Re: PDA/handheld that can do CAD?

Robert wrote:
"Joerg" <notthisjoergsch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:9PVjh.12985$Gw4.1873@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Martin Riddle wrote:


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Doesn't have to be a PDA, just something small and with plenty of battery life per charge.



But there are quite a few cad packages for PDA's, third party.


That's mostly not an option because soon enough I'd have to run some compiler or PSoC software that doesn't come other than for Windows.

Oh well, I'll go bargain shopping for a laptop then after Christmas. The ads with today's paper were disappointing though. Not much on sale. I was hoping they'd get rid of laptops that aren't quite up to snuff for Vista (which I don't want) but it seems that might not happen.



Merry Christmas!!


Merry Christmas to you as well.

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If you're looking for a small system you might take a look at Samsung's Ultra Mobile PC.

Runs the Windows XP Tablet System on a Celeron Processor IIRC from what I saw on the CompUSA card underneath it though the Web Site says they're available with Mobile Pentium M's as well. They claim a 10 hr Battery life with the Power Bank option.

They're probably more expensive than you were thinking of but you might find one at a discount after a while.

http://www.samsung.com/uk/products/mobilecomputing/ultramobile/np_q1_v000suk.asp


Thanks for the hint, Robert. Interesting PC although I don't know how compatible the XP "tablet edition" is. $1100 sounds a bit steep. And that only buys 3hrs battery life. Longer life comes at extra cost. I guess I'll pass for now.

I need to be able to run pretty much any mundane Windows program. Not gaming or any high performance stuff, just Word, CAD, SPICE, databases and so on. That rules out pretty much any PDA. No clue why they are generally so paltry on RAM and program space. Often under 100MB in program storage alone while $20 USB sticks are already at 512MB. Seems they are stuck in the last century with those things.

Just heard on the news that the merchants were unhappy with Christmas sales and also with after Christmas day sales. Well, duh! To my utter surprise laptop prices actually went up substantially right before Christmas and they kept them up there. That's not a strategy to boost sales but it makes people wait until they see what shakes out after Vista shows up. What are they thinking?

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