I know this is prolly a pretty dead thread, but a major selling point in some of the newer PDA's was brought up. Am I actually this limited in the number of times I can slap my PDA on it's cradle? I know it says in excess of 500 times, but where did that number come from?
Consider for a moment that that is a ballpark estimate given by the PDA / battery manufacturer. Now consider that in excess could mean up to 600 times. Could mean 800. Now also consider the excessive PDA user that takes his/hers off the cradle twice per day. Once for work, and once for going out that night (ok, so he/she went home, slapped ol bessie on the charger and synched for the night's plans, took a shower to let it charge for a bit, and then headed out). Now that means that this person is only going to get 300, maybe 500 days out of that battery. Under a year? :Q
I just want to know if I should just go the non-rechargeable route so that I don't have to worry about my PDA being DOA in a couple of years just cuz of a stupid battery.
<< The batteries in PDAs are either lithium ion or lithium polymer and they can be charged in excess of 500 times.
You can change the battery on an iPAQ yourself, but the extended battery costs upwards of $150. >>