View Full Version : Zayo A600 Pocket PC for $249 after Rebate
Jason Dunn
03-25-2003, 05:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.mobileplanet.com/private/pocketpcthoughts/product.asp?dept_id=2621&pf_id=MP940500&listing=1' target='_blank'>http://www.mobileplanet.com/private...40500&listing=1</a><br /><br /></div>"The powerful, flexible Zayo Pocket PC is designed for the active user, with 64 MB SDRAM, 32 MB Flash ROM, and class-leading 400MHz Intel XScale processor and super-bright display. And you'll have more time to enjoy your Zayo with up to 12-hours battery life from the standard lithium polymer rechargeable battery."<br /><br /><img src="http://www.mobileplanet.com/assets/product_images/MP940500.gif" /><br /><br />It's been interesting to see the prices of other Pocket PCs shift in response to entry of Dell and the release of low-end devices into the market. I think the Zayo A600 has been overlooked at this new price point - at $299, you're getting a very slim unit with a tough metal shell, top-tier graphics performance, a full 64 MB of RAM (none of that NAND voodoo), and a full 400 Mhz XScale CPU. You can check out a <a href="http://www.the-gadgeteer.com/zayo-review.html">very thorough review</a> if you're interested in learning more, or <a href="http://www.mobileplanet.com/private/pocketpcthoughts/product.asp?dept_id=2621&pf_id=MP940500&listing=1">purchase one for $299</a>. [Affiliate]<br /><br /><b>UPDATE:</b> Thoughts reader <i>byehl</i> noticed <a href="http://www.zayotech.com/special_offer.htm">there's also a $50 rebate</a>, making this unit $249 after rebate. Awesome!
Well, this is like an axim but nice!!! it rocks!!
Ekkie Tepsupornchai
03-25-2003, 05:05 PM
I think the only thing missing from this unit is the backlit-reflective display (I've heard that this is sidelit).
Still a great bargain considering the size and the horsepower attached. From the few folks who have bought it, I've heard rather positive things.
byehl
03-25-2003, 05:14 PM
There's a $50 rebate too.
http://www.zayotech.com/special_offer.htm
Fitch
03-25-2003, 05:22 PM
"The powerful, flexible Zayo Pocket PC is designed for the active user
See? This one is different. It's for the active user. Not like those other lame-ass passive-user machines. :razzing:
Skoobouy
03-25-2003, 06:01 PM
pfft. Paper was designed with the active user in mind. Give me a sedentary Pocket PC anytime. I think I'm still surviving on my Jornada for now. We'll see what I can get for $300 come this October... maybe even a Toshiba e750. DROOL.
As technology advances, my standards get a bit higher. As it is, I now have basically five criteria: PXA255, backlit, duo-slot, bluetooth (or WiFi) and smaller than an Axim. The Zayo only has one of those.
Foo Fighter
03-25-2003, 06:02 PM
Lame reflective screen. No thanks.
Lame reflective screen. No thanks.
Boy, Foo...you REALLY hate the reflective screens, don't you? I'm pretty sure I've seen that statement from you before.
I must say that I don't mind the reflective screen. I have a unit with a reflective screen and it is fine. The transflectives are certainly brighter but I never use my unit at full brightness and certainly would not with a transflective.
2 cents worth.
dazz
Skoobouy
03-25-2003, 08:44 PM
It's not that side-lit screens are bad, exactly. It's just that backlit screens are so much better. Side-lits were tolerated from 2000 to 2002 because they were the only way to see your screen in the sunlight. Now they are not the only way.
Let's put it this way: reflective is to transflective what passive matrix was to active matrix. They are only tolerable until something better comes along. If we don't have to buy dusty pale color screens, why should we?
I predict that when OLED screens come out, transflective screens will meet the same fate. Who knows? Someday Foo will be on the boards writing, "Lame transflective screen. No thanks."
Deslock
03-25-2003, 09:52 PM
Yeah, the screen on the A600 is underwhelming. Otherwise, this'd be a great deal.
Jonathon Watkins
03-25-2003, 10:02 PM
I predict that when OLED screens come out, transflective screens will meet the same fate. Who knows? Someday Foo will be on the boards writing, "Lame transflective screen. No thanks."
He already has..... weeks ago. :lol:
Remeber, when getting the latest HW to ask: "Is if Foo complient?" :mrgreen:
Ekkie Tepsupornchai
03-26-2003, 09:56 AM
A coworker of mine just got an iPaq54xx and of course as I was looking at it, I was "ooohhh-ing" and "aaahhhh-ing" off the screen... especially when compared to my iPaq38xx. The sidelit reflective screens look so cavernous (especially with the space between the front glass and the actual display)...
However, when I turned the backlights off of both units, the viewability of my unit was (in my eyes) significantly better. There were many areas of my office where my screen was readable and his was not. I already knew that backlit-reflective screens were not as effective in reflecting light, but I was surprised at the difference.
It made me think twice about whether I really wanted to upgrade for the backlit-reflective screen or not.
Janak Parekh
03-26-2003, 05:01 PM
However, when I turned the backlights off of both units, the viewability of my unit was (in my eyes) significantly better. There were many areas of my office where my screen was readable and his was not. I already knew that backlit-reflective screens were not as effective in reflecting light, but I was surprised at the difference.
Of course. Transflectives are meant to be used with the backlight everywhere but in direct sunlight. Since they use less power, this isn't too much of a problem. I'd still take one over my current reflective setup. :)
--janak
Ekkie Tepsupornchai
03-26-2003, 05:21 PM
I already knew that backlit-reflective screens were not as effective in reflecting light, but I was surprised at the difference.
Of course. Transflectives are meant to be used with the backlight everywhere but in direct sunlight. Since they use less power, this isn't too much of a problem. I'd still take one over my current reflective setup. :)
Probably the only reason this is an issue with me is b/c of my travel schedules. It's rather common for me to be on a 10-14 hour flight across oceans and I tend to do everything I can to preserve the battery life of my handheld when on planes. The backlight is the main killer of battery life and being able to use the overhead beam to see my device can go a long way (my unit can go for about 7 hours before the warning hits in this state). Having experimented with my colleague's transflective screen, I'm not sure I'd enjoy the same benefit.
Of course, I also just recently ordered the high-end battery extender from the group of three that was recently reviewed here, so maybe...
The sidelit reflective screens look so cavernous (especially with the space between the front glass and the actual display)...
at least on the 39xx, the space is still there. and, IMHO, it`s even bigger.
But i haven`t tried the 54xx
Ekkie Tepsupornchai
03-28-2003, 12:06 PM
The sidelit reflective screens look so cavernous (especially with the space between the front glass and the actual display)...
at least on the 39xx, the space is still there. and, IMHO, it`s even bigger.
But i haven`t tried the 54xx
That's strange. I remember comparing my 38xx with a 39xx in stores several months ago and felt there was minimal space on the 39xx.
Janak Parekh
03-29-2003, 02:45 AM
The sidelit reflective screens look so cavernous (especially with the space between the front glass and the actual display)...
at least on the 39xx, the space is still there. and, IMHO, it`s even bigger.
I think you guys must be talking about different things. I've worked with the 3975, and the "gap" between the LCD and the glass surface is indeed much smaller than on the 3870.
--janak
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