Looking for a iPAQ PCMCIA Sleeve

[dacs29]

Hello, I'm looking to purchase a PCMCIA sleeve for an IPAQ. I don't want the newer "plus" one but rather the older version. If you are selling one, either reply to this thread or send me a private message with your price offer. By the way, I'm in NY state.

David

[Glyn]

Have an original PC Expansion pack with the battery. Hardly used. Sell for $80. Email [email protected]

[Pony99CA]

Hello, I'm looking to purchase a PCMCIA sleeve for an IPAQ. I don't want the newer "plus" one but rather the older version. If you are selling one, either reply to this thread or send me a private message with your price offer. By the way, I'm in NY state.

Out of curiosity, why wouldn't you want a PC Card Plus sleeve? The removable battery seems like a big plus. The list prices were the same, too.

Steve

[dacs29]

Out of curiosity, why wouldn't you want a PC Card Plus sleeve? The removable battery seems like a big plus. The list prices were the same, too.
For two reasons really. First of all, I need a PCMCIA sleeve to use a PCMCIA card hooked up to a hard drive (http://www.tjotala.com/hardware/storagebrick/default.htm) for my car, so I can listen to MP3s. Since this will always be in my car, it will be powered by a cigarette lighter plug and the removable battery is of no importance. The second, and more important reason, is that I would like to place the iPAQ/sleeve into a Arkon car mount (http://www.arkon.com/expansionsleeve.html) which does not work with the plus pack. ("NOTE: Does NOT work with expansion pack plus or cover pack sleeves.") Hopefully that explains it.

David

[Pony99CA]

Out of curiosity, why wouldn't you want a PC Card Plus sleeve? The removable battery seems like a big plus. The list prices were the same, too.
For two reasons really. First of all, I need a PCMCIA sleeve to use a PCMCIA card hooked up to a hard drive (http://www.tjotala.com/hardware/storagebrick/default.htm) for my car, so I can listen to MP3s. Since this will always be in my car, it will be powered by a cigarette lighter plug and the removable battery is of no importance. The second, and more important reason, is that I would like to place the iPAQ/sleeve into a Arkon car mount (http://www.arkon.com/expansionsleeve.html) which does not work with the plus pack. ("NOTE: Does NOT work with expansion pack plus or cover pack sleeves.") Hopefully that explains it.

Yeah, that about covers it. :-)

If you do set this up, let us know how it works. I'd be worried that a hard drive in a car would be subject to crashing fairly easily. Unless you have a lot of MP3s that you want to use, you might consider one of those cheaper 1 GB cards.

In fact, I have most of my MP3s on a 512 MB CF card (a few are on my 256 MB SD card). To play them, I use a cassette adapter to hook my iPAQ 3870 into my car stereo. When I play MP3s, I'm also usually using my Pocket CoPilot GPS sleeve, which came with a windshield mount. It's very cool having the GPS giving me directions while listening to MP3s. :-)

Steve

[dacs29]

If you do set this up, let us know how it works. I'd be worried that a hard drive in a car would be subject to crashing fairly easily. Unless you have a lot of MP3s that you want to use, you might consider one of those cheaper 1 GB cards.

In fact, I have most of my MP3s on a 512 MB CF card (a few are on my 256 MB SD card). To play them, I use a cassette adapter to hook my iPAQ 3870 into my car stereo. When I play MP3s, I'm also usually using my Pocket CoPilot GPS sleeve, which came with a windshield mount. It's very cool having the GPS giving me directions while listening to MP3s.
Sure, I'll post how things work out. I thought about the hard drive being subject to movement but I thought about it and I think if I pad it nicely, I can prevent most of that. Of course, you never know so it's worth a shot. Also, I'm a pretty big music fan 8) and the idea that I can have all my MP3s with me (over 2300 right now--about 10.3 GB) at once is wonderful. I didn't pay $90 for the PCMCIA HD kit either, I found one on Ebay for $30. (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3401410653&category=3710) I decided to get a 20 GB IBM 40GN HD, which I ordered yesterday. Now about the only thing I still need is the PCMCIA sleeve and a cigarette lighter plug.

The second stage of this project, was also to add GPS capabilities. I'm looking at getting the Holux GM-210 GPS mouse along with Tomtom Navigator. (http://www.haid-services.de/pd-513183199.htm?defaultVariants=search0_EQ_Wählen Sie Ihren PDA_AND_{EOL}&categoryId=1) But that part of the project will have to wait until this summer though, when I have more time. I already have a Garmin GPS-12 and a cable to connect to my iPAQ 3800, but the GPS has to be manually powered on and is not very good for hooking up to a PDA for navigation, so I think a dedicated GPS mouse would do much better.

Finally, instead of using a cassette adapter and degrade your sound, :) use a auxilary input adapter IF your car stereo supports a CD-changer. (http://www.crutchfield.com/S-eQnI9WPdbyT/cgi-bin/prodsearch.asp?s=0&g=50900&est=&search=aux+input+adapter) You will get much better sound quality and if you have a amp/subwoofer hooked up, you'll get the full car sound effect.

David

[Pony99CA]

Finally, instead of using a cassette adapter and degrade your sound, :) use a auxilary input adapter IF your car stereo supports a CD-changer. (http://www.crutchfield.com/S-eQnI9WPdbyT/cgi-bin/prodsearch.asp?s=0&g=50900&est=&search=aux+input+adapter) You will get much better sound quality and if you have a amp/subwoofer hooked up, you'll get the full car sound effect.

Yeah, but, unfortunately, my Mustang doesn't have a CD changer or an Aux input that I know of.

Also, the better sound quality presumes that the headphone jack on an iPAQ supports better audio quality than a cassette. Have you seen any audio measurements on it? It would be nice to see at least the power, frequency range and THD for the iPAQ (or any other Pocket PC).

Steve