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Summary: The glass breaks... be careful
Review: I put my visor in my backpack and when I opened it the glasswas broken. They say it costs a lot to fix. I think it isn't made well. If you buy one be very very careful like you would with an egg. I liked it at first but not anymore. I can't afford to fix it when my parents paid only twiceas much for it to begin with.They won't fix it for free either. I say buy a palm pilot, they are better.
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Summary: Quality slightly less than Palm, but good alternative.
Review: The quality of the plastic used in the Visor definitely feels cheaper and less solid than that of Palm's products. The feel of the plastic stylus on the screen is also somewhat poorer than that of the Palm that I had been using prior. However, the expandability of the Springboard modules, while I have yet to take advantage of them, is promising. The speed of USB Hotsync is a clear improvement over Palm's standard serial. Finally, I like the Visor's design feature that allows it to be snapped into cases designed for it, rather than using velcro. Overall, I would recommend the Visor as an alternative to Palm's products, unless you want the Palm V. I haven't noticed any problem related to the absence of flash ROM on the Visor compared to the Palm. (Upgradeable OS may be overrated...)
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Summary: Best of Palm and then some
Review: I used a Palm pilot for a year and then had to give it up when I left my job. The Palm interface is brilliant and totally friendly, so I didn't want to lose that. Because of the price, I was attracted to the Visor. Having used it for a couple of months, I like the Visor at least as much as the pilot, if not more. The only negative is that the Visor is slightly larger and I can feel it in my shirt pocket. Otherwise, I think the Visor buttons are more responsive. I love the City Time program that comes with it. This not only gives the time in four other cities besides your own, but the graphic displays a "sun clock" that shows a worldmap with continents in day or night. Also, touch the map and city times pop up. The Date book plus is a fine improvement over the Palm date book. I use it as my daily to do list. It allows you to give 'floating appointment' which you check off when done. If you don't complete it, it pops up on the following day. The Visor calculator is many steps up from the Palm, it lets you do all kinds of conversions, miles to KM, ounces to grams, temperature, length, area, volume and finance, so I could get rid of my HP 12C, too. I like the USB port which syncs about twice as fast as the serial one did. I like the fact that the batteries are replaceable. When I traveled with the pilot, I was always concerned about using it too much as its charge went down. (I play cribbage and hearts on the pilot on airplanes.) With the Visor, I just bring spare batteries. I have ordered an expansion module with another 8MB because there are so many cool programs available for the Palm operating system. In summary, you get the benefit of the very friendly Palm operating system and some improvements in design for a lower price. Check it out.
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Summary: Frustrated with delivery
Review: I cannot give a rating of this product as I have yet to receive my Visor. My rating is based only on the customer support!!! I placed my order 2 weeks ago and still have not received my product. I have been told several different stories regarding the delivery date. One would think that they'd at least make notes in their system so that I'm told the same story whenever I call in. I am hoping that this will not be an indication of how my relationship with this company will be in the future.
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Summary: Get a Handspring Visor!
Review: This product is the best handheld computer on the market. The price and the features alone make it well worth the money. I have had my Visor for two month now and I am happy that I bought it every single day. It operates on the Palm OS system which has more software than all other handheld operating systems,over 70% of all handheld users use this system. Visors have add-ons, which are called springboard modules. These modules give your Visor posibilities that other handheld computer simply do not have. Visor; now has a springboard module that can turn a Visor into a cellphone, without using memory. This truly is a great product, and I would not steer you wrong.
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Summary: What a great product, the most expandable palm os!
Review: I just bought a Visor graphite, what a great product! It is expandable with lots of cool modules, including an MP3 player. Can be expanded with 8mb ram modules, and supports all Palm OS applications. The OS is update-able by installing patches. The buttons have a nice responsive feel to them, and it hot syncs fast with the USB port, the hard cover is nice too. The datebook plus is a visor exclusive and has more features than the regular datebook that is also included. It also has a world time program, and an advanced calculator that turns my visor into the ultimate device. Lots of freeware availible for the Palm OS, which is nice! The visor deluxe just adds 8mb of ram, which I don't need yet. If I do need 8mb in the future, I just buy the expansion module! It can also beam with any palm device that has an IR port. Great purchase. I like the fact that the contrast can be adjusted by an on screen "button" too.
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Summary: I love this thing!
Review: I love my Handspring Visor! I've NEVER been organized in my life, but the Visor is making it fun. My wife and I were getting busier and busier and I really felt like I was losing touch with our plans. The Visor has helped a lot. There's lots of great programs available and I've had fun learning how to program for the Palm OS. I have a memo where I've recorded the business hours of all the stores we frequent. So now when we're out, we know when a favorite store closes before driving across town and being disappointed. I have several nice solitaire games and a Bible program (NIV), so I always have something to keep me busy when I have my Visor (like this morning in the doctor's office!).
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Summary: Broke my Palm IIIx, bought a Handspring Visor....
Review: My Palm IIIx (which I loved) slipped out of my hand, and as luck would have it, fell face down on a rock. Bye-Bye IIIx. Since I've become addicted to PDA's I waited several days until my mourning period was over and was ready to by another IIIx (actually IIIxe, the IIIx replacement). Didn't even think about buying another make or model since I was so satisfied with my IIIx for the year that I had it. I mentioned my loss to a fellow worker, who had a black (graphite) 2MB Handspring Visor. Found out that it not only used the Palm OS, but that the company was created by some of the folks who worked at Palm, which suggested to me that with all that know-how, the Handspring would be as good as my Palm or even more so. When she showed me that back of her Handspring, and I saw the removable module, that did it! The one thing I had always wished the PDA's had were interchangable modules, like my Texas Instruments T-58 programable calculator from over twenty years ago! If only my Palm had a backup module I would very rarely have to hot-sync to my laptop to backup my data, and here it was in the Visor. Even though there is an 8MB model, for my purposes I never even used half of the 4MB in my Palm, so the 2MB Handspring model was plenty. Plus, if the time came where I did need more memory, there is an 8MB flash memory module that I could slip into the handspring. That did it. I've had mine for two weeks now (with the optional backup module and a metal stylus to replace the plastic one that comes with the 2MB model). I love it! The screen is tack sharp, and I've had no problems what so ever. If you are in the market for a PDA, check out Handspring before making your decision.
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Summary: man's best friend
Review: I have a small designstudio in the Netherlands, and sometimes it is very hectic and disorganised, my paper 'PDA' failed bigtime, so I got myself a visor. After 3 months of use I must say it is the best buy of this year. I also pre-ordered the snap in MP3 player from innogear and I got my Gotype-keyboard for use in bouncy public transport. I must say, since I have this gadget my life is pretty organised, Things I do not need anymore: my travel clock whith alarm, my diary, my gameboy, my notebook, my agenda, my cooking timer and my pocket-torch. In the future I hope I can loose my portable cdplayer and my small digital camera. Further more, since a few weeks I can browse the internet using my irda port with my siemens s35i mobile phone and check my email while I'm on the road.... 4 minor disappointments: At handspring they do not sell a 2MB color version of this device, my screen became a bit loose after I dropped it once (but it still works), the screen is not as bright as de palmIIIe, if you use it frequently the battery's will last 4 weeks max. Note: If you really want to use the full power of the visor you must have a connection to the internet to get the software you like on it. (and there is a lot to choose from but, BE CAREFULL INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE!!!)
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Summary: Broke my Palm IIIx, bought a Handspring
Review: I bought my Palm IIIx last August (1999, from Amazon) and love(d) it. It slipped out of my hand two weeks ago, and as luck would have it, fell face down on a rock! Bye-Bye IIIx. I'd been reading on the Web about Handspring. Palm's latest incarnation. I loved the idea of being able to insert a backup module and backing up the contents of the Handspring to the module. I would no longer have to hot-sync to my laptop (most of the time), and the backup module does a physical backup/restore which is what I prefer. With the 8MB Flash memory module, one can backup/restore individual files/folders which is fine for those who prefer that route. Plus you get an addition 8MB of memory. The PocketPC's are very impressive also, however my Palm (RIP) took care of all of my needs and since the Handspring uses the Palm OS, I felt no need to change platforms. So... I bought a black (graphite) Handspring and a backup module along with the optional pen/stylus, which is expensive but very handy (remove the tip (don't lose it!) and voila, one has a pen when needed)). I love the Handspring. The characters are nice and dark as soon as one turns it on, and the cover snaps on, rather than swinging up & down. I have a feeling if my palm had a snap on cover, rather than one that swung open, the cover would have hit the rock, and not the screen preventing any damage. Anyway, what's done is done.I still love the Palms, but if I never had a PDA, I am sure I would go with the Handspring, mainly because of the backup module and the snap on cover. Highly recommended!
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