Re: Tech Review - HP Jornada 680 (comments from a HP 200 LX user)
From: BOUREK (bourek@iol.cz)
Thu, 13 May 1999 00:16:44 +0200
Hello,
IMHO I still think that a 32MB (not to speak of the 64MB) double speed HP
200LX is of much more use for a doctor than the Jornada 680. It supports
Ethernet network connections, http://www browser, can be used for hours of work and
will do anything the Jornada 680 does + much more. The WIN CE 2.11 is far
form being a mature platform and limits you into using only a few programs.
The DOS emulation is not of much use, I've tried it and it is slow (in
theory one would need a 300 MHz processor to run DOS at the 14MHz of the
200LX - this would make the Jornada red hot and the batteries flat in
notime). The WIN CE machines spend a lot of energy and resources just for
running the operation system. I am only afraid, that M$ forces batteries to
be Windows-compatible (e.i. unusable). The Jornada 680 is probably a good
choice for someone, who wants to run a limited version of M$ Office with a
lot of long text typing. For such work I still think that a HP Omnibook 425
(with full sized keyboard, non backlit LCD and 8 hours run on one charge or
with 4 AA batteries is also a good 300 $ option).
Wishing all on the list a lovely day
Ales Bourek {:>
bourek@med.muni.cz
http://www.med.muni.cz/~bourek
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