Antler SK Series SK-371

Advantages: Portable computer
Disadvantages: They seem quite prone to breaking.

...I've been a fan of Psion for a long time (at least 6 years). Starting off with a Series 3a I used it all the time and downloaded many great applications from the Internet. After a couple of years Psion brought out the Series 5 which I decided to buy. The unit itself is slightly bigger and more of a boxy shape, but it's still nice and has a soft touch. The applications are similar to others in the range which include word processor, spreadsheet, database, clock, world time, calculator games and sound recorder. Additionally software can be downloaded from the Internet or written in OPL (similar to BASIC, if you're a programmer like myself). The unit unfolds nicely to reveal the keyboard and screen. I can't see any use for the sound recorder, but it is quite good by allowing the applications to play sound effects (ie, games... Read review

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Advantages: small and lots of features
Disadvantages: none

...The Asus SK8V motherboard was the first socket 940 board to be released on the market. This motherboard is relatively small, feature packed and completely stable; it supports DDR-200,266,333 and 400 MHz DIMMS, has an 8x AGP slot, 5 PCI slots, 6 USB ports and an onboard LAN. The SK8N features a CPU socket much closer to the centre of the board and the memory slots are on the parallel top of the board. The design of the motherboard makes the CPU and memory a further away from drives and cables. While the PCB space to the side of the PCI slots is free from components and traces. In terms of overclocking the SK8V can push the processor’s limit with amazing stability even at enhanced multipliers, speeds and voltages. The SATA, power sockets and all IDE sockets are being moved down on the edge of the board which promotes better air... Read review

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Advantages: third party software available, keyboard
Disadvantages: discontinued line

...When the series 5 was launched in 1997, it was hailed as the most powerful, functional and practical PDA available. It held this position at the top of the market for several years, even ahead of newer windows CE based handhelds. With its full keyboard, VGA width screen, compatability with Microsoft office and long battery life, it had the capability to perform most of the functions of a fullsize laptop, but at a fraction of the price and size. Then, as other manufacturers brought out newer versions of their PDAs, Psion followed suit with an improved version of the series 5, the series 5MX. The series 5Mx is essential the same machine as the origional on the exterior, with the same dimensions, weight, keyboard and battery life. However, on the inside, the mx has a number of improvements. It's memory was expanded from 8 to 16 Mb... Read review

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