HP vs Palm - Is there any difference in what they do?

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"Stromer2" <stromer2@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20041202013650.06135.00000952@mb-m23.aol.com...
>I am new to the technology of PDA or pocket PCs. I have heard that there
>are
> at least two types of devices made by Palm and HP. There are other mfgs
> but I
> hear these are the most popular.
> I have seen models by the above two such as the Palm Zire 72 and HP IPaq
> rx3115.
> Is there a site that discusses the technology and the advantages of these
> two
> different types of these devices.

There are several sites devoted to each PDA OS (Palm versus Pocket PC
(WinCE))

http://www.bestpocketpda.com/index.php
http://www.pdabuzz.com/
http://www.pdastreet.com/http://www.infosyncworld.com/
http://www.brighthand.com/
http://www.the-gadgeteer.com/


> Do the Palm and HP basically perform the same functions?

In many cases yes.

> Is one better than the other when doing certain tasks?

Yes, but it depends on the specific task you are asking about. Palm does
some things better than PPC and PPC does some thing better than Palm.

> Is one faster than the other doing certain tasks?

Yes, see above...

> I need to use programs such as Word and Excel and basic other functions
> such as
> calendar and organizer.

They will both handle Word and Excel documents. Many people feel that Docs
To Go on the Palm has better support for Microsoft documents than PPC
devices.

> Will they both play MP3's, movies, and e-books?

Yes if you get the right model and the right SW for the PDA.

> Thank you for any advice on the above.
> Rick

Cheers
TC