RE: EPOD Lookalikes

["Mick Furlong" <dorsai@xxxxxxx>]

Paul no problem I am looking for feedback:)

1. Definitely colour
2. The 16mb dimm comes with it
3. I don't think an EPOD has a clear upgrade path...and they are pretty
limited on what they can run as well, I am not looking for a laptop
replacement
4. I don't think the power is quite as bad as that page makes out have a
look at
http://www.pencomputing.com/archive/PCM_8/P8_epson_eht400_review.html
plus I
will be using them mainly mains powered.
5. See above
6. I intend using them as fixed/semi mobile house controllers not as web
browsers etc. so I am not too bothered about the 256 colours.

Just seemed like a nice neat house controller to me :)

Cheers
Mick


> -----Original Message-----
> From: pmiller@xxxxxxx [mailto:pmiller@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 13 September 2001 11:47
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d]
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> hmm where do I start.
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> 1) the use of the term monochrome suggest to me that the display is in
b&w
> not colour as indicated in the piccy.
> 2) getting hold of a 16Mb Dimm could be kinda fun.
> 3) even with 20Mb of RAM running WIn95 with the specs provided will
> restrict you to the older applications with no upgrade path for
> the future.
> 4) the battery consumption figures sound diabolical
> 5) the recharge figures look worse than the battery consumption
figures.
> 6) 256 colours is rather pitiful to look at for long.
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> my two peenys worth, I'm sorry I have taken a dislike to the product.
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> Paul
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> Hi
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> I am thinking of buying a couple of these EHT 400s (see link) the idea
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> to use them as epod lookalikes, they will run win95 no problem.
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> http://pos.epson.com/handheld/eht400c/index.shtml
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> Anyone see any big pitfalls?
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> Thanks
> Mick
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