I've had this for little over a week now since buying it off eBay, but even second hand, this is a dream. It says Pocket PC on the front and that is essentially what it is, a miniature pc. It comes with basic Microsoft software such as calender and note applications, as well as office software such as Pocket Word and Pocket Excel preinstalled along with solitaire, but with 32MB of built-in storage which might not sound a lot, but the most common word files only take up a few kilobytes so 32MB is generous for those and there is plenty of room for documents and additional programs. The SD card slot in the top is great for expanding the memory even further and providing a quick way to back up your PDA. The basic model doesn't come with Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, but the more advanced models do.
All models come with a scroll wheel built into the left hand side of the device which acts like a scroll bar on a computer. There is a stereo headphone slot and a microphone built in as well. Windows Media Player 9, whilst being a bit dated still works well for mp3 files but is hit and miss with video files. MPEG files work well but other files don't, it's best to check if the file type is supported by doing a google search online.
The cradle that comes with it is also good, allowing you to charge the PDA and sync with the pc at the same time. There's even a slot for a backup battery. I pushed it to the limits and got eight hours out of it on heavy use (by which I mean I spent eight hours with the device on without it turning off and on the most energy inefficient settings), so it is more than capable of lasting the entire working day and beyond. Installing a new battery is easy and the batteries are quite small.
This is the perfect item for those people who need a device to handle their documents but are not looking for a smartphone and don't want something the size of a netbook.
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Handheld - 128 MB RAM - Screen: 4 in inch - Display: TFT active matrix - CPU: XScale PXA310 - Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi - Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0, Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 Classic
Handheld - 64 MB RAM - Screen: 3.5 in inch - Display: TFT active matrix, Transflective - CPU: XScale PXA270, IntelŽ XScaleTM PXA270 - Wi-Fi, Infrared, Bluetooth - Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0
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