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Summary: I'd give it 6 stars if I could
Review: I have looked at handhelds for the last three months to replace my Visor. After looking and using all of the Pocket PC/WinCE devices, all of the Sony's, the Sharp (the linux one, I forget the name) and the Hand Era: the Treo 90 is what I chose to go with. For the price, the size, the color features, the other options (carrying case excluded) and Handspring's customer support (I dealt with them without problems on 4 seperate occasions over the past 2 years, each experience was excellent) the Treo 90 beat all the others hands down (the Sony's were like a small brick). The only complaint I have is the carrying case opitions for the Treo 90 are seriously lacking. I am looking for a billfold type case similar to what Handspring offered for the Visor. The flip case I bought can barely hold paper money let alone anything else. Its mainly designed for business cards. Other than the case issue, for a straight-forward PDA (without the phone) the Treo 90 is the way to go.
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Summary: I love this thing.
Review: I am a healthcare professional student and love this thing for how small it is, and how it simplifies my life. There are so many useful (and useless) free programs to download for this thing - it's incredible. You can't find another handheld with a keyboard in such a nice design. You don't have to learn that annoying graffiti writing, - you don't even have to pull out the stylus as you can navigate around by using the keyboard. I can type out all kinds of information 3 times faster than anybody using graffiti and a stylus. It comes stock with 16megs of memory and has a slot for more = limitless storage. I can stick this thing in my front pocket or shirt pocket, which you can't do with any other handheld. It's about the size of an altiods canister. It's smaller than my wallet but the screen is the standard size that all other models use (except for the new Sony's that can get rid of that graffiti writing area). Battery life is excellent. I charge it every 2 weeks for as little as 2-3 hours. My only gripe is that the screen is difficult to see in direct sunlight, i.e. outdoors. For a color screen, a built in keyboard, memory expandability, processing speed, and incredibly small and light - for this pricerange, it is a must have. I would never buy any other handheld in this pricerange as this treo 90 is the best thing I've bought in a long time.
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Summary: I love it
Review: This is my first PDA, so I don't have much actual experience to compare with using the Treo 90, but so far mine works great, is very handy, and looks cool. I looked at the Palm products and the Handspring Visor, but for me, the small size and keyboard were the clinchers. I have never learned Graffiti, and the keyboard seems much simpler. I have had no problem with the thumb typing. I also like the color display, which makes it easier to read.I have had no problem synching with Outlook, and it came with a free copy of WordSmith, which is great for taking copies of Word documents with me. It is very small and I don't even notice it when I carry it in my pants pocket. I haven't had any of the problems some of the other reviewers have mentioned. I have had mine for over a month, and the stylus, backlighting, etc. have all worked as advertised for me.
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Summary: Great machine - shame about the PC software
Review: I recently got the Treo 90 and found it to be excellent handheld. Quick, easy to use and lovely and small. I worried that the keyboard would be too small but this is not a problem. I have big complaint though with the PC software. The synchronization did not work AT ALL on a MSWin 2000 machine running Outlook 2000. The machine is less than a year old and standard setup. I am still waiting for help from the customer help (in the UK). Before getting the Treo I borrowed both a psion and sharp organizer to try and they both synchronized without a hitch. And the software for them was MUCH simpler and clearer to use. But the machines themselves were big and much more expensive. I chose the Treo for attributes as a hand held and its ease of use "in the field". I would still rate it highly but I think they need to address the problems of with the software. If I cannot fix these problems with synchronizing with Outlook then I will have to return it as it is useless!
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Summary: Not quite good enough...
Review: Don't get me wrong--this thing is a great little PDA. I replaced my well-worn Palm Vx with it, and while it is definitely a step-down in construction quality, it performs its PDA duties as advertised. My problems are those of others who have written reviews. I've had it since July, and I'm on my fourth one. The stylus issue is a real bummer. How can Handspring make a PDA that the stylus won't stay in? After returning two for this issue, I've given up and have had to resort to the rather inelegant solution of wrapping tape around the stylus. This isn't without its probelms, because if you put a little too much on, the stylus doesn't want to come out of the device. When you do get it out, you're left to deal with the small pieces of tape that are left inside. My second problem has been the black screen issue. Again, why can't Handspring put a backlight into a PDA that doesn't burn out in five or six days? My third issue isn't really a problem. It's just a mild complaint about the number of colors. Handspring gives you an app for displaying pictures, but good luck trying to recognize faces. If you don't care about photos (and I really don't), the the colors are adequate. If you do care, go with a real color device. It's cute, but I wouldn't buy another or recommend that you buy one. Handspring needs to go back to the drawing board on this one.
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Summary: Great PDA, for those looking to upgrade
Review: After years of using a paper organizer, (college and post-dorm life--WORK) I bought a Palm IIIe. I loved it so much I told myself, "I'll never go back to paper again." I didn't. So here's a graffiti question: What's the point in using an organizer if you have to write your notes twice? Face it, the graffiti was tricky, at best. Even once you got it down pat, did you really think it would be used anywhere else? I didn't. Sure you could buy a fold-up keyboard, lug it and your PDA to meetings. But why do that? I didn't. Enter my new Treo 90. I find that the SD slot alone is a plus. I hated the "springboard-thing" anyway. (Yes, I had a Visor, and returned it within 2 days) I love my Treo 90! The keyboard is small; so is the PDA--that's the beauty of it! The color screen does look better on the Palm m515 but are you going to pay and additional $100 just for that? The amount of space is outstanding. The speed is amazing. And the resolution is really not bad for having less colors. Another nice touch is the see-through-flip-up cover. To all the reviewers who think this is "limited." If you want to listen to MP3s, stare at photos and call your friends on one device, go buy the Nokia 9290 Communicator + the Sony CLIE. Answer these questions to help aid in your PDA decision: - Do you have an older PDA?
- Did you hate having to learn graffiti?
- Did you hate to "re-write" your notes?
- Do you just want to keep track of dates, numbers?
- Want to quickly add a note or two?
- Want to get news web-clips in color?
- Want to edit a Word documents w/o the need of another "typing device"?
- Do you have a mobile phone?
- Do you have a CD or CD/MP3 player? Saying yes to 2 or more of the above question means the Treo 90 is the PDA for you.
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Summary: It's great!!!
Review: This is my third handheld. I've previously used HP products, most recently a Jornada. I've switched jobs and my current office doesn't support Windows CE, so I had to buckle and purchase something with the Palm OS system. I did a little research and lo and behold, I purchased the Treo 90. I didn't want to spend an arm & a leg and that's how I arrived on this little thing. Bottom line, I didn't go wrong. It's perfect in size, power & speed. I'm really going to like this!!!
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Summary: Easy to upgrade from Palm III to Treo 90
Review: The upgrade of my Palm III and its Palm desktop software to the Handspring/Palm desktop and migration of my old data from the Palm III to my new Treo 90 was easy and well described in the new manual. I had to figure out the Treo buttons and what they did, but that's only about 5 min. of reading and trying. The color screen is sooo nice after the dark muddy Palm III screen.
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Summary: Going for #6!
Review: Until Handspring totally fixes their problems,I have to give this 1 star for the unit,4 for Handsprings' policy. They have had problems with the screen going black. Also problems with the stylus falling out after a few days. I should know (3 black screens,2 stylus problems)... I'm ready to send back my 5th unit in a little over a month!!! #6 on its way!!! But,all those problems aside,why am I a sucker to be sticking with this? Because it's a great unit (once the bugs are totally fixed). If I were you,I'd wait about another month before getting one,but you'll love it,once you have it... And Handspring has been good enough to get the new units to me in 2 days...........
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Summary: A step in the right direction... maybe.
Review: Grafti has been viewed as something of a mystery to a great many people. Why do I have to learn an alphabet just to enter data? Why can't it read actual handwriting? The answer, for those who don't know it, is that it is much easier for a person to remember a simplified alphabet than it is for a computer (especially a small one with limited memory and processing power) to remember all the quirks of your handwriting. The big question remained: is handwriting recognition a necessity for PDAs? Handspring's answer was no, and to be frank, they are probably right. Few of the functions of a Palm unit require direct letter/number entry, and writing in addresses, names, and notes can be a pain, even for an experienced hand. The obvious solution? Replace the Grafti area with a keyboard. The problem: the keyboard isn't all that wonderful. Tiny keys can grow on the user (unless your fingers are so big they always press multiple buttons), but the feel and ease of typing on a keyboard is generally set from the start. Although Handspring did a better joub with their keyboard than Sony did with their new models, they are still clunky and not suited for entering large or even medium amounts of data (though fine for small items, like names and dates). Things get especially frustraiting when a function key or two needs to be pressed each time a number or other non alphabet character needs to be entered. The idea was ease of use getting away from Grafti, and it was a good try. We can only hope a new breakthrough in keyboard design is forthcoming. Another plus or minus for the Treo 90: getting away from Springboards and into a (somewhat) more popular form of memory/expansion, aka the SD memory card. Those with Springboard modules already may be crying about this shift, but those without should not look at this as a drawback. Overall, the unit is lightweight, looks good, works well (save for problems some Mac users appear to be having), and is pointing the way to possible future developments. The problem: they aren't there just yet. For the same price the m130 may still be an attractive alternative, or it may be better yet to just wait until OS 5 is released and high res units hit the market.
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