Comments on: Choosing which PDA to buy? and why this task should never be given to me! http://suewaters.com/2007/05/20/choosing-which-pda-to-buy-and-why-this-task-should-never-be-given-to-me/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:25:18 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: dswaters http://suewaters.com/2007/05/20/choosing-which-pda-to-buy-and-why-this-task-should-never-be-given-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-29 dswaters Mon, 21 May 2007 13:43:06 +0000 http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/2007/05/20/choosing-which-pda-to-buy-and-why-this-task-should-never-be-given-to-me/#comment-29 Yes I can understand why - but seriously working out which one is doing my head in - so I would not feel jealous at all. In fact I had a friend from NSW contact me today wanting to up grade his PDA and I think I even manage to do his head in. The HP IPAQ 1930 looks like a good model; we use the HP IPAQ 1950 for our students. And as I have said before I am really impressed by the fact that you write your blog posts on it. My friend's current PDA has a keyboard and he is not impressed with the keyboard. My friend Frances never had a keyboard and now has a model with a keyboard; and prefers it with the keyboard. No wonder I can not make a decision. I need two different PDA (with inbuilt phone): 1) No Keyboard, 3G, touchscreen, WiFi, SD slot, camera and built in GPS 2) Keyboard, 3G, touchscreen, WiFi, SD slot, camera and built in GPS. I am thinking that no PDA has all those features. Cost? Yes, if I was buying it then my PDA would have to be totally falling apart before I replaced it (you should have seen my TV that I held onto - no remote control and you had to switch it on/off via the powerpoint). I could afford to replace it I just belong to the generation that believes products are meant to last; and should only be replaced when they totally break down. We need two new PDAs because we are starting our next PDA project and I think it is a good idea for each participant to actually have a PDA. Personally the best function of my PDA is the email, Internet and phone - which is why I want these features. Talking cost my current PDA is 2.5G and costing me a fortune - so will save (me) money with a 3G. Yes I can understand why – but seriously working out which one is doing my head in – so I would not feel jealous at all. In fact I had a friend from NSW contact me today wanting to up grade his PDA and I think I even manage to do his head in.

The HP IPAQ 1930 looks like a good model; we use the HP IPAQ 1950 for our students. And as I have said before I am really impressed by the fact that you write your blog posts on it. My friend’s current PDA has a keyboard and he is not impressed with the keyboard. My friend Frances never had a keyboard and now has a model with a keyboard; and prefers it with the keyboard. No wonder I can not make a decision. I need two different PDA (with inbuilt phone): 1) No Keyboard, 3G, touchscreen, WiFi, SD slot, camera and built in GPS 2) Keyboard, 3G, touchscreen, WiFi, SD slot, camera and built in GPS. I am thinking that no PDA has all those features.

Cost? Yes, if I was buying it then my PDA would have to be totally falling apart before I replaced it (you should have seen my TV that I held onto – no remote control and you had to switch it on/off via the powerpoint). I could afford to replace it I just belong to the generation that believes products are meant to last; and should only be replaced when they totally break down.

We need two new PDAs because we are starting our next PDA project and I think it is a good idea for each participant to actually have a PDA. Personally the best function of my PDA is the email, Internet and phone – which is why I want these features. Talking cost my current PDA is 2.5G and costing me a fortune – so will save (me) money with a 3G.

]]> By: Graham Wegner http://suewaters.com/2007/05/20/choosing-which-pda-to-buy-and-why-this-task-should-never-be-given-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Graham Wegner Mon, 21 May 2007 12:56:51 +0000 http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/2007/05/20/choosing-which-pda-to-buy-and-why-this-task-should-never-be-given-to-me/#comment-28 Ah, Sue, you're making me jealous. My old Ipaq 1930 is still running strong (and on its third battery) so I'm not ready to buy a new PDA. It's getting a bit battered, doesn't have wireless, and doesn't like too many programs running at once (which Windows product does?) but it does take standard SD cards, and is still my favourite place to start blog posts. I really like the transcribe software for getting my ideas down quick - the small keyboards you describe don't really excite me much at all. Does value for money enter the equation anywhere? I chose mine way back in Jan '04 because it was listed in PC User magazine as value PDA of the year and it has proved to be a great buy for me. Good luck with your purchase. Ah, Sue, you’re making me jealous. My old Ipaq 1930 is still running strong (and on its third battery) so I’m not ready to buy a new PDA. It’s getting a bit battered, doesn’t have wireless, and doesn’t like too many programs running at once (which Windows product does?) but it does take standard SD cards, and is still my favourite place to start blog posts. I really like the transcribe software for getting my ideas down quick – the small keyboards you describe don’t really excite me much at all. Does value for money enter the equation anywhere? I chose mine way back in Jan ‘04 because it was listed in PC User magazine as value PDA of the year and it has proved to be a great buy for me. Good luck with your purchase.

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