HP hx4700 vs. Asus A730W

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Trying to decide between these two... Here's a general spec rundown (specs
that are relevant to me anyway):

Asus A730W:
Same Ram, Same OS, same WiFi
3.7" VGA screen
520Mhz
1.3 magapix cam

HP hx4700/4705:
Same Ram, Same OS, same Wifi
4.0" VGA screen
624Mhz
No cam

Both are comparably priced - Asus is about 20 bucks less than the HP @
newegg and I believe the Asus is smaller/lighter. Asus also throws in an
extra battery, although you can't charge it while you're using the PDA so it
really functions more as a true spare rather than a method of extending your
time away from the docking station.

I'd probably use the camera in the Asus, even if just as a toy - it's not
great, but 1.3 megapix isn't all that bad for recreational & casual
documentation of stuff. A highly subjective question, but do you think the
incrased screen realestate & cpu power of the HP is enough to justify axing
the cam? Never owned a PDA before and don't know exactly how high I should
prioritize 0.3 inches of screen or 100Mhz of CPU speed. If they're
negligable, I'd probably just rather have a cam to play with. But on the
other hand, if they make a big difference, I do own a superior digi cam
already, and by no means "need" the one in the Asus...

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I plan on connecting to a WiFi network (@ home & work) whenever possible, so
the battery thing will probably be a relevant issue with me, whichever one I
choose.

I don't understand what these numbers actually measure, but the Asus comes
with "1100mAh" batteries. Mobile Planet has a 1800mAh "extended battery"
that you can get for the A730; whether or not it'll fit in an A730W is
likely, but that's an assumption. Seems a shame to have to buy a battery in
the face of having received 2 with the unit, but in the absense of a
stand-alone charger for the 2nd Asus battery, you're still faced with a
problem to solve. Here's the 1800mAh battery I saw:

http://www.mobileplanet.com/produc [...] %5Fid=3702


"Jane Austin" <janeaustin376@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>I have teh ASUS a730W I love the size and weight of it - I love
> everything about it in fact except for it's dismal battery life.
>
> You can carry a spare but as you say it can't be charged except in the
> unit which is annoying.
>
> I did get from here:
> http://www.boxwave.com/
> an external battery charger which runs on AA batteries which is very
> useful if you just can't get to a power source but what I'd really
> like is an external spare battery charger. Then I'd swap the battery
> with a spare and pop the dead battery into a battery charger in my
> purse attached to the AA battery charger. Could go on forever that
> way! Now I find if I let the battery go to far down and then attach
> the charger I can't keep working as the battery charger can't keep up
> with me as I work. I have to let it sit for a while "on charge" before
> I can use it again.
>
> Other than the battery life I highly recommend the ASUS
>
> On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 14:48:08 -0800, "23s" <asdf@asdf.com> wrote:
>
>>Trying to decide between these two... Here's a general spec rundown (specs
>>that are relevant to me anyway):
>>
>>Asus A730W:
>>Same Ram, Same OS, same WiFi
>>3.7" VGA screen
>>520Mhz
>>1.3 magapix cam
>>
>>HP hx4700/4705:
>>Same Ram, Same OS, same Wifi
>>4.0" VGA screen
>>624Mhz
>>No cam
>>
>>Both are comparably priced - Asus is about 20 bucks less than the HP @
>>newegg and I believe the Asus is smaller/lighter. Asus also throws in an
>>extra battery, although you can't charge it while you're using the PDA so
>>it
>>really functions more as a true spare rather than a method of extending
>>your
>>time away from the docking station.
>>
>>I'd probably use the camera in the Asus, even if just as a toy - it's not
>>great, but 1.3 megapix isn't all that bad for recreational & casual
>>documentation of stuff. A highly subjective question, but do you think
>>the
>>incrased screen realestate & cpu power of the HP is enough to justify
>>axing
>>the cam? Never owned a PDA before and don't know exactly how high I
>>should
>>prioritize 0.3 inches of screen or 100Mhz of CPU speed. If they're
>>negligable, I'd probably just rather have a cam to play with. But on the
>>other hand, if they make a big difference, I do own a superior digi cam
>>already, and by no means "need" the one in the Asus...
>>
>