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Summary: Makes a Great Gift!
Review: I bought the Palm m100 Handheld by PALM as a gift for my fiance. He hadn't expressed an interest in owning a palm but I thought it would be a great gift idea. And let me tell you, it was. The Palm m100 Handheld has become a necessity. He uses it all the time and takes it everywhere. It has helped him to become more organized, and as a result, I'm more organized too. This is a great gift for anyone, especially if you have no idea what to get them. I highly recommend this product!
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Summary: I can't live without this product!
Review: I am new to the wonderful world of handhelds, so I wanted to take baby steps and bought the m100 a few weeks ago. The moment I took it out of the box, I knew this item was indespensible. It is so simple to use and learning all the functions is a breeze. A lot of people are complaining about the lack of memory and the size of the screen, but my advice is to ignore the complaints. If you have never used a handheld before, you won't know the difference anyway. I now have all of my contact information in one place, alarms to remind me of meetings, a calculator for when I am in a store, to do lists, etc.One of my favorite features is the reoccuring events feature (I plugged in all of my family and friends' birthdays and I will be reminded yearly - I am notoriously hopeless at remembering birthdays, so now I won't forget). I sync this with my work PC a couple of times a day and everything is current. My only question is how can I sync to my PC at work and then my iMac at home? Nobody is able to answer that question. Friends have been raving about their Palm Pilots for a while, so I am happy that I bought this. Team it up with the Blue Boa faceplate and the Franklin Covey zippered cover and you will be styling. I would highly recommend the m100!!
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Summary: fair pda...
Review: I think this is a pda that has too many minus'.... first of all it has a flip cover that is part of unit and is meant to stay on... mine has had to be replaced 4 times by palm for what they consider and admit to be a "design problem" ... i was also told by the first rep that i would have to pay for it ...i called back and the second rep offered to send it for free. the other things that i consider to be major problems are the memory is much too low at 2 and the type is much too small... if you have any tendancy toward farsightedness... dealing with this screen would be a nightmare. the stylus does not have a reset pin and there isnt a replacement that has one... really... i have this so that my son can use it for school and i use a handspring visordeluxe. if this was my primary pda i would have a big problem with it.
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Summary: Small screen, little memory...take a pass
Review: The best thing that can be said about the Palm m100 is that it looks spiffy and is the cheapest Palm model on the market. However, the cons far outweigh the pros for this model.First of all, the "slightly smaller" screen is a pretty big problem when you consider that the non-color Palms are hard enough to read to begin with. The fractional loss of display space makes the m100 more difficult to read than any other Palm out there. Second, only having 2 megs of memory is a real drag. One of the best reasons to use Palms instead of Windows PDA's is the huge sofware library available for the Palm OS. With only 2 megs, you limit yourself needlessly. In short, I would not buy a m100. Were I short of cash or if I really wanted the interchangeable faceplates, I would spend the tiny extra amount and get the m105 with 8 megs of memory which puts it on par with all of the other Palms on the market. However, I think you get more bang for your budget with Handsprings at the $129 to $159 range since you get a slightly faster processor and the expansion port as well as cool colors to choose from.
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Summary: I worship this little gadget.....
Review: ...it's only drawback may be the limited memory (which won't be a problem if, like me, you don't install games, etc. on it). Contains an address book, notepad, "to do" list which is conveniently categorized, a calendar/ date book (with several "views": by day, week, month) in which important events can be logged (even years ahead of time), plus more. Since I've had my PALM, I simply don't forget anything any more. It has truly allowed me to get fully organized during a very hectic time in my life. This PALM m100 is indispensible!!!
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Summary: Worth the price.
Review: I use this every day, and it has been a great help. While the cover is kind of flimsy, it's easy to use and easily attaches to my computers for synchronization.
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Summary: Not that good
Review: People have been saying hey did you hear that palm makes a cheap reliable palm? The awnser should be, oh yeah i had a M100 but it [stinks]. This palm has no features, and it frequently crashes. I got the M100 just so I could keep track of my High School homework assignments. Boy was I wrong! Spend the extra [money] get a M105. UPDATE SEPTEMBER 13 2001
Today I was writing down my homework and it performed a hard reset. Lost all my homework. Now will not turn off.
Looking into buying a new PDA.
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Summary: Good functionality at a great price
Review: You can't beat this price for a full function PDA. I use mine for addresses and appointments and I've yet to meet its limitations. The batteries last the longest of any device I've owned prior. If you need a simple organizer/datebook I would highly recommend the m100.
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Summary: I like my PalmPilot!!!
Review: This has relieved me from hoisting around a really nice but heavy leather daytimer (my chiropractor approves!) I am completely thrilled with being organized and connected with my computer. To make one entry is heaven after years of having to maintain duplicate address book entries and calendar info. To have all the information sync'd is just the best! Wish I had this years ago when I was coordinating the parenting of multiple children and multi-tasking.
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Summary: Good Electronics; Bad Mechanical Construction
Review: I have purchased M100 around 2 months back. Before buying it, I had done some research and decided on this entry level one. Electronically M100 is really good. The software is great, synchronization is a snap, there are enough softwares available thru the web. We travel a lot and now it is so convenient to download driving directions from mapquest. I have also subscribed to avantgo and I go thru news while my wife drives. It's pretty neat. I choose M100 mainly because of it's battery life of around 2 months. I really got around 2 months on the original batteries. Once I started seeing the less than half battery sign, I have purchased a pack of rechargeable Alkaline batteries and I am using them right now... But mechanically this product is really bad. Even though we have been using it very carefully, the face plate broke within 2 weeks. I had to purchase a leather cover for my M100. Also the body finish reminds me of poor chinese toys available in dollar tree stores. My rating is a buy; but only with a leather case.
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