Before we sent a palmtop to accompany the Norwegian TransArctic team, we froze a couple of HP palmtops in the lab down to minus 44C, (minus 47F). We kept them like that for some hours, then let them thaw out. They performed like they did before, flawlessly.
On the real test to the North Pole, the palmtop was carried in the sled at times, and at other times, close to the body. Drastic temperature changes. Needless to say, it did what it was supposed to do. Of course, it takes some time to thaw out something that's colder than an ice cube.
Back to "earth," I forgot my own palmtop in the car at Telemark, WI, while skiing. That night it got down to -22F. I still use that same 200LX, and I have no problems with it.
These HP palmtops are top quality. Personally, I wouldn't test another brand this way. That could be expensive.
Arild Mellembakken
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