HP iPaq 4150

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I've been looking to get a PDA for work... this means one that can use Excel spread sheets...

My research has thrown up this little chap, the HP iPaq 4150... anyone here have much experience with this device?

-Edit- The race is between this and the Dell Axim X3 :-)

[BIG-IRON]

I use mine to watch cartoons (simpsons, family guy, home movies, etc etc) great fun to have a total distraction as for work on it....uuhhh I work as little as possible.

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BIG-IRON wrote:
I use mine to watch cartoons (simpsons, family guy, home movies, etc etc) great fun to have a total distraction as for work on it....uuhhh I work as little as possible.

Are you recommending the HP4150 then? :-)

I'm also interested in the Asus MyPal A730...

[lorddef]

I have a little compaq c-series hpc, its got a full keyboard so it runs word excell powerpoint, IE, msn messenger etc really well. It's only 256 colours so it's no good for videos etc, can handle mp3s, but anything over 128k is overkill.

[BIG-IRON]

Yep I love my 4150 the Asus and viewsonic are good too. When it comes to pda's buy the best you can afford you dont want to run into things you want to do but cant.

[the_leander]

I personally prefer palm stuff over winCE stuff, but thats just me, heh funily enough they're selling low end palms for about £40 down argos, and can use the word and excel stuff.

Personally though, I'll stick with the mother of all palmtops - my newton 120 :-D

Happy hunting dood

[jj]

no u want an amstrad notepad pda 600

[Speelgoedmannetje]

I want an Atari Portfolio :lol:

[adolescent]

The Asus MyPal A730 looks amazing in print, with it's VGA screen, but has features I wouldn't pay extra for (camera).  I haven't seen one yet so I'll wait to pass judgement.  

If you're doing just Word, Excel (and other assorted contact, email, and notetaking) work then get the cheaper ones.  The new Dell X30 series looks neat, and is fairly cheap.  Maybe wait until there are other VGA models.  Using my Tablet PC has me craving higher resolution on the handhelds.

(I have a Dell Axim X5 (for work), Sharp Zaurus (pesonal use, fun to use as a hotspot finder), and an old iPAQ 3670 (backup for work, this thing is a tank... and weighs as much).  

[whabang]

Haven't worked with those for over a year (Worked at their support back when they were still called Compaq iPaq :-P), but IIRC, the excel version in PocketPC isn't as functional as the "real thing".

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whabang wrote:
Haven't worked with those for over a year (Worked at their support back when they were still called Compaq iPaq :-P), but IIRC, the excel version in PocketPC isn't as functional as the "real thing".

That is a concern! I need to be able to add comments to the cells...

I'll have to visit a shop and try one out...

[whabang]

Sounds like a good idea. The development of the those things has certainly pushed forward the last years.

[bloodline]

Has anyone run ScummVM on an HP4150?

Also does the HP4150 just run "Pocket PC 2003
Windows Mobile" programs or can it run other WindowsCE (PocketPC) program if they are compiled for the ARM (is the Xscale fully ARM compatible?)

[Dan]

the_leander wrote:
Personally though, I'll stick with the mother of all palmtops - my newton 120 :-D

Happy hunting dood

Yeah nothing beats the Newton got a MP2000 myself, but it stays in my house because I´m afraid of breaking it.( It already survived one 1m drop to the asphalt, no reason to push my luck).
Too bad there is no Newton emulator for Palms or Pocketpcs.

And only MS could screw up the letter-recognizer licensed from ParaGraph, it´s the same as the one used in the Newton.
Luckily it´s available here  http://www.phatware.com/index.html in an almost unaltered form. I´m still not used to the pocketpcs stupid way to mark and copy/paste text tough.

[Slash]

I run ScummVM on my HP4150... works great. The interface is well suited to the touch screen. Great stuff.

I think it can run WindowsCE stuff... not too sure though.