NZ90 vs. Tungsten C

[James57]

How do these two compare aside from the camera. I can't seem to find a decent comparison of these two.

[johnmdw]

Datebk5 vs Agendus?

[James57]

That's it?

[Mr. T.]

there is no comparison - zire71 kicks &*%$# !!

[jlbunting]

the biggest difference is FORM>
keyboard vs VG.
memory 64 vs 11
Bluetooth No vs Yes
Speed 400 vs 200

these are the biggest differences.

What it really comes down to is what you need it for. Tungsten C would be great if you don't like the Palm graffiti and you are always near a WiFi access point.

NZ90 (which I own) is an All in one device. People ask me what my NZ90 does and my response is everything!
It just depends what your needs are and wants.

I like the Tungsten C. I think its a great palm but I have no use for its features. The NZ90 I use the camera all the time and I love the VG (virtual graffiti).

[greg elmassian]

I played with the Palm... I display pictures and surf quite a bit on my NZ.... the first thing I noticed while surfing on the Palm was the tiny screen (yeah tiny!) 320 x 320 sure seemed smaller after 320 x 480.... funny but true.... the palm felt like a toy...

It's lighter and more portable... but I'm keeping my NZ.... the palm was a bit faster, but not earth-shakingly so...

Greg

[EvilErnie]

Originally posted by Mr. T.
there is no comparison - zire71 kicks &*%$# !!

Who is talking about the Zire???????

[Caffeine kid]

Tungsten C Kicks ***

[csuser]

Odd, I use the NZ90 for work-it seems like its a potential work machine-with a lot of toy-crap in it.

Consider this:
Sony and palm are making less money on decreased handheld sales but they're shooting themselves in the foot by generating multiple versions of machines-none of which get it (functionality 64mb RAM, more options for chosing toy v. practicality or user specified blend of both. Sony is falling over their feet but each machine falls short; SMALL SCREEN V. LARGE SCREEN V. NEARLY UNUSABLE KEYBOARDS V. POORLY LIT SCREENS V. POOR RESOLUTION SCREENS V. MS V SD. Of course no machine is all things to all people and indeed Palm seems less shoot-self-in-foot than PocketPC which is dead-in-the water thanks, probably to, Microsofts not wanting to make PPC compete with their tablet and squeezing their device producers to march-in-step. What NAZI's!
Anyway the thought occurs to me-will Palm devices go the way of the Newton Message Pad (RIP) because of idiotic self-restricting manufacturers who withold, confine, and control the creative minds who fill their pockets! We need a techie revolution to take back the genius which organizations stiffle.
The idea of marketing is to get as many people to by your product as possible and then put out the next new best thing!
Anyway I'm probably preaching to the choir.

[oneeyesquare]

Don't forget the builtin WiFi....

[n2ifp]

Hey guys, what's a Palm??

[greg elmassian]

It's the thing you hold your Clie in !

everybody knows that!

Greg

[Willside]

The reason I go for NZ90, mostly because of the 2M pixel camera(unlike others only 30~40 k pixel web cam build in) I don't want to carry a PDA and a DC with me all the time. I like my NZ90 because it's a all in one unit, I really don't care if it is a OS5.2 or has larger ram size as long as I have powerrun.

For those who are so care about the CPU speed and ram size why not consider PPC.

[EvilErnie]

Originally posted by Willside
The reason I go for NZ90, mostly because of the 2M pixel camera(unlike others only 30~40 k pixel web cam build in) I don't want to carry a PDA and a DC with me all the time. I like my NZ90 because it's a all in one unit, I really don't care if it is a OS5.2 or has larger ram size as long as I have powerrun.

For those who are so care about the CPU speed and ram size why not consider PPC.


I am sorry, whats PPC?

[Willside]

Originally posted by EvilErnie



I am sorry, whats PPC?


Pocket PC,(Win CE)

[Willside]

Originally posted by EvilErnie



I am sorry, whats PPC?


Pocket PC,(Win CE)

[PvV]

The Tungsten is a good machine, but the NZ is an awesome machine. I really don't think it has a lot of "toy" stuff - it just has a lot of features which can be very useful to many people. I use the camera, the larger display, and bluetooth regularly. I also enjoy the virtual graffiti.

[EvilErnie]

Sorry guys, my bad.... :)

[Unregistered]

I am a Palm addict.

I've got both, NZ with 512 MSPro and the Tungsten C with 256 M SD, both right before my eyes.

Of course the greatest difference is the weight and size. But let us go to some hands on experience.

The TC is much lighter, and easier on my hands, though I missed the Jogdial, especially when I am using Kdic.

Both screens are gorgeous, though NZ is a bit brighter and whiter, though photos are OK on both NZ and TC.

The camera and video on NZ is something that I cannot leave, yet the 50+M memory on TC is extremely attractive.

The TC is VERY fast, almost double that of the NZ. Files, photos and screen updates are much faster.

The TC's battery seems to last much longer, but of course everything last longer without that juice-hungry camera.

Haven't tried the WiFi function, so can't tell anything about that.

Most of the programs that I have transferred to TC run with no problem. There is an extra bonus, those SEGA games runs on the TC as well. Nostalgia !

You can see that I am torn between two lovers. So I carry both to work, on my belt !!

So, with my mobile phone, NZ and TC, I look like a modern Frankenstein.

If, one day, Sony releases a ZZ model with HR+ screen, 300 Million pixels camera and 640 x 480 30fps video and a battery that can last for 3 days between charges, with a tri-band phone, I would be hog heaven.

To be or not to be !