03-08-2005, 01:30 AM
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Magi
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 2,386
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Lenovo ET960 GSM/GPRS PPC Now Available at Expansys
"The new GSM/GPRS Pocket PC from Lenovo combines stunning style, functionality and power - with features such as Bluetooth, 1.3MP digital camera, Pocket PC 2003 SE, Tri-band GSM and GPRS and SDIO/MMC expansion slot, all for an amazing low price."
So we have a new PocketPC available now that seemingly flew under the PPCT radar. Introducing the Lenovo ET960, with 312 MHz Intel PXA272, 64MB RAM, 64MB ROM, 1.3-Mpx Camera, Tri-band GSM (900/1800/1900), Bluetooth, GPRS. Those specifications are nothing extraordinary, but I did find one peculiar characteristic. This device is apparently outfitted with the WM 2003 Second Edition OS instead of PocketPC Phone Edition. Good or bad? I have no idea. What I do know is that you can find it at Expansys US for the amazing low price of $884.95! :shock: Yeah, I know I'm amazed. If you're a UK resident, you also have the option of purchasing this from Expansys UK with the Vodaphone connection which drops the price tag down to a meager �304.95 (~$550 USD)... or just buy it without the connection for �539.95 (~$970 USD).
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03-08-2005, 01:44 AM
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Oracle
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 899
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I don't get it, why don't they just make it all black and slap on the ThinkPad label on the corner? Then it'd sell like hotcakes 
Come to think of it, a sleek black ThinkPad-labeled VGA Pocket PC Phone Edition with IBM's vaunted R&D technology smarts... yum (O2 eat your heart out)! Forget Sony, I'd rather have IBM ThinkPad team jump on the Pocket PC bandwagon...
We just received our new ThinkPad T43 (Sonoma) and X40 in the last couple of weeks, they never fail to impress...
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03-08-2005, 02:48 AM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 65
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Or they could market it under the old IBM "Workpad" name like the Palm V.
Anyways...bigger and uglier that the i-mate JAM, with a slower processor and $200 more expensive. Plus the camera's on the front side, so you'll spend a lot of time shooting pictures of yourself. Who wouldn't want it?
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03-08-2005, 04:02 AM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 1,479
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Originally Posted by ventivent
Or they could market it under the old IBM "Workpad" name like the Palm V.
Anyways...bigger and uglier that the i-mate JAM, with a slower processor and $200 more expensive. Plus the camera's on the front side, so you'll spend a lot of time shooting pictures of yourself. Who wouldn't want it?
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The camera can be flipped over, rotated to the back.
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03-08-2005, 04:21 AM
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Thinker
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 359
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No Wi-Fi?
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03-08-2005, 04:27 AM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 1,041
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It's pretty cool looking. However for the price, I would rather get the more feature rich i-Mate PDA2k.
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03-08-2005, 04:41 AM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 102
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not to mention only 64 megs!
should be 128.
but it is an interesting device.
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03-08-2005, 07:47 AM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 99
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$900~ is amazing, just not low. It is a cool looking device though. But it needs more memory and WiFi.
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03-08-2005, 08:04 AM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 108
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Seems a low spec device....
.... for over �500 SIM-free in the UK. Slow processor, 64MB memory and no WiFi - who'd buy it compared to the i-mates, qteks and XDAs?
(Not to mention the Jam users, of which I am one)
Or am I missing something?
Louis
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03-08-2005, 08:10 AM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 99
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I think they are missing something. The whole boat.
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