PocketMatrix

Hi,<br>I'm thinking of buying an em500, from ebay most probably, the price will be around $300 I think.<br>I've got a couple of questions I hope someone could answer.<br>- Is the em500 a 'current' model, will it run all the latest ce software<br>- How do I connect it to the internet, do i need a pc Card modem?<br><br>Thanks,<br>Lee

Yes it's a current model, and will run all the current software, but it's possible it will be outdated by this upcoming fall/winter season when the next-gen PPCs are available.<br><br>You can connect to the internet using the serial modems made by casio or pegasus found somewhere on www.casio.com (I recommend the Casio one) or if you get a serial cradle option you could use that with a null modem adapter and an external serial modem if you already have one, but that's a lot of wires.

The EM500 only has 16MB of RAM and a useless MMC slot. Get the E-125 if you want a Casio PPC.

Wow, that's kinda harsh! It's a lot cheaper than the E-125 though, and smaller, and you CAN learn to use 16MB RAM, I had to back with my E-100, hell I had to deal with 8MB RAM with my old HP Palmtop 200LX (wince 2.0).... the EM-500 isn't that bad, and it looks badass, and that's important too!

The MMC slot can not be used for modems or anything like that without an adaptor. The price difference is only $50 MSRP, and the E-125 is much better in most, if not all, areas.

It's not as small <br>You can use a serial modem which is better anyway, it uses less battery power, and if you're going wireless with a cellphone you don't even need a modem, just a 29 dollar cable and the phone, I never use my CF modem anymore. MSRP doesn't mean anything, you can still find the EM500 for a lot less than 50 bucks off an E-125.

Not from a retail store, and if you're going from an auction I'm sure someone has gotten one for under a hundred. If you use a cellphone to connect why not just use the Infra-Red port which I do with my E-125 all the time. Trust me, the EM500 is not better than an E-125. If you have the money to spend on a pocketpc get either an iPaq or E-125.

well, fuck I know that moose, I have an E-125 for all those reasons.  Connecting to a cellphone voa infared sucks, i used to do it with my nokia, and it would disconnect all the time, and you definitely can't walk around doing it like you can with a tiny cable, you have to have it completely stable on a table for that to work... and it was so buggy. reliability and mobility over this is cool infrared no wires anytime.