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[BlackHawk]

Yep, exactly that... With  the current exchange rate, it turns out that I've paid about $110 for it... of course it's used, but otherwise in v.good condition

I had a choice between:
- a Philips Velo for $40 that looked like it had fallen from a 10 story building,
- a Psion Revo for $85 that - like all Revos - didn't have a backlight and had a strange keyboard (and no possible memory upgrades/other extensions!)
- this one...

I've just won the bid for it, I'll pay tomorrow and it should ship about by the next Monday... I'll post more about it when it arrives

Here are some reviews and info:
- Review 1 [pencomputing.com]
- Review 2 [t3.co.uk]
- Info site [geocities.com]
- Google

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It's actually awesome with a wider-than-standard screen and all the other bells and whistles:

Size & Weight
     185 mm x 94 mm x 24.5 mm :: 430 g
     7.28 in x 3.7 in x 0.96 in :: 15.17 oz

Processor
     Hitachi SH3 @ 80 MHz

Memory
     RAM 8 MB
     ROM 8 MB

Graphics Processor
     Unknown

Display
     FSTN LCD :: LED backlight
     640 x 240 pixels :: 4 grayscales

Communications
     Serial cable
     IrDA

Expansion options
     CF Type I
     PC Card Type II

Battery
     2x AA :: life up to 25 hours :: removable
     CR2032 backup battery :: removable

Input methods
     touch screen
     keyboard

Audio
     speaker :: microphone

Another cool thing is, it comes with the original WinCE2 and manufacturer's driver & prog CDs...

I bought it because I needed something very portable, and my laptop just isn't portable enough
Now I just need a 56k CF/PCMCIA modem... I've got an archaic 14.4k one, but that must've been a joke by the manufacturer :ermm:

And now the worst thing... unlike my laptop, I had to pay for it entirely with my own cash :angry2:

EDIT: bump

Edited by BlackHawk, 05 January 2005 - 01:07 PM.