[felixdd]

Intermec 6651. I use it like I would a laptop, only a laptop of this size doesn't allow me to stay at Starbucks for 8 hours without an AC adapter.

I also had a NEC MobilePro 770, but I gave it away.

[felixdd]

Intermec 6651. I use it like I would a laptop, only a laptop of this size doesn't allow me to stay at Starbucks for 8 hours without an AC adapter.

I also had a NEC MobilePro 770, but I gave it away.

[nosmohtac]

Originally Posted by felixdd

Intermec 6651. I use it like I would a laptop, only a laptop of this size doesn't allow me to stay at Starbucks for 8 hours without an AC adapter.

I also had a NEC MobilePro 770, but I gave it away.

Imagine.....8hrs at starbucks with an Intermec 6651. You'd have to be wired, even if you were wireless. :wink:

[Kowalski]

you own an intermec, excellent design.
do you find software easly, or are you just using the built in applications?

[Tom W.M.]

I currently own a NEC MobilePro 780 and a Casio BE-300, as well as a non-functional Clio c-1050 (the original Vadem model--it runs CE 2.11). I just got a WiFi card for my MobilePro (and that's no small feat, since most don't have drivers), and am beginning to really hate PIE 3. No CSS or PNG support is very irritating. :evil: If only there were a fullscreen version of the Windows CE VNC client--I'd run Firefox on another machine. :cry:

I would love to upgrade to a more recent machine, with a less-crappy (as far as any version of IE is "not" crappy) version of IE, but it's currently beyond me financially (all of my current devices were either inherited or found on eBay for very little).

[felixdd]

Originally Posted by nosmohtac

Imagine.....8hrs at starbucks with an Intermec 6651. You'd have to be wired, even if you were wireless. :wink:

Well actually that's a half truth. I have 2 batteries -- a half-dead one that only hold 2 hours, and a good one that holds 8-10 hours. So if I'm just reading from my intermec (as opposed to typing or listening to music at the same time...which I do on my ipaq anyways), I can be there for half of my day. If I use my Wifi card w/ my intermec, my battery times goes down to around 4-5 hours.

Yeah I'll be wired alright 8O 8O 8O

As for programs, there's a few that I mainly use:
ACDSee Mobile
Textmaker
SpreadCE
ftxBrowser
HTML Editor (for making the occasional HTML)
Mobipocket Reader
Adobe Acrobat Reader
GSPlayer
Terminal Services Client (included)
Pocket word (included)

So most of what I use is third-party anyways.

And I didn't "choose" Windows CE per se...you can say that it chose me. It's the only OS for HPCs.

Right now I'm eyeing the Psion Netbook Pro or Coxion Smartbook. But both are above my price range.

Drivers and programs wise -- it's not the OS that's your limiting factor...because Windows CE 3.0 is what's running behind HPC 2K, and also PPC to PPC 2K2. Most programs made for the PPC can be modified to work on a HPC with minimal effort

The limiting factor is the processor -- the Intermec uses a MIPS processor, so if you want to get a PPC program to work on your Intermec...make sure you're downloading the MIPS version of the program

Of course...since the processors were standardized with the advent of PPC 2K2...that could be a problem. This is a problem unique to Intermec...as it's one of the only non-ARM platform running HPC 2000 that I know of (the other one is one of the NEC MobilePros probably)

[felixdd]

Originally Posted by Tom W.M.

I just got a WiFi card for my MobilePro (and that's no small feat, since most don't have drivers)

Are you using an Intersil driver?

[dazz]

I have been using an IBM Workpad z50 for a long time now and it is still great!! The keyboard is absolutely fantastic and it still gets about 8 or 10 hours on the battery.

I recently got the chance to review a Psion Teklogix Netbook Pro and really LOVED it, just didn't love the price. :?

I am currently reviewing a Mobinote WinCE 4.1 tablet and should have something posted in a week or two.

I have also contacted the company that makes the Smartbook for a review unit. I got an e-mail back asking for my address but nothing else. I have no idea if they are sending a unit or not. :?

Anyway, I'll let you all know if I get one to review and what I think of it. 8)

Needless to say, I am an HPC fan. :lol:

[Tom W.M.]

Originally Posted by felixdd

Are you using an Intersil driver?

I don't think so. I bought the card off of eBay, and there was a bit of a mess-up (he had listed the card as compatible with Windows CE, thinking that it was a regular ORiNOCO Silver card, but it turned out to be a strange CardBus model), so I ended up exchanging the card for another one, which actually came with CE 2.11 drivers on the CD! (A miracle.) It's an "Enterasys Networks / RoamAbout / 802.11 DS High Rate" card. If you're looking for a CE 2.11 compatible card, I would (and did) go for an original ORiNOCO Silver or Gold card, as they're quite easy to find on eBay.

[Tom W.M.]

Originally Posted by felixdd

Of course...since the processors were standardized with the advent of PPC 2K2...that could be a problem. This is a problem unique to Intermec...as it's one of the only non-ARM platform running HPC 2000 that I know of (the other one is one of the NEC MobilePros probably)

I had thought that there was a CE 3.0 version of the Clio, but now that I check their site I don't seem to be able to find the reference... hmm. :?

You're lucky to have a HPC2000 device. That sort of thing is a lot harder with CE 2.11... trust me.

[Tom W.M.]

Originally Posted by Dazz

I recently got the chance to review a Psion Teklogix Netbook Pro and really LOVED it, just didn't love the price. :?

I think that's the situation for many of us.

Nice review, BTW.