Palms/PDAs ... opinions?

Vindaloo · 1st January 2002, 9:35 PM

I'm thinking of buying myself a late Xmas pressie in the form of a Palm/PDA/organiser thing. my budget isnt huge (like $300)... and i want to know ppls opionions of them.

ie can you use them to write a couple of pages of notes from say a lecture? this would be the self-justification in buying one ... to replace the shitty paper notepads and files n shit i have. im shit with paper, always losing important notes. can i use a cheap Palm for this ?

KyocEr@~* · 2nd January 2002, 12:02 AM

dude, get yourself a m100 if that's the case for brand new...

you'll easily get ur lecture notes down

and don't complain too much bout it - I'm using a Palm Pilot Professional wif the OS 2.0.5 upgrade =(

and yep, it still works like a charm and I can get all my lecture notes down...

it'd prolly have $50 resale value at the most now, but as long as I can use it and I don't get a Pocket PC, I ain't gonna sell it. (heck, it's a classic!~)

Vindaloo · 2nd January 2002, 12:44 AM

cheers for the heads up

ill have a look around for one ... so yours still does the business? im a sudent too, and if something is cheaper and gets the job done, i want in. i dont mind if its a bit old too ... know of any site that deal with older palm? reviews etc?

ill look on the *Bay and sold.com.au for one too ... any other suggestions there?

cheers

Namgib · 2nd January 2002, 8:36 AM

try this url

http://www.the-gadgeteer.com/

KyocEr@~* · 3rd January 2002, 9:05 PM

well vfone sells new ones for $249. I think that's reasonable..

look around for a 2nd hand one and u should get one for about $140ish if ur lucky, it'll easily work

hehehhe, my Palm Pro loses its screen touch capability sometimes, but I just shake it , and contact is restored... dunno, but it still works..

NeXuS · 3rd January 2002, 10:49 PM

yer i think m100 would be the way to go.

I got a Palm m505, and never looked back (first PDA i owned)

and dont bother with the Pocket PC PDA atm, Windoze CE aint the best "lightweight" operating system, and my palm can do everything the iPAQ and similar can do (=

KyocEr@~* · 4th January 2002, 12:59 PM

m100 (or was it 105 - I think it was 105 actually) spotted at Chatswood going for $199 only..

that's brand new, retail wif everythig... it's a great deal at that price..

i think it was an Optus shop but can't quite remember... try the one between Chatswood Chase and Westfield...

Vindaloo · 4th January 2002, 3:48 PM

Well here's the report

i went into planet vodaphone to check prices on the m100 and they were having some sort of clearance sale. sweet i thought, might get a good price.

i saw the m100 for $199. choice! but then whilst i was looking around, i saw a Handspring Visor Deluxe that retails for $549 for $250 !!!!! $300 off!!! it has 8 meg of ram compared to the m100's 2, and has a much better screen, faster CPU, etc .... i was expecting to spend $250 so im stoked!! hehehe ...

the Visor is very very cool and I can recommend i ... a review is coming

vindaloo

NeXuS · 4th January 2002, 5:16 PM

lucky lad (=

Xizor · 5th January 2002, 10:27 AM

A mate of mine got a PDA for christmas off his folks....i swear to god. What do you use them for, really? It looks like the most redundant waste of money ever!

PharCyde · 5th January 2002, 2:26 PM

how you finding the deluxe? I hopped into vodafone today and say the prism for 399! checked rrp around 600...and this is the colour version *drool*

undecided now over the deluxe or prism...plus they had the mp3 add-on for 99!!!!!!

swatson · 5th January 2002, 6:43 PM

Xizor i was wondering that, i mean i want one just to see what people use them for. My mobile keeps my appointments and contacts in it and anything which isnt phonebook/calander can just be saved in my outbox sms. And when i was looking at them they just didnt seem like they would be as good for keeping notes as well a paper pad.

Someone fill me in why there so great?

Vindaloo · 6th January 2002, 11:34 PM

mmmm mp3 addon .... is this compatible with Visor Deluxe ? thatd own ... does it have its own little audio out jack too ? man, thatd be way mega cool.

NeXuS · 7th January 2002, 1:57 PM

They are great for Adobe Acrobat, Word, Excel, and Power point documents, that may be bulky, or you are still working on.
Basically they are just very convient, nice to be able to carry round certain documents (esp at uni), and with the excel compatible clones, u can have formula's and graphs, easily updated, in your pocket.

And then theres games and MP3's

but i know they aint for everyone

oh and if u use WAP, then u can take advantage of a nice BIG screen

nez · 7th January 2002, 2:52 PM

I've owned a palm V for almost 2 years now - got on when it first came out and I've used for study, business and personal purposes..oh and games too...so much that one of the buttons has worn out (damn tetris!!)

Anyway, I wouldn't recommend getting a palm device (either Palm or WinCE) for taking down notes at uni. I found thath whilst a palm is okay for text , they're no good when you're trying to take down forumlas, graphs, etc and it only slows you down. I had a palm foldout keyboard and I can touch type and still found it hard sometimes. Plus the screen is too small for full blown text editing.

Don't get me wrong, I love my Palm, but for intensive text manipulation and editing, I would get a laptop or just use pen and paper.

Just my opinion.

1st January 2002, 9:35 PM	#1
Vindaloo Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Location Location. Perth. Posts: 729	Palms/PDAs ... opinions? I'm thinking of buying myself a late Xmas pressie in the form of a Palm/PDA/organiser thing. my budget isnt huge (like $300)... and i want to know ppls opionions of them. ie can you use them to write a couple of pages of notes from say a lecture? this would be the self-justification in buying one ... to replace the shitty paper notepads and files n shit i have. im shit with paper, always losing important notes. can i use a cheap Palm for this ?

2nd January 2002, 12:02 AM	#2
KyocEr@~* On A Sabbatical Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Upper East Coast Park Posts: 3,971	dude, get yourself a m100 if that's the case for brand new... you'll easily get ur lecture notes down and don't complain too much bout it - I'm using a Palm Pilot Professional wif the OS 2.0.5 upgrade =( and yep, it still works like a charm and I can get all my lecture notes down... it'd prolly have $50 resale value at the most now, but as long as I can use it and I don't get a Pocket PC, I ain't gonna sell it. (heck, it's a classic!~) __________________ From: KyocEr@~* - The Er@ is nigh... Tally: 340+ Private Trades \| Transaction on 19/11/2010: fenerli \| Canon Ixus 980 IS \| Wo Shi Kyo!~* I can be contacted regarding ANY transaction at this e-mail address: kyobiz@gmail.com

3rd January 2002, 9:05 PM	#5
KyocEr@~* On A Sabbatical Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Upper East Coast Park Posts: 3,971	well vfone sells new ones for $249. I think that's reasonable.. look around for a 2nd hand one and u should get one for about $140ish if ur lucky, it'll easily work hehehhe, my Palm Pro loses its screen touch capability sometimes, but I just shake it , and contact is restored... dunno, but it still works.. __________________ From: KyocEr@~* - The Er@ is nigh... Tally: 340+ Private Trades \| Transaction on 19/11/2010: fenerli \| Canon Ixus 980 IS \| Wo Shi Kyo!~* I can be contacted regarding ANY transaction at this e-mail address: kyobiz@gmail.com

3rd January 2002, 10:49 PM	#6
NeXuS Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Southern Suburbs, Melb Posts: 543	yer i think m100 would be the way to go. I got a Palm m505, and never looked back (first PDA i owned) and dont bother with the Pocket PC PDA atm, Windoze CE aint the best "lightweight" operating system, and my palm can do everything the iPAQ and similar can do (= __________________ Gaming: C2D E8500 @ 4.0G\|DFI P45-T2RS-JR\|8G Dominator PC8500\|HD4890 1GB\|3x SP F1 1Tb TV: 2x XBOX 360 as Media Center Extenders Server: Xeon 3440\|16G DDR3 ECC\|Supermicro X8SIA-F\|LSI-9211i\|18x 2Tb F4EG\|LSI-9260\|4x V-Raptor\|2x HVR-2250\|Intel QuadGig\|Chenbro CK-13601 SAS Exp\|ESXi 4.1\|W7MC\|Nexenta\|W2K8R2\|Ubuntu\|Squeezebox Laptop: Lenovo T400\|8GB\|P9700\|250Gb Vertex\|500Gb\|3G\|14" LED

4th January 2002, 12:59 PM	#7
KyocEr@~* On A Sabbatical Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Upper East Coast Park Posts: 3,971	DEAL SPOTTED m100 (or was it 105 - I think it was 105 actually) spotted at Chatswood going for $199 only.. that's brand new, retail wif everythig... it's a great deal at that price.. i think it was an Optus shop but can't quite remember... try the one between Chatswood Chase and Westfield... __________________ From: KyocEr@~* - The Er@ is nigh... Tally: 340+ Private Trades \| Transaction on 19/11/2010: fenerli \| Canon Ixus 980 IS \| Wo Shi Kyo!~* I can be contacted regarding ANY transaction at this e-mail address: kyobiz@gmail.com

2nd January 2002, 12:44 AM	#3
Vindaloo Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Location Location. Perth. Posts: 729	cheers for the heads up ill have a look around for one ... so yours still does the business? im a sudent too, and if something is cheaper and gets the job done, i want in. i dont mind if its a bit old too ... know of any site that deal with older palm? reviews etc? ill look on the *Bay and sold.com.au for one too ... any other suggestions there? cheers

2nd January 2002, 8:36 AM	#4
Namgib Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: SW Vic Posts: 373	try this url http://www.the-gadgeteer.com/

4th January 2002, 3:48 PM	#8
Vindaloo Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Location Location. Perth. Posts: 729	Well here's the report i went into planet vodaphone to check prices on the m100 and they were having some sort of clearance sale. sweet i thought, might get a good price. i saw the m100 for $199. choice! but then whilst i was looking around, i saw a Handspring Visor Deluxe that retails for $549 for $250 !!!!! $300 off!!! it has 8 meg of ram compared to the m100's 2, and has a much better screen, faster CPU, etc .... i was expecting to spend $250 so im stoked!! hehehe ... the Visor is very very cool and I can recommend i ... a review is coming vindaloo

4th January 2002, 5:16 PM	#9
NeXuS Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Southern Suburbs, Melb Posts: 543	lucky lad (= __________________ Gaming: C2D E8500 @ 4.0G\|DFI P45-T2RS-JR\|8G Dominator PC8500\|HD4890 1GB\|3x SP F1 1Tb TV: 2x XBOX 360 as Media Center Extenders Server: Xeon 3440\|16G DDR3 ECC\|Supermicro X8SIA-F\|LSI-9211i\|18x 2Tb F4EG\|LSI-9260\|4x V-Raptor\|2x HVR-2250\|Intel QuadGig\|Chenbro CK-13601 SAS Exp\|ESXi 4.1\|W7MC\|Nexenta\|W2K8R2\|Ubuntu\|Squeezebox Laptop: Lenovo T400\|8GB\|P9700\|250Gb Vertex\|500Gb\|3G\|14" LED

5th January 2002, 10:27 AM	#10
Xizor Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Australia Posts: 2,859	A mate of mine got a PDA for christmas off his folks....i swear to god. What do you use them for, really? It looks like the most redundant waste of money ever! __________________ Xizor

5th January 2002, 2:26 PM	#11
PharCyde Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Canberra Posts: 1,014	how you finding the deluxe? I hopped into vodafone today and say the prism for 399! checked rrp around 600...and this is the colour version drool undecided now over the deluxe or prism...plus they had the mp3 add-on for 99!!!!!!

5th January 2002, 6:43 PM	#12
swatson Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Melbourne (3145) Posts: 2,673	Xizor i was wondering that, i mean i want one just to see what people use them for. My mobile keeps my appointments and contacts in it and anything which isnt phonebook/calander can just be saved in my outbox sms. And when i was looking at them they just didnt seem like they would be as good for keeping notes as well a paper pad. Someone fill me in why there so great?

6th January 2002, 11:34 PM	#13
Vindaloo Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Location Location. Perth. Posts: 729	mmmm mp3 addon .... is this compatible with Visor Deluxe ? thatd own ... does it have its own little audio out jack too ? man, thatd be way mega cool.

7th January 2002, 1:57 PM	#14
NeXuS Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Southern Suburbs, Melb Posts: 543	They are great for Adobe Acrobat, Word, Excel, and Power point documents, that may be bulky, or you are still working on. Basically they are just very convient, nice to be able to carry round certain documents (esp at uni), and with the excel compatible clones, u can have formula's and graphs, easily updated, in your pocket. And then theres games and MP3's but i know they aint for everyone oh and if u use WAP, then u can take advantage of a nice BIG screen __________________ Gaming: C2D E8500 @ 4.0G\|DFI P45-T2RS-JR\|8G Dominator PC8500\|HD4890 1GB\|3x SP F1 1Tb TV: 2x XBOX 360 as Media Center Extenders Server: Xeon 3440\|16G DDR3 ECC\|Supermicro X8SIA-F\|LSI-9211i\|18x 2Tb F4EG\|LSI-9260\|4x V-Raptor\|2x HVR-2250\|Intel QuadGig\|Chenbro CK-13601 SAS Exp\|ESXi 4.1\|W7MC\|Nexenta\|W2K8R2\|Ubuntu\|Squeezebox Laptop: Lenovo T400\|8GB\|P9700\|250Gb Vertex\|500Gb\|3G\|14" LED

7th January 2002, 2:52 PM	#15
nez Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Melb Posts: 960	I've owned a palm V for almost 2 years now - got on when it first came out and I've used for study, business and personal purposes..oh and games too...so much that one of the buttons has worn out (damn tetris!!) Anyway, I wouldn't recommend getting a palm device (either Palm or WinCE) for taking down notes at uni. I found thath whilst a palm is okay for text , they're no good when you're trying to take down forumlas, graphs, etc and it only slows you down. I had a palm foldout keyboard and I can touch type and still found it hard sometimes. Plus the screen is too small for full blown text editing. Don't get me wrong, I love my Palm, but for intensive text manipulation and editing, I would get a laptop or just use pen and paper. Just my opinion.