The Bottom Line
When your mobile office is the outdoors and you have to work in any type of weather, this ruggedized Pocket PC is a great solution. It's a lightweight and tough piece of mobile gear.
Pros
- Waterproof
- Variety of input options including handwriting recognition
- Weighs only 17 oz (490 grams) including re-chargeable PowerBoot
Cons
- Price may be out of reach for many mobile workers
Description
- Processor Type - Intel XScale with a choice of either 200 MHz or 400 MHz.
- Memory - RAM: 64MB SDRAM and 64MB or 128MB Flash storage
- Display - 1/4 VGA, 240x320 in portrait mode, colour,
- Display con't - TFT with LED front light, sunlight readable colour
- Expansion Slots - 1 each Type I and Type II Compact Flash
- Synchronization Options - USB cable included, serial cable available separately
- Bluetooth - supports qualified Bluetooth cards
- Battery - Over 15 hours of continous room-temperature operation with default settings
Guide Review - TDS Recon
Created for mobile workers who demand high performance from a ruggedized Pocket PC, the Recon will give mobile workers their money worth.
With Windows Mobile 2003, mobile workers can run their favourite Pocket versions of Microsoft products and work on the road knowing that their data and mobile gear are secure and not susceptible to damage as other PDAs may be.
The ability to have a choice in the method of input provides another great advantage, you don't have to rely only on using a stylus or the keypad for entering information. Using the handwriting recognition software enables mobile workers to more freely create notes and work on data quickly and easily.