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| Registered: March 13, 2007 |  Posts: 550 |
| | Posted: | | | | I wandering what people's experinces are with PDAs that have built in keyboards. Mostly on how when the keyboard functions. I am thinking of picking up one from HP ( link). I know it is smart phone, but that is not what I would use it for. DVDP mobile is one reason. But the main reason is to use it to write with. I like to write and it isn't always convenient to do so on my laptop. | | | Schultzy - http://www.michaelschultz.net
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 5,918 |
| | Posted: | | | | Your link is bad.
Keep in mind that a smartphone doesn't have a touchscreen and thus isn't compatable with DVDP mobile.
I have the HTC Tilt from AT&T and I like it over the 8525 keyboard. Once you get used to it, it's not that bad. However, if the device has small bubble-type buttons like the BlackBerry and you have fat fingers, you won't enjoy it. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 3,480 |
| | Posted: | | | | I have the 8525 and I find that the keyboard is best for text messaging and is just ok otherwise. The keys are flat and it's easy to hit a wrong key with big fingers. I wouldn't consider it as a good option for writing at length. | | | ...James
"People fake a lot of human interactions, but I feel like I fake them all, and I fake them very well. That’s my burden, I guess." ~ Dexter Morgan |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 550 |
| | Posted: | | | | I corrected the link. It runs Pocket PC 5 Premium and has the stylus for input. So I assume it is touch screen. | | | Schultzy - http://www.michaelschultz.net
grenactics - The art of skillfully fraggin one’s opponent with the use of grenades or other compact explosive devices that are thrown by hand or projected. |
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 5,918 |
| | Posted: | | | | Okay, that's not a SmartPhone in the sense that SP's don't have a touchscreen interface.
But those buttons - I don't like 'em... |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 550 |
| | Posted: | | | | That does answer my question. Now to continue my quest for a pocket sized word processor  | | | Schultzy - http://www.michaelschultz.net
grenactics - The art of skillfully fraggin one’s opponent with the use of grenades or other compact explosive devices that are thrown by hand or projected. |
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| Registered: April 14, 2007 | | Posts: 433 |
| | Posted: | | | | I have the T-Mobile MDA and it works pretty good. | | | | Chris |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 |  Posts: 1,136 |
| | Posted: | | | | If you have the money... maybe this might be what you require, though it is a bit on the bulky size The HTC Advantage X7501HTC (If you don't know the name, they are the makers of most of the Smartphones, i.e. the T-Mobile MDA (II/III) or similar) Or.. they now do this... The HTC ShiftThis might be what you want.... Runs Vista Pro... Touchscreen... etc | | | Signature? We don't need no stinking... hang on, this has been done... blast [oooh now in Widescreen]
Ah... well you see.... I thought I'd say something more interesting... but cannot think of anything..... oh well
And to those of you who have disabled viewing of these signature files "hello" (or not) Registered: July 27, 2004 | | | | Last edited: by FunkyLA |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 550 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting FunkyLA: Quote:
If you have the money... maybe this might be what you require, though it is a bit on the bulky size
The HTC Advantage X7501
HTC (If you don't know the name, they are the makers of most of the Smartphones, i.e. the T-Mobile MDA (II/III) or similar)
Or.. they now do this...
The HTC Shift
This might be what you want.... Runs Vista Pro... Touchscreen... etc Those are pretty, but spendy. I am now looking at the Asus Eee which is little cheaper. Run Linux, but lots of people load XP onto it. | | | Schultzy - http://www.michaelschultz.net
grenactics - The art of skillfully fraggin one’s opponent with the use of grenades or other compact explosive devices that are thrown by hand or projected. | | | | Last edited: by schultzy |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,293 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting schultzy: Quote:
I wandering what people's experinces are with PDAs that have built in keyboards. Mostly on how when the keyboard functions. I am thinking of picking up one from HP (link). I know it is smart phone, but that is not what I would use it for. DVDP mobile is one reason. But the main reason is to use it to write with. I like to write and it isn't always convenient to do so on my laptop. I don't have any personal experience with it but when I was asking around about good PDAs someone at work with one certainly sung its praises as being capable in just about every department. | | | | It is dangerous to be right in matters where established men are wrong |
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 5,918 |
| | Posted: | | | | Keep in mind that those units that are running XP won't work with the DVDP mobile - you'll be running DVDP itself on it. |
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