PocketMatrix

hi i have been using a Sony Clie n760c (that's right...a palm os) for almost a month now. when i first got it, i thought it was the greatest man made thing on earth! this was before the omnipotent light of ppc was shed upon me. before i purchased the clie, i debated for a very long time whether to go with a palm os platform or a ppc platform. i finally went with the palm os reassuring myself with grandiose thoughts of ease of use and great battery life. however, i have checked out some of my friends' ppc, and they are just too darn great. now i regret having spent the hefty $400 for a palm os platform (which would have been enough to get me an ipaq 3650!!). i now plan on switching to ppc (hooray!). but i am again faced with difficult choices. i don't know what ppc i should go with. i need something fairly small to carry around, play movies cleanly, great gaming abilities, supports 65k colors, BRIGHT screen that parallels (almost parallels) the ipaq 3835, costs around $400.00 and that supports cf or sd built in. i am leaning towards the new casio e-200 becuase of its integrated cf AND sd slot and bright screen. any other suggestions? anyone hav a ppc they willing to trade for a less than month old sony clie n760c w/box instructions and everything else that came with it and a 64mb magic gate memory stick in addition to the 8mb that comes with it, and a 3 in 1 pentopia clie chameleon stylus? email me at layjiboiee@aol.com

If money were no object, obviously get the Compaq iPaq 3800, but since it is, yea either the Casio e-200 or you might want to check out the new "@migo" pocket PC.  It's $399 and looks like it perfectly matches the description you posted.  Here's the link to their website:<br><br><br><br>By the way, good luck trying to find a trader for your Sony... might as well try to sell it on eBay.

What would be better for my needs: an ipaq 3765 or a casio e200? i don't like the new amigo since it's only 32mb ram.  thanks!

i could also get a jornada 568 for a pretty decent price...does the 568 have good video playback and a bright screen? i've heard the battery life on it is better than most other ppc's/..

Casio E-200, it's more reliable than Compaq, and has a better screen. Otherwise they are pretty much identical, just that the Casio E-200 has more card slots. If you are pressed for cash, the Casio EM-500 is selling for $200-$300 right now, instead of the E-200's hefty price tag of $600.<br><br>My friend at school just won a Palm m100, it's ok, just very pithetic, but for free it's good.

Personally, I think I'd probably go with the Casio as well. I haven't had any problems with Compaq, but I'm starting to realize that my life would be a lot easier if I had built-in CF. Don't get me wrong, I love the sleeve idea, but I'd rather relegate it to hardware instead of memory.

Here's the best price for the E-200 I could find with MySimon.com - <br><br>They also have the EM-500 for $290, and E-125 for $335, and CF Digital Camera for $184. The site's Solutions4Sure, an Office Depot company.

not bad, 48 left as well. And they arent trying to charge you 29.99 for ground shipping;)

don't be fooled by that SINGLE smilie in matt's last post...you IM him he will thrust upon you such an onslaught of smilies you'll be begging for your life after the first reply...

if your pressed for cash and want something that willl play movies and take cf cards with a good screen, i'd get an E125.  I have an EM500, and it would need bigger storage cards to carry full movies.<br>If you can get the cash, get a casio E200.  Altho, coming from a sony CLIE, you'd be impressed by a tv remote.  Any ppc will make you smile lots and lots.