Asus P526 (Pegasus) Review

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6 November 2007 By: Sorin Trusca, Communications News Editor
Asus P526 (Pegasus) Review
GPS-enabled PDA with nice design, but poor performance
The Taiwanese electronic devices manufacturer Asus has proved to be a serious contender
on the Pocket PCs market. In terms of performance, its devices make little room for
improvements and starting with the P525 model, the usability features have also benefited
from a serious boost. Although the P526 is not the direct successor of the P525, it offers a
similar design, with the same numeric phone keypad first introduced by Asus in the P525.
Belonging to the middle-class range of Pocket PCs, the P526 comes with an integrated
GPS receiver and runs on Microsoft’s latest version of its operating system, Windows
Mobile 6 Professional.
Also known under the Pegasus codename, the P526 was launched in June 2007 and is
now available for purchase for a price of about $640.
Design
The first thing to notice about the P526 is that it looks like a smartphone, including a
number keypad similar to that found in ordinary phones. Furthermore, its size (58×110x15.4
mm) and weight seem to suggest this. But even with these dimensions and even…