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01-18-2015, 06:06 PM (This post was last modified: 01-18-2015 10:01 PM by matthiaspaul.)
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RE: HP Palmtops
(01-04-2015 11:07 AM)John W Kercheval Wrote:  Never owned one (opted for the Poquet) but is anyone using these things? if so for what?
I'm still using my 200LX, since I still haven't found a modern replacement meeting all my expectations from such a device (clamshell design with professional keyboard, full x86 / PC compatibility, very long-lasting power using off-the-shelf batteries).

A while back I bought a Yukyung Viliv N5 3G, which comes close to what I would expect from such a device in the 2010s, but the proprietary Lithium-Ion battery packs only last for about 1.5-2 hours per run and two weeks in standby (and since Lithium-Ion batteries have a limited life of only 3-5 years even when not used, this will ultimately limit the lifetime of the N5 as a whole) - compare this to several days uptime and up to a year in standby achievable with the 200LX running on 2 AA cells. The N5 keyboard, while good, isn't as good as the 200LX keyboard (too large key caps, no numpad, not localized and in a somewhat strange layout) making it more difficult to touch-type, and the normal screen resolution is too high.

So, although the N5 is much more capable in theory, in the end I continue to use the 200LX for personal appointments and to store notes while traveling. I once used it also as a development machine, but since it doesn't support 386 instructions, none of the newer development tools run on it any longer.

Greetings,

Matthias


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HP Palmtops - John W Kercheval - 01-04-2015, 11:07 AM
RE: HP Palmtops - Dave Britten - 01-04-2015, 05:54 PM
RE: HP Palmtops - Katie Wasserman - 01-05-2015, 12:13 PM
RE: HP Palmtops - Dave Britten - 01-05-2015, 02:56 PM
RE: HP Palmtops - Dave Frederickson - 01-04-2015, 06:11 PM
RE: HP Palmtops - hp41cx - 01-04-2015, 08:46 PM
RE: HP Palmtops - Dave Frederickson - 01-04-2015, 08:59 PM
RE: HP Palmtops - Gerald H - 01-05-2015, 09:50 AM
RE: HP Palmtops - Giancarlo - 01-05-2015, 11:37 AM
RE: HP Palmtops - matthiaspaul - 01-18-2015 06:06 PM
RE: HP Palmtops - Johnny_Bjoern - 01-20-2015, 08:36 AM



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