[plug] [OT] PDA/phones

[Craig Foster]

The XDA has a very good hacker website at
http://forum.xda-developers.com/front_page.php
I've come sooooo close to doing my XDA (not the II), but the Optus ROMs are
not up to par. I mean, this is a *tool*, and while it's cool to have a ssh
terminal, it's better to be able to tie in notes, recordings, and contacts
in with a call.
The XDA is heavier, slower, and has no bluetooth (compared to the XDA II),
but it'll take a miracle for me to part with it now :)

As succinct I can put it, the P900 uses SymbianOS, the XDAII uses
PocketPC2003.
The P900 is also smaller and has less overhang around the screen.
I do like the extra programs you can get for PocketPC, as it's not too much
of a jump for the tinkering programmers that make good useful utilities. So
far with the Symbian stuff, if there's any util to do a job, it's pretty
much all that's out there.

Grab this months APC (May), as there's a comparison on pc-phone combos.
It also compares talk time and standby time....

Craig F.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-bounces at plug.linux.org.au 
> [mailto:plug-bounces at plug.linux.org.au] On Behalf Of Adam Hewitt
> Sent: Thursday, 6 May 2004 7:42 PM
> To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
> Subject: [plug] [OT] PDA/phones
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> I am trying to decide between getting a Sony-Ericsson P900 or 
> an I-Mate/XDA II. Has anyone used either of these and could 
> give me some feedback as to what you think of them. Also is 
> there any sites available to download free software for 
> either? How about installing linux on either of them (not 
> that I plan to do that, but I am trying to be slightly on topic)?
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Adam.
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