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I'm curious as to how fast this upgrade really is. Can you offer the group
any statistics to show how much faster it really is? One thing that really
annoys me about the Zoomer is how long it takes to switch between
applications. For example when I switch between the NoteBook to the
AddressBook and Zoomer says "Activating..." it seems to take forever. Can
you possibly time how long it takes to switch apps when the app being
switched to is not already in RAM? It would help a great deal. Thanks.
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Sure. I wasn't too technical about this (I just used the stopwatch timer on
my HP OmniGo 100), but here are the results:
Starting new apps (not already in ram) from File Manager or from the hard
icons:
File manager 5.7 seconds
Phone book 5.4 seconds
Notebook 6.1 seconds
Appt book 3.7 seconds
Switching between apps that are already in ram was less than a second, and
seems to be just screen redraw time.
I don't know what the startup times for these apps are on non-upgraded
Zoomers.
Another thing that may affect startup or switch times is how big the notebook
or appt book files are.
In general, there is just enough time to read the "Activating [app name], one
moment please" message before it disappears and the apps is there. It seems
to be much shorter than before. This is considerably faster than forever.
:)
When Graffitti for the Zoomer first came out a lot of people were saying that
if you get any add-on for your Zoomer, Graffitti should be it. I agree with
the people who said that and think the speed-doubling ranks right up there
with Graffitti as another must-have. IMO it is well worth it.
Sorry, I don't have any info on how much faster it goes through the
batteries.
Scott
P.S. I'm not affiliated with Electronic Innovations, just very happy with the
results. Here is the info again:
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