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Raon Digital offers two Lithium-Ion battery options for the Vega: the enhanced pack battery which is mAh and the compact pack battery which is only mAh in capacity. The Vega comes with a nice battery application called Vega PM that allows you to see much more info than just the percentage of juice remaining. It provides battery calibration, alarm settings for the low battery warning, volume control and more. The battery life is short compared to the Samsung Q1 which has only a mAh battery.

In two hours it loses half of its charge when playing Internet Radio music via the built-in speakers with WiFi on and browser running and screen off. Battery life is surprisingly short given the low speed CPU, lack of cellular and Bluetooth radios and more beefy graphics processor.

Dynamism does sell the enhanced battery pack as an optional accessory. The Vega does offer a virtual keyboard which you can launch either by going to the Windows Start menu you will see the keyboard shortcut or use hardware buttons two key combo. The Vega also has ritePen handwriting recognition software for those who like to write on screen as if they are writing on paper. The handwriting recognition software did a very good job of digitizing handwriting into text even when we intentionally tried writing with untidy letters.

For power management, you get the afore mentioned VegaPM. Our device also has Windows Movie Maker which requires at least x resolution to run. Any decision on purchasing a particular device should start with your needs and requirements, unless your pocket is as deep as the Mississippi. Even though the Vega runs full Windows XP, it lacks the processing power and higher resolution display to run some more processor-intensive applications and games.

Could it replace your PDA? So if these are your requirements, the Vega is a strong candidate for a PDA replacement. What you will give up by using this device vs.

Who would want to use the Vega? Its good looks, smaller form factor and full Windows XP experience will turn heads. We only wish the unit had longer battery life given its slower CPU and reduced feature set. Should you need access to more storage, you can use the USB 1. The OQO's 4 pin unpowered FireWire port further expands storage options, though you must use low powered or externally powered FireWire devices because the tiny OQO doesn't have enough juice to power a full sized external disk drive on its own.

The OQO's x display measures 5" diagonally and is surprisingly easy to read given the resolution to screen size ratio. Text is sharp and the display has very good contrast and reasonably good color saturation. The device has five brightness level settings and the screen is reasonably bright, though not as bright as recent PDA displays. Video playback, even when watching DVDs was very good with perceptible dropped frames and no stutters or audio glitches.

The Lynx is definitely up to the task of multimedia playback, light graphics editing and general office use. The digitizer and driver are made by Wacom, and the software offers settings for screen calibration, right click or other click assignment using the single button on the pen's side, tip feel and double click distance.

You must hold the pen straight up and down at a 90 degree angle to the display, and even then there is some parallax and noticeable mis-calibration near the display edges. The OQO also occasionally failed to notice a screen tap, so we had to give it a second prod. If you're buying the device to do digital painting and drawing, you'll be disappointed. But as a handy replacement for the eraser point, it works acceptably.

While touch screens that respond to finger input are convenient, they are more delicate so the OQO's display is a bit more rugged. Note that the OQO itself has no speaker, so you'll enjoy the sound of silence until you plug in a pair of stereo headphones or external speakers. Sound through the 3. You'll certainly be able to hear music anywhere using headphones when using the OQO as your iPod. Sound quality through computer speakers was very good, though the volume is lower compared to desktop audio output.

Given the model 01's limited power supply, we can understand that it won't drive stereo speakers at blaring volumes. The OQO is a little wonder of networking. When Bluetooth isn't active and WiFi is on, the OQO will switch between the two antennas, using the one that is currently receiving the strongest signal: cool! WiFi is the Bluetooth uses the Microsoft software and drivers included with Windows XP service pack 2 and though spartan on user interface, it's quite functional and supports the commonly used profiles such as HID human interface device, i.

No audio piped through to the headset, so we're not sure if headsets are indeed supported. The radio itself is made by Cambridge Silicon Radio. Very handy when at the hotel room or when docking the device in the office. Let's get the easy part out of the way: when docked to an external mouse, keyboard and monitor, the OQO feels just like a desktop. It can drive a reasonably large monitor and the speed is adequate for office tasks you won't be rapping your fingers on the table waiting for an Excel spreadsheet to sort.

But how does it feel to use the OQO model 01 as a palmtop computer? Both wonderful and a tad tedious. It's fantastic to have your essential Windows apps with you on the go, running on a unit that's not much bigger than a PDA.

Its potential is thus much greater than a PDA, which is limited to applications designed for its particular OS. Yes, there's a PDA application for just about everything you need to do in terms of office, Internet and gaming, but those apps may not be as familiar, easy to use in terms of file compatibility and can lack all the power and features of a desktop app. And of course, you can open multiple browser windows, have full support for pop-up windows, encryption and even use alternative browsers such as FireFox.

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