08-15-2006, 03:30 PM
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A Trip Down Memory Lane - Using a SMT 5600 Again
I recently had to send my i-mate SP5m over to Dubai for repairs. For some reason, unknown to me, the joystick had stopped working and it's incredibly hard to use one of these devices if you can't navigate around the screen. So off it went and I was stuck without a Windows Mobile 5 Smartphone. It's time to pull out my old SMT5600 (also known as the Orange C500). Once I put the battery in and powered it up I was horrified at screen! How did I ever get by looking at that screen? I guess the QVGA world has spoiled me. I expected the rest of my experience with the device would be along the same lines as that. However, to my surprise, it wasn't the painful experience I had expected. Sure there are some things that I really missed, most of which are just subtle differences, but overall the 5600 was a pleasure to carry again. It's only a hair smaller than the SP5m, but it feels much more comfortable in your hands. And you know what else? It even feels a little more responsive than the newer SP5m.
In the end I borrowed another SP5m from a friend while mine was off for repairs. Only because I needed the improved messaging features that Windows Mobile 5 offers. However, my short reunion with the SMT5600 left me wishing for a Windows Mobile 5 version of the device. It's a great piece of hardware, and it's really too bad that an upgrade wasn't offered. Has anyone else taken a trip down memory lane and attempted to use their older device for a period of time? I'm pretty sure I won't have the same feelings about my Tanager if I was to pull it out and give it a whirl. 
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