Palmtop Nirvana?

Posted by Cliff on Wednesday September 1, 2004 @03:00PM from the digital-joy-in-your-hand dept.

cakefool asks: "There seems to be a Slashdot article every day about a new palmtop/subnotebook/digitalwhoojerammy, and without fail people complain it doesn't have what they want. Let's do this the other way around - what do you need in a handheld computing device, seriously? I ummed and ahhed for ages before finally ordering a Psion 5mx, and it does everything I need it to, other than play Doom(1), and is a hell of a lot cheaper than the JVC micronotebook, and smaller than a budget laptop, with a much longer battery life than both." What features do you look for in a handheld/palmtop computing device?

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All I want... by lewko · 2004-09-01 15:10 · Score: 4, Funny

All I usually want are features that invariably get released in the next model a week after I just bought one.

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Re:all in one. by G-funk · 2004-09-01 15:31 · Score: 4, Funny

Should also make toast, stop world hunger and attract women.
Also, (but not necessary) if it could cure AIDS I'd probably pay an extra $50.

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Re:all in one. by marvinalone · 2004-09-01 19:10 · Score: 4, Funny

Only on slashdot are problems like world hunger and AIDS seen set equal to the problem of attracting women ...