OESF Portables Forum
General Forums => General Discussion => Topic started by: kevbpsych on February 20, 2004, 08:06:18 pm
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Looking for some input. I had a gift certificate to amazon and just got a 5600 with the pxa250. I have not taken it out of the box yet, and could put it on e-bay and have cash instead of the gift certificate. I could turn around and get a used 5500 with maybe a few extras, and walk away with $100 to buy goodies with.
What would you do?
Thanks in advance.
Kevin
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play it safe.
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Depends on what you want to do with your Z. If you\'re into heavily modifying the Z, want to use OZ or another rom, then the 5500 is the way to go. Plus there are more apps for it than the 5600 -- actually, correction: I should say that a majority of the apps out there WILL work in the 5600, it just takes a little more work as they\'ve been primarily utilized on the 5500 platform.
What the 5600 has on the 5500, however, is the battery life and some of the built in features (mic and speaker). It also has better hand writing recognition (though I don\'t use it much, given the wonderful thumb-board) and it can almost double as an MP3 player. Granted, the speaker is more of a curse than a feature, it\'s only use being for alarm-type purposes.
However, I will say that the mic does have it\'s uses -- particularly when important conversations arise. :twisted: And I do like the one touch feature that will activate the recording program.
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Well in the true spirit on democracy, I will make my decision on Monday by the results of the poll. Thanks for everyones input!
Kevin