Thread: Archos PMA 400
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richardg1952 is offline richardg1952
2006-06-18 , 01:54
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#5
Originally Posted by djmspringcreek
Yeah. That's true. Guess I never saw that when I was checking it out. Too bad. That (and the non open source OS) seem like the only two barriers to it being a really good device.
Not true. The PMA400 runs Linux and there is a nice community variant from openpma.org.

The screen is smaller but very usable. I easily store multiple full length movies, a slew of mp3 files etc with room to spare on the 30gb drive. Most open source applications avaiable for the Zaurus have also been ported to the pma.

I enjoy the 770 but it can't replace my pma400 for movies and real pda functionality.

For me, the 770 + the pma400 are perfect travel companions that make it easy to leave the laptop at home.

pma400
linux 2.4, 30gb hd, 802.11b, 320x240 d

770
linux 2.6, 1gb mmc, 802.11g, 800x480