Getting new PPC from Insurance company... HELP!

[Guest AaronSoup]

I've owned a MDA Compact (original) for around 9 months, before that I had a c500, an e200, then before that an MPX200, have loved all of them... Now my beloved Compact is dead I've been offered a Compact 2, which i've turned down because I don't like the color scheme.

I got offered a Vario instead, but i'm now wavering after reading a less than perfect review on Msmobiles....

Have spoken to the guy at the insurance company, and if I want to change my mind back to the Compact 2... I could get over the boring graphite, or possibly switch to the pink (!)..

Just wondering if anyone that knows more about these phones than me could weigh up the pro's and con's of the two devices and advise me on which one to plump for...

If I get turned off both of them I might try an SDA 2 with CoPilot and give up with PPCs all together....

My main worries were looks - Compact 2 comes in unappealing colors, Vario looks a little bit plasticky, and also speed.... if 5 minutes on google is correct, the compact 2 comes with a 196mhz processor, and the vario comes with a 200mhz unit.... my original compact had a 400mhz!? I'm guessing the processors are better designed so the stepdown in performance isn't as much as the figures would suggest, but will it be noticeably slower, and is one device more responsible than the other?

Thanks in Advance, sorry for my english,

Aaron

[Guest Pondrew]

Tough decision.

Although I personally rate the HTC Charmer (MDA Compact II) very highly I would recommend the HTC Wizard (MDA Vario) over it as the Vario has wifi and keyboard and retails at higher cost (ie, you'd be getting more).

As far as the processors and speed go, both are running the OMAP 850 at approx 200MHz, there shouldn't be any difference there, in fact some people have argued that the Compact II is actually a little more responsive (possibly due to having to deal with less added hardware).

And the SDA II is an HTC Hurricane, same as the Orange SPV C550. It has a QVGA and lots of ram, is an excellent device BUT currently lacks WM5 (but it IS running one of the most recent builds of WM2003SE currently available).

As I say, out of the three the Vario is the highest retail and most feature packed.

Hey, final thought, do you think they might be persuaded to up the offer to an MDA Pro? Because that's by far the highest spec and feature packed device currently available (VGA Screen, 525MHz processor, etc).

[Guest AaronSoup]

Hey, final thought, do you think they might be persuaded to up the offer to an MDA Pro? Because that's by far the highest spec and feature packed device currently available (VGA Screen, 525MHz processor, etc).

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Thanks for the quick reply... because i'm still transitioning over from smartphones, i don't think I can quite deal with the size of a PDA-Size phone yet... They still seem rather comical as I do a lot of talking and can't stand the kylie minogue-style bluetooth sets....

I'm hoping the next generation of the "Compact" PPC's will offer Pro/JasJar features in a more phone-like package.... For the time being I think i'll stick with the Vario, thanks for putting my mind at rest...

2 things however (sorry), does the handset feel "Cheap" like msmobiles say... and will it be noticeably slower than my old Compact..?

Thanks again,

Aaron

[Guest Pondrew]

Well, it'll be slower in everyday operation then your Compact unless you overclock it. There are numerous threads on the overclocker software that's recently become popular.

This thread here might help you estimate the difference in speed and the potential of this new OMAP processor (remember, the performance of the Vario should be similar to that of the Compact II)

[Guest AaronSoup]

Awesome, thanks for all the help, haven't been on this site in ages but was just as helpful as I remembered...

Also, respect to the south croydon massive! slumming it in west croydon at the moment, but will get to surburbia soon enough!

[Guest Pondrew]

hehe. No problem mate :)