Which PDA?

Posted by: Rockingdoc on 14 September 2004

It is over a year since this was discussed here, so I'm guessing all those recommendations are now hopelessly out of date. I really need a PDA as my Psion belongs in a museum.

I need easy idiot-proof sync with Outlook. I'd like to share with word and Exel too.

Yoofs have told me to get a phone/PDA combined? Apart from the software my requirements are for it to be as small and light as possible. I always buy the smallest lightest mobile phones, regardless of limited capabilities, and have been happy with this.

Cost is unimportant compared to my time learning to use the thing, but I'd set an upper limit of 500 quid in case I lose it.

Posted on: 17 September 2004 by Mekon

The short answer is that battery life has never been a problem for me. On wednesday I listened to about 4 hours of music, picked up email, chatted on AIM and browsed the web for 10 minutes, took notes and read a document. After being away from a power source for 18 hours, I still had around 50% power left. My PDA wakes on notification, so it doesn't need to be on to remind me of stuff, and my music player can switch the screen off when playing. I guess it must be a matter of finding the right settings for your circumstances. Also, having a usb sync/charge cable means you can recharge wherever there's a USB port handy.

And because I don't read...

[This message was edited by Mekon on Fri 17 September 2004 at 14:02.]