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Summary: Easy to use
Review: A super product. Holds my ebook library. Extremely easy to use. It's as simple as plugging into slot and tapping an icon. Love it!!
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Summary: Nice product - use with caution
Review: After 6 months of use I started receiving memory faults and had to constantly reformat the module. HCL did not take responsibility nor would they honor the 1 year warranty.
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Summary: Nice product - use with caution
Review: As others state here, it is very easy to use! It's the cheapest and simplist solution to solve the lacking of memory issue. Howeve, be careful when you move your data files to the flash card. In my case, half of my applications will still function properly after the data files being moved to the flash card. The other half either crash or the application can't find the data files any more. So, you have to test each of your applications after the move. Fortunately, if it doesn't work, you can always move them back to HS memory.
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Summary: Can't Imagine A Better One - Just Buy It
Review: Don't waste time reviewing anything else - this is a no-brainer.
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Summary: Extremely unreliable
Review: I spend a lot of time away from a desktop computer, and I spend a lot of time working with Palm software that is somewhat unstable. This means that I periodically end up needing to do a hard reset and then restore everything to my palm.Well, I figured this module would allow me to keep a backup with me at all times, and even give me a little extra room in case I finally outgrew my Visor's internal memory. Not so. After every hard reset, the module typically has to be formatted. I have no idea what causes this, but it's completely useless to me in that case, and the company was not able to help me with the problem at all, aside from recommending that the module be reformatted. If all you need is extra room, but you don't need a backup, this is probably a good module, but I'm rating it exceptionally low because of this rather stupid problem with the product.
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Summary: easy to use, with only a few relatively small problems
Review: If you own any Visor from the Visor family model-line and need extra RAM, this is for you. Pros:
--easy and intuitive to use
--should be all the extra memory you'll need in one package
--I got it for only thirty two dollars (big factor for me)
--no major problems encountered so far cons:
--certain applications or parts of an application won't work correctly or at all if its only on the module and not internal memory (however, It'll still store them)
--the above usually results in fatal errors and will require soft resetting and/or pulling out the module (but NOT permanently, just long enough to restore files back to the handheld) to remedy it
--MAY put a small drain on your battery life
--usually won't work in low battery situations (due to safety reasons to when transferring your data) This is a good alternative to upgrading and shelling out unnecessary money on a new PDA that may not have enough enhancements/improvements to justify another few hundred bucks. Is memory shortage about your only issue? Then you're set. But before you do buy this memory module, here are some things that you should consider: If you're buying this and some 8MB PDA as opposed to buying a PDA that has 16+MB of internal memory, u may want to reconsider. Typically the former will be the same price as the latter, if not more. Certain applications won't be able to run directly off the module. If you have something on both, your Visor will automatically access the one on the PDA's internal memory. Otherwise, it'll try to run it right off the module. Problems arise when the application you're using (or parts of the application, such as database files) requires modifying data, and the module doesn't let you do this directly, as the process of updating stuff on the module is really just deleting the old stuff and replacing it with a newer version of it. This means you'll still need to keep certain stuff on internal memory. You'll also need to figure out which stuff will "blow up" if you don't do this and which won't if you want to store as much as possible on the module (The documentation that it comes with gives you some recommended guidelines, but I've discovered that some of them can be broken without any fatal errors when running the app). There's also other memory formats available for the Visor, such as flash memory and compact flash. In a nutshell, get the Springboard format if:
--you won't need more than 16MB or memory (or any large amounts of memory)
--don't need the compatibility with other media devices such as MP3 players or digital cameras.
--Just want something that'll work, without any headache from worrying about limitations from the other formats...If your using this to backup info then this is very good at backing up specific items or group of items. If you want to back up your ENTIRE handheld, get an appropriate backup module. It's faster and only requires 1 tap on your screen Oh, and finally, This Hagiwara Springboard module also has the same type of functionality as the one made by Handspring, so there shouldn't be any reason to shell out more money for the latter when Hagiwara's module is usually offer at a cheaper price
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Summary: Great Addition to any Visor
Review: It couldn't be easier to use. I opened my package from Amazon, inserted the 16MB Springboard Module, and voilà, I have more than double the memory. The file mover is simple to understand, and it's easy to move both applications and data to and from the module. I've had no problems with reliability, and the only drain on battery life has resulted from increased usage since I have I have a lot more applications and games. Owners of 2MB Visors need to be forewarned, however, that individual data files and applications are still limited by that 2MB barrier since they are first installed onto the Visor's internal memory and then moved to the module. Chances are this won't be a problem for you.
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Summary: Great Addition to any Visor
Review: It couldn't be easier to use. I opened my package from Amazon, inserted the 16MB Springboard Module, and voilà , I have more than double the memory. The file mover is simple to understand, and it's easy to move both applications and data to and from the module. I've had no problems with reliability, and the only drain on battery life has resulted from increased usage since I have I have a lot more applications and games. Owners of 2MB Visors need to be forewarned, however, that individual data files and applications are still limited by that 2MB barrier since they are first installed onto the Visor's internal memory and then moved to the module. Chances are this won't be a problem for you.
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Summary: From A Medical/Professional Prospective
Review: So you took your brand new Palm out of the box and wondered, "Wow, what am I going to do with 8MB? That's so much memory!" And then after one week of downloading games and beaming programs from your friends, you hit the 8MB barrier. You had promised yourself that you would use it for all those medical databases and your PDA is full before you get a chance to load some. What to do? If you have a Handspring Visor, you can just buy more memory to plug into the SpringBoard expansion slot. The best memory expansion module that I have found for the Visor is the SpringBoard Flash Module by Hagiwara. The two big advantages to the Hagiwara SpringBoard Flash Module are low power consumption and seamless operation. When I tested out a competing memory standard (CompactFlash Adapter), it drained my batteries within a week of normal operation, regardless of how often I used it. On the other hand, I have not noticed any decrease in battery life with the SpringBoard Flash Module. Moreover, the operation of the SpringBoard Flash Module is seamless. I use the regular program Launcher that comes standard with the PalmOS, I can beam programs and files directly from the Flash Module, and there is no delay when loading a program from the Flash Module. In stark contrast, the CompactFlash Adapter requires a special program to run files directly from the expanded memory and there are significant delays when running programs directly. The only deficiency associated with the SpringBoard Flash Module is that it is read-only. Meaning, files that are moved onto the Flash Module cannot be edited or updated; they must be first moved into the internal memory (or just kept there) first. With most medical databases, this is not much of a problem, as they are basically unchanging electronic encyclopedias. Additionally, text files and other documents that you may update regularly are often small and the memory savings from saving them to the expansion memory is trivial. However, some programs like Vindigo or ePocrates have files that are constantly updated and edited. If these files are loaded into the Flash Module, the Visor crashes when you try to run the program (just do a reboot and move the file back into internal memory).
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Summary: An indispensable Springboard module...
Review: This effectively turns your 8 MB Handspring into a 24 MB device! It's totally intuitive... I've already copied Peanut reader into the module, and moved (a different command!) my unabridge Don Quixote into the module. This will allow me to amass a library of reference works, light (and heavy) reading, more neat little programs, etc. If you're the kind of person who worries more about 'how big is the drive' than 'how fast is the processor' this is the solution. It makes me so glad I got a Handspring instead of a Palm!
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