01-17-2005, 12:00 PM
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Swami
Join Date: Feb 2004
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Cnet Review the Asus MyPal A730W
"This Pocket PC sports the same gorgeous VGA screen and compact frame as its older sibling, along with Bluetooth, a 1.3-megapixel camera, and Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition. Aside from Wi-Fi, the A730W also ups the ante with 128MB of RAM (compared to 64MB) and a USB hosting kit that comes in the box. The downside is, all this will cost you a pretty penny--$569, to be exact"
Cnet have a brief preview of the Asus MyPal A730W and it certainly looks the part and is well equipped. Are you tempted by this unit now that Asus have added 128Mb RAM and Wifi?
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01-17-2005, 02:01 PM
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I'd love it!
If I had the money... :grumble:
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01-17-2005, 02:01 PM
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Sage
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Cnet seems a little confused. On one hand they are talking about the A730 then it seems like they are talking about the A716 but referring to it as the A730. Their specs are also wrong. What gives? Am I reading it wrong? :? If not, then that isn't good for someone who might use this a a reference to compare PPCs.
Update: Never mind the Link went to the wrong page A730 instaed of A730W. Go Figure :? .
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01-17-2005, 02:04 PM
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5000+ Posts? I Should OWN This Site!
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Re: Cnet Review the Asus MyPal A730W
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Originally Posted by Jonathon Watkins
"This Pocket PC sports the same gorgeous VGA screen and compact frame as its older sibling, along with Bluetooth, a 1.3-megapixel camera, and Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition. Aside from Wi-Fi, the A730W also ups the ante with 128MB of RAM (compared to 64MB) and a USB hosting kit that comes in the box. The downside is, all this will cost you a pretty penny--$569, to be exact"
Cnet have a brief preview of the Asus MyPal A730W and it certainly looks the part and is well equipped. Are you tempted by this unit now that Asus have added 128Mb RAM and Wifi?
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it's a great machine, BUT
1, too late to the market. All die-hard hi-tech PDA geeks have already bought another VGA model. Sure, it's not the number of PDA geeks that counts in mass sales, but it's they that participate in user communicities, making their own PDA's seeming market share (much?) higher than it really is.
2, battery life... It's not because of the VGA (the engineers of both the iPAQ hx4700 and the Pocket Loox 720 have managed to keep power consumption down), that's for sure.
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01-17-2005, 02:22 PM
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Swami
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Originally Posted by WyattEarp
Update: Never mind the Link went to the wrong page A730 instaed of A730W. Go Figure :? .
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That's why I had this as a preview. They only link to thier A730 review. They obviously haven't got thier hands on a A730W yet, so this seems to be a brief 'placeholder' preview, until they properly review it.
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01-17-2005, 02:34 PM
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Mystic
Join Date: Aug 2006
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This looks like a worthy competitor to the Loox 720. The only two things missing is the jog dial and the smaller battery (1100 vs 1640). However the W version comes with two batteries, which is quite cool and at least means they actively acknowledging and addressing the problem).
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01-17-2005, 03:22 PM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Jul 2003
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Originally Posted by Surur
However the W version comes with two batteries, which is quite cool and at least means they actively acknowledging and addressing the problem).
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But no means of easily charging the second battery...
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01-17-2005, 03:26 PM
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5000+ Posts? I Should OWN This Site!
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Originally Posted by Duncan
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Originally Posted by Surur
However the W version comes with two batteries, which is quite cool and at least means they actively acknowledging and addressing the problem).
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But no means of easily charging the second battery... |
Yeah, after the 2210 cradle, I'd expect ALL PDA manufacturers to include an extra battery charging slot in their cradles... how come only the PL720 has that?
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01-17-2005, 03:52 PM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Nov 2003
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a secondary battery coming with the device is not a good solution for me,
i know that i will never carry a spare battery with me, and if i swich them, i know that one will always be empty, and will die within a year.
but if it would be this way: one standart size and one extended, than second battery coming in the box would be very usefull. smaller one for daily use, and the larger one for long trips
anyway, without wi-fi and smaller ram, a730 is still an ideal device for me, i am thinking of switching my 2215 but i am not sure that this will make a quantum leap
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01-17-2005, 04:25 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Jun 2002
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Re: Cnet Review the Asus MyPal A730W
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Originally Posted by Menneisyys
it's a great machine, BUT
1, too late to the market. All die-hard hi-tech PDA geeks have already bought another VGA model. Sure, it's not the number of PDA geeks that counts in mass sales, but it's they that participate in user communicities, making their own PDA's seeming market share (much?) higher than it really is.
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Huh? So what does this mean, that there will be no pda sales becuase the die-hard geeks have already bought other VGA PPC's? Come on now.
Perhaps others (like myself) are still using perfectly viable PPC's and have not upgraded yet. As a matter of fact I still think my 4150 (sans VGA) offers everything that these new gen machines does and is smaller and lighter to boot!!
Based on other boards, I know for sure other 4150 owners are holding out becuase of the lack of good looking, asthetic devices.
If I had (or wanted to upgrade) now, I think the 730w would be my top choice. Nothing HP offers is even remotely appealing except for maybe the 2000 series., which is non-VGA.
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