I carried a palm and cellphone for a little while long back ...happily a very little while ...horrible!!
-----Original Message----- From: Ranbo [mailto:ran...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 2:03 PM Subject: Re: Laptop vs. Notebook (maybe vs. PDA or smartphone)? Thanks, Curious, I believe it was Chris who said that the current smartphones don't ahve the full functionality that PDAS do. Is that not your experience? Would be nice, of course, to have one device do both rather than having to carry a PDA and a cellphone. I don't have heavy-duty needs; at least not for now. Randall On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 12:45 PM, RLeeSimon <rleesi...@gmail.com> wrote: > My personal take having had each... > > Each of these has a different usage. > > The notebook will, if chosen well, do the task of a desktop. If you > have a desktop already, the notebook might not serve you well unless > you need full power of windows XP or Vista while on the road. > > Smartphones use some version of windows CE (Pocket PC). They let you > manage all office type functions > (documents,spreadsheets,databases,files/folders) > and sync your life (contacts,favorites,files,calendar,etc.) with > aplomb. If served with wifi, they can give you internet on the road. > If served with a cellphone data plan, they can give you secure > internet, internet on the road. They can hook you up to a business > server. All these hookups cost money. > > A PDA is a smartphone without the phone. Can sync with your computer > when you are near it by wire or wifi or bluetooth or infrared. > > Some items call themselves "smartphones" ...like the fruit ones, but > have proprietary software that is not Microsoft windowsCE based. They > work well for some people too. Some of their services cost extra. > > Then, there's the issue of the keyboard. If you need it, get one that > has one in it that is easy to use for you. > > Make a careful list of what you need to do with it. Lugging a laptop > when you could just as well carry a smartphone in your pocket may be a > factor. > > ...see what the other guys say here!! > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ranbo [mailto:ran...@gmail.com] > Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 10:33 PM > Subject: Laptop vs. Notebook (maybe vs. PDA or smartphone)? > > > I have an opportunity to get either a laptop or notebook for free (up > to some dollar amount) through a program. It probably has to be a PC. > So wondering if anyone has any thoughts on the pros and cons of > laptops vs. notebooks, especially anyone who has used both. > > To now throw in one more variable, if the main or ostensible purpose > of the notebook or laptop is to help one be organized in order to > work, and if it would be possible to get a PDA (or maybe a smart > phone), which, if any, of these devices (laptop, notebook, PDA or > maybe smartphone) would be best for helping one get and stay > organized, both at home, at work and in other situations, like running > errands? That is, I might have the option of getting a PDA or maybe > smartphone instead of laptop or notebook, but only ONE of these. I'm > also thinking that if I can get one of these paid for, maybe best move > is to get the most expensive, e.g. perhaps a laptop, and buy the > other, e.g. PDA, myself. I can't afford to buy both or even, really, > a laptop. > > Thanks and hope this isn't too confusing a question or set of > questions > > Randall > > > ********************************************************************** > *** > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > > > ********************************************************************** > *** > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
