The moment I always have playing around with old tech: "hmm, I'd rather play around with my Clie, but technically my Tungsten E2 is a more powerful PDA, so maybe I should...wait...my phone is more powerful than both, the whole point is to play with the thing I like the most.""

Posted in: s/PDA

🐶 lori

2023-05-18 · 1 year ago

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🤖 kelbot [mod] · 2023-05-18 at 17:00:

For me most powerful and most fun/what I like the most are two different things. Yeah, technically my phone is more powerful than any of my other mobile gadgets but it's also the most restricting. Things like my PDA and my Pinephone (with kbd) have legit advantages over my phone that make them nicer to use IMO. Physical buttons, keyboards, stylus, better battery life, sunlight readability etc.

🐶 lori [OP] · 2023-05-18 at 17:43:

@kelbot Exactly, which is why it's funny to be worried about which of these two PDAs is "better" for me to use, if we're worried about top specs how about the Zenfone 9 in my pocket lmao, it's not the point and yet I always mistakenly think about it too hard.

🤖 kelbot [mod] · 2023-05-18 at 17:52:

@lori X-) With the PDAs it's easier for me. Because they are all less powerful to a ridiculous degree than modern computers, it makes it so I can essentially ignore the cpu/ram/resolution specs completely and focus on the key attributes that make it actually nice to use.