[spursdude]

Originally Posted by Deslock

This is all a non-issue. There have always been Palm users who want color, high resolution, and multimedia. There have always been Palm users who prefer battery life and small form-factor. The new Sony has supporters and detractors in the Palm community.

my question is why didn't these "power palm users" join the PPC camp years ago???

[spursdude]

Originally Posted by Deslock

This is all a non-issue. There have always been Palm users who want color, high resolution, and multimedia. There have always been Palm users who prefer battery life and small form-factor. The new Sony has supporters and detractors in the Palm community.

my question is why didn't these "power palm users" join the PPC camp years ago???

[mookie123]

Originally Posted by Timothy Rapson

I agree. As I said in another thread here, Palm appears to have little to offer and nothing new announced at the $300 level. They could sell the M515 for $250 and probably offer the Tungsten for $300 right now if they really wanted to. But the $300 range is going to be a bloodbath for makers this Christmas.
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A sub-$200 PPC. I suppose they will get one someday and Microsoft will say they planned it all along :robot: (You WILL be assimilated!)

in a bloodbath price war, Palm has the least blood to lose before going bust. I'll put my money on Microsoft rebate program, the giant computer conglomerate pocket like Toshiba/HP, or insanely efficient taiwanese manufacturing base like Acer and viewsonic.

speaking of assimilation, you do realize that Palm devices use the least standard slots and not able to boot another OS do you? (and spare Sony from this misery)

[ajcross]

First, I am PDA shopping mode for my Xmas upgrade.

On speed of the OS, Palm has had less runtime overhead and runs programs in-place for an instant-on experience. Palm has matured several applications. I am disappointed that the new Palm devices don't have at least 32MB for applications to grow.

PPC does lots of memory swapping and needs memory management utilities for programs in the background. Also, I still hear PPC needs a recharge and a reset, daily - not worry free or stable. The applications and games are more hi-res than current PalmOS offerings.

I am waiting for the reviews of people using the new Palms, Sonys, Toshibas and iPaqs that are coming. I need to be sold on the best experience for my lifestyle.

Another other item for the NX70V to E-125 comparison fire, it has a magnesium casing. Actual metal, not plastic, adds weight but provides protection that eliminates the need for a case.

[mookie123]

On speed of the OS, Palm has had less runtime overhead and runs programs in-place for an instant-on experience.

You mean PPC is not 'instant-on'? even if you mean loading time, do you even know the differences in microseconds? have you ever load a large spreadsheet into m515? 'run-time' overhead? is that like the famous PACE?

PPC does lots of memory swapping and needs memory management utilities for programs in the background.

huh?

Also, I still hear PPC needs a recharge and a reset, daily - not worry free or stable.

no PPC requires annual virgin sacrifice and daily animal sacrifice in order to run. But for best result of course an authentic shrunken head mummy attached to the SD slot.


I am waiting for the reviews of people using the new Palms, Sonys, Toshibas and iPaqs that are coming. I need to be sold on the best experience for my lifestyle.

Another other item for the NX70V to E-125 comparison fire, it has a magnesium casing. Actual metal, not plastic, adds weight but provides protection that eliminates the need for a case.

we are glad to know the depth of your technical spec priorities and requirements. Do you know Palm has cute shiny logo? I heard it makes the machine run faster and create localize gravitational disturbance that makes the screen display more colors. And don't forget that the Shiny magnesium case actually reflect electromagnetic spectrum more hence protecting the battery form sun partical radiation.

:roll:

PS. can't help being sarcastic. It's my official cranky Friday, and you are the lucky winner. But seriously, have you actually determined your minimum needs and have a hands on try in electronic store near you? gaaw...

[Jason Dunn]

Was a completely lame-ass thread this has become. Scott, Timothy, and the others from your camp:

THIS IS NOT PDABuzz - quit trying to pretend it is!

Go find another site would you please?

I find it utterly lame that you guys troll in the darkness only venturing forth to "challenge" us when we decide to post on something Palm-related and give our opinion on it. Don't you have anything better to do with your time than to harass Pocket PC users?

This is a Pocket PC biased, biased to the core - we've made our platform choice. You don't like it? Who cares!

Thread locked - email me privately if you have anything of substance to say. But please, for the love of all things holy, go find a new "PDA Neutral" Web site where you can slug it our amongst yourselves - I refuse to let this site turn into thread after thread of Palm vs. Pocket PC.