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Magic Cap |
Newton |
Pen Computers |
Palm |
Psion/EPOC |
Windows CE
Palm-size PC specifications
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Casio |
Casio |
Casio |
Compaq |
Compaq |
Compaq |
Everex |
HP |
HP |
Palmax |
Philips |
Philips |
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Cassiopeia |
Cassiopeia |
Cassiopeia |
Aero |
Aero |
Aero |
Freestyle |
Jornada |
Jornada |
Palmsize PC |
Nino |
Nino |
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E-15 |
E-100 |
E-105 |
1530 |
2110 |
2150 |
Executive A-20 |
420 |
430se |
PD-500C |
200 |
500 |
| Processor |
NEC VR4111 |
NEC VR4121 |
NEC VR4121 |
NEC VR4111 |
NEC VR4111 |
NEC VR4111 |
NEC VR4111 |
SH3 (7709) |
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NEC VR4111A |
MIPS PR31700 |
MIPS PR31700 |
| Speed |
69 |
131 |
131 |
70 |
80 |
80 |
66?? |
100 |
133 |
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75MHz |
75MHz |
| OS |
2.11 |
2.11 |
2.11 |
2.11 |
2.11 |
2.11 |
2.0 |
2.11 |
2.11 |
2.11 |
2.0??? |
2.11 |
| OEM |
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HTC |
HTC |
HTC |
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| ROM |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
12 |
12 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
16-24MB |
8 |
16 |
| RAM |
16MB |
16MB |
32MB |
16MB |
8MB-24MB |
16MB-32MB |
8/16MB |
8MB |
16MB |
8-32MB |
8MB |
16MB |
| Mic |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| Audio-out |
mono |
stereo |
stereo |
mono |
mono |
mono |
mono |
mono |
stereo |
stereo |
mono |
mono |
| CompactFlash |
yes (Type II) |
yes (Type II) |
yes (Type II) |
yes |
yes (Type II) |
yes (Type II) |
yes |
yes (Type II) |
yes (Type II) |
yes (Type II) |
yes |
yes (Type II) |
| IrDA |
y 115.2kb |
y 115.2kb |
y 115.2kb |
y 115.2kb |
y 115.2kb |
y 115.2kb |
y 115.2kb |
yes 1.2 |
yes 1.2 |
y 1.2 |
y 115.2kb |
y 115.2kb |
| Serial |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes (cradle) |
yes (cradle) |
yes |
yes |
yes |
| USB |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
yes (dock) |
yes (dock) |
no |
no |
no |
| Extension port |
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| Modem |
56K CF option |
56K CF option |
56K CF option |
56K CF option |
56K CF option |
56K CF option |
33.6 in cradle |
snap-on opt. |
snap-on opt. |
optional |
no |
19.2 soft clip |
| Power |
NMH pack |
Li-Ion |
Li-Ion |
Li-Ion 600mah |
Li-Ion 900mah |
Li-Ion 900mah |
2AAA |
Li-Ion |
Li-Ion |
Li-Ion |
2AA |
2AA/NiMH |
| AC |
yes |
yes |
yes |
through dock |
jack |
jack |
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through dock |
through dock |
yes |
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yes |
| Battery life |
25hrs |
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up to 14 hrs |
up to 10 hrs |
up to 10 hrs |
up to 20 hrs |
6 hrs |
9 hrs |
11 hrs |
10-12 hrs |
up to 8 hrs |
| Screen |
240x320 |
240x320 |
240x320 |
240x320 |
240x320 |
240x320 |
240x320 |
240x320 |
240x320 |
240x320 |
240x320 (0.24mm) |
240 x 320 |
| Backlight |
EL |
yes (medium) |
yes (medium) |
yes |
HR-TFT |
HR-TFT |
yes |
yes (strong) |
yes (strong) |
yes |
yes |
yes (dim) |
| Screen |
16 gray |
64k c TFT |
64k c TFT |
16 gray |
64k HR-TFT |
64k HR-TFT |
4 gray |
256 color CSTN |
65k TFT |
65k HR-TFT |
4 gray |
256 color transfl |
| Rocker |
side |
side |
side |
side |
side |
side |
side |
side |
side |
side |
side |
side |
| Application buttons |
3 front |
3 front |
3 front |
4 face |
4 face |
4 face |
4 face |
4 face |
4 face |
4 face |
4 side |
4 side |
| Vibrating Alarm |
no |
no |
no |
no |
yes |
yes |
yes |
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yes |
no |
no |
| T9 |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
yes |
yes |
| Size |
3.25x5x.6 |
3.3 x 5.2 x .79 |
3.3 x 5.2 x .79 |
3.25x5.25x.5 |
3.25x5.25x.75 |
3.25x5.25x.75 |
3.2x4.8x.67 |
3.2x5.2x0.9 |
3.2x5.2x0.9 |
3.4x5.1x0.8 |
3.41x5.25 |
3.4 x 5.3 x .75 |
| Weight |
6.5 |
9 |
9 |
5 |
8.95 |
8.95 |
5.75 |
8.95 |
8.95 |
8.1 |
7.33 |
7.9 |
| Screen lid |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
yes, clear |
yes, clear |
no |
no |
no |
| Cost |
$399 |
$499 |
$599 |
$299 |
$369 |
$399 |
$399 |
$449 |
499 |
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$199 |
$349 |
| Observed Street |
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NA |
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| Available |
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May-99 |
May-99 |
Sep-99 |
Mar-99 |
Mar-99 |
Jul-98 |
Mar-99 |
Oct-99 |
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Mar-99 |
Q2 99 |
| Cradle |
incl. |
incl. |
incl. |
included |
basic incl. |
deluxe incl. |
incl. |
incl. |
optional |
opt. |
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| Software |
Pocket Data Base |
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MPEG player |
Audible Player |
Software CD |
Software CD |
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Backup/restore |
Backup/restore |
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CalliGrapher |
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AvantGo |
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MP3 players |
Asset Mgr |
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one-key settings |
one-key settings |
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AvantGo |
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Calculator |
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Image viewer |
CoolCalc |
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CoolCalc |
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Harmony 99 |
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Quick View Plus |
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bSquare (3) |
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Casio Menu |
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VCA Finance |
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| Website |
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casio.com |
casio.com |
compaq.com |
compaq.com |
compaq.com |
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palmax.net |
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| Dhrystone |
19.27 |
26.24 |
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19.24 |
23.81 |
19.54 |
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25.59 |
33.92 |
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20.93 |
25.21 |
| Whetstone |
20.44 |
31.03 |
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14.95 |
15.13 |
19.25 |
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19.38 |
25.23 |
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12.10 |
12.39 |
| Bizstone |
25.47 |
38.93 |
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24.70 |
29.36 |
25.56 |
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14.94 |
47.64 |
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29.73 |
34.22 |
| Graphstone |
17.60 |
26.54 |
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18.51 |
15.13 |
15.63 |
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13.03 |
20.70 |
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25.15 |
16.52 |
| Thinkstone |
9.66 |
17.03 |
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9.61 |
13.13 |
10.86 |
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15.94 |
18.00 |
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9.37 |
11.74 |
| Memstone |
17.39 |
25.63 |
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15.80 |
17.24 |
17.95 |
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15.87 |
23.99 |
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23.26 |
26.49 |
| Average |
18.31 |
27.57 |
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17.14 |
18.97 |
18.13 |
0.00 |
17.46 |
28.25 |
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20.09 |
21.10 |
| VAX MIPS |
50.59 |
68.91 |
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50.53 |
62.52 |
51.32 |
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67.19 |
89.07 |
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54.96 |
66.17 |
All benchmarks results in SquareMarks, conducted by Pen Computing Magazine PenLabs with BSQUARE bUSEFUL(tm) Analyzer.
Last Updated on 12/05/99. Copyright 1999 Pen Computing Magazine. Email: chb@pencomputing.com
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