The @migo 600-C, manufactured by Palmax and distributed in the U.S. by UR There is a unique Pocket PC because is features an integrated PCMCIA card slot. The unit I recieved features Microsoft's Pocket PC 2002 operating system, 32 MB memory and a 64k reflective color display.

Contents
The @migo comes with the following items:

Design
The @migo 600-C closely resembles the Casio E-125 in overall appearance and size, but features an integrated PCMCIA card slot located on the back of the unit.

The 600-C also features extra buttons on the left side that are programmable, a jog-dial navigation button and a dial that allows you to manually adjust the screen brightness as shown below:

Left side of the @migo

On the bottom-front of the unit you'll find a round navigation button, four programmable buttons for your most commonly used applications such as contacts, notes, calendar and tasks list, and a speaker located in the middle. On the top-front of the unit you'll find a microphone hole directly to the right of LED indicator. Directly on the top you'll find the PCMCIA card slot, headphone jack, infrared port and a tightly covered backup battery port.

The @migo (front view)

Comparison shot (front view) of the Compaq iPAQ 3850 and @migo 600-C

Comparison shot (side view) of the Compaq iPAQ 3850 and @migo 600-

Since I brought up the backup battery I might as well metion that the @migo 600-C ships with an extra nickel sized backup battery. When I owned a Casio E-100 and EM-500, my backup battery died a few times and I wished I had a spare. Good idea.

The 600-C is surprisingly light for its overall size and doesn't feel fragile in your hand. The paint job is a metallic sliver finish that is similiar to the iPAQ, and for the first time on a Pocket PC that I've owned or reviewed, the LED indicator lights actually make sense! When the battery is charging, the LED indicator is red. When fully charged the LED is green, and when a reminder pops up it flashes amber. I wished this were the case on my iPAQ 3850, as I naturally relate orange or red to something that requires attention on my Pocket PC.

Notable Features

As if I've mentioned it enough, the @migo 600-C is currently the only Pocket PC that features an intetgrated PCMCIA card slot, so you can use many of the network cards and other accesories that you use on your laptop computer.

I tested the 600-C with an Intel Wireless LAN card and a Novatel Merilin Wireless modem card. Both cards worked great and enabled me to surf the Web and check email wirelessly.

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Amigo 600-C w/Intel Wireless LAN card

Another feature that the 600-C has that my iPAQ 3850 doesn't is the ability to use cleartype font technology for all applications. The 600-C also ships with a black belt-clip holder.

Display
I was a little surprised in the @migo's diplay, as I thought it would be very similiar to the Casio E/EM series Pocket PCs. I am very happy that the new 600-C kept the 3.8 inch display size, and features a 64,000 color screen. However, the display isn't as bright and colorfully rich as the Casio units, which I thought the 600-C would be very similiar to. And since the sidelight is located on the left of the screen, the light does not illuminate evenly across the entire display causing a noticable darkness on the right of the display. A minor annoyance but still fairly readable in most lighting conditions.

Applications
Being that I got my hands on an early version of the 600-C that features the Pocket PC 2002 operating system, there were some extra applications that I thought were missing, such as an application launcher, backup utility and device inventory utility. However, I expect Palmax (or UR There) to ship units running Pocket PC 2002 with extra software applications. I also had a problem getting more than three applications to show up in the programs window, but the Start menu displayed mostly everything. This was probably a bug that will be fixed in the mass-produced version.

The 600-C came with the standard Pocket PC 2002 applications, including Pocket Word, Excel, Internet Explorer, File Explorer and the basic PIM applications.

Summary
The @migo 600-C is a good Pocket PC for many business applications since it features a built-in PCMCIA card slot, 32MB memory and a 64,000 color display. It might be a little bulky in shape but features a durable build quality and extra hardware buttons.

Quick Specs
Product:	UR There @migo 600-C (Pocket PC 2002)
Rating:
Price:	$499
Notable Features:	32 MB memory, 64,000 reflective color screen, PCMCIA card slot, extra programmable buttons
Size	133x86x23mm (LxWxH)
Weight:	250 grams or 8.8 oz (including batteries)
Company:	UR There
Source:	MobileBiz Solutions
Reviewer:	Eriq E. Cook
Date of Review:	November 29 , 2001