Professional T3
T3 is used for professional and enterprise
users. These are used for
these particular purposes because of its Bluetooth wireless capability
and support for SD I/O. A new Socket SD Wi-Fi card will also be supported.
The lack of integrated Wi-Fi holds back the T3 somewhat, although the
Tungsten C is available with Wi-Fi built in.
One model of the T3 is the Tungsten
T3, which
takes its place as the flagship among Palm's PDAs. With its 400-MHz Intel
XScale CPU and 64MB of RAM (52MB available to users), the T3 is easily
the most powerful Palm-branded PDA yet. It's a bit larger and heavier
than the T2, measuring 4.3 by 2.9 by 0.6 inches and weighing 5.4 ounces.
The majority of physical features carry over from the earlier models, although
the application launch and five-way navigation buttons have changed. They are
now bigger and hence easier to use. The T3 uses the same slider design as the
earlier T models. However, in this instance, instead of exposing a Graffiti area,
the case opens up to show more screen.
Transflective TFT display has 320- by 480-dpi
resolution. This increased screen resolution is amazing. The display seems
to pop right out at you. By tapping one button, you can switch from traditional
portrait orientation to landscape.
In the Windows Mobile world, the closest competing model would be the HP iPAQ
h2215, which has a similarly rated CPU and RAM amount, integrated Bluetooth,
and a CF II slot as well as an SD slot. The closest Sony model that corresponds
to the T3 is the Clié TG50, which lacks Bluetooth and has a smaller display with
lower resolution.
Unlike any current Palm OS models, however, the h2215 can keep
multiple applications running which is still a Palm shortcoming. The T3 and the
h2215 are equally impressive. Your choice should be dictated by your OS
preference. The h2215 is about the same weight and just a bit larger than
the T3.
