Which do i buy I have about 2 hours to decide!!

[twiddle]

I'm going on my lunch break in 2 hours and I am (after many months of pondering) going to buy either

Jornada 568

or

Ipaq 3870

After many months this is it!!

Only thing is can I run decent games/emulators on the 568 and is there a controller/joystick product/sleeve like the HANaHO Ipaq one?

Thanks for listening![/quote]

[Mike Bannick]

I think the jornada supports multiple button presses. So there is no real need for one.

[Anon]

This always starts those lame debates, but I'll make it quite clear which is the best.

Hp 568 for quite a few reasons:
1) The screen does not have gamma issues like the 38xx series of ipaq, and before the dust issue comes up, it only applies to early models, if you're buying a new hp 56x, the screen will be sealed.
2) Comes with cf builtin, rather than adding bulky sleeves.
3) Removable battery
4) Most (if not all) the problems listed at www.ipaqpetition.com are not present in the hp 56x. (sd issues, etc)
5) All ARM apps will run on 56x just fine if the developer isn't an ipaq nazi. (eidos + ideaworks)
6) Builtin screen cover
7) sexiest device ever.

Oh, and about the joypad, there's the zeta joypad, dunno what the hanaho one looks like since well i don't own an ipaq.

[Anon]

Oh, and also, cf to * converters are typically cheaper than sleeves, so expansion (as if you need anything beyond a cf card accessory) is cheaper than on the ipaq side.

[Anon]

Basically put:
If you want problems ( http://www.ipaqpetition.com/petition/index.htm#38ISSU ), go with ipaq and become just another name on the petition.

But in response to the button press issues, if i'm not mistaken ipaq 37xx and above fixed the button press issues. And yes, 56xs do support multiple button presses.

Good luck on your purchase.

[Guest]

I absolutely agree with anon. I have a 3835. I would much rather have a 568 anyday for the exact same reasons

[|oLo|]

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I absolutely agree with anon. I have a 3835. I would much rather have a 568 anyday for the exact same reasons

[Cameron]

You know, you really could have just put all that into one post, since you're all the same person...

[Anon]

Tru dat, but my email went down so i can't recover my pm password so i could edit my posts. And it's 5 in the morning so thoughts come in bursts.
Put the two together and you get 3 posts.

[twiddle]

Gawd!! thanks for pointing me to

http://www.ipaqpetition.com/petition/index.htm#38ISSU

I never thought they were that bad! To be truthful too I was probably gonna go for the ipaq aswell.

Thanks for saving my soul!!

So the 568 it is! does the pad do diaganols!?

[Anon]

You bet it does.

[twiddle]

AH, 20 mins left and a problem! I just remembered that I cant listen to mp3s via headphones on a 568 can I? Or am I wrong!!?

[Anon]

Of course you can. I believe MS made that a standard or something like that.
everything you can do on an ipaq you can do on an hp.

[twiddle]

Cool I'll stop bugging you now with my last minute jitters and just go buy the damn thing!

I'll post up when she's alive!!

thanks for your help again!!

[R0B]

good choice with the jornada. In fact, I would almost be willing to trade my e200 for a jornada. Almost. The IPAQs suck. The name is too big, so they can get away with too much shit. Enjoy your jornada.