Casio Cassiopeia EM-500

Advantages: Screen Quality, Software, Synchronisation, Battery Life
Disadvantages: 16mb of memory

I was lokoing at Pocket PC's and as a beta tester for a lot of companies, I managed to get a range of different Pocket PCs to try out. After a few weeks "playing" I decided on the EM500. I can only describe it as first class. With a full 65,000 colours, the display is wonderful. Try playing a few games on it and then try another machine - there is no comparison. The sound quality is good and it comes with Windows Media Player pre-installed. This ...
...Video is first class, sound is good - and the multimedia side of it is hard to fault. Of course multimedia is not all it does. It comes with Pocket Outlook, Pocket Word, Pocket Excel and Microsoft Money for Pocket PC. These let you synchronise seamlessly with their equivalent Microsoft products. Write your emails on the Pocket PC, and the next time you synchronise with your computer - the emails are sent. Brilliant! The synchronisation was first ... Read review

Advantages: Good Indoor Screen, Modern Design.
Disadvantages: Only 16Mb Memory Inbuilt.

...I looked at was the Casio EM-500. This looked the most modern. It had a good range of software, was at a price which was very competitive, and had a very good indoor screen. So I decided to try it. When I brought it home, there was a large selection of documentation, but no manual. This was in on one of the two CD's supplied. One was the Casio software, which was lacking and the other was the Microsoft Disk, which contained more usefull stuff. The ...
...was almost non-existant outside. The Casio ran all the applications at a vary fast speed, but movie playback was jolty, but watchable.. The inbuilt speaker was clear, but a little quiet. The headphone socket produced clear, crisp sound, but again lacked volume. The battery life was good, and was comparable to most other PDA's. It could run for about 2.5 hours playing movies. All in all, it was a very worthwhile choice, and has proved an invaluable ... Read review

Advantages: Big Screen , Sound , Color , Battery Life
Disadvantages: Low Memory(16MB)

How and from where I buy it: I want to buy PDA so I can manage my data collected in surveys and by other companies and to pass some time by playing games and listing music. But I want something on cheap rates then I go to eBay and I found it at No reserve auction so I placed the bid and get it for only $150. Processor, Weight and Dimensions: Processor speed is 150MHZ, weight is only 218gm and the dimensions are 8.2 cm x 1.9 cm x 12.8 cm Shape: ...
...big very good color screen. And only three button And one directional pad on it. I can easily place it in my pocket. Picture and Sound Quality: Picture quality of this PDA is great or you can say the true color. And there is a color manager in it you can also change it color preferences but I like its color very much. The sound quality is Also very good but with speaker very low voice heard that’s why I use headphones. And It also Comes with built ... Read review

Advantages: Cheap
Disadvantages: Old(As Of Writing 2007), Video Playback is very bad, Not supported by most software, Only cheap because you get what you pay for

Specifications: CPU: MIPS processor running at 150MHz RAM: 16MB internal Display: 240 x 320 TFT color LCD (65,536 color capability) I/O Connections: Multimedia Card (MMC), Microphone, Speaker, Infrared, DC Jack, Stereo Headphone jack, USB Client Port. Power: 1 x Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery (removable), 1 x CR2032 backup battery Colors: Available in 5 colors (Blue, Red, Sky Blue, Green, & yellow) Packaging: It came in a box with its picture ...
...(PDA programs) ActiveSYNC CD (Drivers and Software to syncronise) Power Cable USB Cable USB Cradle (Big chunky grey monster) Some special offer leaflets Instruction Manual and of course, the PDA itself. Style: I bought to dark blue one, it is quite big compared to other PDA's, and isn't stylish compared to the newer brands now. The stylus is MASSIVE, if you took 5 normal styluses and held them in a cylinder shape, it is roughly that size. ... Read review

Advantages: Excellend Screen, quite good processing speed
Disadvantages: Loss of memory if dont charge in time

Being a multifunctional mini PC, its hard not to find a use for it (when home pc is in family use). Probably better suited for business user as I am a student but I admit I used it a lot still. Latest models and brands are more value for money in this present day (it is getting a little outdated). Watch out for the batery running low or all data will be lost!! Consider buying a memory card as 16mb is not much. Overall I was very impressed when this ... Read review