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Pocket PC vs. Palm Showdown

Posted by timothy on from the but-but-but-zaurus dept.

Espectr0 writes "TuxTops has a small review comparing the Pocket PC handhelds against the Palm ones (no pun intended), with advantages and disadvantages of each. The conclusion? If you are after gaming, multimedia, good WiFi+Bluetooth support, a lot of accessories and versatility, go with Pocket PC. If you are after small and stylish devices with good battery life, simple interface and simple PIM apps, go with PalmOS."

2 of 295 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Meh? by MBraynard · · Score: 0, Redundant
    Try this.

    I owned one of the OLD ones back when it was Windows CE v2. It is now updated and better than ever - instant on and instant off. Powerful but just the essentials.

  2. Re:Alternate conclusion by nxtw · · Score: 0, Redundant
    I stopped using my Palm within a year of getting it. The primary reason was because the battery was dead. But anyway, I got a Pocket PC and never looked back. I'd been looking at Pocket PCs ever since I accidentally stumbled across a Pocket PC software site and found out about what they could do (compared to the Palm). The only thing I ever missed was powerOne Graph, and now I have that thanks to StyleTap, which lets me run Palm OS applications.

    I agree with the programming thing; I can develop Pocket PC applications with .NET and C#/VB.NET (and I assume the other .NET languages too), use Access/SQL Server CE databses (possibly even MySQL/SQL Server/PostgreSQL over the Internet/LAN), and use the same code on Windows and on Windows Mobile.

    Overall, I really wish I had gotten a Pocket PC to start out with.