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Jon Westfall
09-19-2003, 09:47 PM
Ok, if you were building an ultimate device, vote for the absolute must-have feature. Feel free to post what else you would put in as well. If you use Other, make sure you post what the "Other" would be!
GoldKey
09-19-2003, 11:11 PM
None of those features alone make it a must have. It is having most of them that make it the ultimate device.
spursdude
09-20-2003, 12:00 AM
Goldkey's right on - the ultimate device should have almost all of the things you listed.

Don't forget about battery life, though. Without good battery life, a device is so much less useful.
Jon Westfall
09-20-2003, 12:57 AM
Of course a unit is the sum of its parts, but I've found that when buying a new device, there is usually 1 feature that is so tempting that I decide to ditch my current device and go for it, hence this poll.
dean_shan
09-20-2003, 02:19 AM
I want a couple Gigs, Bluetooth, 802.11g, GPS, good speakers, mic jack, 800x600, the whole works.
PetiteFlower
09-22-2003, 04:24 AM
Dean I think you're thinking of a LAPTOP, not a PDA ;)
JustinGTP
09-22-2003, 04:34 AM
bluetooth is getting bigger and better, thats what I selected!

-Justin.
spursdude
09-22-2003, 05:58 AM
bluetooth is getting bigger and better.
It is? I've never seen it as very useful.
Janak Parekh
09-22-2003, 04:10 PM
Dean I think you're thinking of a LAPTOP, not a PDA ;)
All of them ALREADY exist in laptops. :) I totally agree with Dean: I want a PDA-sized device that has laptop functionality. ;)

--janak
PetiteFlower
09-22-2003, 06:43 PM
Isn't it more productive to have REALISTIC expectations?
ctmagnus
09-22-2003, 08:55 PM
Isn't it more productive to have REALISTIC expectations?

Yes it is, but what we're doing is more fun. :mrgreen:
maximus
09-23-2003, 02:32 AM
My ideal PPC:

400mhz+ PPCPE with CF slot and integrated wifi. And in order to make it 'ideal' (or 'fun' as mentioned by ctmagnus), this device must be released in 2003, not 2008.
hollis_f
09-23-2003, 07:57 AM
Absolute essentials -

Loads of memory, SD and CF, long battery life, good screen, bluetooth. With the latter there's no real need for it to include the abilities of a phone or GPS.
Jon Westfall
09-23-2003, 03:10 PM
Isn't it more productive to have REALISTIC expectations?

The point of this wasn't too be realistic - just to dream about potential. In 5 years, as technology has shown, the dreams of today will be realistic. If you don't believe me, show someone from 1998 at 512 MB or 1GB SD Card and try to get them to buy that you can store that much on that small of space.