Pocket-sized productivity: 5 PDAs tested

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30 September 2003 10:40 AM
Tags: e750, t&b, c, series, pocket, rmit, 700, symbol

Specifications

Product
Price (RRP as tested)
1299
3677
979
Vendor
HP
Intermec
Palm
Phone
13 23 93
1800 333 120
1800 350 535
Web
Warranty
12 months
12 months
12 months
Processor type/speed
Intel Xscale PXA250 400MHz
Intel StrongARM SA-1110RISC 206MHz
Intel Xscale PXA255 400MHz
Operating System
Microsoft Pocket PC 2002
Microsoft Pocket PC 2002
Palm OS 5.2.1
Battery Type
Lithium Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium Ion
Battery level indicator
Yes
Yes
Yes
Rated battery life
Up to 10 hours in active mode, backlight off
8-10 hours (application dependent)
Application dependent
System RAM (test config)
64MB
64MB
64MB
Expansion Slots
SD/MMC
CompactFlash Type II
SD/MMC, Palm Universial Connector
Integrated Wireless Type(s)
802.11B, Bluetooth
Choice of GPRS, 802.11B, or Bluetooth
802.11B
Display Type
TFT colour display
Mono LCD
TFT colour display
Display Resolution
240 x 320
240 x 320
320 x 320
Display Size (mm diagonal)
97
97
N/A
Display Palette
65K colours
Monocrhome
65K colours
Dimensions (HxWxD mm)
138x84x16mm
184x89x38mm
120x70x16mm
Weight, incl batteries (g)
206
454
179
Desktop O/S supported
Windows 98 or higher
Windows 98 or higher
Windows 98 or higher, Mac OS


Product
Price (RRP as tested)
$3000 (subject to variations)
1299
Vendor
Symbol
Toshiba
Phone
03 9862 7000
133 070
Web
Warranty
12 months
12 months
Processor type/speed
Intel Xscale PXA250 400MHz
Intel Xscale PXA255 400MHz
Operating System
Microsoft Windows CE 4.1
Microsoft Pocket PC 2003
Battery Type
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Battery level indicator
Yes
Yes
Rated battery life
Application dependent
Application dependent
System RAM (test config)
32MB
64MB
Expansion Slots
CompactFlash Type II
SD/MMC, CompactFlash Type II
Integrated Wireless Type(s)
802.11B, Bluetooth
Choice of 802.11B or Bluetooth
Display Type
TFT colour display
TFT colour display
Display Resolution
240 x 320
240 x 320
Display Size (mm diagonal)
97
97
Display Palette
65K colours
65K colours
Dimensions (HxWxD mm)
145x80x33mm
125x80x16mm
Weight, incl batteries (g)
300
197
Desktop O/S supported
Windows 98 or higher
Windows 98 or higher

 PDAs

 PDA reviews:

 HP iPAQ H5450
 Palm Tungsten C
 Toshiba e750
 Intermec 700
 Symbol PPT8800

 Specifications
 How we tested
 Look out for...
 Sample scenarios
 Editor's choice
 Final words
 About RMIT

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