HANDHELD REVIEW

Medion MDPPC 250 review

7.0

Editors' Rating

8.2

Members' Rating

Typical price:£ 349

Verdict

There are better-featured Pocket PCs and better navigation progams available, but the MDPPC 250 is competitively priced, and if you can live with its quirks, it does a good enough job... Read Full Review.

Pros

All-in-one navigation solution
Attractive price

Cons

Moderate Pocket PC specification (lacks Wi-Fi and Bluetooth)
Some irritating issues with the navigation software

Key Specs

Dimensions (W x H x D):	71x13x114 mm
Weight:	124 g
Built-in devices:	GPS receiver
Operating system:	Windows Mobile 2003 for Pocket PC
Software included:	Pocket Outlook, Pocket Internet Explorer, Pocket Word, Pocket Excel, Windows Media Player 9, games (Jawbreaker, Backgammon, Cruel, Merrills, Poker, Snake, Solitaire, Tetragon, Yachtzee), Transcriber, Letter Recognizer, Block Recognizer, MEDION-Navigator, backup utility
Processor:	Samsung S3C2410
Clock speed:	266 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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8.2

Average Member Rating

37 Members have reviewed this product

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Graham Walton

It's a good "value" PDA

8.5

Pavan Bali

You won't get Acessories if you lose them

5.5

Steve Worth

Very good investment

8.5

Jean Guilliatt

Wish I had got one years ago. It would have saved a lot of agro

8.0

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