Hi.
I used to own a 5450 but I had to sell it in April to raise costs for the wedding. However, I have just picked up a new o2 Xda for £100 at work - but I miss the functionality that the ipaq offered with regards to expansion packs!
Is there anything on the market that would allow a pcmcia device to be attached to the Xda?
Thanks
No, there isn't. Yes, this is annoying.
still .... ive seen the ipaq with its expansion sleeve. You need a backpack to carry it!
thanks for the feedback. Just would be nice to have the Orinoco working with the Xda. Still shouldn't complain - blasted the xda with the special edition rom and that Orange sim card loves it's new home.
Besides the lack of exp packs - my first impression of the XDA? Why didn't I buy one sooner?
cheers
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Does anyone know if the backpack supports microdrives? - I read somewhere that CF II support does not automatically include support for microdrive. - In case it does, I found a great tip from a cameraforum for getting a 4 GB microdrive for cheap (£199)
Yeah there is much talk from other PPC users about the creative muvo2 having an unsoldiered 4gb microdrive inside that can be removed easily and retails at a much cheaper price than the drive alone :roll:
Currently $200
However until the backpack is released and tested we will not know for sure.
I have been holding off getting an XDAII till I know what this backpack is going to do for me.
I cant afford an XDA2, but have recently been interested in the XDA, but have a few questions...
First of all, I didnt realise it had 4k colours, but how bad is it? I currently have a 65k colour screen SPV E200, so is the difference horrible? Baring in mind I will be watching videos, playing games, and using the internet on it. I know how bad my old Nokia 6100 colour screen was, and it's what's putting me off.
Secondly, I have a few problems with my E200, which if you've read anything about them, you'll know what I mean. I know the XDA is made by HTC aswell, so does it have loads of problems too?
Cheers!
They are nice machines, you can get them off e-bay for about £120 for the 32MB model, and £150 ish for the 64.
I got the 32MB for £120 sometime ago, however, I would recommend going for the 64Mb for a few quid more.
The display is only 4096 colours, but all pic viewers I've used allow dithering which makes the image look very presentable, even DivX players, more would be nicer though.
Battery life is wicked, but I guess that could be down to the faily dim backlight compared to the XDA II, and other PDA's I've used (we have them all at work, iPAQ, Tosh's, Casio's etc.) I've been on holiday for 2 weeks(left XDA @ home) and didn't lose a thing, my iPAQ would have been blanked in that time!
Be careful if you are considering installing WM2003 thats currently knocking around, as you'll get trouble if you plan on using an SD card. Two of us keep getting them erased, plus numerous folks on the net have reported similar findings.
All-in-all the XDA I is a good purchase, but don't pay a bean over £160 for the 64MB one in mint condition with case, headphones and boxes.
Happy Hunting....
Cheers for that spadb.
I'm guessing it'd be a hell of a lot worse to look at than my E200?
I have a E200 as well, checked all the info before it got released and I was like I must have this phone.............now 5 months down the road what a waste of £300, yes it has all the nice toys on it, but with all the problems it is having I wish I had spent the money on the XDA 2, anyway brought me a xda with 32meg (had a little fault on it) so I phoned the XDA center and told them the problem I was having and how much it would cost to get it fixed guess what phone is still under warranty (think all xda's have 2 years) and getting it fixed for free , lets see Orange come up with something like that!
Ah great, someone with an E200 aswell...
Would I struggle to like the XDA with the 4k colours, after using my E200?
Nope, for the 2 days I used it (off for repair at the mo) I had no problems with it, nice large screen,clear sound (oh what joy after the E200) and by far less bugs and crashes, lots more out for the xda (program wise) than for the E200, only problem I faced was trying to work out the Orange settings for the phone, the other downside was short battery life but after the E200's battery problem I can put up with it.
So a video is just as watchable as on the E200? And games are just as good? What about the internet, because I find 65k colours annoying as it is, as it isnt enough, or maybe that's down to the size of the E200's screen?
Cant give much info on using it on the net as I never got round to it, as for vid's and games just as good but on a bigger screen, when mine comes back I can give more info till then can't do much.
not wanting to hijack the thread but to just ask.
I've just bought an XDA I on e-bay. couldn't afford an XDA II either and paid £206 (incl delivery) but this one is 64mb, unlocked, boxed, brand new with a two year warranty so I think I've got a reasonable deal.
the only thing that miffs me a bit is lack of SDIO bluetooth support but it looks like the Jabra BT200 takes care of what I wanted, (handsfree with no poxy cable strangling me)
yeah, I'd say the XDA was the best buy. the only other alternative in the same price class on e-bay is the Jornada 928 which I actually owned for four hours before relisting on e-bay. don't get me wrong, lovely screen, good HP execution of features and the phone implementation was good, but it's a brick, it's bulky, it's chunky and it's dead tech with zilch support from HP so yeah, the XDA is a good buy.
there's good support, plenty of forums on it and spares. so I reckon I made the right choice.
Buy the xda, you will not regret it, if you want a demo of the video download killer bean 2.
This has been updated today 9-1-08 and you get TWO... 2) 2 GB MicroSD cards for $6.49 !!!
www.woot.com
Probably going to go REAL fast
Nice. I just ordered me one.
It's allowing me to still buy it.....
I snagged 2 of theses during the last woot-off. Don't expect them anytime quick, shipping took a few weeks. However they work great for flashing. I keep one with me in case a rom or radio update comes out that I "Must Have". The other is in my digital camera.
God why am I broke right now???
eww....i wouldnt put anything made by kingston near any of my electronics. ram, memory cards, nothing. they are like the in-store KMart brand of the computing world. Although, not as bad as TopRam, but close, lol.
I just bought a couple of Kingston ones for .95 a piece on Buy.com on the last day of the Google Checkout $10.00 off deal... Yeah buddy!
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eww....i wouldnt put anything made by kingston near any of my electronics. ram, memory cards, nothing. they are like the in-store KMart brand of the computing world. Although, not as bad as TopRam, but close, lol.
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Dude are you serious? Kingston is not a generic brand
are the canada or US based?
cant find any info.
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are the canada or US based?
cant find any info.
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woot is US, based out of somewhere in texas
^^thank you.
Bump for the new smoking deal
Wow...
Why is it always right when you don't need one???
Hi everyone.. just ordered the Mozart from Telstra.. should arrive Monday
Same- its going to be awesome!
Tell us how much you like / dislike it
To use in Canada or US? How much if you don't mind me asking?
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To use in Canada or US? How much if you don't mind me asking?
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No for here in Australia.. I recieved it today, have installed 15 apps so far, and it Flies!!! So fast, but the browser is pretty average. Hope they patch that soon.
Really enjoyinh the experience as i use it for work and we have Sharepoint 2010 as well.. so this is a wonderful experience.
Just ordered one
Just ordered one, to a very good price
Dont know when it will arrive. It does'nt come out in Denmark until monday.
I'm holding out to see the pricing of the Trophy on Vodafone, and to see if the 7Pro arrives in Australia.
Tell us how it is, the $49 cap is certainly a huge incentive ($30 less than the iPhone I believe?)
Im not on plan, bought it outright for my work phone, and it was out of the box, charged, then setup. Connected to our exchange, sharepoint and ive installed 15 or so apps now.. really impressed.
Camera takes pics quickly and with little fuss. Telstra Hub is a big slow app, so i dont use it and the thing flies.
So far so good.
How is the headphone volume on the device you guys have. Mine was so low I had to send it back
could you please tell me where i can buy a NON-contract mozart in australia? my old sister is in australia now. want to buy one. PM me if you like. thanks.
Is the build quality satisfying? From pics, it seems the Trophy is the more beautiful handset (while the Mozart has a more solid unibody frame and better camera/flash).
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Is the build quality satisfying? From pics, it seems the Trophy is the more beautiful handset (while the Mozart has a more solid unibody frame and better camera/flash).
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I find the Mozart to be a wonderful in the hand device, i have moved from the larger heavier HD2 to this and find it a substantial improvment all up, although the screen is smaller is my only major issue to accept. But functional size, wonderful sturdy machine.
and it gets better by the day as i get used to it.
had one for a week now very happy with it, only downside fixed 8gb memory but still went with it as i never filled the 8gb card in my p3600i. can not wait to see what customizations xda come up with.
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had one for a week now very happy with it, only downside fixed 8gb memory but still went with it as i never filled the 8gb card in my p3600i. can not wait to see what customizations xda come up with.
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Seriously.. 8gig is huge.. if you want to carry every song you own or every pic/video etc.. get a media device..
If you want a smartphone which is light.. good battery life.. fast.. dead easy to use.. Lots of apps comming online by the day.
Ive got 15-17 apps on the phone now, on the HD2 5 to 7 would kill it memory wise.
Ive installed a cycling training app and the GPS/battery life and accuracy is way better than the 6.5 roms.
Very happy
I know what y'all mean regarding the Mozart and WP7. As a long time Mac user/most time Mac fan looks like my iPhone4 might be going on eBay. Definitely some things that need to be fixed and more apps to come but as a first release MS have done a fairly good job with the new OS. Def better than Android 2.2 already at this stage.
hey everyone
i've got chance to trade my htc diamond for tg01 but i sold it before(it was brand new) so i've got cash now. i see prices here around like 100euro for used tg01's so i wish to know if it's worth buyin it.
i'm usually hd2 guy(using it 1,5 year) so how do these devices compare(seeing pretty close specs). would you buy it again if you have choice?
hoping to hear first-hand
thanks
stirkac said:
hey everyone
i've got chance to trade my htc diamond for tg01 but i sold it before(it was brand new) so i've got cash now. i see prices here around like 100euro for used tg01's so i wish to know if it's worth buyin it.
i'm usually hd2 guy(using it 1,5 year) so how do these devices compare(seeing pretty close specs). would you buy it again if you have choice?
hoping to hear first-hand
thanks
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tg01 has near same hd2 specs, has a good resistiv 4,1" lcd. here is often the problem, devices around 100euro has scratches on PLASTIC screen. for 150 - 180 you can get a well-kept device and this is worth. with a good modified custom ROM is a good and fast WinMo device. ROM flashing is very quick and easy- this make a great fun.
you have a grat choice of different ROMs and Radios .i would buy it again (i have actuall 3x tg01, 1x very used, 1x good and 1x exellent)
pozdrav, miro
stirkac said:
hey everyone
i've got chance to trade my htc diamond for tg01 but i sold it before(it was brand new) so i've got cash now. i see prices here around like 100euro for used tg01's so i wish to know if it's worth buyin it.
i'm usually hd2 guy(using it 1,5 year) so how do these devices compare(seeing pretty close specs). would you buy it again if you have choice?
hoping to hear first-hand
thanks
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yes it is a great device to mess rouund with and it has loads of fun roms. it will go well with your hd2. both have nearly the same specs. get one!
thanks guys will ask for pics etc and then see. guy said he bought phone in germany 6m ago, so we'll see
i saw rom flashing.. damn that's simple, no hspl's and ****, like good old omnia i had before hd2. but this is pretty brickable right? i mean flashing hd2 with corrupted(or even empty-task29)rom results only stuck boot(and reflash as concequence)
stirkac said:
thanks guys will ask for pics etc and then see. guy said he bought phone in germany 6m ago, so we'll see
i saw rom flashing.. damn that's simple, no hspl's and ****, like good old omnia i had before hd2. but this is pretty brickable right? i mean flashing hd2 with corrupted(or even empty-task29)rom results only stuck boot(and reflash as concequence)
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yes it is so easy! iiit is simply dumping the ROM on the sd card, then click on an exe to flash!
there are loads of great roms on the forum too to suit your needs.
stirkac said:
hey everyone
i've got chance to trade my htc diamond for tg01 but i sold it before(it was brand new) so i've got cash now. i see prices here around like 100euro for used tg01's so i wish to know if it's worth buyin it.
i'm usually hd2 guy(using it 1,5 year) so how do these devices compare(seeing pretty close specs). would you buy it again if you have choice?
hoping to hear first-hand
thanks
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An excellent device in nearly all respects. As indicated above, is easy to flash and has opened up all sorts of opportunities for development both large and small.
Good resistive screen - one key reason I went for the TG01 - enables handwriting recognition and detailed pointing with the stylus when you want it, but also pretty sensitive for finger touch also when preferred (trick is setting screen sensitivity in registry, either manually to taste or via a generic .cab). Best of both worlds really, while the now almost ubiquitous capacitive screen is of course incapable of screen writing.
Main regrets are:
- Lack of a 3.5mm audio jack, but a suitable dongle works OK in the uUSB port
- Inability to charge while using the USB port for audio out
But both of these can be addressed by using a Bluetooth headset adapter, thus freeing the uUSB port for connection to an external device (eg. charging or perhaps an external hard drive, memory stick, etc.)
Definitely a very respectable piece of kit which continues to have significant potential
Best regards,
Kevin
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An excellent device in nearly all respects. As indicated above, is easy to flash and has opened up all sorts of opportunities for development both large and small.
Good resistive screen - one key reason I went for the TG01 - enables handwriting recognition and detailed pointing with the stylus when you want it, but also pretty sensitive for finger touch also when preferred (trick is setting screen sensitivity in registry, either manually to taste or via a generic .cab). Best of both worlds really, while the now almost ubiquitous capacitive screen is of course incapable of screen writing.
Main regrets are:
- Lack of a 3.5mm audio jack, but a suitable dongle works OK in the uUSB port
- Inability to charge while using the USB port for audio out
But both of these can be addressed by using a Bluetooth headset adapter, thus freeing the uUSB port for connection to an external device (eg. charging or perhaps an external hard drive, memory stick, etc.)
Definitely a very respectable piece of kit which continues to have significant potential
Best regards,
Kevin
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thank you will see i got offer for nice white one and dr_strangetrick's black..hard to decide lol