By Alex Kidman, CNET.com.au on 04 February 2008 04:56 PM
Tags: browsing, email, gps, web, wireless, datawind, pocketsurfer, there
Manufacturer: DataWind
good value for money...simple in use and does what it says.
The good: use it anywhere anytime...extremely fast to get on line....about 1 or 2 minutes compared to a laptop which would take at least 5 minutes to get out of the laptop bag..boot up etc etc....swithes of in about 25 seconds....laptop goes thru a lot of crap just to switch off...then pack away.
The bad: sound would be good.....better screen resolution.....but using the zoom...i was able to see the fine print ok.
My company just received one of these. I am holding one in my hand and this things is rubbish. The screen is the worst screen I have ever seen. I have checked their site and looked at all the stuff they claim, its all BS. Do not waste your money on this. The backlit key board is the worst ever. There is no mouse or touchpad so you have to click up up up and down down down or side side side until you are able to select what you want to click on. Try going to You Tube. Before the page finished loading, the battery dies. Not that when you get there you can watch or hear anything bc it does not play flash or handle any java script. There is no Speakers, no bluetooth, no wifi and no USB or SD Card sloth. So if you download anything, assuming you can, there is no way to transfer it from that device to another.
The thing comes with its own OS and default browser, you can load portable apps on it. not even Firefox, thunderbird or Open office. This is rubbish.
The good: Small and portable Black
The bad: No Bluetooth No Wifi No USB No SD Card sloth Bad screen No touch pad Keyboard is ridiculous Battery life is a joke No speakers
Mine is slow, has almost no abttery life and ceratinly nowhere near what they claim. After only 12 months of very little use it won't charge. It's a complete waste of money - so I got alpt top instead. I should have done that last year.
Want free Web surfing on an easy to use and speedy device? Then the PocketSurfer 2 is exactly not what you’re looking for.
RRP: AU$399.00
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Great product
The good: Does what it says it does. Free Internet
The bad: cant play music or YouTube. Try http://www.pocketsurfermobile.com for more info.