"Gabriel Knight" <someone@who.hates.junkmail> wrote in message
news:s3lt25p0pf6rsq94hv2ej8qkbp7naaqsat@4ax.com...
> On Tue, 9 Jun 2009 16:47:12 +0200, "Werner \"Menneisyys\" Ruotsalainen
> [MVP - Windows - Mobile Devices]" <!ei.maileja@kiitos!> wrote:
>
>>A quick note: the highest resolution you can have is 800*480 (and the
>>iPhone
>>210 is "only" VGA). In addition, PDA rendering can be pretty slow on WinMo
>>(particularly if the doc you read has a lot of highly complicated compound
>>images).
>>
>>Are you sure you don't want to go for a tablet instead - for example, a
>>TC1100? It only weighs in 1.4kg and is far-far better suited for PDF
>>reading. In addition, it's dirt cheap nowadays; so are brand new batteries
>>for it off eBay.
>>
>>--
>
> Still kinda prefer a PDA because of a few things that importantly
> distinguish it from a tablet PC:
> . Size - can put it in my pocket
> . Turns on and off quickly without killing battery (unless I were to
> leave tablet in sleep mode all the time)
>
> What I really want is just something that will do the job that won't
> cost me a fortune. For just PDF eBooks etc. and occasional web
> browsing, not a really big deal. Prefer it has an SD slot too, just
> for all my eBooks.
>
> Further recommendations still appreciated thanks.

I'm no expert on them, but you might check and see what the Nokia N800/N810
mini-web tablets offer in PDF/ebook viewing. They're the size of PDA, but
run a Linux OS called Maemo and have 800x480 displays. The older N800 (no
slide-out hard keyboard) sells for well under $200 on eBay these days, and
there's a thriving Linux developer community constantly pumping out software
for the N8x0 series. They have WiFi and BT for connectivity, plus SD slots-
really nice little devices. Check out http://maemo.org for an idea about
what's available for them.