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Online Reviews
General print media is usually too slow to be reliable about Pocket PC GPS reviews. Also, they tend to just cruise over the basics, often just regurgitating whatever press releases Microsoft sends them. If you want to wait, check out computer and electronic specialty magazines, like PC World, which aren't afraid to tell it how it is, even if Microsoft is one of their advertisers.
Online sites have the advantage of being free, reliable advice. They are often written in the first person and will give you a "day in the life" of dealing with the highly touted or not so highly touted features of the new gadget. And Microsoft and other companies read these online Pocket PC GPS reviews very carefully. The geeks are the ones who often find things that need correcting more often than the company's own engineers.
Things To Help Guide You
If you are on the market for a hand-held GPS system, it pays to do your research, whether online or in print. Price actually one of the last concerns you should have about a Pocket PC GPS review. Look for things like:
How easy or hard are the instructions?
How does the device work in real world situations?
How tough is it?
How easy is it to charge up?
How much time in between charges?
Can they get through to a customer service department?
Can the reviewer get the GPS device to interact with other hardware, such as your computer, or is it strictly to be used on its own?
Finding Reviews
There are many places you can go to online for reliable Pocket PC GPS reviews. You can just type in "Pocket PC GPS review" into your favorite search engine and you'll soon have scores to choose from. Try to pick one from a site not affiliated with Microsoft or an electronics online store. A good choice is "Pocket PC Thoughts", which also has forums where you can join for free and ask the online community their own Pocket PC GPS reviews.
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