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hacker · 10-05-2004, 03:23 AM

People seem to want to compare the T5 with the T3, and consider it an upgrade. I can see where the naming and the screen size would be misleading.

Consider that 21% of palmOne's profits last quarter were from Tungsten E sales alone, I think this clearly states exactly why this device exists, in the configuration it exists in. Also consider that the Treo650 (yes, with Cobalt 6.0 onboard) is just around the corner, and it will have all of the bells and whistles you want in a PDA/Smartphone.

The Tungsten T5 is an upgrade from the T|E, not the T3. The T5 has a plastic case (T2 and T3 are metal), Athena connector, no cradle, no voice recorder...

But it does have 1,300 mAh of power (compared to the 900 mAh of power in the T3). It also is lighter, faster, and doesn't have the problems with the slider that the T3 has. The T2 never had these problems.

The T5 also has some interesting "bridging" technologies, which are being launched in OS5.4, and will continue to be supported in Cobalt, such as the "File Drive" option, and the new 160M heap RAM space for copying arbitrary files.

Its not all bad, its just not the dream device everyone wanted.

10-05-2004, 03:23 AM	#25
hacker Technology Mercenary Posts: 617 Karma: 2561 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: East Lyme, CT Device: Direct Neural Implant	People seem to want to compare the T5 with the T3, and consider it an upgrade. I can see where the naming and the screen size would be misleading. Consider that 21% of palmOne's profits last quarter were from Tungsten E sales alone, I think this clearly states exactly why this device exists, in the configuration it exists in. Also consider that the Treo650 (yes, with Cobalt 6.0 onboard) is just around the corner, and it will have all of the bells and whistles you want in a PDA/Smartphone. The Tungsten T5 is an upgrade from the T\|E, not the T3. The T5 has a plastic case (T2 and T3 are metal), Athena connector, no cradle, no voice recorder... But it does have 1,300 mAh of power (compared to the 900 mAh of power in the T3). It also is lighter, faster, and doesn't have the problems with the slider that the T3 has. The T2 never had these problems. The T5 also has some interesting "bridging" technologies, which are being launched in OS5.4, and will continue to be supported in Cobalt, such as the "File Drive" option, and the new 160M heap RAM space for copying arbitrary files. Its not all bad, its just not the dream device everyone wanted.