Product Description

The ASUS A626 perfectly combines versatility and style. This palm-sized marvel matches high quality with an impeccable standard of design and caters to the user's expectations for personal handheld accessories.Exceptionally slim at only 1.57 cm, the ASUS A626 really stands out from most of the other PDAs on the market. The casing is made of stainless steel and the whole PDA is less than 158g in weight. The 3.5" anti-glare touch screen completes the outlook of the A626 and provides the feeling of a solid and high quality luxury accessory.In situations where utilizing a notebook is more hassle than convenience, the A626 can really shine. With its wireless, it can keep the user connected to email, the Internet and corporate networks; while Bluetooth 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate speeds up data exchange with a huge range of digital peripherals (phones, printers, etc) by up to two to three times over conventional Bluetooth standards. With ASUS's user-friendly application "Remote Presenter", it can also be easily utilized to remotely link and control presentations on a computer via Bluetooth. The most important feature is the fact that all data is stored in Flash memory, so precious information remains saved even if all battery power in the handheld has drained away.The ASUS A626 runs on Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0, and also provides true multimedia entertainment options. With its front-mounted speakers, it plays video and audio formats and has a huge library of games available for the Pocket PC platform. For its size, the A626 is simply the most versatile mobile entertainment gadget.With the combination of powerful applications and an ultra-slim outlook that radiates high quality, the A626 is a PDA of choice for the well-heeled and well-traveled.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #722 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Asus
• Model: MYPAL A626
• Dimensions: 4.60" h x 2.80" w x .60" l, 4.00 pounds
• Display size: 3.5

Features

• Product Type Handheld Width 2.8 in Depth 0.6 in Height 4.6 in Weight 5.6 oz Processor Intel XScale 312 MHz Memory ROM 128 MB - flash RAM 64 MB - SDRAM Supported Flash Memory Cards SD Memory Card, MultiMediaCard Compatibility SDIO Display Display Type 3.5" TFT active matrix - transflective Image 16-bit (64K colors) Display Resolution 240 x 320 Audio Voice Recording Capability Yes Audio Output Speaker(s) Supported Digital Audio Formats MP3, WMA Audio Input Microphone Expansion / Connectivity Expansion Slots Total (Free) 1 SD Memory Card Interfaces 1 x headphones - output - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm ¦ 1 x USB Input Device Type Touch-screen, stylus, 4-way navigation button Cables Included 1 x USB cable Features Anti-glare Power Power Device Power adapter Voltage Required AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz ) Battery Installed Qty (Max Supported) 1 Technology / Form Factor Lithium ion Capacity 1200 mAh Operating System / Software OS Provided Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 Software Notes, Voice Recorder, Calendar, Contacts, File Explorer, Tasks, Microsoft Pocket Outlook, ActiveSync, Microsoft Excel Mobile, Microsoft Internet Explorer Mobile, Microsoft Word Mobile, Microsoft PowerPoint Mobile, Windows Media Player Mobile

Amazon.com Product Description
A great productivity companion that will keep you connected to email and the Internet, the ultra-slim, palm-sized ASUS A626 PDA stands out from other PDAs on the market. Weighing just over 5.5 ounces, it features a brightly colorful 3.5-inch anti-glare touchscreen LCD and durable, fashionable stainless steel case. In situations where utilizing a notebook is more hassle than convenience, the A626 will help you stay productive and connected with its Windows Mobile 5.0 operating system and 54g Wi-Fi LAN (802.11b/g) for downloading email and surfing the Web in both corporate and coffeehouse environments.

With ASUS's user-friendly Remote Presenter application, the A626 can also be easily utilized to remotely link and control presentations on a computer via Bluetooth. And since all data is stored in flash memory (128 MB ROM with 64 MB SDRAM), your most important data remains saved even if all battery power in the handheld has drained away. You can expand the A626's memory vie optional Secure Digital (SD) memory cards.

The Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC operating system includes the Microsoft Office Mobile suite, which features Word Mobile, Excel Mobile, and PowerPoint Mobile. Meanwhile, the File Explorer application makes it easy to browse the files. It also supports Windows Media playback right out of the box. With Windows Media Player, you can play streaming and downloaded video and audio content in a variety of formats. You can also keep favorite tunes loaded on a memory card and listen to your music wherever you roam. With its front-mounted speakers, it plays a variety of popular video and audio formats (MP3, WMA).

With the integrated Bluetooth technology, you can connect wirelessly to peripherals such as your cell phone and make cable clutter a thing of the past. Bluetooth 2.0+EDR is up to three times faster than its predecessors, offering a maximum data rate of 3Mbps, and is also backwards-compatible with Bluetooth 1.x devices.

Specifications

• 312 MHz Marvell XScale processor
• 3.5-inch TFT LCD touchscreen with 65k colors, 240 x 320-pixel resolution (QVGA)
• 128 MB Flash ROM and 64 MB SDRAM
• 3.5mm earphone jack
• Integrated microphone and speakers
• Full duplex recording and playback
• 1200 mAh removable/rechargeable battery
• Dimensions: 2.8 x 0.6 x 4.6 inches
• Weight: 5.57 ounces

What's in the Box
ASUS A626, rechargeable battery, AC adapter/charger, carrying case, mini-USB cable, CD with software and drivers, printed user guide

Customer Reviews

Does everything and more
I bought this to have wifi internet access at free hotspots, without any monthly subscriptions. It does all I wanted and way more. In fact, I can't seem to find anything this unit does NOT do. With the addition of freeware software, I can watch full DVD movies, listen to streaming internet radio, watch online videos, process email, surf the web, download stuff, view PDFs, read eBooks, write music, RECORD music, play video games, view pictures, take notes, make actual phone call using SKYPE, annoy coworkers with a synthesized "Theremin", and a bunch of other stuff I can't remember at the moment... other than the beefy horsepower in my desktop, this little thing does nearly everything my big box does - and fits in my shirt pocket!

I have not had wifi speed issues I see mentioned here - yes, the "BARS" are low sometimes, but the wifi works great when you dial it up to 100%. Speed of processor seems fine too. It's a work tool to me, not a video game or CAD manipulator. Yet I play video games on it all the time. Using TCPMP it has NO PROBLEMS playing back full speed, full screen video/movies.

My level is advanced geekness so I have not feared pushing it past it's limits and am always suprised how well it handles everything. It does get "rebooted" every other day or so since it is Windows based and suffers like every other Windows of memory fragmentation, thus needing cleansed. The 16GB mem card I put in it works great.

Great unit - best power per price I could find - I highly recommend it

Great unit but compatiblity issue kills its name.
The ASUS MyPal A626 is one of the best Pocket PCs I have ever seen.

But unfortunately, neither Amazon.com's description nor the manufacturer's note did not explain that it doesn't work with Vista computers very well.

Although there is no problem recognizing the device and interact by putting files around, when it comes to synchronizing with Microsoft Outlook 2007, it does nothing.

Windows Mobile Device Center tells me that it has been synchronized, but I find no difference on the unit.

If someone knows a solution to this, I would greatly appreciate if you could contact me via Amazon.com

asus a626
was delivered from the vendor in a timely fashion it appears to have inherited some of the traits the xp has does like to crash palm is prob more stable but this unit does interface with the computer where the palm would not play nice with xp 64