From TNPC issue #4.14...

Getting a Handle on Buying a Handheld

by Al Gordon
July 12, 2001

According to the time-honored wisdom, it is an ill wind that blows nobody good. So it is with the tech industry slump, which has led to sharp price reductions in most products, including personal digital assistants (PDAs). Combine that with a flurry of new products making their way to the market, and it is time for a new look at the world of handhelds.

Over the next few issues, I will be doing a series of pieces on new PDAs, peripherals, and software. Much of the focus will be on the Pocket PC world, primarily because there has been a major uptick in action there since I last looked at it a year ago. But things are also happening in the Palm OS universe.

BUT FIRST: TNPC publisher, Lee Hudspeth, has asked an excellent question, "How does one decide what handheld makes sense for whom in today's very confusing and cluttered marketplace?" Adds Lee, "I personally would not want to sink $200-$400 into a PDA and find it completely obsolete in a year."

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