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Palm PDA Roundup

Posted by michael on from the toys-for-adults dept.

Melvin writes "Hardware Extreme has a roundup featuring some of the top PalmOS based PDAs in the market (and a few coming out in the 2nd and 3rd Quarter). Being a geek's gadget, :) I would recommend you guys to check out this roundup if you are planning to get a new Palm PDA."

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  1. Only info I could find... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    Everything else is jut press releases...

    The SL-5600, SL-B500, and SL-C700 will be avaiable Quarter 1 of 2003. Prices have not been set, but the SL-5600 is expected to retail in the $500-$600 range.

    http://www.infosync.no/news/2002/n/2593.html

  2. Roundup? by t0ny · · Score: 4, Informative
    I wouldnt call it a roundup. Looks more like a review of all the available product liturature in one convenient place.

    More of an advertising spot than a review; I was hoping for comparisons and criticisms on the different models.

    Which one will play Quake 3?

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  3. Re:Review? Round-up? Where? by Yo+Grark · · Score: 5, Informative

    Couldn't agree more.

    I am in the market to buy a new Palm/PocketPC and was looking forward to this article.

    Not one pro/con, not one REAL THOUGHT.

    That ranks right up there with the recent journalism though, so all in all I'm not surprised.

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  4. Samsung SPH-i330 by ahrenritter · · Score: 5, Informative

    I just recently purchased the Samsung SPH-i330 smart phone, and I have been very happy with it. It runs PalmOS 3.5.3 with 16mb of RAM. It has a virtual silkscreen, so you can do fun stuff similar to what you can do with a HandERA such as having a full keyboard (SilkyBoard). The only draw back to it is that it doesn't have an expansion slot. I did purchase the data cable and hooked it up with my Delorme Earthmate GPS and XMap® Handheld Street Atlas USA® Edition. It works quite nicely like this.

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  5. It's not the PDA that sucks by sjbe · · Score: 4, Informative

    All these PDAs are cool but they all suck in one very important way. None of them work with any email/address/calendar clients besides Outlook, Notes or Eudora. And even there support is iffy. I'm still waiting for ANYTHING to fully sync with Mozilla. (Palm does a very half baked job and nothing else bothers)

    I'd love to buy one of these but I need something that works with a genuinely cross platform email/address/calendar client. Evolution is great, Outlook is easy but none of these are on every platform I use. Without that, it's of no use to me.

  6. I love my Kyocera Smartphone, but... by mbstone · · Score: 4, Informative
    ... next time I'll buy a separate PDA, 'cause the airlines won't let me use a PDA-phone, even though the phone in my Kyocera SmartPhone powers-off separately and the PDA has a big, obvious display reading "PHONE IS OFF."
    Dear mbstone:

    Thank you for writing. We have recently updated our electronic device usage policy to include PDAs with cell phone capability (whether the phone is on or off) on the list of those items not approved for use during flight. We reached this conclusion because there is no definitive way to ensure the cell phone function is or remains off during flight. Therefore, in the interest of safety, we decided to prohibit their use all together.

    We hope to have your understanding and cooperation on this important issue. Please travel with us again soon. It is a privilege to serve you.

    Sincerely,

    Customer Relations
    American Airlines
  7. Bought a Zaurus and have a Palm... by SuperKendall · · Score: 4, Informative

    The Zaurus sits unused while the Palm V still goes with me every day - because it's right there in my pocket with my keys!!! The Zaurus is just too big for that.

    The Zaurus is kind of nifty but it's no real Palm replacement. Not to mention the battery life is terrible, especially if you even think about attaching a CF 802.11b card!

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  8. ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW by mildness · · Score: 4, Informative

    1. Get a keyboard. I've had different PDA's since the first Palm. My tests show I'm 3x faster with the little keyboard (I can't do a little "v" in grafitti so save my life). I've read that Jot has even more keystrokes than Grafitti.

    2. Palm OS is everywhere. If you want to use off-the-shelf apps from avantgo, etc get a Palm.

    3. The smaller the better. Who cares how cool your xyz toy is if you need a backpack, dorkyass beltloop holster or little purse (like my buds with they Sonys) to carry the thing around with you?

    4. If your goal is hacking, just like the desktop, get linux. If you want it to solve problems with a minimum of fuss go with Palm OS

    5. Color is nice for pictures of family, etc. Greyscale is fine otherwise IMHO.

    Cheers,

    Bill

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