Is this HP360LX a good buy?

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John <johnw_94020@yahoo.com> wrote:

>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=38331&item=5735367
>421&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW
>
>I may buy a friend such a unit for Christmas. Its been sometime since I
>owned a 360LX. I remember them being a little slow, but I also remember
>me being new to the palmtops back then.
>
>If I do buy this for my friend, what can I expect on the battery life?

Well, from *those* batteries probably not much - they are quite old.
Normal AAs or a newer set of rechargables would be ok I suspect - but
I don't know if non-NiMH rechargables will recharge in a 360LX and you
may have to do some digging online to find new(er) NiMH rechargables.
Here is a short review of it -
http://www.palmtoppaper.com/ptphtml/36/pt36001a.htm

It is almost 10 years old. Wow! Still, if it had VPN support, I'd
likely take a look at one for that price too! :-)
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Nick L wrote:
> Ed Hansberry, MS-MVP/Mobile Devices wrote:
>
>> Well, from *those* batteries probably not much - they are quite old.
>> Normal AAs or a newer set of rechargables would be ok I suspect - but
>> I don't know if non-NiMH rechargables will recharge in a 360LX and you
>
>
> My 360lx charges NiMH 2000mAh cells quite happily (as does my 200lx).
> Other rechargable technologies are not recommended in the 360lx, and I
> don't know why.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Nick.
Totally agree with you on that one John.