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Summary: Definitely does it for me!
Review: I thought long and hard before getting a Palm. I'm not usually a gadgets person. But a filofax like a brick, myriad pieces of paper and a laptop to carry everyday finally convinced me to go for it.
I looked at the Psion series, but they were too big and heavy. I wouldn't really use the keyboard, and whilst the wide screen was nice the size just meant no way. I needed something I could carry around automatically without having to worry. I looked at HP stuff, but the one I tried out ran like a dog, and I guess that's the Windows CE talking.
So I was down to the Palms. The III was too big, and who really needs colour when they are using this as an addendum to the laptop. The Vx it had to be. Small, light and fast - perfect. It wouldn't be that helpful I think if you didn't have a computer, and I know lots of people who prefer the Psion because of keyboard, but this was the one for me. This illustrates that you must try before you buy. No good shelling out all those $$$ to find out you can't get a handle on grafitti.
It has loads of free and shareware software out there. Personal favourite is AvantGo, sync in the morning and I can read the paper on the train. Best bit I bought was Documents to go, so I'm not carrying around sheaves of paper to read, it's all in the palm. Coding guidelines and other bits of nonsense, that I now have with me rather than on a laptop which might not be where I am. I've got books (the coolest) and games, and I'm learning new stuff everyday that I can do with this.
I no longer have to maintain two sets of contacts. I'm not transcribing emails into a diary. I don't lose all those bits of paper anymore and it allows some fun in meetings when you recognise another palmite and become acquainted through the medium of the beam.
Buy it and you won't regret it. It may even turn me into a gadgets person after all :-)
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Summary: The jury is out
Review: OK, so I admit to being a bit of a loser when it comes tolearning these gadgets, but so far I haven't understood why I needed to buy this thing. I had a HUGE amount of problems trying to import my 400 contacts from Microsoft Outlook (nothing matched up and it took me 5 hours of editing to get SOME similarities between the two lists), then I accidentally deleted all the email from my home computer, and I am deathly afraid of bringing my Intellisync into the office and trying to do similar damage here. WHAT DOES THIS THING DO? (I know... RTFM... something I am NOT good at) So far, I haven't figured out what the thing is supposed to do. I guess it does what I tell it to do, but at this point, I am ready to make it a [paperweight]. Oh yeah, there is some Solitaire game that I can play, except I have no moves left and I can't figure out how to reset it and play a new game. Fun. Flames and helpful hints to: mdnathan@yahoo.com
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Summary: Expensive, but well worth it
Review: While looking for a PDA, I was torn as to which one to get. Below are the choices I looked at and why, ultimately I didn't get them: Palm IIIc - Color is nifty, but only a luxury. The only times I see a real need for color are in graphics programs, something that I don't know if I would appreciate working on a PDA. Palm VII - Thinking of wireless communication is certainly neat, but I take the Baltimore Metro into work, and wouldn't have a connection half of the time I use the PDA Handspring Visor - It's not very professional looking, but more than that, the operating system is not upgradeable. If a "need to have" upgrade is developed sometime in the future, you're simply out of luck. Yeah, hardware might be faster than software, but who is going to notice? Psion 5mX - the neatest thing about the PDA, I think, is the ability to open it up and work anywhere. The miniature keyboard on these models won't let me do that while standing on a train. Windows CE Models - dislike for the Microsoft name simply ruled these out, but the HP Jordana 545 certainly looks nice. Palm V - 2MB of memory just doesn't meet my needs. I went with the Palm Vx because it has everything that I needed in it. I've got the entire Bible, whatever novel I'm reading, about 200 contacts, office and home e-mail, a slew of games, and a detailed appointment calendar, and I'm barely at half of my storage capacity. Basically, it is serving as an entertainment device between home and work. I get work done, but if I don't have any work to do, I'm never bored taking mass transit. Of course, rechargeable batteries are also a plus - never have to worry about running about and finding some AA or AAA batteries and then trying to remember what device you stole them from when you finally get around to buying more. The amount of synchronization that I perform (e-mails written on the train and such) ensures that I don't forget to charge it nightly (although I think you can last a good week or so without recharging and normal usage). The only feature I would like is an MP3 player add-on, but a cheap MP3 player is more than adequate. Yes, this is an expensive device, but I think each PDA is expensive, and this one is worth the amount of money added over any of the other models.
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Summary: V Stars for the Vx
Review: I pondered long and hard before making the leap to buy a PDA. I read web reviews, magazine reviews and played with them in the store. When all was said and done, I selected the Vx. Why not Handspring? Well, I actually leaned toward them initially what with the hoopla regarding the Springboard but they have 2 major cons for me: they use non-lithium batteries and the O/S is in the ROM. What does that mean? It means buying batteries every 2 months to keep the PDA going. With the Vx, it's a non issue. Every time you HotSync, it recharges. Even though the charge length is not the 2 months of the Visor and IIIs, it really isn't a problem if you HotSync every now and then. O/S in ROM? Well, what that means is that you are stuck with the shipping O/S (3.1) and cannot upgrade to the most current. The Vx puts it in Flash RAM so it can be upgraded in the future and it ships with 3.5, the most current. Cost. Yes, the Vx is the most expensive but you do get what you pay for. If you hold one in your hand and muck with it in the store, you will know the Vx is the way to go. It's lighter, it's metal and damn it's cool looking. How does it work? It took me all of 15 minutes of playing around with it to figure out most of the nuances. I LOVE it. All the features work as advertised. Make sure you install AvantGo which is on the included CDROM. It allows you to read www content offline like your My Yahoo page. If you get TrueSync from Yahoo, it will autosync your Yahoo Addresses and Calendar with those on your Palm and your desktop. Go for it... it's worth it!
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Summary: The Best PDA ever
Review: All right, so I have a toy fetish, I love gadgets. Therefore, I have 4 PDA's, yes, my girlfriend is very understanding, also, for the record, I also have other fancy gadgets, check up on the others, but, now to the topic at hand, the Palm Vx. Great PDA, my favorite, I bought the original Palm, and the have just made it better, also, the size is incredible! It weighs just 4 oz. I also have used a Palm VII, it is too big, and simply too expensive for something that gets out of date as soon a computers do. The stylus and grafiti writing couldn't be better, I would reccomend the Palm Platform over all others and to all others, CEO's, Grad. Student, High School Students, even Housewife's would find life eaiser with this little gem.
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Summary: What a great product!
Review: I have been using my new Palm Vx for about 2 weeks now, I have haven't had a single complaint. The product works exactly as advertised, and it is the perfect size, shape, and futuristic design to match my tastes. I have found a few things that put this product over the top of the charts in comparison with others. First, although I have not had a chance to use it yet, the Palm Vx has a FlashROM for OS upgrades. Some friends of mine who have Visors and older Palms still running PalmOS 2, 3.0 or 3.3 cannot upgrade to 3.5, the version the Palm Vx comes with. It is very fast. Using a benchmarking program, I have found the Palm Vx to run the fastest than any other handheld PalmOS device. However, a definite download would be HackMaster so you can install overclocking programs. There are a few VERY STABLE programs that will not crash the OS and can even double (or more) the speed of the device. A definite must. (But that's for you with a beef at how "slow" the Palm Vx is--especially when loading AvantGO pages). Go ahead and buy the thing...you won't be disappointed.
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Summary: Save your money, or spend a bit more.
Review: The Palm Vx looked to be the next great leap for Palm devices... unfortunately such was not the case. The Vx carries on the extreemly popular Palm V case design, also shared by the IBM c3, which makes it handy at places like trade shows where many of the hotsync ports are built for Vs, not IIIs. However, in terms of actual design and features, most people would be better off going out and getting a Palm IIIxe, or even a Handspring Visor for less, or spend the extra [$] and get the colour Palm IIIc. There is nothing neccisarily "wrong" with the Vx, but much more could have been done for the money (or at least the Vx could have been sold at a more reasonable price). It features the new system (3.5), has 8 megabytes of memory, but... that's really about it. It is faster than most other Palms, save the IIIc, but is not as fast as the Visor. Clearly this was a design made to be sold due to the popularity of the Palm V, rather than creating anything new for itself.
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Summary: this thing is awesome
Review: I have to admit, I bought my Pilot more because it was cool than because I actually thought I would keep myself organized with it. Fortunately, I was pleasantly surprised; it's hard to imagine now how I would manage without it. I definitely like the sleek aluminum case of the V/Vx over the plastic cases the other models have. On a geek note, it's also nice to see that there is linux software which supports the palm.
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Summary: beware of operating system 3.3
Review: i bought two palm vx products and one has operating system 3.3 and one has operating system 3.5. what a difference. the 3.5 has an audible alarm and the option of viewing the date and to do list at the same time, also the option of duplicating an address record which helps if you want one in business and personal. there is nothing on the box to tell you which is which. they will soon have the 3.5 upgrade but so far nothing from palm has been helpful. but all in all this is a great product that you will use everyday.
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Summary: Palm Vx is by far the best pda in the Palm family
Review: After doing research online about which Palm to buy, I discovered that the Vx is the best. Below is a list of what makes it so much better than the other Palms. It has the latest version of the Palm Operating System V3.5. It has the most accessories out of all the Palms(folding keyboard, modem, acoustic modem, memory expansion plugs into port, and more). It has the most memory; more memory than the Palm VII that has internet access. It is the smallest and lightest. By attaching a modem to the Palm Vx and hooking it up to a cellular phone, it is the same thing as the palm VII but has more memory, is smaller, lighter, has more accesories, and is better looking. There are hundreds of software titles to choose from, allowing people to organize anything they could possibly think of. I would definately recomend the Palm Vx.
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