Expensive storage

[randall]

[Vampgrrl]

[Moose or Chuck]

[Vampgrrl]

[999]

[Moose or Chuck]

Nicole, go with the PC Card sleeve. You can buy adaptors to plug in so you have CF card capabilities as well.<br><br>But you seem like use the Targus keyboard more, if you were looking for a laptop before. So that would be my first choice in your situation.<br><br>If you get a Nokia 8290 or 8260 like 999 said, you won't need a modem for you iPaq because you can connect through the IR port on the cell to surf. Just make sure you've got plenty of cheap minutes.<br><br>If you get the PC Card Type III adaptor, then you've got two PC Card ports, one of which you can use with a 2GB Kingston PCMCIA hard drive (That uses half the battery of a microdrive) and your wireless network card in the other.<br><br>So many choices, so little money. I've got a Casio so I don't have a single on of those choices. (Great, I've turned it into a war).Last modification: Moose Master - 06/15/01 at 07:03:08

[Diego Cueva]

Hi Nicole,<br>Just to point something that you should consider is that while a PC sleeve is cool and PCMCIA HDs are up to 2 gigs, it will make your PPC bigger and havier. And I mean, a lot bigger and heavier than a normal iPAQ. imho. <br><br><br>Last modification: Diego Cueva - 06/15/01 at 08:02:55

[Vampgrrl]

Yeah..Id like to get the PC sleeve but right now I 'm pretty tapped out so if I get anything right now it will be the CF sleeve/CF memory/maybe the keyboard.<br>Has anyone found and used a generic power adapter for the ipaq?  I do need to get one of those too so I can charge at work.  I was gunna get a sync cable but I just remembered I had a work laptop (not mine) and it had Ir on it so I can sync that way.<br>If I had all the money in the world to deal with Id get the dual PC sleeve, toshiba PC drive (1.2 gig) and a modem, keyobard, ..uhm anything and everything at mobileplanet.com that works on the iPaq...heh

[Diego Cueva]

[Vampgrrl]

[Diego Cueva]

[RavenRay]

[Dan East]

The iPaq supply is 5V 2A, so it should be easy to find a 3rd party model, assuming the connector isn't proprietary. It looks standard to me. You can also get a USB charging cable that will charge your iPaq off of your PC / Laptop while it's connected.<br><br>Dan East

[999]

Don't forget, the iPAQ has an internal voltage regulating diode. So, as long as you're in that general voltage margin, you should be safe.<br><br>I've been using 4 AA's as a battery extender (without any diode) for over a year now, and my iPAQ still works fine. 1.5 x 4 = 6volts.<br><br>

[Vampgrrl]

Ack!<br>iPaq=money pit.<br>I just got paid today, ran down to CompNazi err USA picked up a CF sleeve and 64 meg CF memory to start with.  I seriously need a better case for it though, with the sleeve on the leather "case" that came with the Ipaq, wont fit the CF sleeve and the PPC.