Asus manufactures pocket transportable computers with incorporated PS-receiver for many years. MyPal A696 is one of the latest models in this chain with GPS feature. It seems very heavy and modern at the equivalent instance. 70.8mm wide, 117mm deep and 15.7mm thick are the precise sizing of the model with 165g in mass. The opposing models of the same line of pocket Computers are not that heavy. Face section is finished customarily of stainless steel, that explains the great weight of the piece of equipment.

The MyPal is equipped with built-in antenna through SIRFstar III chipset distant from the previous modification which had an peripheral hinged antenna to maintain GPS function. Asus MyPal A696 is fitted with a big screen with a diagonal of 3.5 inches and a resolution of 320 x 240 pixels. However, at existing the Pocket devices market is taken by small, lightweight and flat modifications, and the choice between window size and the size of the piece of equipment itself increasingly in favor of the first.

On the front panel we observe multi-arrangement steering control and four soft keys that are sited precisely beneath the front window. Voice record program Windows Mobile Voice Notes is activated by these keys with Contacts, Calendar and Asus program to switch between operating applications.

On the upper side of the shell is a slot for SD memory card, when at the bottom end are the infrared port and a reset push button. Energy supply connector positioned on the left side in the mini USB arrangement beside connection to the workstation. The right side has the Hold switch and the headphones slot that is 3,5mm in diameter.

This model supports Intel PXA270 processor with a clock speed of 400MHz. Automatic setup feature allows to modify the processor speed according to the workload of the system along with exclusive settings to optimize speed and performance of the processor. Asus MyPal A696 has got 256MB of permanent memory (ROM) and 64MB of RAM.

The modification is not equipped with a built-in handset, that numerous considered as a severe inconvenience. In addition, this model lacks the camera as well. About connectivity of this model , in addition to infrared, A696 is equipped with wireless Bluetooth and Wi-Fi.

In order to establish the regular working time of the battery, we have done a quantity of examinations. The brightness settings were established at its highest figure as well as MP3 playback was on. The processor at the similar instance was working in the automatic manner, and clock speed is automatically modified to its workload. Therefore, in these circumstances, Asus MyPal ran with no charging for 8 hours.

Asus MyPal A696 can be considered not the highest selling pocket PC model at the existing market nowdays because of its need of built-in cell phone characteristic and an former Windows Mobile 5.0 program. On the other hand, the little price of this model as well as navigation software Destinator, provide MyPal its remaining position on the market of mobile pc’s. This model will every time find its lover and draw an interest of individuals who can be glad about the durable case structure.