Does price matter or do you go for the best in the market?
I look for low price AND the best in the market. That’s why I wanna sell my TyTN II and buy M800

Do you consider the support for warranty issues?
I take care of my phones like no one’s business, so, I don’t care about warranty.

Is getting the most powerful or the best selling more important to you?
Definitely most powerful. When I bought TyTN II, it just happened that it is also beautiful and best-selling. But now that why I wanna get M800, I’m back to getting the most powerful instead of the best selling

How does design fit into your research?
I prefer one-handedness ie candybar qwerty keyboard phones), but none has VGA yet, so I have to settle with slide-out for now

To ans the qns:
* Why are you getting a Pocket PC ? To replace a dying/dead one or just itching for the latest?
To replace a dying toy.
* Does price matter or do you go for the best in the market?
Price!
* Do you consider the support for warranty issues?
The usual one-year warranty is necessary to rectify any problems.
* Is getting the most powerful or the best selling more important to you?
The one that catches my attention or the best selling, which ever comes first.
* How does design fit into your research? Design is important. I need something small. So far the mini and X500 met my needs. Keyboard is optional but square LCDs are a no no.

* Why are you getting a Pocket PC ? To replace a dying/dead one or just itching for the latest?
Every time my 2 year contract expires, I make sure to send a letter to Orange saying I want to end the contract. Then, I can get a new contract with them, which gives me the greatest discount on the devices! So yes, it’s “itching for the latest”, but that’s already starting when I have my current device for 6-12 months. So by the time my contract ends, I make sure to already have a solid idea about which device I want to get and how much it will cost with which carrier. (But because of the way their plans are stuctured I always end up with Orange)

* Does price matter or do you go for the best in the market?
Price does matter, but after my HTC Wizard I did know that I wanted a hardware keyboard and better processor on my new device. Then the TyTn II was the most logical device to follow up the Wizard. It was one of the more expensive devices, but with the discount (because I also signed a new contract) it was affordable. Of course the HTC Advantage was much more expensive but that was too large anyway, just not practical, so to be true: I really didn’t want it. The TyTn II was my ideal device and I was lucky enough to find it at an affordable price.

* Do you consider the support for warranty issues?
Not really. I know I’ll have to get my device with a carrier, and because of the way Orange structures their mobile plans, that’s the only attractive choice for me. And with my Wizard, I flashed a custom ROM rather quickly so I voided my warranty anyway. I don’t plan to do that with my TyTn II but I know I have at least a 1 year warranty, and if I also turn out to have warranty for the second year I’ll own the device, then that’s nice. I hope the TyTn II is of enough quality to last two years.

* Is getting the most powerful or the best selling more important to you?
Most powerful. I only know of 2 people in my real-life direct environment who have a Pocket PC, so no matter which PPC I have, I’ll have something most other people don’t have. (And it turns out that those other 2 people also have the HTC TyTn II! One is like me, and wants to know a lot about it, the other is the business user that uses the programs that are pre-installed, and nothing else (at least, so far)).

* How does design fit into your research?
The question for me is rephrased a bit: “How does [a device with a slide-out keyboard] fit into your [pocket]”. Those are the two hardware design things I pay attention to: it has to fit into the pocket of my jeans, and I have to be able to type messages while walking or while sitting in a train/bus. Of course other characteristics may look nice (no antenna makes the device a bit smaller etc) but in general if my TyTn II would look like the Glofiish M700 I totally wouldn’t mind.

Another interesting question would be what specs I’d want in a device. My 3 requirements are: slide-out keyboard and good CPU/RAM/ROM, and WiFi. Everything else is second place and not essential, but these things can make the difference and are consider alogn with the external appearence etc.