaps at best I achieved 4 1/2 hours. And as an update, since I've gotten more opportunity to use the N560, I think my 3 hour estimate was low... I'd probably raise it to at least 4 hours based on additional experience under comparable usage to the 720. So the N560 with a smaller battery is nearly comparable in battery life to the real life results of the 720 with the larger battery in a constant use situation, where the N560 has to refresh RAM constantly just like the 720. Once again, I reworded that part of the review to clarify that the longer battery life applies only when the unit is powered down and the WM2005 unit is not required to refresh RAM.
I'll finish up by reiterating that my experience with WM5 on the N560 has been excellent, and I stand behind my positive evaluation of it. It's not perfect, but its performance is comparable to or better than that of the 720 in just about all areas. While the concerns that you raise have the potential of being issues, at least in theory, my real life experience with using the N560 doesn't bear them out at all. At any rate, thanks for pointing out parts of the review that needed clarification.