Too Good To Be True
Too Good To Be True Dept.
I just remembered something from Mobius (don't worry, I'll have a full trip report up in a day or two... I'm having too much fun playing with my T-Mobile to write...). Before everyone goes all wonky over the ViewSonic V35, there's a catch with this device. Yes, it's got an XScale CPU. Yes, it's got 64MB of RAM. Yes, it's got a drop dead gorgeous transflective screen. Yes, it's thin and unbelievably light. So light, in fact, that you might think they left something out.
They did. The battery.
The battery on the V35 is only 900 mAh, compared to 1400 on the Jornada and 1550 on the XDA. This might not be as big an issue as you'd think, as transflective screens are supposed to be far more energy efficient than reflective ones, and the XScale was designed to be power frugal. Just the same, people for whom battery life is one of the top three priorities in a PDA might want to read a few reviews before running off to Amazon.
'Nuff said.
I just remembered something from Mobius (don't worry, I'll have a full trip report up in a day or two... I'm having too much fun playing with my T-Mobile to write...). Before everyone goes all wonky over the ViewSonic V35, there's a catch with this device. Yes, it's got an XScale CPU. Yes, it's got 64MB of RAM. Yes, it's got a drop dead gorgeous transflective screen. Yes, it's thin and unbelievably light. So light, in fact, that you might think they left something out.
They did. The battery.
The battery on the V35 is only 900 mAh, compared to 1400 on the Jornada and 1550 on the XDA. This might not be as big an issue as you'd think, as transflective screens are supposed to be far more energy efficient than reflective ones, and the XScale was designed to be power frugal. Just the same, people for whom battery life is one of the top three priorities in a PDA might want to read a few reviews before running off to Amazon.
'Nuff said.
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