| Author | Comment |
spiral
Wraith
Posted: 27 Oct 2003
11:32 GMT
Total Posts: 958 | Assuming my house doesn't burn down, help me chose which on I should get the: Tapwave Zodiac|Asus Mypal A620|Dell Axim X3?
Tapwave Zodiac
Pros:
Palm OS doesn't multi-task, possibly more powerful emulation
Made for console gaming
Expensive device (~60 to 90 more than others)
Cons:
Games are expensive
Very new, little software is adapted for it
SD Slots, have to use 3 types of memory
No good Emulators out, future ones may be expensive
Asus Mypal A620
Pros:
Fastest Pocket PC on the market
Excellent Controls on the device for gaming
Free Emulators that work well
Playstation 1 emulator
CompactFlash slot goes with my camera (if I get an SD handheld, i'll have 3 different memory formats)
Cheapest
Cons:
Future upgradibility
Tapwave might be better for emulation
Dell Axim X3
Pros:
Supposedly quite fast
Wi-fi
Pocket PC software
Extra buttons
Cons:
More expensive
really really ugly, especially the back (all sorts of protrusions)
SD slot
[Edited by spiral on 27-Oct-03 20:36] |
spiral
Wraith
Posted: 27 Oct 2003
11:37 GMT
Total Posts: 958 | Some other stuff
Tapwave is a bit large, extremely long
Tapwave and Dell don't include cradles.
Asus has a nice screen
Tapwave has double resolution of other two devices.
[Edited by spiral on 27-Oct-03 20:38] |
zkostik
Carrier
Posted: 27 Oct 2003
18:42 GMT
Total Posts: 2486 | What exactly are you looking for spiral, a pda for gaming/organization or a nice portable for gaming? Also, what's your budget?
From the pack, I'd go with Asus Mypal but its the most expensive of the three. I'd stay away from Dell Axim for now since they're know to have problems with OS. Though, Axim's are a pretty good deal for the money. Zodiac is good for gaming only, its too big to put into a pocked and not very good as a pda while in vertical mode. Besides, it runs a Palm OS which isn't all that great. The screen is a lot bigger though, but slowe cpu will probably not perform as good as Intex xscale used in other two. Also note that there is a lot of free divx/mp3 players and emulators for pocket windows while there's only a few for palm os and they're not free. from the pack however, i like Asus Mypal best...
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calculatorfreakCG
Wraith
Posted: 27 Oct 2003
19:33 GMT
Total Posts: 739 | Well, Palms are nice, but they have their limitations.
If you're looking for games, get the Tapwave Zodiac in about 6 months- a year. Why? Becuase by then :
a) the price will be down
b) more games
c) game price will go down |
spiral
Wraith
Posted: 27 Oct 2003
20:43 GMT
Total Posts: 958 | Yeah, i'll most likely get the Asus Z. Actually I meant to say the Asus was the cheapest of 3. I dont' see anythign wrong with the Zodiac as a pDA in vertical mode, my current Palm has the same screen as the Zodiac. Palm OS definately does have its limitations.
Actually, even though the Zodiac has 1/2 the processing power, it may be able to outperform the Asus, because the overhead of processing on Palm OS is lower. It also has a built-in gfx chip (and some of the graphics it produces are quite impressive). However, it doesn't have any emulators out. I doubt the game price will go down much unless sales are very poor. However, in a year the Sony PSP comes out, and i'll have to see how things shape up then. |
calculatorfreakCG
Wraith
Posted: 28 Oct 2003
18:04 GMT
Total Posts: 739 | Yeah, good choice. |
