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Does anybody know what the battery life expectation is for these devices? I'm assuming I'm not looking at the 3 months or so I get on my old Palm Pilot, but Its about time to upgrade (touch screen problems).. I'm curious to see what the usability of these devices are.
What are the alternatives to the silly "start" menu? Has the Evil Empire finally made something to compete with the Palm?

ah i recall doing just that yetsurday orderinging my geek present, sitting at the computer more and more requires more and more geek toys to keep ya in touch w/ the rest of the world. So i went with a nice spiffy Palm Pilot IIIe special edition, 3 colorful shades, and a body glove neoprene case :) not the 500 dollar model but hey, what the heck happens if somone swipes a 500 dolla puter eh? if ya get a 500 dolla box they aren't going to take it but ya well im done, there she is Click here for the palm