12-06-2005, 08:00 PM
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Developer & Designer, News Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 12,959
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One for the Guys and Gals: The MDA Compact II
"PDAs are great in theory, but in practice they're just another bit of tech for me to carry round in my bag. Having a bag full of gadgets and gizmos may be great in theory, but I just end up fretting about how much it would cost me all to replace when it inevitably gets swiped by some tech-loving thief, and by the end of my journey I'm a twitching, sweating ball of goggle-eyed paranoia. Still, I appreciate that most normal people don't carry around as much gear as I do, and if you rather fancy organising your life electronically, T-Mobile has produced a pink edition of the MDA Compact II, to go with the more sedate grey version. Don't expect this to be the most powerful PDA you've ever encountered - it's designed to be small and compact, not big and butch. Specs include 1.3 megapixel camera, 128MB memory and an SD Card slot, Windows Mobile 5.0, and around �140 price tag."
Most of you will recognise this as the well-known HTC Magician - but it's not. Rather, the T-Mobile MDA Compact II (also known as the HTC Charmer) includes a TI OMAP 850 200MHz processor, 128MB ROM, quad-band GSM/GPRS support, Bluetooth 1.2 (but sadly, no Wi-Fi), IrDA, a 2.8" QVGA (240 x 320) 65K-colour LCD, a 1.3-megapixel camera, an SDIO/SD/MMC slot, and Windows Mobile 5.0. Whether you fancy hot pink (above) or charcoal (not shown), the MDA Compact II is expected to be made available through select T-Mobile operators across Europe sometime this month.
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12-06-2005, 08:35 PM
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Magi
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 2,341
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No WiFi???
Oh, well, I guess it's just one less thing I have to worry about being stolen, right? 
Dave
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12-06-2005, 10:21 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 349
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With the only change being the processor (and likely the architecture around it), I wonder how long it'll be before someone takes a crack at trying to rip the ROM off and pop it on a Magician...
How bitter must Magician owners feel right about now knowing everything around them is going 5.0? Heck, even PDA2ks and Himalayas have something 5 on their chips now... :roll:
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12-06-2005, 11:03 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 12
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Upset about not having Mobile 5.0? You must be joking. I have just removed it off my Ipaq as it slowed it down to an embarassing crawl. My Magician runs super fast on 2003 SE and I'm happy with that.
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12-06-2005, 11:48 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Nov 2003
Posts: 181
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I'm not really all that impressed with WM5. Some of the features are definitely improved, but there are others that make the device more difficult to use. I would not have moved to a WM5 device if there had been any WM 2003 device with a keyboard and was actually as stable as the Jam. The Jam with a keyboard is exactly what I wanted, but it feels like having the Qtek 9100 has been a few step backwards in order to take a couple forward. I don't think Magician owners should feel bitter at all.
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12-07-2005, 10:18 AM
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Thinker
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 330
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As one who has reciently upgraded for free to a Magician (Orange M500) and a WM5 upgraded Axim x50v i'm in no way bitter as a mater of fact i'm extremely happy see -> 
Even with the few problems the X50v has at the moment (which have been tweaked) I don't feel i'm missing out on anything of real consequence.
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