Re: t5 or tx? (or, pride goeth before a fall)

Ryan Waldon <ryanwaldon2002-/[email protected]> Mon, 1 May 2006 09:29:08 -0700 (PDT)
Newsgroups gmane.comp.handhelds.tungsten-t
Message-ID <[email protected]>
If it were me, I would go with the TX. I know you said
the wi-fi was not a current issue, but you never know
what situations might arise in future that could make
that a preferable connection mode. With a TX you will
be well prepared for all scenarios...
--- [email protected] <[email protected]>
wrote:
> i own a T3, and was looking to upgrade. after advice
from some people
> over in the Tungsten 3 group, i decided to stick
with the T3 and then
> get either a wi-fi card or a new phone.
> 
> i settled on the phone, and two weeks ago i received
a t-mobile sda as
> a gift, and have been very happy - and it links
easily with the T3.
> the combination was working great, i felt really
smart, and all was
> well with the world.....
> 
> ....until my T3 took a hard fall this morning onto a
floor from four
> feet up. screen cracked. much as i loved the T3 (it
was my 2nd - got a
> refurbished one after cracking a screen a while
back), it's time to
> move on (for warranty reasons, if nothing else). and
i'm already going
> through withdrawal!
> 
> so - either the T5 or the TX. any opinions? i don't
need the wi-fi at
> all, so the TX doesn't matter to me in that way. my
primary concerns
> are smoothness of transition of programs from the T3
and battery life
> (anything that's longer than the T3 would be
better). and it's
> essential that i be able to run Datebk 6 (the beta)
on the new machine.
> 
> i hope to buy SOMETHING this evening, so any quick
advice ASAP would
> be much appreciated!
> 
> -- michael
> 
> p.s. at least this time around i had the sense to
have a regular
> backup program running - everything was backed up
onto an SD card
> about 40 minutes before i smashed the screen, so i
should be in good
> shape.
> 
> 
>