August 1997 / BYTE Hardware Lab Report

Hand-Helds Get Serious Give A S erious Hand	These tiny computers offer robust performance, surprising functionality, and true portability. - by Michelle Campanale
Best Overall: Hand-Held Computers Price vs. Performance	We chose the Hewlett-Packard 320LX Palmtop PC as the Windows CE-based winner.
Hand-Helds Ratings Best Windows CE-based Hand-Helds Best Hand-Held With a Proprietary OS: Psion 3C Hewlett-Packard 320LX NEC MobilePro 450 Psion 3C
Details Philips Velo 1 Hitachi HPW-10E4MB Apple Newton MessagePad 2000	Philips Velo 1: A few things stand out on the Philips Velo 1.
For Road Warriors Only Good Looks in a Feel-Good Unit	Psion makes some exciting advancements in usability and convenience with its Psion Series 5. - by Michelle Campanale
Test Results	We rated these hand-held computers on the basis of their usability, features, performance, technology, implementation, and price, all on a scale of five stars--except for price, which we factored in at 10 percent for the Windows CE machines and 5 percent for the proprietary machines.
Kill Two Birds with One Phone Rich Hybridization	Though it has identical data functionality to the Nokia 2110 digital cellular phone, Nokia's Communicator 9000 is a new hybrid of data and communica tions.
Features Table Features: Part 1 Features: Part 2

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