Author: paul bedrey
Date: 15:42:32 12/08/03
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On December 08, 2003 at 17:44:01, Jasmine Baer wrote: >On December 08, 2003 at 17:34:37, paul bedrey wrote: > >>Its a very sad day! This dedicated unit was my all time favorite. It was just >>the right strength(about 2000) and its peg board prevented the usual spilled >>pieces while on the go. I noticed that saitek no longer makes it. Worst ICD does >>not stock it. I've been reading the posts on PDA's and dedicated units posted >>within last couple of weeks. I am leaning towards PDA but it seems battery life >>is the key issue. I would need a unit that could go at least 3-4 days without >>charging using pondering on. I'm currently looking at the Palm Zire 21(black and >>white). Its ARM capable and is reasonably fast(128mghrtz). I'm thinking of >>getting both Genius and Chesstiger software. Has anyone compared the strength on >>say saitek's strongest handheld versus a PDA? According to the PR, Star Sapphire >>is rated 2400-2500 US and goes for $250 Us. >>Anyone have any experience with these units? Thanks. > >All I know is that Chess Tiger for the Palm is pretty good. I'm sure it plays >(at top level) around 2100 Elo. The price is right, too, but I'd at least shell >out the $$ for a color display. Besides, you can use the PDA for stuff other >than Chess Tiger! Well price is not a problem. A colour display will considerably cut down on battery life. Chess Tiger is rated at 2100+ for this unit, but Chess Genius using ARM might be slightly stronger(not that it will matter for me). I'm not sure I'd use the PDA for other apps at all(I use spss extensively). The price for Cosmos was $99 so I was shooting for that price range. If I could get 3-4 days with a colour PDA and pay less than $200 it would be ideal for me.
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