Tech toy stupidity
Aug. 16th, 2001 05:33 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
raptorckYou know, there used to be a time when I considered the PalmOS devices to be perfection.
That time is long since passed. $400 for a Palm m500, or $200 for a monochrome iPaq (with double the storage).
Oh, and all you anti-M$ tree-hugging hippies, go someplace that gives a rat's ass about what you think. If it bugs you that much, get it and install pocketlinux or something. Cretins.
Now, back to our math lesson. m505, the top of the line Palm, costs $449. The top of the line iPaq? $649. With 8x the RAM, a nicer screen, and other happiness. Did I mention media playing features (just in case?) Or wireless? (Again, just in case?)
Then, the *real* top of the line, the Sony Clie, is $499. Even then, it's overpriced.
Say what you will about Windows CE/Pocket PC, I think the hardware's definitely beating the snot out of the Palms these days. Hell, the iPaq can probably replace my laptop 99% of the time. Now *that's* something I can use.
That time is long since passed. $400 for a Palm m500, or $200 for a monochrome iPaq (with double the storage).
Oh, and all you anti-M$ tree-hugging hippies, go someplace that gives a rat's ass about what you think. If it bugs you that much, get it and install pocketlinux or something. Cretins.
Now, back to our math lesson. m505, the top of the line Palm, costs $449. The top of the line iPaq? $649. With 8x the RAM, a nicer screen, and other happiness. Did I mention media playing features (just in case?) Or wireless? (Again, just in case?)
Then, the *real* top of the line, the Sony Clie, is $499. Even then, it's overpriced.
Say what you will about Windows CE/Pocket PC, I think the hardware's definitely beating the snot out of the Palms these days. Hell, the iPaq can probably replace my laptop 99% of the time. Now *that's* something I can use.
