Mobile Appraisers

Thanks Daniel, That gives me some good stuff to think about. I am most concerned about the screen size. I don't mind not having a keyboard, as I rarely use it with my tablet (its a convertible). The thought that I could use it for GPS (my old one broke and I'm ready for a new one), plus a camera, internet access, etc. Makes it something definitively worth thinking about.

Pete Deatherage

On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 8:08 PM, Weaver Appraisals <weaverappraisals@comcast.net> wrote:

I have noticed many appraisers against the UMPCs, but I love mine. I
use an OQO (www.OQO.com) every day in the field. I have been wanting to
change out for one of the Sony UX series so that I do not have to carry
a camera any more. But the downside compared to my tablet: The screen
is very small (same problem I had with Pocket PC apps) so I find myself
using the keyboard more than the touch screen (which can cause sore
thumbs at the end of the day). Precisely why I wanted it is also it's
flaw...it is tiny.

But for weight, ease of use and battery life (I have the extended one),
if your eyes are good enough, these small systems are great. But each
person has their own tastes. I was tired of having to wear a bat
utility belt to carry all my electronics and still hauling around a
tablet on top of that. I carry the smallest camera I can as well.

If you get one, make sure you get as good of a screen as you can and as
much processor/memory as well. My old OQO made me go back to my trusty
tablet, but the improvements many of them have made were because they
saw us all run back to our tablets. With the built in bluetooth you can
have all kinds of external toys...mouse, keyboard, GPS. I have all of
these in my car with a mount
(http://www.buildyourumpc.com/OQO-car-mount-p/oqo01-carmount.htm) and
ended up giving my TomTom to my wife. The thing is with all these toys
we love so much, you give up things to get things...you just have to
find what is important to you. And hopefully it wont take a cabinet
full of unused new toys to find your favorite. :))

Daniel Weaver
Weaver Appraisals

Pete Deatherage wrote:
> I'm curious exactly Why you guys don't like the UMPC. It seems pretty
> much unanimous. I have a tablet that works ok for me, but I want
> something that has a longer batery life, weighs less, is smaller and
> that has built-in broadband. I know you can get that with the motion
> LE's and I've been checking them out too, but they are so expensive.
> The UMPC's are half the cost. I'm always hesitent to spend a lot of
> money on something like that because it always seems like I drop the
> expensive toys (never the cheap toys). This is the UMPC i've been
> checking out:
>
> http://www.samsung.com/us/experience/products/view.do?JobFL=VIEW&PageNo=1&OrderFL=DATE&EXPRV_SEQ=10065
> <http://www.samsung.com/us/experience/products/view.do?JobFL=VIEW&PageNo=1&OrderFL=DATE&EXPRV_SEQ=10065>
>
> Its a second generation, has a higher resolution screen.
>
> Pete Deatherage
>
> On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 2:29 PM, Roger Wells <apex@apexappraisals.com
> <mailto:apex@apexappraisals.com>> wrote:
>
> They both require an active pen. There is a nice hole on right top
> side of case to keep it in. I think you would find the active pen a
> much better solution for field work, IMHO. I doubt the resoultion on
> the 800 would not be as nice for HA system. But then I didn't like
> the resolution for everyday work either. Leland would argue that
> with me, but then he owns an 800 not a 1600 so he is biased just as I
> am LOL. if you don't mind srolling side to side to see web pages
> it's no big deal..... I want to SEE the web page. <grin>
>
> Roger Wells
>
> --- In MobileAppraiserGroup@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:MobileAppraiserGroup%40yahoogroups.com>, "Garry Doucette"

>
> <garry@...> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Guys
> >
> > I was wondering if the Motion LE1600 or 800 needs to have the pen
> as an
> > input device? Can the screen be touched with your fingers to, say,
> browse a
> > web page?
> >
> > The reason I ask is that I would like to see if I can pick up a
> used one on
> > eBay to start using Davinci in the field and then I'd like to
> upgrade to
> > something new later and put the used one in my kitchen. One of my
> other
> > hobbies is home automation and the Motion looks like it would make
> a really
> > nice web pad for an interface with my HA system.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Garry
> >
> > Garry Doucette, AACI, P. App
> > PCAG Property Advisors Inc.
> > 3581 Bishop Crescent
> > Port Alberni, BC
> > V9Y 7W1
> >
> > Phone: (250) 723-5099
> > Fax: (250) 723-8228
> > Email: garry@...
>
> > Website: www.pcag.net <http://www.pcag.net>

> >
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>
>
>

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