Wednesday, October 2, 2002
Uhm.... ok. If you say so
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "THE COMPETITION" @ 04:00 PM
Would you get a device that looked like this today?
$500
200MHz processor
Proprietary expansion
16MB onboard RAM
8oz
5.5" long, 2.9" wide, .93" thick
Manufacturer claim of 5 hrs of battery life with the backlight off
I know one thing. If this had a Pocket PC OS on it, it would be absolutely laughed off of the planet. For comparison, lets look at the Casio E125.
$550 when new
150MHz processor
Compact Flash expansion
32MB onboard RAM
8.8oz
5.2" long, 3.3" wide, 0.8" thick
8hrs of battery life, and had a removable battery so you could carry an extra.
The e125 was unquestionably a niche product and a low volume seller due to its heft. I am amazed at the raves the product on top is getting. Do you think it would be getting the same raves if the Pocket PC OS was on it or would it be blasted as the E125 often was? Let me ask it another way. Would the E125 have been lauded had it had the Palm OS on it as the device above has been?
If you haven't guessed already, the device spec'd out above is named in the forum.
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It is the NX60, from Sony. Yes, I know it has a keyboard, the clamshell design and whatnot. But how many times have I heard "Who needs all of that? It must be small and able to fit in my pocket. I don't need all that excess!" Now Sony has a device with that "excess" and it is the greatest thing since sliced bread from those same sites and people that have blasted anything Pocket PC because it wasn't Palm V sized.
I guess the thing that gets me is consistency. "You don't need it until we have it." Uhm... ok. If you say so.
$500
200MHz processor
Proprietary expansion
16MB onboard RAM
8oz
5.5" long, 2.9" wide, .93" thick
Manufacturer claim of 5 hrs of battery life with the backlight off
I know one thing. If this had a Pocket PC OS on it, it would be absolutely laughed off of the planet. For comparison, lets look at the Casio E125.
$550 when new
150MHz processor
Compact Flash expansion
32MB onboard RAM
8.8oz
5.2" long, 3.3" wide, 0.8" thick
8hrs of battery life, and had a removable battery so you could carry an extra.
The e125 was unquestionably a niche product and a low volume seller due to its heft. I am amazed at the raves the product on top is getting. Do you think it would be getting the same raves if the Pocket PC OS was on it or would it be blasted as the E125 often was? Let me ask it another way. Would the E125 have been lauded had it had the Palm OS on it as the device above has been?
If you haven't guessed already, the device spec'd out above is named in the forum.
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It is the NX60, from Sony. Yes, I know it has a keyboard, the clamshell design and whatnot. But how many times have I heard "Who needs all of that? It must be small and able to fit in my pocket. I don't need all that excess!" Now Sony has a device with that "excess" and it is the greatest thing since sliced bread from those same sites and people that have blasted anything Pocket PC because it wasn't Palm V sized.
I guess the thing that gets me is consistency. "You don't need it until we have it." Uhm... ok. If you say so.
