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Mitac Mio 338 review

7.3

Editors' Rating

Very Good

8.6

Members' Rating

Excellent

Typical price:£ 199

Verdict

If you're on a tight budget, make sure you consider this attractively designed Pocket PC along with devices from better-known handheld manufacturers... Read Full Review.

Pros

  • Affordable, compact and reasonably well specified.

Cons

  • Only 36.5MB of the 64MB of RAM is available for running programs and storing further applications
  • Battery is not removable.

Key Specs

Dimensions (W x H x D): 77x11x122 mm
Weight: 120 g
Operating system: Pocket PC 2002
Software included: Pocket Outlook (Inbox, Calendar, Contacts, Tasks, Notes), Pocket Word, Pocket Excel, File Explorer, Pocket Internet Explorer, Terminal Services Client, VPN Client, Server Sync Client, MSN Messenger, Microsoft Reader, Calculator, Windows Media Player, Voice Recorder, Solitaire, Transcriber, Graffiti, eBackup, eMenu, eViewer
Processor: Intel XScale PXA250
Clock speed: 200 MHz
Memory expansion: SD/MMC
Installed ROM: 32 MB
Installed RAM: 64 MB
Display size: 3.5 in
Wireless PAN: infrared
Expansion slots: SD/MMC

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Member Opinion

8.6

Average Member Rating

Excellent

4 Members have reviewed this product

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Geoff Miller

Geoff Miller

Got this for £85 at PC World Jan sale!

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9.5

Spectacular


Peter Harman

Peter Harman

Excellent budget PDA

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8.5

Excellent


Anonymous

Anonymous

At £130 it is astonishing value

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10

Perfect


Anonymous

Anonymous

A bargain at £130 from Dixons

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6.5

Good


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Discussions

nschoubey nschoubey

voice on blue tooth

Wednesday 9 July 2008, 11:58 AM

1 post
David Long David Long

Where did they find these users?

Wednesday 9 July 2008, 10:33 AM

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