Student PDA

[Shade1475]

So, I'm going off to college, and I'm quite interested in a Palm or Handspring Visor to help keep track of things (assignments, to do, and so forth). I'm good with the pencil and paper method, so I know I'll probably make use of it.

The ones that I've looked at are the Palm m105 and the Visor Deluxe. Anyone have any suggestions or experiences with these two? Or suggestions for a diffrent model? Thanks.

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[Duo]

I would suggest you go to school first and see if you really need one.

Duo

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[lorddraco98]

I would reccomend the Visor Delux. My friend has one and it's not too bad. The USB connection is nice and fast and the programs for it are great. Also, for what you get the price isn't that bad!

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[Jonny Baseball]

It really depends. If you are planning on getting atatchments like GPS navigation or PDA cams, then I would go with a Handspring Visor. If not, and you just want something for addresses, date books, task keeping, and other similar tasks, go with a Palm. Right now I'm in High School and I use a Palm Pilot m100, which I love, and it's a pretty good conversation topic. Odd as it sounds, girls are actually more curious about them than guys are. But, the choice is yours though. What i definately suggest is making sure that whatever you get, get a carrying case for it, because the last thing you need is for it to start downpouring and only having the plastic cover to keep your palm or handspring protected.

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[salehrules]

well, i have a cassiopeia e-100 and it's great. a tad large, but it's got 65k colors and win ce...

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[briareus]

It really depends on what's important to you and in what order. My summary:

*Sync speed: Visor
This is important if you install a lot of apps or if you plan on using Avantgo, Showtimes, QuickOffice, etc. I love my Palm Vx because it fits nicely in my pocket in its aluminum hardcase. However, I'm not very happy in the morning when I sync. I have to hit the sync button and then go off and shower, shave, etc. It takes a long time since I use all of the apps listed above in addition to BackupBuddy. A full restore with my Palm Vx (nearly 7MB) took AGES! My wife's Visor Deluxe runs all of the same apps and syncs in a flash (by comparison).

*Size: M105
What can I say, it's smaller. Could be important if you want to just put it in your pocket.

*Screen: Visor
Well, the smaller M105 loses here, IMO. The M series screens are too small for me. You might be just fine with it though. Be sure to check out working models of each product in a store.

*Expansion: Visor
Yes, you can use devices on the M series serial port, although it's nowhere near as elegant as the Springboard on the Visor. The only problem is that Visor modules aren't cheap.

Hope that helps at least a bit.

[briareus]

. . . just be sure to nab a Stowaway keyboard as well!

[richardginn]

you must have one of those keyboards.

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[Pinky]

I use the Visor Deluxe, see the "cheap PDA thread" for some more info (http://www.sharkyforums.com/ubb/Forum10/HTML/000547.html).

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[SpaceMonkey]

Skip the palms and get a pocket pc, they do a lot more.

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[Pinky]

Originally posted by SpaceMonkey:
Skip the palms and get a pocket pc, they do a lot more.



There are many pros and cons when comparing the two platforms.

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[briareus]

Originally posted by Pinky:
There are many pros and cons when comparing the two platforms.


It's like telling someone "buy a Viper, it drives a lot faster" when that person may need a truck or something else altogether. It really depends on your needs and priorities.

[AMDdave]

Go with the Visor more expandability for future and has 8 mb memory. ITs the best out there this is my second pda the first was palm IIIe after muich research decided to get a visor deluxe. and the keyboard is must http://www.sharkyforums.com/ubb/smile.gif! enjoy your visor deluxe

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[Superbob]

Hmm, depends on how much money you have to spend, and you want need it to do.

If all you need is a basic address book and to-do list, a Palm m100 would fit the bill for $129.

If you want something that can do wireless e-mail and web browsing, open Office documents, play MP3's, take voice memos, AND play Pocket Quake, you should get a Compaq iPaq H3670 with a PC Card sleeve and wireless network card. The cost on that? About $800.

I know which one that I WANT, but I know which one that I'd end up buying if I was still a college student! http://www.sharkyforums.com/ubb/smile.gif

[briareus]

Originally posted by Superbob:
Hmm, depends on how much money you have to spend, and you want need it to do.

If all you need is a basic address book and to-do list, a Palm m100 would fit the bill for $129.

If you want something that can do wireless e-mail and web browsing, open Office documents, play MP3's, take voice memos, AND play Pocket Quake, you should get a Compaq iPaq H3670 with a PC Card sleeve and wireless network card. The cost on that? About $800.

I know which one that I WANT, but I know which one that I'd end up buying if I was still a college student! http://www.sharkyforums.com/ubb/smile.gif

...again, the PalmOS devices are capable of much more than acting as an address book/planner. Check out PalmOS software archive sites to get a better idea of what's out there. They aren't as ideal for MP3's and such (though MP3 modules do exist for the Visor).

[mdred]

I have a question regarding USB and PDAs. I have a Palm Vx with a serial cradle. I want USB speed for syncing. The easiest thing I think is just to buy an adapter for the cradle to hook it up to USB. However, will this acutally make it go any faster since it is a serial cradle? Does anyone know or do they have any experiance with this? If it will go at serial speed, do they make a palm vx usb cradle?

[Sprint_ST_NYC]

Originally posted by Superbob:
If all you need is a basic address book and to-do list, a Palm m100 would fit the bill for $129.

If you want something that can do wireless e-mail and web browsing, open Office documents, play MP3's, take voice memos, AND play Pocket Quake, you should get a Compaq iPaq H3670 with a PC Card sleeve and wireless network card. The cost on that? About $800.


You can also get an Ipaq 3135 for $150 that can do all of the above (although Quake in B&W is none too pretty). They're awesome little units, and can do 95% of what the color units can for 1/2-1/4 the money. Oh, and the black and white units can use all of the color unit's accessories...

[briareus]

No, unfortunately, the Palm Vx is dog slow no matter how you connect it. The reason that there isn't a true USB cradle for the Vx is that the sync port is serial and therefore limits your connection speed. USB adapters are pretty convenient if you are out of ports though.

For faster syncs, you really have to go with one of the newer Palms or a Visor.