07-11-2003, 05:00 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
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First Look at the Hitachi G1000
"I walked in last evening and played back my answering machine. Suddenly, I heard 6 words that I�ll never forget: �Comp USA has the Hitachi G1000,� said my friend, who just saw them put on the shelf at the Comp USA in Fountain Valley, California. I took a deep breath, then screamed in excitement. After all, this is the phone I�ve been waiting for since last January, when first reading about it. I skipped feeding my golden retriever, Cody, who sensed the excitement on my face and hopped in the car with me.
Fifteen minutes later, there it was! It was staring at me straight in the face from behind the glass case. A Comp USA employee, who looked and acted like he hadn�t been educated past the third grade, told me that I can only get the phone if I activate a new account their and buy a TAP service plan with it. I immediately told him he was wrong and he confirmed his ignorance with the supervisor. Pretty soon, I had the box in my hand, headed into my car, and opened it like a kid opening a box of candy. The very first thing I noticed about the Hitachi G1000 was that it was not the huge, bulky thing everybody was making it out to be. The Hitachi G1000, which uses an Intel XScale PXA255 processor running at 400 MHz, is big for a phone and a little big for a pocket pc. If, like me, you�re someone who likes thumb keyboards, the size of this won�t matter. It can, with a little trouble, fit into your pocket. However, with the included case, it will snap easily on your belt."
Now here's someone who's excited about their new Pocket PC! :-) This is the first real look at the Hitachi G1000, and it looks like a promising device. All of you Sprint users are lucky - unlimited data (1XRTT right?) for only $10 extra per month? Wow. 8O PDAPhonehome will have a full review later on, but this first look is great!
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07-11-2003, 05:11 PM
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Sage
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 739
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Wow, that thing is an ugly beast. It does look like a good solution for always being connected Internet-wise, though.
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07-11-2003, 05:14 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 137
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So is this your new primary phone Jason? 
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07-11-2003, 05:16 PM
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Mystic
Join Date: Dec 2003
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Agree, it is too big and too ugly for most people. The features, only 32MB of RAM and no SDIO also leave a lot to be desired. Heck, they should have been able to include a CF slot as well in a brick that size.
Seems to me that the only way to include a keypad in a PPC is going to be a Sony type clamshell design.
The NX PPC version, with proper CF support and SDIO of couse, would be very nice.
OK, back to real life.
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07-11-2003, 05:18 PM
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Mystic
Join Date: Jul 2003
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Originally Posted by GHOSTPPC
So is this your new primary phone Jason? |
He was quoting the reviewer at pdaphonehome.com
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"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." -Edmund Burke
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07-11-2003, 05:20 PM
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Magi
Join Date: Feb 2004
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Hmmm. It's a little too "chunky" and industrial-looking for me. Reminds me of the Matrix Phone.
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07-11-2003, 05:29 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 212
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Originally Posted by Crystal Eitle
Wow, that thing is an ugly beast. It does look like a good solution for always being connected Internet-wise, though.
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Ditto! 
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07-11-2003, 05:50 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 144
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A little chunky, and disappointing that it's only got 32MB and no SDIO.
I love the thumboard, though. If there was an XDA-sized PPCPE available with a thumboard, I would drop my Color Sidekick in a heartbeat.
As it is, I'll probably switch from the Sidekick to the second-gen XDA when/if it becomes available from T-Mobile. With all the features it promises, it might be just good enough to replace both my Sidekick and my iPAQ 1910.
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07-11-2003, 06:08 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Sep 2002
Posts: 29
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Does sprint still offer the $10 unlimited data? I thought they dropped that a couple of months ago. If they still have it, I'll buy this in a heartbeat though.
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07-11-2003, 06:13 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,998
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Originally Posted by JonnoB
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Originally Posted by GHOSTPPC
So is this your new primary phone Jason? |
He was quoting the reviewer at pdaphonehome.com |
Yeah, that always gets me too. I think it's the Contributor "speaking" and it sometimes takes me a minute to realize they're quoting.
In this case, I clued in when I realized Jason's in Calgary and there's no CompUSA's here (yup, the hamster's always goin' here).
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