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The Ultimate Benchmark Challenge:
30 Windows Mobile 5.0 PDAs compared.
 Aesthetics, size, reliability, build quality, features, post-sales assistance and included accessories: these are only some of the many parameters that are normally considered when you're in the market for a new PDA. We at SoloPda give particular importance to hardware performance, as this is usually a clear sign of efficiency and reliability. That's the underlying reason for why all the devices that find their way into our offices are immediately paced through our performance benchmark tests. In order to preserve coherence and continuity, we always use the same identical measuring tools, in our case the software application from Spb, aptly called 'Benchmark.
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 The sheer quantity of devices that we have tested over the last months has grown quite remarkably, so much so that we have now reached the point in which we are able to pass judgement on the highs and lows of each device. This current review actually places 30 Windows Mobile 5.0 devices in a direct side by side comparison. Although we humbly think that this achievement alone is probably some sort of first-time record, we'd rather dwell on the fact that this experimental review method will hopefully be considered as a fresh outlook on a market that is in rapid technical evolution.
How much have PDAs evolved over these last years and what exactly has changed? Do the hardware configurations of the latest devices show true signs of progress? If we are to talk of evolution in the Pocket PC world, which factors can be most accredited with pushing the envelope? We're modest enough to realise that the following test results do not give the final answers, but we at least hope that they provide a starting point for further discussion and considerations from our readers.
So, after our introduction it's time to actually get down to business and start our 'PDA Challenge', but not before giving a brief mention of the four newcomers that will battle it out with the old guard: introducing the Mio P550, the E-Ten Glofish brothers X500 and M700, and finally, the recently introduced HTC Advantage X7500, alias Athena!
All 30 handhelds are primed, charged and ready to warm their microchips: Clock on to see the race!
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