[caywen]

When your average consumer can walk into Best Buy or order it from Amazon for $267, I'd probably agree with your arguments. But special pricing deals not generally available to the rest of us don't really count. I can't get the $267 deal (could I?) and thus for me and most other people, the 1940 is $100 cheaper.

[caywen]

When your average consumer can walk into Best Buy or order it from Amazon for $267, I'd probably agree with your arguments. But special pricing deals not generally available to the rest of us don't really count. I can't get the $267 deal (could I?) and thus for me and most other people, the 1940 is $100 cheaper.

[droppedd]

Originally Posted by caywen

When your average consumer can walk into Best Buy or order it from Amazon for $267, I'd probably agree with your arguments. But special pricing deals not generally available to the rest of us don't really count. I can't get the $267 deal (could I?) and thus for me and most other people, the 1940 is $100 cheaper.

You can get it for $293 if you're a high school or college student (or employee, i believe) direct from HP; the $267 seems to be no good anymore, though. My point is that even with the $100 gap in retail price, the 2210 may be in the same price range if you factor in the cost of a wifi card for the device (both a 2210 with wifi CF and a 1940 with wifi SD, if and when that's released, would run about $350 retail total). The fact that I personally got it for cheaper made it a complete no brainer for me, but it still warrants strong consideration over the 1940 if you plan on wifi-ing up. although the thinner unit is kind of tempting... but only single expansion :? ... eh. It's more a preference issue than a price issue, at least if you plan on getting a wireless card.

and getting back to the original topic of the thread - the 2210 is a much better choice for multimedia, for music making and recording and large video files especially, due to dual expansion (plus the cheaper CF media vs. SD in the 512MB+ range) and the capability for SPDIF input through an addon card. not to mention a normal sized headphone jack (no fumbling about with adapters is priceless, i can't tell you how often i've had to "improvise" because I didn't have the adapter I needed somewhere to plug my gear in to a soundboard or whatever). who knows... maybe some Griff samples will find their way into my band's sound this year (and i can plug it into my multieffects pedal to add effects in realtime... muwahahah).

[caywen]

Yes, it depends. For me, the $100 difference would diminish if I bought a wifi SD card, but the extra button, thinner form factor, slightly better screen, easier (for me) D-pad all make up for the lack of CF.

As for multimedia, my 256MB SD card works great. The 2.5mm jack is indeed annoying, but since I soldered a 2.5mm to my fave headphones (cut off the 1/8", solder on 2.5mm jack), it's no problem anymore.

Finally, I was never sure I wanted Wi-Fi in the first place, mainly because using it at Starbucks or other places costs money. This brings me back to why I use the net at all: email and 5-minutes of browsing. Hardly worth $29.95 per month or extra $10 per night at hotel room. And the time I waste hunting for free hotspots is just not worth the benefit.

No, I'd rather own a bluetooth phone and connect to the net that way. Wi-Fi for me is more a toy and curiosity than a productivity boon. So, I probably won't even buy the SD Wi-Fi card...

[droppedd]

Originally Posted by caywen

Finally, I was never sure I wanted Wi-Fi in the first place, mainly because using it at Starbucks or other places costs money. This brings me back to why I use the net at all: email and 5-minutes of browsing. Hardly worth $29.95 per month or extra $10 per night at hotel room.

Agreed. I have wi-fi at the office and APs are in a lot of the major buildings on campus, so for me it's worth having. Otherwise it's a rip. The AP subscription services aren't really worth it at this point, especially if you're only using it for a PDA as opposed to a laptop.