I have found my Sprint HTC Touch Pro to be excellent for reading ebooks. The
excellent resolution makes it easy to read, despite the overall small size.
Ron S.
"Tim Layton" <TimLayton@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
> An iPaq running windows mobile is likely the best fit for your
> requirements.
> Enjoy!
>
>
> "Gabriel Knight" wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I have owned several PDAs and now I'm on a Samsung Omnia which is my
>> cellphone as well.
>>
>> However I've found that I would really like to have a PDA for reading
>> eBooks and PDF documents, and also for the occasional web browsing.
>> Therefore I decided it might be a nice thing to have something
>> separate from my Omnia something with a much larger screen that I can
>> use for reading mostly.
>>
>> So I need a recommendation because it has been years since I owned a
>> PDA that was not also my cellphone.
>>
>> Here are my preferences:
>> 1. LARGEST screen possible. I cannot over-state this it is #1
>> preference as large a screen because I'll be doing LOTS of reading on
>> it.
>> 2. FAST CPU... my friend recently got a used ipaq - I used to own an
>> ipaq as well, and though I'd been happy with them, he seems to have
>> trouble he says it is quite slow. Since my current phone/pda is a very
>> recent model I'm very used to FAST performance. I'd like something
>> with a really good CPU.
>> 3. Good battery life. I'll be spending probably 80% reading pdf files
>> and maybe 20% using my wifi connection. I am fully aware that wifi is
>> a battery killer and I know that from many other products I've
>> experienced it with. So given that I know that already, I want a
>> product with a really good battery life to accomodate this occasional
>> wifi use.
>>
>> Aside from those preferences in terms of what is important to me, it
>> MUST be windows mobile and I should at least be able to use version 5
>> or 6. I know from experience quite a few of the units I've owned have
>> been upgradable to newer versions of winmo so even if the product
>> originally had something a bit older, as long as it will run a recent
>> version like 5 or 6, I don't mind doing an upgrade.
>>
>> Again, of utmost importance is a really nice screen size.
>>
>> Recommendations are appreciated.
>> I am fond of manufacturers like Asus, I am indifferent about HP, and I
>> hate Sony products so that might give you an idea of my preference in
>> terms of reliability of manufacturer.
>>
>> Thanks in advance for any advice anyone can offer.
>>
>>