Jornada 568, extended battery with MMC slot and SD cards

[Stephen Beesley]

Just wondering if any Jornada users (past or present) on the list have any experience with using an SD memory card in the extended battery with MMC slot. I have read mixed reports on the web, but would really appreciate some first hand experience from another forum member.

I am also wondering about the increase in size with this battery and just how noticable it is.

With the current price cuts on Jornada accessories I was thinking of getting myself a couple of these batteries (not to mention the pocket keyboard!).

My new plan (boy am I changable) is to keep my Jornada in service until something really good comes along. Maybe wait until PPC 2004

Goldtee

[Stephen Beesley]

Just wondering if any Jornada users (past or present) on the list have any experience with using an SD memory card in the extended battery with MMC slot. I have read mixed reports on the web, but would really appreciate some first hand experience from another forum member.

I am also wondering about the increase in size with this battery and just how noticable it is.

With the current price cuts on Jornada accessories I was thinking of getting myself a couple of these batteries (not to mention the pocket keyboard!).

My new plan (boy am I changable) is to keep my Jornada in service until something really good comes along. Maybe wait until PPC 2004

Goldtee

[rhmorrison]

Originally Posted by Goldtee

With the current price cuts on Jornada accessories

AND... What are the current prices? ...and, from WHERE?

[Certified Optimist]

I've got both the extended battery (without SD slot) and the HP pocket keyboard.

The extended battery is DEFINATELY well worth getting. I use it all the time when I go travelling (games...) and it does make a HUGE difference to how long you can use your 568.

The HP Pocketop keyboard is great for when you want to ICQ and there is not enough room to use a foldable keyboard (using the Pocktopkeyboard). I wouldn't use it for writing long, long letters... but, writing a short email or chatting with a friend = perfect!

[Stephen Beesley]

Originally Posted by Certified Optimist

I've got both the extended battery (without SD slot) and the HP pocket keyboard.

The extended battery is DEFINATELY well worth getting. I use it all the time when I go travelling (games...) and it does make a HUGE difference to how long you can use your 568.

The HP Pocketop keyboard is great for when you want to ICQ and there is not enough room to use a foldable keyboard (using the Pocktopkeyboard). I wouldn't use it for writing long, long letters... but, writing a short email or chatting with a friend = perfect!

Thanks for the response - just the sort of thing I was hoping to hear.

I could never see the need for the the Keyboard until I started using my Jornada with a wifi card. I have found it an excellent way of keeping in touch with messenger etc, but now I can see how useful the keyboard is!

Goldtee

[Certified Optimist]

Originally Posted by Goldtee

I could never see the need for the the Keyboard until I started using my Jornada with a wifi card. I have found it an excellent way of keeping in touch with messenger etc, but now I can see how useful the keyboard is! Goldtee

Yes, that is the exact set-up I am using it for: WiFi (LinkSys CF1 & CF2 card), HP keyboard and extended battery. And... since I pay per minutes of usuage I will usually connect to my mailbox, ICQ and surf at the same time. With my CF modem that never worked, but with the WiFi card it's flawless.

Happiness

[mxm]

Originally Posted by Goldtee

I am also wondering about the increase in size with this battery and just how noticable it is.

I should tell you, i've had the extended battery and the PC card adaptor, and in my opinion they where huge! and pretty heavy, reminded me of the old days when i owned a HP onmi 100. But it added a lot of extra battery life.

[Certified Optimist]

Yes, the extended battery with the built in PC card adaptor is huge.

But... I am using the extended battery that does not include the PC card adaptor... and it does not add that much weigh or size...

It's basically two normal batteries which they've slapped onto eachother, so one of them sticks out when you've connected the battery, i.e. your 568 is slightly thicker and heavier.

I then use the built in CF slot for my WiFi card together with my HP thumboard or my PocketTop keyboard. Works like a charm!

Since I've got all my games + "non-vital" applications on a CF card I've got plenty of RAM left for surfing. "non-vital" applications are any applications what I would normally not use when WiFi'ing, e.g. PalmReader + games.

[Stephen Beesley]

Originally Posted by mxm

I should tell you, i've had the extended battery and the PC card adaptor, and in my opinion they where huge! and pretty heavy, reminded me of the old days when i owned a HP onmi 100. But it added a lot of extra battery life.

I just passed up on the opportunity to buy an extended battery PC card adaptor combo for this very reason. I looked at some pictures on the web and the damn thing looked like a brick! As it was only the extra battery life and the MMC slot that interested me I passed.

Goldtee

[Certified Optimist]

[quote="Goldtee"][quote="mxm"]

Originally Posted by Goldtee

I just passed up on the opportunity to buy an extended battery PC card adaptor combo for this very reason. I looked at some pictures on the web and the damn thing looked like a brick! As it was only the extra battery life and the MMC slot that interested me I passed.

Goldtee

Goldtee - try to search for the extended battery only (no PC card or MMC buddle). It does not add that much weight and it's excellent for WiFi or long flights.

Did a quick search so you can see what it looks like http://www.nextag.com/HP_extended_ba...39zzmainz2-htm

And a review on http://www.cewindows.net/wce/21/jornada680batt.htm

You could also consider getting an extra standard battery

[RedRamage]

I've got the Battery w/MMC slot (Not the Extended Battery... keeping my eyes open for one of those, but so far can't find one... :cry: ).

I have only used a couple of SD cards, but those have worked okay for me. They were memory cards only. Generally speaking, I think the MMC slot can handle a basic SD memory card, though I think some people have had problems with some (especially high memory) SD cards.

I try to stick with MMC cards... have a 4, a 16, and a 64 MMC card. You can NOT use any SDIO type cards.

An interesting side note... if you look at at the back of a MMC card, you see seven connectors. On the back of a SD card there are nine connectors. Looking at the connectors in the MMC slot of my PPC I see nine connectors so it almost seems the hardware is there to be an SD reader...

I wonder if the original plan was to have it as an SD reader but with the merger of HP and Compaq pending and the future of the Jornada line in question HP decided not to pay for the rights to the SD slot to Panasonic and instead just released it as a MMC slot...