Gizmoboy
07-31-2005, 11:23 PM
I've been lurking on here for a while, reading up on things.
Having come from a series of CDMA smartphones (Treo 600, XV6600, Samsung i730), I have become convinced that combining the phone and PDA is just not ready for primetime yet. Too many missed calls, failed notifications, etc.
I can't afford not to be getting my calls, so I'm going to switch to a BT phone (EVDO) and use it combined with a PDA to access my email and schedule wirelessly.
So, I want to find some kind of a roundup (or recommendation) on the most svelte PocketPC that has or will support WM5.
As far as I can tell, there are no WM5 PDAs out as yet, which leaves either the waiting game, or the guaranteed upgrade route.
The only PDAs I know of that have guaranteed a WM5 update are the Dell X50V and HP 4700, but they seem like they might be a touch on the bulky side (seems comparable to or slightly larger than my XV6600). (Has the LOOX announced an upgrade plan?)
In terms of pending WM5 PDAs, all I've seen so far are stories on pending smartphones with WM5 -- what are the pure PDAs that are coming (and is there any gain to pure PDAs for WM5, or is it more a benefit to smartphones)?
I am not in urgent need, so I can sit on it a while if something's coming -- either that, or I bite on the X50V now and see what happens (looks like I just missed a great deal, though, so sitting might eb the way to go anyway -- the best I can get through our Dell rep is ~$350 for an X50V).
Long story short, what recoomendations are there for a WM5 pure PDA with bluetooth (and maybe WiFi) as light and compact as possible?
Having come from a series of CDMA smartphones (Treo 600, XV6600, Samsung i730), I have become convinced that combining the phone and PDA is just not ready for primetime yet. Too many missed calls, failed notifications, etc.
I can't afford not to be getting my calls, so I'm going to switch to a BT phone (EVDO) and use it combined with a PDA to access my email and schedule wirelessly.
So, I want to find some kind of a roundup (or recommendation) on the most svelte PocketPC that has or will support WM5.
As far as I can tell, there are no WM5 PDAs out as yet, which leaves either the waiting game, or the guaranteed upgrade route.
The only PDAs I know of that have guaranteed a WM5 update are the Dell X50V and HP 4700, but they seem like they might be a touch on the bulky side (seems comparable to or slightly larger than my XV6600). (Has the LOOX announced an upgrade plan?)
In terms of pending WM5 PDAs, all I've seen so far are stories on pending smartphones with WM5 -- what are the pure PDAs that are coming (and is there any gain to pure PDAs for WM5, or is it more a benefit to smartphones)?
I am not in urgent need, so I can sit on it a while if something's coming -- either that, or I bite on the X50V now and see what happens (looks like I just missed a great deal, though, so sitting might eb the way to go anyway -- the best I can get through our Dell rep is ~$350 for an X50V).
Long story short, what recoomendations are there for a WM5 pure PDA with bluetooth (and maybe WiFi) as light and compact as possible?