Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Sat 21st Feb 2004 11:13 UTC
I already have a PalmV PDA with PalmOS 3.5. I never use it. I practically have absolutely no need for an organizer. Yet, I wanna buy a new one. That geek gene in me (that my mother unsuccessfully tried to kill over the years) what really wants is a "truly mobile PC" that just isn't a laptop. So, for the last few days I was shopping around the Internet for a new PDA (preferably a PocketPC this time) that would fit the kind of thing I am looking for. I was... horrified to find out that what I need isn't... invented yet.
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I really am in love with my Palm V. I'm a student and I use DueYesterday, which is really a great way to keep track of assignments (it's a 4.0Student clone with more features). I live in New York and so I use Vindigo, a subscription (read: pay) service that gives you maps, restaurant listings/reviews, movie listings, weather, etc. I use AvantGo to get NYTimes, Salon.com, BBCNews and a few other sites for commute-time reading. I have BugMe which is great for reminders. MetrO gives me full subway maps and subway directions. TinyBook Reader lets me read e-books from manybooks.net and Project Gutenberg. And, for good measure I have an excellent Solitaire game and DopeWars, for times when I just need to twiddle my thumbs.
What I'm trying to say is, I fit all this functionality into 8MB of space. The Palm V is thin, sleek, has excellent battery life, and is fast. Any Pocket PCs and all these "ultra-light PCs" are just bells and whistles, IMO. The truth is, if you want to have PC functionality on the go, get an Apple Powerbook. And if you can't afford that, get a used IBM Thinkpad X series or something. No sense in trying to fit PC functionality into the stylus-and-screen interface for PDAs.
Essentially I could have the same functionality I have in my palm if I carried a subway map, NYC map, Zagat's guide, and assignment book with me at all times. But instead, I can just carry my Palm around, which is smaller and better organized than all those things. So that's what I do.