Asus A639 GPS Pocket PC with 1GB ROM

[Darius Wey]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/news-11905-Computex+06%3A+PDA+%26+Samtphones+from+ASUS.html' target='_blank'>http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/new...+from+ASUS.html</a><br /><br /></div><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/wey-20060608-AsusA639.jpg" /><br /><br />You already know about the <a href="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/index.php?action=expand,49034">Asus P525</a>. Now feast your eyes on the Asus MyPal A639, a Pocket PC packing a lot of punch. It includes an Intel XScale 416MHz processor, 64MB RAM, 1GB ROM, GPS (SiRFstar III), 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR. Unfortunately for you VGA junkies, it only has a QVGA TFT-LCD.

[Nurhisham Hussein]

...no VGA.

[joker]

except 1 gb rom and gps this device has NOTHING.

[sapibobo]

Just don't get it why they have not released version with more RAM. Some models have high end features but came with 64 MB RAM only.

[kiwiruss]

with vga it would have been unbeatible.

Also would have liked to see more RAM, say 512mb ?

[Kursplat]

Thinking of it as a GPS first, PDA second, the 1GB ROM makes a lot of sense for storing map data. I would think 128MB RAM would be minimum, but it shouldn't have to be much more then that.

The kicker for me is VGA (or lack thereof). If it was VGA, I would almost consider getting one to just mount in my car. I could just beam stuff to it from my main converged PDA (VZ6700).

[Nurhisham Hussein]

with vga it would have been unbeatible.

Also would have liked to see more RAM, say 512mb ?

That might weigh on the battery though.

[Don't Panic!]

I'm more interested in screen size.

Plus. Pease remember, with WM5; All You Need is ROM! All together now... :)

[Nurhisham Hussein]

I have to say that I understand the desire for more RAM - my current PDA has 128MB and that just about fills my needs. If you run any type of database program or graphics/photo editor, then you NEED RAM! I just thought that 512MB wouldn't be a good tradeoff between memory requirements and energy consumption.

[Darius Wey]

I'm more interested in screen size.

Word on the street is 3.5".

[Rod3]

sd slot? Any extra memory slot? Even a mini?

[Darius Wey]

sd slot? Any extra memory slot? Even a mini?

Asus never really advertised it on their display board, but I'm assuming it still retains the SD slot from the A636/A636N.

[bjornkeizers]

I want VGAaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!! I've been waiting to upgrade to VGA ever since I got my RX3715 - which I needed to buy to replace my aging Jornada.

Right now it looks like there won't be a good VGA pda on the market any time soon that offers improvements over my 3715... I need more RAM, I need a newer OS, I want that GPS.... but they JUST AREN'T BUILDING ONE!!!