210 or 4700

heybhouse · 05-13-08, 10:19 AM

for those who have had both, if you were to buy one today for the same price, which would you buy and why? Thanks!

Islanti · 05-13-08, 11:33 AM

If you play games or video I'd go with the 21x. It has a d-pad and a better processor for video (assuming you use CorePlayer).

Considering there's no warranty with the hx4700, that's another reason to go with the 21x.

WM6.1 is a consideration, but frankly I haven't been happy with the performance or reliability of the hx4700 with WM6.1. That's actually what prompted me to get a 21x (currently on order, waiting for it to arrive).

rush214 · 05-13-08, 12:04 PM

memory, memory, memory
I will never buy Pocket PC with 64MB

heybhouse · 05-13-08, 02:11 PM

thanks for your thoughts. i'm wanting to upgrade for the bigger screen on the very long business trips but don't want to take a laptop. i use it for video and word, and powerpoint the most.

mingkee · 05-13-08, 07:29 PM

if HX4700 has bt version 2.0, I'd pick one up and install WM6 in a heartbeat
the 1.2 is pretty slow (500kbps at best), compared with 2.0 (up to 1300kbps)

dkimak · 05-13-08, 09:16 PM

I found the battery cover on the 4700 to be easily damaged if it was accidentally dropped. Got frustrated and switched to a Dell x51v the second time it happened.

Even with all of the little issues with the 210, I'm very happy to have it. Great screen, decent performance and I very rarely have to soft reset it!

rush214 · 05-14-08, 01:58 AM

And one more thing - hx4700 doesn't support SDHC cards even in WM6

Ceril · 05-14-08, 05:10 AM

honestly, I am not sure why one would go "backwards" in regards to the memory. The memory is key

heybhouse · 05-22-08, 11:46 PM

thanks, went with the 210 and a steel case. still checking it out...

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