Palm/Sandisk
Interesting to see mention of Sandisk in the following from comp.sys.palmtops.pilot.
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Under the lights at FOSE (here in Washington, D.C.) the m505 color screen is
a bit dark and colors were tough to distinguish. Also, having used an IPAQ
for several months, I could immediately detect poor backlighting (or
sidelighting or whatever) and the obvious presence of boxy pixels on the
screen.
After testing the m505, I picked up a Palm Vx and boy was the display
superior
in low light! Pinpoint sharp, easy to read, a bit green, but, hey, easy on
the eyes altogether. Apparently one of the salesfolk had hijacked the m500,
so I could not compare its screen with the Vx.
I will say that the SD slot is fascinating. When they say postage stamp,
they
kid not. These tiny cards are wafer thin, light as a feather, and literally
postage stamp size (albeit an oversized postage stamp). The m505 I was
testing had an 8MB sandisk loaded and I noticed a 64mb card lying on the
counter. Tap the card info app and after a slight delay, card stats are
loaded.
All in all, I wouldn't shell out for the new m505, maybe the m500 if the
screen meets or exceeds the Vx. Neither model gives true plug-and-play like
Handspring and since one can't run programs DIRECTLY from the SD card, I view
this as an emerging technology.
Cheers,
/Steelkilt |
