New Dell PocketPC2002 $199

Just wonder if they ships outside the States

Wish I hadn't bought my Toshibe e310 now.

I would really have liked to have that CF slot for a network card.

Pretty typical hey?

Looks very interesting...anything written up on the range of the IR port?

Where do you see the IR port?

Any opinions on how much better this might work as a HTPC controller than a Fujitsu Stylistic Point 510? Would a program like DTPro or MainLobby be able to be run from one of these, or should I stick with the 510 I laready have and try to make it work?


thanks,


MurrayW

What kind of remote control software are people running on pocket pc devices? I have a pronto tsu2000 but can't resist a nice color screen, and at that price...

A great solution to upgrade a Pronto set up is Netremote... It will emulate a ProntoPro on your PocketPC, with some additional features (2 way communication, no need for line of sight, etc).


Check out the netremote thread for more information
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...hreadid=183015


There are also some Pronto emulators which should work on this device (with or without and IR extender to improve on the built-in IrDa port)

Would the barebones system shown be enough for use in htpc application?


Thanks

Gregg

Thought I'd pass along this review and commentary regarding the "mail in rebate"

http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/stor...898007,00.html

Quote:
It would depend on what you are running on the HTPC. The spec was for an automation controller only.


Scott

You should be fine with the barebone system...


I am using an Ipaq 3100 (B&W, 16Mb of RAM) to test NetRemote, and have enough memory for even the largest CCF files (The best Pronto has only 8 Mb of memory). Speed is not an issue compared to my Pronto TSU 2000.


IMHO, for an HTPC remote application, I would go for the barebone version, the craddle (or the extended battery) and a low power WiFi card (BT is also a worthy alternative)... as I've found that wireless networking draws the batteries down a little bit too fast


Eiffel

Can anyone recommend a particular WiFi card compatible with the Dell Axim? I'm using a Linksys 802.11b router.

Thanks,

Ken

You could go with the latest Linksys WiFi card (WCF-12)... this way, if you have any problem, Linksys won't be able to blame someone else


Seriously, I have been using this card ($59) for a few months with a D-Link 1000AP access point without any outstanding problem (Just make sure you get the latest drivers...)


One benefit of this card, besides price, is that it can also works on a laptop (with the Prism2.5 drivers and a generic CF/PCMCIA adapter). Power consumption is pretty good: on my iPaq 3130, I get more than 5 hours between charges after enabling the power saving mode


Happy shopping

Just met with our Dell enterprise rep today, says the new pocketpc is going over well at Dell, lots of happy customers.


May need to use my 10% discounts soon don't know if the rebate will apply then?? forgot to ask


Oh well not ready to buy yet.


Always wait for version 1.1

"lots of happy customers" ??? How can this be if the thing isn't even scheduled for delivery until 12/16???