4. The Mypal A730 In Detail, Continued

Besides Activesync 3.7.1, the following programs are included in the package: Presentation DX, Pocket Painter, Money Tracer, Engineering Calculator, Pocket Book, PaPaGo!5 Navigator, Monster SIP.

Asus chose to use the Windows Mobile 2003SE operating system, which lets you do stuff like rotate the screen content by 90 degrees at the push of a button: a function that proves to be very handy when it comes to viewing online content and photos or even working with tables. It's even more useful thanks to the device's large-format 3.7" VGA display.

Before we turn our attention to the integrated 1.3 megapixel camera, we should note that all of the PXA27x processor models finally feature an integrated USB host. That means that external hard drives or keyboards can be run on PDAs with a PXA27x processor, provided it is supported by the PDA manufacturer. Asus says it will offer a corresponding adapter cable to that end.

The USB host is activated with software

The Mypal can thus morph into a mobile MP3 player with the help of a 2.5" USB hard drive or a 1.8" model like the Apricorn EZ-Mini USB . That may very well be one of the reasons that the Mypal A730's audio setting options are head and shoulders above those of the usual suspects.

The Mypal A730 features a far wider array of audio settings than most of the PDAs available on the market