PalmOne Vx Handheld

Rating:
Summary: Old School and Worth Every Penny
Review: Intro:

You can read all the reviews (there are a lot) to help in making up your mind on the Palm Vx. For this short review, I'm going to just focus the Pros and Cons.

Pros:

- Very Slim (normal wallet size, so you don't need a PDA 'case')
- Very Long Battery Life (1 week)
- Mature Product Platform (reliable, cheap apps, etc...)
- Clear Monochromatic Display in most daylight conditions
- Tons of Applications
- 8MB is plenty of memory for Calendar, Notes, ToDo, Documents to Go (Word, Excel), and a couple of subscriptions from AvantGo
- Easy to find replacement parts
- Inexpensive to Buy and Maintain
- Tons of Accessories
- Bulletproof Metal Casing

Cons:

- Non-Color Screen
- Only 8MB of Memory (not expandable)
- New Applications Have Longer Load Time
- Serial Connection (USB Adapters are Available)
- External Adapters Required for Bluetooth and Wireless Connectivity

Conclusion:

That's my 2 cents. I just purchased another one for $50 after abusing the heck out of my IBM c3 (it's the same unit as the Vx) for 4 years. I could have bargained him down, but 'mint' for $50 is worth every penny. For those interested, I think I paid $350 for the c3 back in 2000. Yes, this model is obsolete, but I'll keep it until there is an inexpensive, small, wallet sized PDA with wireless and a comparable battery life.

I hope you found this helpful.


Rating:
Summary: A bargain! Well worth its price in gold!
Review: Over the years I have owned many PDA's and Palms, but this one has always been my top favorite! It always works flawlessly and all information contained in it is very easy to access. I don't know what the guys post below me is talking about, As a professor of a big University I've purchased 3 Vx palms and my wife also has one, and we have NEVER had ours crash in any way. Maybe they were just using it wrong. In any case you will LOVE yours when you get it. Even if you already have a PDA of another brand you should still buy one of these and I guarantee that you will use this one the most, and yes, it IS that nice :) I also recommend buying the matching leather case and foldable keyboard (if you can find one, they are hard to find these days). Great accessories. Enjoy!

Rating:
Summary: Palm has done it again!
Review: This handheld is made with great quality! I myself had a Palm M105 which has very similar stats. The Palm Vx is so much better made and the rechargible battery is awesome! I would recomend this to anybody who needs to get organized or just likes to play games in school or work!