The continuing PDA dilemma

I’m still thinking. More than 18 months on from posting my first thoughts, I still haven’t found a device good enough to persuade me to buy it. Obviously I’m asking for too much, and that the device I’m looking for just doesn’t exist. So, time for some compromises, I think.

Going back to my experiences of the Nokia N82, I realise that that did pretty much everything I really want. Not in an ideal way, mostly because the screen is too small for “proper” web browsing. But for the occasions I would actually use it, it worked really well. Maybe a smartphone is what I need? If it was a 3G phone that worked as a modem for the rare occasions I need to use a laptop away from WiFi (which the N82 would, contract permitting) that would be a nice bonus.

Am I talking myself into an N82? I might be. But first, I guess there are other smartphone possibilities I just haven’t investigated because a smartphone wasn’t a device I was considering. Blackberries, Palm Treos, and others. The research continues…

Steve Rumsby : 16 May 2008 13:08 |  Tags: Gadgets |  Comments (0) |  Report a problem