Student here,

Primary use is the schedule. As a uni student and constantly changing tutorial times and lessons, as well as extra additional block teacher with odd times, (8.00am-9.00am, next class 3.pm-4.00pm) i find a pda essential to remember when my class is. It reminds me one hour before classes with an alert, and i can easily set and change my schedule. Also, when arranging meeting with frens and all, i can double check if i busy or not. much easier than carrying a huge organiser around.

Secondary use is HEAVY GAMING BABEH!! Pdas have absolutely superb games, if u choose the right games. i'm a serious heavy gamer, and i can say i play 90 percent of all pda games in the market already (no interest in porn games mar)

Tertiary use is a mobile movie device. convert into small .avi with smart movie converter (google it) and then can see movies on my pda! but i usually put stuff like simsons i download of the net, and futurama or drawn together

EMmmm....for Baronic...maybe it's essential for u but for me, I still can remember it...unless if i have hectic schedule...then i might consider to have one too...i don't find playing game on PDA is sounds interesting to me...wouldn't it cause damage to ur PDA as well as shorten ur PDA life span???

student,bought it thinking i could use it for many things,turn out got bored with it.
used to play games on it(actually only 1 game,since i only found the shooting games worth playing)-recently switched to the psp...pwns pda/hp gaming anyday MGS FTW!!

now i mainly use my pda for wifi and alarm.

ipaq rx3417

to some,maybe most,yeah

but want to know what i carry with me everyday?
phone+pda+psp+camera+wallet+car keys.

leave out any one of these,i'll feel naked

i just can't wait N95 to release... it's way more than a PDA already, the minus is w/o touchscreen... but is there a definition that a Personal Digital Assistant must've a touchscreen-able? well, i can't deny that it's a significant feature that distinguish PDA from other categories... but it's the new version of multimedia assistant... most importantly, the versatility of all these gadgets have weakened the firm definitions of the term. be reminded that the 1 of the most important features as an assistant, it should sync w/ ur computer as its 1st predecessor (Newton) was created to do.

btw, GPS = Global Positioning System (not satellites, duh!)

wah liau so many students using it ah??

i use my pda for basic stuff...which normally normal phone cannot

dude..nice debate u have there.....anyways, is the O2 XDA IIs available in the market now?!I mean new unit....if don't have...what would u guyz recommend me to have one PDA with a budget roughly 1 to 1.5k.....ofcoz must the keyboard featured too...hehehe : )

U mean O2 XDA IIs?? waoo...damn expensive la wei......I don't know when can I afford to buy one since I'm student...going to work soon by next month....aikss...