Handtop Roundup

captainJam writes "As the OQO is due out soon (interview with OQO CEO), it's important to have a look at all of the options. Most are Linux happy, one isn't. Most have a touch screen, one doesn't. The article has comparisons between all the devices and their size, power, connectivity, interface, resolution and a look at strengths / weaknesses."

Comments

One of these things is not like the others

[Anonymous Coward]

Turns out a banana somehow ended up in their review of handtops.

Sony Vaio U-50

[norminator]

Hasn't this comparison already been on handtops.com for a while now? I've used the Sony Vaio U-50 a bit, and it's really a nice little package. Sexy little touches like LEDs on the buttons that fade off, the general look and feel of the whole unit, and the 802.11g is very nice as well. I'd buy one for my own personal use if I could afford it. They would be awesome for travelling. They say they're not Linux-freindly, which I don't think is that big of a deal anyway for something like this. If it wasn't for the occasional unpredictable reboot, they'd be perfect!

Not sure I'd trade

[HangingChad]

Those are some neat little units but I got an iPAQ 4355 with integrated Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and keyboard for 400 bucks. The keyboard isn't quite as useful as the fuller size ones but still quite good. For the functionality I get I'm not sure I'd spring for the extra 1,600 dollars. Not without a really good reason. If I need more storage I can add an expansion card, still far short of a handtop but enough for what I need.

Seems like the handtops might be in kind of a clumsy market nitch. For just a little more you can get a full blown laptop with more power and storage. For a lot less you can get a very functional PDA that does most of what you'd want a handtop to do with a longer battery life that's much easier to carry around. I could see uses for these, I'm just not sure it's a big market.

No, my iPAQ isn't Linux friendly. Had there been a Linux option for my iPAQ I'd certainly have opted for it. Hopefully HP will offer a Linux-based PDA to go with their Linux laptops. That would be a killer combination.

It was pretty funny last night. Having dinner at a Thai restaurant and decided just for grins to kick on the Wi-Fi link. To my surprise it found a network right away, an open wireless router at the mortgage company next door. Great thai food and high speed internet. Nice bonus.