LifeDrive: a User Report
--- In GtD_Palm@..., Nico <holvoetn <at> g...> wrote:
> As there is a difference between:
> I find it not too bad
> I find it is ok
> or
> I HEARD it is bad ...
> See ?
> I still prefer the real experience then ..
OK, here is real experience: I got a LifeDrive about 2 weeks after it
hit the shelves, and I just got back from 2+ weeks of foreign travel
with no laptop, using the LifeDrive only. Bottom line: if you
need/want a state-of-the-art palm pda with wifi, this is it. If you
are primarily interested in the multimedia aspects of the device
(mp3's, video), you may not be happy with the LD.
Memory: the 64 MB partition on the hard drive is permanent storage,
but programs run out of cache. Several small programs, such as the
traditional built-in apps, will fit into cache together, and there is
no lag. Context switches (changing apps) will flush cache to the 64 MB
partition, but for small amounts of data, no lag. Switching to a large
program that has not been recently used produces a noticeable lag.
Same with programs that need to look at a lot of files on the HD.
Outliners are interesting. Many programs of this type (Bonsai and
Shadow, for sure) write each changed entry in the outline as a
separate record, causing frequent writes to the 64 MB partitions and a
small delay. Though Manager appears to write the entire outline out
when you are done with it, so it is perceptibly, but not majorly,
faster. I know Llamagraphics spent some effort improving the
performance of Life Balance on the T5, and this may have paid off on
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