Hi all,
I have been using, recently, a Juno 5D. I got it because of the faster processor and beautiful display. I intended to use it either by itself, or as a data collector with my ProXH, thus replacing my Nomad. Here are the problems I have had:
a) cannot manipulate ArcPad with my fingers. I got some different types of styli, and found one from RadioShack ($20) with the smallest tip....it works....fairly well, but not really well. I took off the screen protector because I could not get the device to respond well with it on.
In the field the other day, during light showers, when the screen is damp/moist wet, I found that the touch screen is even less responsive.
But, the weirdest thing of all is that the device "lost" a few points that I was sure I had collected and saved. How can it do this? I never experienced this happening with an HP PDA, a Recon or a Nomad. It lost about 3 or 4 points our of 12 days work of maybe a couple dozen points. Nothing fancy in my data, not showing images, only a few background points and a simple 5 sided polygon for the site, only 44,000 sq m. How can it lose a few points out of a data set? If it was just one, or maybe two, then I would think that I messed up, what with the rain and attendant difficulties.
I went back to using my Nomad, I much prefer the positive response of the device to the hard stylus. For me, I don't think that the Juno 5D is truly a reliable or viable tool. I was in Saipan, a long way from home or a dealership, and lucky I brought a couple of redundant systems (Nomad/ProXH, two Garmins, etc).