IPAQ 4705 vs Dell X50v

[footdoc]

Help! I am in the market for a new PDA. I have narrowed it down to the HP IPAQ 4705 or the Dell X50v. I admit to being very uneducated in handheld but want to hear from users of these two devices

[footdoc]

Help! I am in the market for a new PDA. I have narrowed it down to the HP IPAQ 4705 or the Dell X50v. I admit to being very uneducated in handheld but want to hear from users of these two devices

[famousdavis]

I have the X50v. It's a great device. The feel of the device is very good -- solid, contoured bottom edges, it feels good holding it. The screen is excellent -- bright, sharp, vivid. The performance is very good and reliable. The screen does seem less sensitive than my old iPAQ 1910, so typing long sentences using the soft keyboard is not as reliable because some characters aren't recognized when I don't tap them just right. The stylus doesn't retract as easily as I'd like. The audio performance is excellent -- very loud volume, sounds great. The wireless performance is good, although an occasional glitch requires me to do a soft reset before using the wireless connection after switching it on and then off again. I would buy the device again, and am very pleased overall.

[ADBrown]

Originally Posted by footdoc

Help! I am in the market for a new PDA. I have narrowed it down to the HP IPAQ 4705 or the Dell X50v. I admit to being very uneducated in handheld but want to hear from users of these two devices

I've had both, and I prefer the X50v. While it has less battery power than the 4700, it's smaller, more comfortable to hold, has better controls, better hardware, more style, and is cheaper.

[jickbahtech]

The 4700 is a pretty nice handheld, but if you're interested in playing games at all, I would recommend the X50v. The 4700's touchpad isnt really supported.
Also for largely the same hardware, you can usually find an X50 for about $100 bucks less than a 4700 (the price of a couple memory cards or a really nice case). So really its just gonna come down to what you value.
Good luck hunting and welcome to the wonderful world of PPC's.

[bigkingfun]

I've got the x50v and I'm really happy with it. The deciding factor for me versus the 4700 was the size. The x50v has the features that were important to me (CF & SD slots, VGA) but is considerably smaller than the 4700. I've been an iPAQ user for a long time, so it was a tough decision to try Dell, but I'm glad I did.

[Ripper014]

I would choose neither... both devices only have 64mb of ram onboard... depending on where you are... I assume North America I would look at the Asus a730W or the Toshiba e830... If you are in Europe then the model to look at is the Loox 720...

IMHO these three models have much more to offer than the 2 that you are looking at... I will concede though that the Dell is the smallest/cheapest... and the Hp may have the slightly better screen and processor... but overall... these three are better choices. Both the Asus a730W and Loox 720 are small devices as well and the Toshiba can be had at a good price. Currently $549can... or with todays exchange rate... $444.53us...

[ignar]

Originally Posted by JickBahTech

The 4700 is a pretty nice handheld, but if you're interested in playing games at all, I would recommend the X50v. The 4700's touchpad isnt really supported.
Also for largely the same hardware, you can usually find an X50 for about $100 bucks less than a 4700 (the price of a couple memory cards or a really nice case). So really its just gonna come down to what you value.
Good luck hunting and welcome to the wonderful world of PPC's.

What? Where did you find X50v is $100 cheaper than 4705? I always find X50v is at least $200 cheaper than 4705. :mrgreen:

I have both as well, and prefer X50v. Size, touchpad, and price of 4705 turn me off.

[famousdavis]

Originally Posted by Ripper014

I would choose neither... both devices only have 64mb of ram onboard...

You're presuming carte blanche that everyone needs 64MB in a handheld device. That's an overreaching presumption, I think. Thus far, the only problem I have with 64MB of RAM is I can't view my unoptimized personal website that's chock full of unoptimized, high quality pictures on a single web page. There may be other reasons I'll regret not having a 64MB device, but a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, and I'd rather have a cheaper/smaller device now, and grow into a device with more RAM if-and-when I need to. I lived happily for over 18mos. on my non-wireless iPAQ 1910, and only recently felt that I could also benefit from wireless connectivity. I may never find a need for more than 64MB, or if I do, PPCs will have evolved in many ways that will make jumping to a new device better in many ways.

;-)

[surur]

Originally Posted by Ripper014

I would choose neither... both devices only have 64mb of ram onboard... depending on where you are... I assume North America I would look at the Asus a730W or the Toshiba e830... If you are in Europe then the model to look at is the Loox 720...

IMHO these three models have much more to offer than the 2 that you are looking at... I will concede though that the Dell is the smallest/cheapest... and the Hp may have the slightly better screen and processor... but overall... these three are better choices. Both the Asus a730W and Loox 720 are small devices as well and the Toshiba can be had at a good price. Currently $549can... or with todays exchange rate... $444.53us...

It seems many many people wont consider a device if it's not made by HP or Dell. The brand name means more to them than features. I guess I could understand it to a degree if the other brands were largely unknown like Medion etc, but the FSC and ASUS brands are quite well known and have been around for a long time.

Maybe people could enlighten me why they chose to restrict their options and settle for second best, when there are better choices available.

Surur

(as for a reason for >64 MB - Bluetooth headphones! As soon as they become generally available I'm getting some!)

[ignar]

I will seriously consider Loox if it's available and supported in the US. I have nothing against Asus, but they haven't released a Wifi/BT unit yet, and I guess people are getting tired of waiting.