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Summary: Great Product
Review: I just love this handspring visor it is so great. One good thing about it is that it does not have rechargeable battries so if you need power you can find battries anywhere and you do not have to recharge it. You can find lots of programs for it on the net and just about do anything with it. I think this is one of the best inventions of all time other than the wheel. Also the 8MB of ram is a lot I am having a hard time filling it up. You can put a lot of stuff on it. I use it alot when I am at my computer because I am writing down web address on it I used to have alot of paper on my desk but now I dont thanks to my Handspring Visor Deluxe.
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Summary: Visor vs. Palm
Review: For those of you mullng over the question of what PDA to buy with your Christmas booty, let me try to break down some of the pros & cons of the Visor Deluxe and how it stacks up to the Palm. I own the Visor deluxe as well as a Palm X and have found both to have their own individual advantages and disadvantages. Overall, I've found the Visor to be a great tool on which to expand. It was my first PDA and I found it very easy to use. It's 8MB storage and module expandability put it lightyears ahead of the Palm platforms (my Palm X has only 2MB). With all the programs out there, many of which are free or demos, this makes it easy to play with new features or turn your PDA into an IR remote control, a mini game station, or with plug-in modules, an MP3 player or now even a cell phone. There are many accessories available to dress it up in leather or make it rugged enough for an industrial environment. You have the option of USB or serial connectivity for the price of a second cradle, where the Palm comes standard with serial only. It is very stable and reliable-- only third party software has caused me ANY problems-- and even manages to save data when my batteries run out. Which leads me to one of the real drawbacks to the Visor. You will go through AA batteries like oats go through a goose! While the device is in the cradle NO CHARGING TAKES PLACE. The PDA relies completely on battery power for hotsynch, and all operations on the cradle and off. The Visor is also not the sleekest of devices. If you want your PDA to travel with you in a shirt pocket you'll want to consider the Palm X due to its much thinner profile. One final drawback is the small icons on the Visor's function buttons. They wear off in little more than 3 months of regular use. By that time you will surely know what each round silver button does, but when you are paying over two bills for an electronic device, you don't expect that sort of defect. So if you're looking for a PDA that will grow with you, offers superior expandability, and is well engineered and you have stock in a major battery distributor, go with the Visor. But if you seek a slim organizer that provides the basic functions that a PDA was designed for, consider the Palm devices.
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Summary: Great Organizational Tool
Review: I was tired of having to print out my schedule or fumble with my old paper organizer-- so, I weighed the options carefully: Did I want a Visor Deluxe or a Palm iiixe? 1. The Palm iiixe's OS is upgradable (whereas the Visor Deluxe is not)- Edge: Palm iiixe. 2. The memory upgrade possibilities of the Visor Deluxe were far superior to Palm iiixe's - Edge: Visor Deluxe. 3. The Visor Deluxe comes with a fast USB cradle, where the Palm iiixe only comes with a slower serial cradle - Edge: Visor Deluxe . 4. The Visor Deluxe supports wireless connectivity! The Palm iiixe does not - Edge: Visor Deluxe. 5. The Visor Deluxe supports many third party/springboard module solutions that allow a uses other than 'organization.' (hence, the MP3 player module) Once again-- Visor Deluxe has the edge. 6. The Visor also comes in cool colors-- not that yucky gray color that the Palms all have. So this was yet another point in the Visor's favor. Now that I own the Visor- some notes: The Visor Deluxe DOES have a backlight feature- but you have to press the power button down for a few seconds. It's a nice-to-have, but it ends up looking like a glow-in-the-dark watch. The unit sits lightly in the cradle! At first I thought it wasn't attached- but it is. Just don't rock your desk or bump the unit while in the cradle-- it'll fall out. The unit comes with a snug leather case, but it you do a lot of meetings, get yourself a bi-fold case. One last note- buy good AAA batteries. (amazon has them) ------------------ The freeware utilities and optional programs to download really eat up memory on a handheld. So, if you're looking to get a handheld, DON'T get less than 8MB memory!
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Summary: Great Product - Why did I wait so long?
Review: I had recently learned about the Palm platform, but wasdiscouraged as my USB-based iMac would require an additional purchaseof a USB cradle.... Its default USB cradle, as well as the assortmentof colors, had me hooked right away, although I wouldn't purchase formany months. One thing I did discover was that, if a cold reset isrequired, and a paper clip isn't handy, the stylus had a"hidden" reset tool. Simply unscrew the tip of the stylus;above the screw threads is a probe that fits neatly into the resethole if needed. I had problems trying to get HotSync to work thesecond time around, but after reading the .PDF manual, did a reset andall went just great. The Visor is great when I have some"inspiration" at any time. All I have to do is pull it outand use the Graffiti - which I found very easy to learn - and takesome notes, which I can update later on. Beyond that, the"Giraffe" game - which comes on the CD-ROM and can beHotSync-ed into the Visor - is a great way to learn and practiceGraffiti. Letters (lower then uppercase), numbers, symbols, etc. dropdown and the name of the game is to use Graffiti to create them andmake them disappear before they hit the bottom. All in all, I am soimpressed!
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Summary: Extremely disappointed after 4 months
Review: I purchased this product four months ago, and I have had it replaced four times already. The first Visor Deluxe lasted two months, as did the second one; the third one lasted three days. The device will simply freeze up during use, and resetting it does not work. Furthermore, Handspring cannot provide a reason for the malfunction. Although Handspring and Palm may share operating platforms, Handspring certainly has inferior hardware.
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Summary: Handspring Visor Deluxwe (Blue)
Review: Wow, what a wonderful gadget! I never thought that a PDA would make work so much easier. I've inputed all my contacts & also personal contacts. I really dig on the date book plus, & how it will beep at you if you have an important appointment. I've been able to download a bunch of games & utilities that suits my style. Also, I've bought a module that has a vibrate mode & has 2mb of memory transfer. So instead of just hearing a beep, I can feel the vibration, if I have it in my jacket pocket. This is a real nice module to get, sometimes you don't hear the beeps. BTW, Palms, you don't have as many options as w/ the Handspring. I also bought a Handspring belt holster. Now I carry this everywhere I go. Another nice item to buy, if you do lots of data input, is to buy the Targus foldable keyboard. I bring this in to meetings & much easier to take notes. What I've also have been using the Visor for is, driving directions. I'll go to Yahoo maps, find the destination, & from my starting point, I'll copy that info & paste it on the memo pad. I don't have to have paper notes w/ scribbled directions anymore. One little program I've downloaded that is helpful, it Diddlebug. This is a hackmaster program. What this little program is, is like sticky notes, but you can set alarms to it. If you have a quick reminder & do not want to stow it in the date book, this is the thing for you. BUY THE HANDSPRING, THE DELUXE OR THE PLATINUM! Beats the pants outta Palm!
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Summary: Visor Handheld
Review: I've had the Visor Handheld for almost two weeks now and I've gotten so used to it that I can't imagine my day without it. It came just in time for me to get my Christmas list organized. I've entered my class schedule for next semester so I don't plan events too close to class. I've also entered all the information from my planner into the Visor with ease; I carried my planner for about two days just to get through the transition. This was a huge jump for me and I'm glad I purchased it. My bag is so much lighter now! I purchased the Visor instead of the Palm because of the price and the option to add more memory. The choice of colors was a minor deciding factor as well. I didn't want to get the traditional gray color. A friend of mine had purchased the Palm brand with only 2 MB of memory and she's already thinking of upgrading. The only thing I didn't consider is that there's no backlight, so you can't enter information if the light surrounding you isn't bright enough. I would recommend purchasing extra styus pens; you can keep one at the office, another in your car with some spares at home! I also purchased the leather case, which is holding up pretty well so far. The case the Visor came with is really snug so it seems to be well protected. Overall, I'm glad I made the investment.
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Summary: THIS THING IS SO-O-O-O-O-O COOL!
Review: I no longer have to lug around my laptop and briefcase. Everything I need is in one little device about the size of a man's wallet. As a clinical specialist involved in medical equipment sales, I need instant access to my schedule and customers names, addresses, phone numbers, etc. The visor deluxe gives me all of this and more. I was so impressed that I bought one for my wife (college educator) and my 2 sons (students) for Christmas. I highly recommend it.
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Summary: Best device Ever
Review: The HandSpring Visor Deluxe is amazing! It is the perfect solution for any unorganized person of any age. It is fun, easy, versital, much better than a Palm, and I'd recommend it to anybody. If you don't need 8MB just get the Visor, it works just as well but with 2MB. With the spring board modules you can turn your Visor into just about any thing. This is perfect for students, lawyers, gamers, or anybody who needs something to do. I use my Visor to take notes in class, calculate, organize, and make daily schedules. If you are looking for a handheld get this it won't let you down.
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Summary: Not as nice as the Palm
Review: Moving to an area that doesn't have Palm VII coverage, I decided to buy a smaller & lighter unit that had more RAM and better battery life. Maybe it isn't fair to compare the Visor to a Palm that cost twice as much, but here are the issues that I've had with the Visor during the first month: 1) Difficulty installing USB driver on Windows 2000 (blew up during install). Took some searching on message boards and Handspring's site to learn that I needed to download the latest version of the desktop (which includes the driver). It also contained the clue I needed in order to remove the partially installed driver so that it would reinstall. 2) Overall cheap feeling, and little silver flecks are already falling off the logo. 3) The stylus is uncomfortably scratchy. I usually use a Lamy or Rotring, but sometimes you just want to use the one that is included. The Visor stylus is awful--sets my teeth on edge. I swapped points with a Palm stylus, but this means that you are no longer carrying around a reset pin, which is a problem because... 4) It locks up regularly, requiring resets at least once a week for me. Once I have had to do a hard reset and reinstall everything from scratch. The Palm needed resets sometimes too, but not this often. (Fortunately, my CyberTool includes a stainless steel pin, as does the Swiss Card and most Victorinox knives with cork screws--get one to go with your retrofitted Visor stylus.) 5) Sometimes you have to do a reset in order to get USB synch to work--even when the Visor appears to be operating normally. 6) All my friends with Palms are using Ir to synch with W2K, but this is problematic with the Visor. I did try Irlink, but still couldn't get it to work. Visor tech report responded VERY quickly, explaining that I should try the new desktop software from Palm, which does have an Ir option (although it does NOT support USB, so it would be either/or). I had actually tried this, because it was what the Palm owners are using, but I couldn't get it to work. I don't want to give up USB also. 7) No little ribbon to help pull out the batteries. You have to dig around in there with a screwdriver or something--hard to get out with your thumb nail. 8) The modules are kinda silly. A vibrator? Hubba! A set of Star Trek books? I've never been able to finish an e-book on one of these little screens. The idea of the backup module isn't so bad, and maybe I'll need another 8 Meg someday. I loved the wireless on my VII, but the idea of a modem doesn't appeal to me because I always have my laptop. I'd buy the GPS if it worked in Europe. But it doesn't right now. Maybe something cool will come out next year. So, the thing works OK, but if I had to do it again, I'd probably buy a Palm. There doesn't seem to be an advantage to the Visor if you don't play with the modules. Maybe I'd feel differently if I'd bought some color other than Graphite?
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