By Alfred Giovetti Handheld computers and the new smaller Windows CE computers can take the place of a laptop or notebook when you only need the limited functions such as communications with email or fax and appointment book with a personal information manager to keep track of people and dates.
Accessories can be most important in making computer use easier and less stressful.
Good planning for accessories will save you time and money in the long run. Handhelds are small, sometimes as small as palmsize computers, that can work as a calculator, agenda, email station, memo pad, to-do list, phone book, and expense tracker all in a small package complete with security functions and the ability to synchronize information with your desktop and laptop. Handhelds cannot replace the functions of a notebook computer. If you really want to use that spreadsheet or do some writing a handheld, even handhelds' with keyboards, cannot stack up against a notebook. For one thing notebooks are easier to type on than handhelds.