How are the Ipaqs performing in the cold? Better or worse than the 48's? Any other performance problems? Thanks.
Modified By C T on 1/19/2002 at 11:32 AM

i've used my iPAQ at about 10 degrees Fahrenheit...didn't notice any real problems directly related to the device, although i kept dropping the @##$%%^^&&** stylus in the snow...had to resort to using fingerless mitts which is what i do with a 48...

overall, i'm still not sold on iPAQs...the cable-less feature is inviting, but i am not convinced they are as durable as i would need them to be day-to-day...the expansion unit seems to come loose rather often, requiring a re-start to the program i use...

when i grow up, i want to try one of DAP's CE units...it looks like a better idea than the iPAQ...

L.K.

I use a dowel tied to a string looped around my neck to pusk the keys on my Leica durning cold weather when I have my gloves on. Maybe a "stylus on a string" would work. There are a lot of after market stylus out there that have pocket clips like a pen, you could hook one of them up.

I still think a keyboard is nice to have. Touch screen is cute but I'd rather the keypad. Symbol has some units that are touch screen and have a keypad plus are weather hardened. These units cost more than the iPaq, about $1200 I think but they seem to fill the bill better than the iPaq, for data collection.

T.Wilson - MA

XYZ Works offers a rugged Environmental Case for the Compaq IPAQ CE unit. Checkout their web site and have a look at their product: "Surveyors Window Case".

I purchased one of these Cases, I'm pretty happy with it...

http://www.xyzworks.com
Modified By Bob LeMoine on 1/20/2002 at 12:45 PM

prior to having an iPAQ with a stylus, i used a very technologically sophisticated twig to push buttons on the 48...and the truth be known, i have now resorted to leaving the stylus attached to the iPAQ and have once again used my high-tech data entry assistant...

a 3-pack of stylus costs about $11...twigs are much cheaper...