XKalibuR

pitbull checkout ebay, most you need is like a 600mhz, because for email wordprocessing and stuff you dont need anything big. $400 and less you can get one. A dell axim withkeyboard an memory would range around $370 so not a big difference

here is one example:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=18792


or even a 366mhz p2 with built in 56k which you need
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=3436313097

Magicmonger

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Originally posted by markprieb Also check at www.usedhandhelds.com , then you could buy a cheap handheld pc or pocket pc for like $100. Then you could buy a cheap used laptop like others have suggested.

This was the best advice I seen throughout all the replies.

I would've advised this earlier but I didn't know there was a used pocket pc site on the net.

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janine248

yeah, I found this link in PocketPC Magazine. On this used handheld site I saw that they publish ppcmag. I'll have to check it out more just for the heck of it.

kimsanghoon2003

hey wassup fella,

listen to me, all these people had a decent point, but i got the answer to your question.

yes, it can. if you are like me, then a dell axim x5 should do all your necessary tasks, such as write up a paper, powerpoint, excel, dictionary, watch movies, create tasks, keep your scedule, mp3 music, internet, etc. and gues what, if you use sd and cf slot, you can have crazy amount of memory for everything. i have about 8 essays stored in my device, many many notes, also, i have three full lenth movies stored on my device (natural born killers, fast food, and my dear secretary i got at pocketpcfilms.com), i got a gomadic cable which i check my email whether i am in class, bed, car, etc. i truly believe that it does replace the laptop. of course it cannot do things that laptop cannot do, but can a laptop fit in your pocket?

oh yeah, and, i do agree, the axim may last longer than your gf, so maybe check with a buddy of yours if you can use his comp for synching, but remember to enable the password function because friends can never be trusted.

janine248

?freinds can never be trusted?

kimsanghoon2003....do you own a PC or Laptop?

kimsanghoon2003

yeah i do own a PC. but do i also own a laptop, no, i have an axim x5 for that.

and can friends be trusted? no. only thing that can be trusted is my axim.

pittbull

Kimsanghoon, thanks for the reply. I know it cannot do EVERYTHING a laptop can do, but it is ultra-portable and with the ability to use a PC whenever I need at her house (like I am doing now!), I can get by. I use WIN XP so I have a password on my identity in XP.

Anyway, thanks.

micahlegg

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Originally posted by pittbull Kimsanghoon, thanks for the reply. I know it cannot do EVERYTHING a laptop can do, but it is ultra-portable and with the ability to use a PC whenever I need at her house (like I am doing now!), I can get by. I use WIN XP so I have a password on my identity in XP. Anyway, thanks.

The only set-back is the small screen. Make sure you get some program like js landscape if youwant to view websites and stuff.;)

Astounded EEG

Last December I really really really really wanted a laptop.

so i went and looked on Dell's site for about 30 hours trying to make one that i could afford. i finally decided that the most cost-effective laptop would actually be one that was $2100 up front with a $400 rebate, so $1700 (one requirement was a good video card, and those babies will run you...). needless to say, I didn't get it.

of course, the entire time i would see these little ads for the "NEW! DELL AXIM HANDHELD" "from $199 after rebate."

I recalled seeing a dude in one of my classes taking notes on a handheld. I remember the keyboard was just like the Axim's, so there's a good chance it was a Dell.

Having worked up so much anticipation over getting a laptop I really didn't want to come away empty-handed so I gave it a look....and bought an X5 advanced, hoping it would satisfy my mobility cravings. (we also happened to have a $100 off $400 peripherals coupon from my mom's recently purchased computer, so I got the foldable keyboard for free :) it was $99 at the time.)

I was absoluted amazed by all the bells and whistles when I got my axim....there were a lot of features I hadn't paid any attention to. for example, i had no idea that the speaker could actually play music with any degree of competence. I thought it was only good for beeping and stuff. and that tantalizing screen....

long story short(ened): I don't think the PPC can be a PC replacement (though for your purposes this may be possible). a lot of things it does need computer assistance, particularly burning and getting mp3s and videos, printing, viewing things that require a lot of screen space, using internet securely (this is a problem if you get a wifi card since encryption sucks), etc.

on the other hand, the PPC offers things a laptop or desktop cannot: hyper-portability (including use as an mp3 player), e-book reading platform (try holding your laptop above your head while lying down for an hour) and (esp. if you get the axim X5) waaaay better battery life. My axim with its standard battery was able to play mp3s through headphones for almost 12.5 hours (!) with the backlight turned off.

I still needed to update my PC though, which is one thing a laptop could have done. So I bought an XPC case by Shuttle (http://www.digit-life.com/articles2/...one/index.html) and built a new one for $327 total. 2.4 GHz celeron, 512MB PC2100 DDRRAM, 30GB HDD, cannibalized 64MB video card, DVDROM, all in a super-quiet, USB 2.0X4 and FirewireX2 equipped case about 30% the size and weight of my old dell optiplex.

this, i think, is the ultimate combination of mobility and usefulness....a very portable (and not handicapped) PC that isn't a pain to move from place to place if needed, and a PPC+keyboard that goes everywhere with me and does all the basic functions of a mobile laptop.

pittbull

EEG, thanks for the reply. I can afford a 300 MHz with a keyboard or a 400 MHz. Thinking that if I was in class and wanted to type up a 1 page assignment, a keyboard would be better than the extra 100 Mhz.

Also, I am leaning toward X3 because of size, new technology, etc. The batter life should be over 7 hours with backlight off for MP3 I guess. That is 66% of the battery life of yours.

cherdman

You'll be sorely disappointed if you think that the PPC can replace a good PC/Laptop...but you can always order an axim and send it back after a couple of weeks if it doesn't float your boat.