PalmOne V Handheld

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Summary: Think Less, Smile More--Get the Palm V!
Review: Where to start? I'll begin by saying..get the Palm V...Everytime I open it up, conversations start about how organized a person I am. Once you start relating to others about tech features, you're sure to close the deal. I don't know if it's the great gasp or the real deal. I do know this; I have been able to think less about what my day is like and smile more knowing I have more free time due to proper planning using the Palm V. The custom software available online and support you receive from the company is a great combination. If you make palm piloting a habit, you'll sleep better at night knowing you've got everything planned ahead. Your only decision left to make after buying the palm organizer is which case to buy to carry it in. I chose the Coach leather. Holds a check book, business cards, credit cards and cash...enough padding to protect your investment. Buy this so it will make everyone's lives easier by "Beaming" business cards instead of passing them out.

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Summary: Step aside Franklin Planner!
Review: Just a quick comment as most of what you read hear correctly talks about the Palm V as a fantastic tool. There is no reason to keep the Franklin Covey Planner Software (unless you are really attached to it), especially if you have the Microsoft office suite. The ability to "hot synch" the appointments, addresses, to do lists, and memo pads on the Palm V and a PC gives you amazing flexibility. I have the cradle attached to my PC at work and use a travel kit to synch up my work laptop and my home desktop (yep, I do have to many computers). So I enter the data into my Palm V once and then hot synch each of the computers as necessary. You also can "beam" any of the information from one Palm to another Palm. Forget business cards, first see if the person has a Palm and you can beam it to them. You can beam addresses, meetings, you name it. There are numerous types of software that you can add to your Palm. Some is shareware, some you purchase. I have a scientific calculator software on mine (it comes with a basic calculator already loaded) so that I don't have to carry a calculator in addition to the Palm V. Basically, this tool can do the job. I highly recommend it to the business person (small or large business), the student, the parent, or anyone.

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Summary: A must for anyone that needs organization in their life.
Review: I recently purchased the Palm V and was amazed at thesimplicity of the PDA, the ease of operation and the many additionalprograms available for it. The only glitch I found so far is that if you enter a phone number as 8005551212, thats exactly how it will appear. They should be able to properly display a phone number (as does day-timer). But, the day-timer software is interactive with Palm V, so the glitch is small. By the way, lots of other programs like Microsofts Outlook, and others are also interactive with Palm. Buy it and simplify your life. Goodbye Franklin.

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Summary: More Development needed
Review: The Palm V I bought came bundled with the Franklin Covey Planner software, which is pretty good stuff. However, a few things come out after you install everything and start to use it. I like the ability to enter data from my computer - I type better there, and being able to communicate with the computer from the Palm speeds up collection of business data. But they don't tell you up front that none of your expense data will be collected if you don't have Excell software in your machine, - I've been using Lotus 123 and MS Works for years now, and can't get anyting from a Palm V into either without creating a spredsheet and entering each and every number manually. Another problem is that you must load BOTH the Franklin Planner AND the Palm Planner software, and Synch twice to get everything from the Palm into the computer. The Franklin accepts no expense data and the Palm software takes no Time schedules. Finally when the Palm is cold - left in briefcase in car trunk overnight - the tap with the stylus doesn't always work or is off by a line or two, creating frustrating re-entry situations. It could be an excellent aid to a small businessman like myself if it didn't take so many iterations and buying additional software to be able to communicate with my computer.

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Summary: Best PDA around!
Review: The Palm V is truly the best PDA on the market. It's sleek so one can look hip, but more importantly, it's easy to use and very functional. I learned to use the Palm V in under an hour and use it for everything - from writing my grocery list to important deadlines for work. Also, it's lightweight and makes the money well worth spent. Learning the Graffiti handwriting program is a snap, but one can use the "mini" keyboard as well.

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Summary: Best PDA - not as expensive as you think.
Review: I have had both the Palm V and the Handspring Visor. I gave my beyfriend the palm V. It is the sleekest, nicest PDA on the market no doubt. The screen clarity is FAR BETTER than the palm III, and the slightest bit better than my visor. The visors applications (datebk, clock and calc) are better. Then buy the software called Datebk3 and walla! The battery on the palm (lithion) far better than the others. If it's too much money, go for the Visor over the Palm III. MUCH BETTER!

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Summary: Best thing I ever did to organize my life!
Review: No more sticky notes, no more paper reminders in my pockets. I use it to keep track of everything, from check book balance to grocery list. Great product and the memory is more than enough for day to day use. The hard casing makes it more durable and the size allows it to fit in your shirt pocket. I recommend it for anyone who wants to really get organized and never miss an appointment.

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Summary: Get a Palm Vx (more memory and much faster)
Review: After using the Palm V from a friend, I decided to finally get one, but then I heard its been upgraded with more memory and a faster processor. Definitely buy the Palm Vx - its worth the investment.

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Summary: lightwt is key, only one with recharg batteries
Review: I'm a big fan of palm pilots already but the V is much better than the 3: lightwt and thin so easy to tote around, much easier to read text, has rechargeable batteries so never need to buy AA batteries...

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Summary: Notebook replacement for business travellers
Review: If you are a business traveller and only use your laptop for e-mail and to sync your diary, this product is great! Go to avantgo.com to set up web page syncs. Get the Puma Intellisync software to sync your diary and e-mail. Buy the GlobalPulse GSM cellphone cable for communication and the world is your office. I dial up via cellphone into my companies 3Com RAS Server and sync with my desktop. It was really easy to set up and worked first time! Any problems? Yeah, I am fast running out of memory because of all those web pages...