Wednesday, November 5, 2003
BargainPDA Reviews The Viewsonic V36
Posted by Janak Parekh in "HARDWARE" @ 06:45 PM
BargainPDA has written up a pretty complete review of the V36, one of the few Pocket PCs available with a built-in camera. Overall, they like the unit, but do note that the battery (which is now removable) is lacking:
"A welcomed change in the V36 is its user replaceable battery. However, based on the Spb Benchmark battery test results, the V36 battery life seems to be fairly poor in comparison to the average 4-5 hours that most Pocket PC's in this price range achieve. ViewSonic does not disclose the exact milliamp hour rating, they do claim "up to 10 hours" of use on one charge. I guess that means in order to get that much use, there can be no sound, backlight or pushing of the buttons!"
It looks like we're all still looking for the perfect Pocket PC, although this one seems pretty decent overall.
"A welcomed change in the V36 is its user replaceable battery. However, based on the Spb Benchmark battery test results, the V36 battery life seems to be fairly poor in comparison to the average 4-5 hours that most Pocket PC's in this price range achieve. ViewSonic does not disclose the exact milliamp hour rating, they do claim "up to 10 hours" of use on one charge. I guess that means in order to get that much use, there can be no sound, backlight or pushing of the buttons!"
It looks like we're all still looking for the perfect Pocket PC, although this one seems pretty decent overall.
