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Old 04-22-2005, 10:48 AM   #7
Colin Dunstan
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Have a look at this related article: Why a PDA can never be as powerful as a desktop.

I think Tam got a few points wrong. First of all, if he wants to look for a desktop-alike PDA, he should rename his blog to "Tam Hanna's Pocket PC Blog". Second, while some PPC devices "only" have VGA now, it doesn't mean they won't go for even higher resolutions in the future. Yes, the DPI is getting insanly high for higher resolutions, but who said that PDA displays won't grow in physical aspects as well? There is still room for larger screens and still call it a "handheld". Besides, tell me one average desktop user who is using "AutoCad", "Target 2003 for PCB layout" or "PODS/Visual Studio."

His point regarding limited hard disk size is totally wrong. Did he notice how hard drive vendors are succeeding in bringing out tiny hard drives with large capacities? Besides, with the event of WiFi, one can always use external harddrive enclosures to stream data back and forth.
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