Author: paul bedrey
Date: 12:56:37 01/25/04
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On January 24, 2004 at 17:41:26, Brian Thomas wrote: Thanks Brian. Scanning the net leads me estimate about a 5-6 hour life for the color PDA depending on the backlighting,contrast and as you say the pondering. This is not enough so I think I'll sacrifice the color and go with the mono. I should get about double the time. Looks like the zire 21 is my best bet, besides its only $99. >Hi Paul, > >Depending on what you need, don't discount Pocket PC's; probably not much of a >difference in playing strength but there seems to be more chess options for >pocket pcs. > >Battery life seems to depend on whether or not the engine is pondering, and how >high you set the backlight level. If I'm somewhat conservative with my PPC, I >will usually get about 4 - 5 hours or so. > >My understanding is that Palms generally do a bit better on battery life, but I >may be wrong... > >Brian > > > >On January 24, 2004 at 16:12:38, paul bedrey wrote: > >>I'm leaning towards the Palm Tungsten E color unit for chess. I was wondering if >>anyone has any experience with this unit or similiar units. I'm wondering how >>long I can go between charges. Any ideas? Thanks
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