Even in cold February, the new model in private conversations representatives Fujitsu-Siemens Computers have promised to the CeBIT-2004. Spring came, turned green trees, the first flowers have blossomed and finally we waited for Pocket LOOX 420. Waited, as it turned out, not in vain! The Company applied the same to the "thin" PDA, but still have not forgotten to integrate its latest two wireless adapters.
Appearance
The first impression when you take into the hands of the CCP - what is he small! It even seems that the screen he must be less than the standard 3.5 inches. But, crossing (put), you know - we're just not used to seeing these babies with the words LOOX, but from the HP iPAQ h4150 size it does not differ greatly (izmereno!). But the design on it LOOX 420 is completely different: rectangular shape with beveled edges, "toshibovskoe" button layout. Of course, the administration sketched is not a one-in-one ", but catches the eye" squareness "hot keys, joystick and button input.
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Has traditionally been for the Fujitsu-Siemens Computers, one of the buttons causes the firm shortcuts SpeedMenu. The menu is very convenient, but in a test instance for some reason the brakes when a what irritated at work. However, the performance will be covered in another chapter. Alas, the CCP has suffered the loss of the standard - there is no scroll wheel, is now alone on the left side is a button recording. Although the small PDA is convenient enough to use the joystick to read books, but I just hung up on the side button functions to scroll down - it just created to put pressure on her thumb:)
Centered on the edge of the front panel is made of the power button - I like this location more than a variant of 'side', because here the key harder to press accidentally. Nearby, but at the upper end, located slot for SD. Slightly to the left - a standard 3.5-millimeter headphone jack.
On the bottom plane located connector for synchronization and power cord, as well as window Reset. It should be noted that either a stylus for the last time, "stout", or click Reset "sat on a diet" - the pen tip to get it can not, and to perform a soft reset must peel off the cap of the stylus - boring, I assure you, the operation.
At the rear, but the inscriptions that we face such a PDA, which is located under the cap ... No milk in the saucepan is not there, but there is a battery, as you already understood, removable. In appearance he was small, but the average capacity - 1130 mAh
Right end PDA is pretty empty.Where is the infrared connection? Maybe he, too, was sacrificed to miniaturization? I found him only the second time - the window the receiver neatly inscribed in the curve of the lower-left corner of the CCP. In general, the design remains favorable impression: small size, finally, will be LOOX even in a shirt pocket, although the scroll wheel is removed, but handy control can help to put up with this loss.
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Add a little objectivity, more subjectivity, but on the side: non-specialists who have seen me in the hands of 420-th model asking "How much?". Moreover, the thicker model (with two expansion slots) usually do not like the response: "Do I need this PDA?." (It is clear that the right response professionals, only one - "Give potestit":) Oh bundled my information may be incomplete: in my arms was the first instance in Russia, it even Russify have not yet. Except for the PDA in the box was cable synchronization (cradle not provided), power supply with cable (the same as the Mitac 168) and two adapters for European and British outlets - so England was left out not only the Schengen area, but also across Europe. I was especially pleased that spare stylus - Something for nothing. A collection of programs I use my own, and corporate full kit consists of a Fujitsu-Siemens Computers (FSC) SpeedMenu, FSC Backup, FSC Key Lock (key lock), Pocket Outlook, Pocket Word, Pocket Excel, Calculator, MSN Messenger, Pocket Internet Explorer, Microsoft Reader 2.0 for Pocket PC (read electronic books), Windows Media Player 9 for Pocket PC, Pictures (picture viewer), Terminal Service Client, Jawbreaker, Voice Recorder, Microsoft Active Sync 3.7.1.
Engine Room
Surprisingly, the filling in the PDA rather inexpressive - 400 MHz processor RHA255, 64 MB RAM and 32 MB of ROM, apparently in such dimensions is not yet possible to pack more impressive "figures." Supported memory card formats, MMC, SD, and SD-periphery. The last hand was not, but with SD and MMC new PDA works fine. However, the wireless card in the SD vctavlyat not have to. Engineers have managed to stuff into the body of a 420-d model of wireless Bluetooth and Wi-Fi (802.11b), and, antenna hidden inside, unlike the predecessor of today's news, LOOX 610 BT / WLAN, although in the latter body more and kind words, to pack the antenna. Again, unlike the previous model be started once the two protocols - you can try to make the CCP Bridge:) What can I say about the display? Resolution offensively familiar - 240x320 pixels, sorry, that FSC did not dare to use the VGA-screen perspective. Time to measure the brightness and contrast was not: the samples are spread indicators, in addition, each user their color-and svetovospriyatie. I liked the display, although the image quality is not perfect, but very good. The range of brightness variation can adapt to environmental conditions in most cases: in the first division of the screen barely lit, ie, in the dark do not have to put the battery and the eye, and at maximum light bright enough to work indoors. However, the LOOX 610 and HP iPAQ h5550 subjectively screens look brighter. In general, the display is clear, the picture it fits well in the beauty of design. Despite the apparent unique miniature, size LOOX 420 slightly smaller than the main competitor - iPAQ h4150 - 113,1 X70, 6h14, 1 mm. Also new to the minor 7% lighter machines from HP - weighs 125 g.
Firings
"A lot eh cow gives milk?" I mean, how many LOOX420 operates on a single charge? Enough, as it turned out:) In the e-book handheld worked from 5,5 up to 10 hours (minimum and maximum brightness, respectively), and MP3 files when screen is off losing 8 hours. The result is comparable with the performance of major competitors.Despite its small size and use of outdated processor, the newly formed CCP could gallop over the dough SpbBenchmark gait (see table) - the general index 1523 - only 5% slower than its rival iPAQ 4150 - one of the fastest PDA. Moreover, according to my observations, from model to model test results provide approximately 8% case the standard deviation, so the above difference is in most cases the error.
Conclusion
Finally, Fujitsu-Siemens have reached his hands to compact multifunctional device. All it turned out good: and beautiful, and fast, and wireless interfaces simultaneously included - in short, a full-fledged competitor iPAQ h4150. Approximate price in the Russian retail - 450 euros. I do not think that at the time of occurrence in a broad sell PDA will be more expensive sibling from HP, but just dumping not have to wait. Well, then, for all the good paying. According HPCru, Pocket LOOX 420 will be available in local stores in late June. PSDa, along with the hero of our today's review comes out and its light version, Pocket LOOX 410, with 300 MHz processor and free Wi-Fi for 320 euros. The authors, translation:
Alexander Baulin, scientific editor of the magazine "PC World"
