Switching to PocketPC (dell x30)

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Hi,

My old palm Vx died! poor little fella ...
Anyway, Im considering moving to the dell x30 624mhz or the Palm T3.

i'm leaning to the dell since its windows but im not certain how
exactly pocketPC works ...

In my old palm i had to convert every file i copied to the palm, i was
hoping that with a pocketPC i would be able to just use standard
windows fat without the need to convert mp3's and avi's , as well as
other formats like docs, pdf's and html folders (ebooks). I was also
hoping to use the SD card with a card reader instead of coping through
the cradle only... (i can put a reader in my bag and use it for storage
as well as in the dell)

is that true or does pocketPC needs to convert as well...?
the palm (t3) has in its advantage list a bigger screen with more
resolution but slower cpu... i was hoping someone could give me tips as
to why one is better/more recommanded then the other and for what
purposes (pocketPC VS palm).


most important, can someone direct me to a site that explains whats
better in each system ? (so i could find whats more appropriate for me?)

thanks
LT

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Thanks for the reply.

btw - do you find that watching video is possible on the PPC ? if so -
what kind of video ? the screen is pretty low resolution and cards
usualy pretty small (although when probably converting to 320x240
resolution before transfering will reduce size immensley).

what kind of multi-media do you run on your ppc ? (just curious)

thanks
LT

KDE wrote:

> You will find that while the PPC will still convert files like docs
> and excel worksheets to pocket versions, may things like mp3's,
> avi's, do not need to be converted. if you are looking for a well
> rounded "multi-media" experience then PPc's beat palms hands down.
> while the built in windows media player is limited in formats it will
> play, there are a number of good quality freeware players that will
> play many (if not most) music and video formats. a card reader is a
> great way to go and works great for transferring files back and forth,
>
> "Lior T" <none@none.com> wrote in message
> news:xn0doedt8gehd000@news.actcom.co.il...
> Hi,
>
> My old palm Vx died! poor little fella ...
> Anyway, Im considering moving to the dell x30 624mhz or the Palm T3.
>
> i'm leaning to the dell since its windows but im not certain how
> exactly pocketPC works ...
>
> In my old palm i had to convert every file i copied to the palm, i was
> hoping that with a pocketPC i would be able to just use standard
> windows fat without the need to convert mp3's and avi's , as well as
> other formats like docs, pdf's and html folders (ebooks). I was also
> hoping to use the SD card with a card reader instead of coping through
> the cradle only... (i can put a reader in my bag and use it for
> storage as well as in the dell)
>
> is that true or does pocketPC needs to convert as well...?
> the palm (t3) has in its advantage list a bigger screen with more
> resolution but slower cpu... i was hoping someone could give me tips
> as to why one is better/more recommanded then the other and for what
> purposes (pocketPC VS palm).
>
>
> most important, can someone direct me to a site that explains whats
> better in each system ? (so i could find whats more appropriate for
> me?)
>
> thanks
> LT

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Standard (supplied battery) about 6h with the screen on 5 minute
auto-shutoff, and the CPU in power saving mode (about 200mhz).

The larger battery which sticks out a bit is good for about 4-6h of
video (screen on at about 50% brightness) which I've used for a plane
flight over the atlantic.

Cheers - Neil

On Mon, 11 Oct 2004 21:52:02 GMT, "Lior T" <none@none.com> wrote:

>ouh another thing - from anyone's expirience -
>
>i plan on stop carrying my minidisc and use the PPC (dell x30 probably
>624hmz) , anyone knows for long do the battery (900ma/h) lasts when
>putting on max battery savings and playing mp3's continuesly?
>
>thanks again
>LT
>
>
>KDE wrote:
>
>> You will find that while the PPC will still convert files like docs
>> and excel worksheets to pocket versions, may things like mp3's,
>> avi's, do not need to be converted. if you are looking for a well
>> rounded "multi-media" experience then PPc's beat palms hands down.
>> while the built in windows media player is limited in formats it will
>> play, there are a number of good quality freeware players that will
>> play many (if not most) music and video formats. a card reader is a
>> great way to go and works great for transferring files back and forth,
>>
>> "Lior T" <none@none.com> wrote in message
>> news:xn0doedt8gehd000@news.actcom.co.il...
>> Hi,
>>
>> My old palm Vx died! poor little fella ...
>> Anyway, Im considering moving to the dell x30 624mhz or the Palm T3.
>>
>> i'm leaning to the dell since its windows but im not certain how
>> exactly pocketPC works ...
>>
>> In my old palm i had to convert every file i copied to the palm, i was
>> hoping that with a pocketPC i would be able to just use standard
>> windows fat without the need to convert mp3's and avi's , as well as
>> other formats like docs, pdf's and html folders (ebooks). I was also
>> hoping to use the SD card with a card reader instead of coping through
>> the cradle only... (i can put a reader in my bag and use it for
>> storage as well as in the dell)
>>
>> is that true or does pocketPC needs to convert as well...?
>> the palm (t3) has in its advantage list a bigger screen with more
>> resolution but slower cpu... i was hoping someone could give me tips
>> as to why one is better/more recommanded then the other and for what
>> purposes (pocketPC VS palm).
>>
>>
>> most important, can someone direct me to a site that explains whats
>> better in each system ? (so i could find whats more appropriate for
>> me?)
>>
>> thanks
>> LT

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thanks you guys ! you've been a great help !

Lior T wrote:

> Hi,
>
> My old palm Vx died! poor little fella ...
> Anyway, Im considering moving to the dell x30 624mhz or the Palm T3.
>
> i'm leaning to the dell since its windows but im not certain how
> exactly pocketPC works ...
>
> In my old palm i had to convert every file i copied to the palm, i was
> hoping that with a pocketPC i would be able to just use standard
> windows fat without the need to convert mp3's and avi's , as well as
> other formats like docs, pdf's and html folders (ebooks). I was also
> hoping to use the SD card with a card reader instead of coping through
> the cradle only... (i can put a reader in my bag and use it for
> storage as well as in the dell)
>
> is that true or does pocketPC needs to convert as well...?
> the palm (t3) has in its advantage list a bigger screen with more
> resolution but slower cpu... i was hoping someone could give me tips
> as to why one is better/more recommanded then the other and for what
> purposes (pocketPC VS palm).
>
>
> most important, can someone direct me to a site that explains whats
> better in each system ? (so i could find whats more appropriate for
> me?)
>
> thanks
> LT