PocketMatrix Reviews The Asus A620; BT Version Coming Out

[Janak Parekh]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://pocketmatrix.com/reviews/a620/' target='_blank'>http://pocketmatrix.com/reviews/a620/</a><br /><br /></div>If you don't know already, the Asus is the "dark horse" of WM2003 Pocket PCs -- it's out, it's supposedly available, but it's little-seen. It also happens to be very fast. As the reviewer put it:<br /><br />"I have found that with the Asus, a lot of things that seemed fast enough on my 2215, just do not cut it anymore now that I have experienced the speed of the A620. For instance, being that I had the 2215 long before I received my Asus, I had already been using it for SNES. I found the speed to be remarkable, and I didn’t think it could get much faster. But that is where the Asus proved to be a far superior device."<br /><br />Wow. 8O It's entirely possible the A620 is the fastest Pocket PC on the market. Not only that, BargainPDA reports that the <a href="http://www.bargainpda.com/default.asp?newsID=1615">FCC has apparently approved the A620BT</a> for US use. Not bad! 8)

[karinatwork]

I guess I should comment on the speed, or the size... but I was blown away by that leather case!!! Why didn't anybody come up with something like that before! I wish my h1910 had such an option.
K.

[Evee Ev]

it never stops! there is always something faster!!!

[Jason Dunn]

I've seen the A620 in person, and it felt shockingly cheap...I'm really hoping it was some sort of pre-production unit... :|

[animlmed]

Did I just look over it quickly or did it not have an SD Card slot?

[Janak Parekh]

Did I just look over it quickly or did it not have an SD Card slot?
That's correct. Always a catch, huh? :lol:

--janak

[Skoobouy]

Shoot, and I just traded my CF card for an SD card in anticipation of buying an iPaq 1945.

Is there an SD-->CF slot converter? The Bluetooth makes all the difference for me. Fast, and better battery life too!

[Janak Parekh]

Is there an SD-->CF slot converter? The Bluetooth makes all the difference for me. Fast, and better battery life too!
Only for memory.

--janak

[QYV]

Is there an SD-->CF slot converter? The Bluetooth makes all the difference for me. Fast, and better battery life too!

Janak wrote:
Only for memory.

With peripherals slowly but surely moving from CF to SD(IO), I've been hoping a full convertor would appear so that I could continue to get mileage out of my Axim if and when that one killer gadget comes out in SD only. Since a simple $10 converter exists that goes from PC Card -> CF Slot, I figured it would be easy enough to do the same thing with CF -> SD. Anyone know if a full convertor is technically feasible or not?

[Bruno Figueiredo]

Since a simple $10 converter exists that goes from PC Card -> CF Slot, I figured it would be easy enough to do the same thing with CF -> SD. Anyone know if a full convertor is technically feasible or not?

I already saw a CF to SD converter going for 50€. It was the exact size of a simple CF card. I saw a CF to Memory Stick Converter too. That is good news for all you Sony-Digital-Cameras bearers.

[Ekkie Tepsupornchai]

Did I just look over it quickly or did it not have an SD Card slot?
That's correct. Always a catch, huh? :lol:
Ohhh.... that's horrible. What was the last PPC we saw WITHOUT an SD slot??? iPaq 37xx series??

Whatever they did to speed up this device, I certainly hope other manufacterers take note for their next device.

[Ekkie Tepsupornchai]

I've seen the A620 in person, and it felt shockingly cheap...I'm really hoping it was some sort of pre-production unit... :|
...if the following quote from the article is any indication, what you saw was the real deal:

They did keep a brushed aluminum frame around the screen, which adds a slick look to the device. But I find the plastic to feel a bit cheap, and not as solid as I would have hoped for.

[Janak Parekh]

With peripherals slowly but surely moving from CF to SD(IO), I've been hoping a full convertor would appear so that I could continue to get mileage out of my Axim if and when that one killer gadget comes out in SD only. Since a simple $10 converter exists that goes from PC Card -> CF Slot, I figured it would be easy enough to do the same thing with CF -> SD. Anyone know if a full convertor is technically feasible or not?
I don't think so. While CF and PC card are electrically compatible, I don't think the same applies for SDIO vs. CF.

--janak