In article <[log in to unmask]>,
Dan Davis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> plug-in swap hell, since I plan to use it with a GPS device while
> attached to my motorcycle.  Sure would be nice to be able to use it as
> a stereo at the same time.  I'm still trying to figure out what the
> best deal is in a palm device that can do GPS+MP3+internet/cellular
> access without having to swap cards constantly.

I wouldn't recommend using any handheld as an MP3 player. Why? It chews up
batteries like nobody's business, and you don't want to have your data
unavailable because you used up your batteries playing "Chariots of Fire".

I've got a Jornada 548, which normally has the best battery life of any
PocketPC, and my first data loss was due to trying to use it as an MP3 player
on an airplane. While Palms tend to have better battery life, that's due
to the lower average power consumption... they tend to have less sophisticated
batteries, in fact, and I can't imagine they'll handle MP3 even as well as
that.

I'd recommend a separate cheap dedicated MP3 player no matter what handheld
you use.

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