Paul Martin
06-26-2007, 02:56 AM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://reviews.zdnet.co.uk/hardware/handhelds/0,1000000736,39287549,00.htm' target='_blank'>http://reviews.zdnet.co.uk/hardware...39287549,00.htm</a><br /><br /></div><i>"The big advantage of the Xda Argon's bulk is that it can support a screen measuring 3.5in. from corner to corner. This provides a spacious viewing area that's likely to appeal to those who find smaller screens difficult to read because of tiny text sizes. It's a shame that the display resolution is the standard 240 by 320 pixels, though: we think O2 could have pushed the boat out and gone for VGA resolution (480 by 640), which is rarely seen in Windows Mobile Pocket PCs, but which the 3.5in. could have handled."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/martin-20070625-o2_argon.jpg" /><br /><br />As electronic consumers, we've been trained to expect that each new release will be faster, smaller, and more "featured" than the last one. So, what do you do with a device that's just "not bad". As both <a href="http://reviews.zdnet.co.uk/hardware/handhelds/0,1000000736,39287549,00.htm">ZDNet</a> and <a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/jasonlan/archive/2007/06/19/o2-xda-argon-review.aspx">Jason Langridge</a> point out, sometimes this just may be the perfect device...for someone else. :) Actually, an "entry level" device really has come a long way. If Windows Mobile 5.0, tri-band GSM (no 3G or HSDPA), 256MB of ROM and 128MB of RAM, 400MHz processor, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and infrared sound like enough of a device for you, check out the O2 UK's <a href="http://businessshop.o2.co.uk/phone_detail.aspx?id=94&groupid=4">Xda Argon</a>, which is also known as the HTC Panda.