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Subject: Re: Simpler is better

Author: Thorsten Czub

Date: 12:27:28 03/12/05

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On March 11, 2005 at 19:41:12, paul bedrey wrote:

>I agree with your assesment of the new and fancy Palm units. Its the clock speed
>and color screen which drains the battery.

right.

>I purchased a Palm Zire 21 for $75.

right. i did a long time befor for 69 EURO.


>It does not have color and is about 3 times slower than your model but I get 6
>to 7 hours of chess before recharging.

and one should not forget that for recharge you can use any PC near with an USB
slot.



> I use it at my rural camp which has no
>electricity. When it gets low I bring the unit with me to a restaurant and let
>it charge for an hour or so while I eat and its good as new. The rating for
>Hiarcs on it is roughly 2400+ so I feel its ideal and a great deal. Mike Byrne
>purchased a color Palm (I forget the model)which might even be a better deal
>than mine but he never said how many hours he gets out of a charge.

i can completely agree your statements. and you can even use your car to
recharge the palm.




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