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iConcepts Universal PDA Starter Kit

iConcepts Universal PDA Starter Kit

List Price: $29.99
Your Price: $19.94
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Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Not a good thing to buy
Review: 6 screen protectors, 6 different sizes... 4-in-1 style will lose color and look old in two weeks, one thing useful is the carrying case, however it will make your PDA look too big.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Great case, stylus and more for good price
Review: Finally something of "all in one" types of products for maintaining your Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) for small price comparing to the price of items of same quality sold separately. I have Handspring and I found this product very useful because of great case of real hi-quality leather and multi functional stylus I felt in love with. I think that this product will satisfy needs of every owner of any type of PDA, never mind if it is Handspring, Palm, Sony, IBM or even Pocket PC. And I think that this is specially useful for those who recently bought new PDA and do not have time or will to experiment for choosing right case or spare styli, or as a gift for someone who spends time with PDA. I give it 5 stars.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Worst product I ever bought
Review: Here are 4 reasons why you shouldn't buy this:

1) The wet/dry wipes are practically worthless. They leave your screen sticky and hard to clean again.
2) The case is made of inexpensive, low-grade leather and the credit card slots are too small to fit regular size credit cards.
3) The 4-in-1 stylus does not work well. If you try to switch pens it won't work.
4) There are not 6 screen protectors for your PDA. There are 6 screen protectors, 1 each for 6 different PDA's. The screen protectors don't go on well and have air bubbles underneath them.

This product is practically worthless. My advice is to spend a little bit more $ and buy a high quality leather case, use water instead of alcohol wipes to clean the screen, because it works just as well, and use the stylus that comes with your palm. Screen protectors are practically worthless; by the time your screen gets really damaged, your palm will be very outdated and you'll probably end up buying a new one anyway.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Worth every Penny!!!
Review: I have been searching for an all in one package for my PDA and this kit has everything. It came with a genuine leather case which everybody sells for $... The 4 in 1 stylus is a great idea rather than carrying a stylus and pens. The screen protectors it came with 1 for my Palm however i just purchases a pack of 12 for $... (also a great deal). If you bought each item seperate it would cost alot more. All in all the kit is worth it!!

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: A little oversold
Review: I read all the reviews on here and purchased the starter kit with my new clie based on the enthusiasm displayed. However, I am a bit disappointed. The 6 screen protectors were not universal, they were for specific handhelds and none for my clie. I tried cutting one to fit but ended up with alot of bubbles and just got rid of it. The case is a little bulky and prevents you from putting the PDA in your pocket. The wet dry wipes are okay but other stuff on the market, like glass wipes and alcohol wipes, will do the same thing. The only really useful item is the 4in1 stylus but the black ink quit working after 3 days. My advice is not to order this until you use the PDA for awhile and then decide that there are some additional items needed to make it more useful.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Not what I expected
Review: It does what it says. I have the Palm M105 and the leather case fits, the stylus works, and the plastic protection screen works too. Just note that there are not six protective screens for YOUR pda. There are six different screens and ONE of them will fit yours.

So there is nothing special about the product but there is nothing wrong with it. It does what it says it will, satisfactorally.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Don't Waste Your Money
Review: It was against my better judgement to buy this product, but I bought
it anyway for the following reasons.
1. I had read others' warning to protect the face of my PDA with a
clear plastic film and I was too busy (read lazy) to go seek such a
thing and cut it to size. 2. After having surveyed the many options
for a protective case, I finally opted to go with the cheap case
offered in this package and then move up from there if I wanted
something better. 3. A couple of reviewers raved about the
pen/stylus.

Well now I know. An utter waste of money. 1. The 6 plastic films
included, as you'll read from other reviews, are specific to
different PDA manufacturers. What I didn't realize is that they
don't fit very well. The one for my Visor (the largest in the pack)
is still too small, leaving an awkward rim at the edges, (and I touch
the edges all the time). It also must take better than the average
bear to apply it without being crooked or bubbled, and even when I
managed that (mostly), it looks crummy and in certain light blurs the
screen. 2. The case is fine as cases go, not great quality, but what
do you expect for [$$$]. The restraint flips up in the way of the
screen when open and the cover tends to close when in use, so you
spend a lot of energy just thinking about the cover when you're
supposed to be reading/writing on your PDA. If you use it on the go
like I do, sometimes I don't have that many hands. Furthermore, the
PDA attaches via a velcro pad, which is a pain if you ever want to
sync with your computer, adding an extra operation of ripping it out
of the case each time. It does have a pen holder, but of course any
real pen is longer than the case and sticks out on either end. And
of course the worst part for me is that once it's in the case, you
can forget putting it in a pocket. A neat purse (who has one of
those?) or a brief case would be fine, but it doesn't protect from
lint -- see the case reviews. 3. I've had my writing preferences
figured out for a long time and my favorite instruments are already
in my pocket. The 4 in one (pencil, black pen, red pen, stylus) is
cute, but useless to me. The pencil is not as good as the pencil I
carry, and likewise for the pens. Ah, but it has a stylus! Yes, but
so does my PDA, and one which smartly fits into the side, so when I
want to use it, I only have to reach for one thing (the PDA/stylus),
not two. Also, I would live in fear of accidentally putting the
sharp pencil or pen tip down (and thru) the surface of my PDA. Not
that I would ever do such a stupid thing, since I NEVER do stupid
things, just like you. 4. Finally, there's the cleaning kit that
comes in the package. So far I've found that my shirt tail works
quite well at polishing up the screen, and [$$$] is too much to pay for
a dab of alcohol.

So, don't follow in my footsteps of ignoring good advice on this
product. You want a case?--go buy a case. You want protective
film?--go to the hardware/fabric store and get enough to last a life
time for next to nothing, and set aside a Saturday afternoon to cut
it to the real size and install it (keep your credit card handy for
smoothing out the bubbles). Lose your stylus?--go buy a 3 pack of
the type that'll fit in your PDA where they belong.


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