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RATINGS & FEATURES Pocket PCs, Continued

07:00 - Thursday 4 April 2002 by Patrick Gruber

Manufacturer	Hewlett Packard	Toshiba	Handspring	Sony
Product	Jornada 568	Pocket PC E570	Visor Pro	Clié PEG-N770C
Overall Rating (in points)	Very good, 90.3	Good, 85.1	n.a.	n.a.
Performance (30%, in points)	87.3	84.7	n.a.	n.a.
Features (30%, in points)	96.3	83.1	n.a.	n.a.
Ergonomics (30%, in points)	91.2	88.6	n.a.	n.a.
Internet	www.hp.com	www.toshiba.com	www.handspring.com	www.sony.com
Price	$599	$569	$229	n.a.
Technical Specs
OS	Pocket PC 2002	Pocket PC 2002	Palm OS	Palm OS
Revision	3.0.11171	3.0.11171	3.5.2	4.1
Processor / Clock	Intel Strongarm / 206 MHz	Intel Strongarm / 206 MHz	Motorola Dragonball / 33 MHz	Motorola Dragonball / 33 MHz
RAM / ROM	64 MB / 32 MB	64 MB / 32 MB	16 MB / n.a.	8 MB / 4 MB
Flash-ROM	yes	yes	yes	yes
Dimensions & Weight
Dimensions (B x H x T)	77 x 132 x 17 mm	78 x 125 x 18 mm	77 x 121 x 18 mm	71 x 119 x 17 mm
Weight	173 g	180 g	154 g	160 g
Display
Colors / Grayscale	65,536 colors	65,536 colors	16 bit grayscale	65,536 colors
Viewable Screen (W x H)	53 x 71 mm	53 x 71 mm	61 x 57 mm	54 x 54 mm
Resolution	240 x 320 pixels	240 x 320 pixels	160 x 160 pixels	320 x 320 pixels
Backlight / Frontlight	no / yes	no / yes	no / yes	no / yes
Hardware
Jog Dial	no	no	no	yes, including Backspace
Microphone / Loudspeaker	yes / yes	yes / yes	yes / yes	no / yes
Power Source / Capacity	Li-Polymer Rechargeable Battery / 1230 mAh	Li-Ion Rechargeable Battery / 1000 mAh	Li-Ion Rechargeable Battery / 880 mAh	Li-Polymer Rechargeable Battery / 1000 mAh
Additional Battery	yes	no	no	no
Interfaces
PC Card	optional, via PC Card adapter	no	no	no
CompactFlash, Type	yes, Type I	yes, Type I or II	optional, via Springboard	no
SD, MMC Card	no	yes	no	no
Memory Stick	no	no	no	yes
USB / Serial	yes / optional	yes / optional	yes / optional	yes / no
Irda / Bluetooth	yes / no	yes / no	yes / no	yes / no
Audio I/O	yes / no	yes / no	no / no	yes / no
Included in Package
Bundled Software	Active Sync 3.5, Jornada Backup/Home Menu/Imager/Task Switcher/MS Reader 2.0, MS Media Player 8.0, MSN Messenger, Pocket Office, Voice Recorder	Active Sync 3.5, MS Reader 2.0, MS Media Player 8.0, MSN Messenger, Pocket PC Software 2002, Pocket Office, Voice Recorder	Palm Desktop 4.01	Audio-Player, Avant-Go 4.0, Intellisync Lite 4.0, Jukebox, Palm Desktop 4.01, Picture-Gear Pocket 2.0/4.4L, Photostand, Q-Movie
Accessories included	Display cover, docking cradle, backup battery, stylus	Docking cradle, leather case	Docking cradle, leather case, protective cover	Protective display cover, docking cradle
Docking Cradle: USB / Serial	yes / no	yes / no	yes / optional	yes / no
Stereo Headphones	no	no	no	yes, with MP3 player / remote control
Printed Manual	yes	no	yes	yes
Quick Start Guide	yes	yes	yes	yes

Glossary: From Jog Dial To Bluetooth

Jog dial A dial used on mobile end-user devices to scroll through menus and select functions

PC card Memory card used in PC card slots, commonly used with notebooks
CF card CompactFlash card, universal card format for storage media and useful expansions such as GSM, GPS, WLAN and Bluetooth modules
MMC/SD card Multimedia card/Secure Digital card, very compact storage medium for mobile end-user devices; SD cards with integrated write protection
Memory Stick Compact storage medium produced by Sony, comparable to CF and SD cards
Bluetooth Short-range communication technology for data transfer based on device profiles; for example: cellphone headset, Internet connections, fax and LAN access