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Which do I choose Palm TX or HP IPAQ 1111?

I had Tungesden E2 and I gave it to a friend as a gift. I liked the E2 a lot but in some ways I did not. I hated when I had to reset the thing because it froze up on me. I really like the Palm TX. I like alot of the features on the TX and I have gotten use to the Palm series. There have been mainly great reviews and some bad reviews on the TX. But over all it has gotten good reviews. I am also thinking about getting an HP IPAQ because they say they are better and they are just like a small desktop pc. Great but the problem that I would have switching over to an IPAQ is that I would loose my Ultrasoft Checkbook Register. Another thing that I have a problem with with HP is that all thier accessories are very expensive compared to Palm. And when I tried to find the right HP IPAQ that I like, I find out that the ones I think I would buy they are outdated and discontinued. So if I buy an HP IPAq 111, it be be out of date soon after I buy one. Maybe it comes down to preference.

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1. You seem to have pretty much answered your own question. Still, I'll add a couple of thoughts. First off, I am assuming you meant the IPAQ 111 - I am not familiar with a model 1111. My own personal bias is toward the Palm, since I just bought a TX to replace my defunct Model 511. Do you have any data (calendar, contact list, memos, "to do" list, etc.) on your computer that you hotsynced from the Tungsten and would like to move to your new handheld? If so, this would be dead easy with the TX, but much more difficult (or impossible) with the IPAQ. Is physical size a concern? The IPAQ is fatter and heavier than the Palm - not a big deal in a briefcase, but may be a problem in a shirt pocket. The IPAQ has more built-in memory (256Mb vs 128Mb on the Palm) but I suspect that, because more Palm functions are built in, that the available-to-user memory will be about the same. Otherwise they both seem to have roughly the same capabilities: bluetooth, wi-fi, music player, ability to use Microsoft Windows documents, and so on seem to be equivalent. One other thing: the TX is often available with the folding IR keyboard bundled in at no extra cost - this can be a handy accessory.