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Summary: Not very thrilled with the unadvertised drawbacks
Review: Decided to save a few dollars and purchase a visor instead of a Palm. Am I kicking myself now...First off this is about double the size of the palm pilot, very thick and very cheap feeling. Whereas my friend's palm is as thin as a wallet and able to fit in his trouser pocket, mine is clunky and is currently pulling "briefcase duty". Secondly, this is is very poorly made. Guess you get what you pay for, but the plastic casing so cheap and flimsy you can actually bend the shape with a tight grip, ( as I did). Thirdly, this may not affect all of you, but my office does have Palm OS software that makes our lives a bit easier on the road. Although this claims to be Palm OS compatible, the Palm OS that it is fully compatible has been upgraded now three times. Can not upgrad the Visor's OS, so basicly these programs and any new programs will be unable to be used on the Visor. Guess if you plan to use this for addresses and numbers it is fine. If you plan on carrying this in your briefcase or purse it is fine. But the three drawbacks mentioned above were not made present in the product description. Will try unloading this cheap imitation of a Palm and get myself the real deal. If your needs are close to mine, do yourself a favor and avoid this item.
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Summary: DUDE, VISORS ROCK
Review: I THINK THE VISOR IS AWSOME, I CAN BE USED FOR SCHOOL WORK. YOU CAN USE IT As AN agenDA, A writing document which can be printed out by hooking it up to the computer, a map, have all the totaly cool games, its afordable, and can be exspanded by the module. IT CAN BE A DIGITAL CAMERA, MP3, INTERENET ACCSESABLEDLE,A TOTALLY COOL TIGHER WOODS GAME, and MANY OTHERE TINGS. I totally think you should by it, because it is out of this world, DUDE. ITS AWSOME, it like a BRO to me, and I cant walk along the beach without it. EVEN when I tan, I do every thing with it. Dude, say I am scate boarding, and My FAM neads to get ahold of me, well its easy beacasue it can also be a pager and a totaly cool cell phone. DUDE IM TELLING YOU THIs THING ROCKS, ITS AWSOME, DONT BY ANYTHING BUT IT> + ITS AFFORDABLE, WHICH IS THE COOLEST THING ABOUT IT> SO DUDE, IM TELLING YOU, Y'all GOTTA BUY THIS TAOTALY COOL PIECE OF COMPUTER.
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Summary: O/S Not Upgradable
Review: I got a Handspring because it was cool. It has the card-slot (springboard), which is a little limited in what has actually come out for it, but it's a good design. The deluxe model has 8MB, and this was a good price for an 8mb palm-pilot with an upgrade slot, plus, cool colors. With the non-deluxe model, this is dropped to 2MB. It's only purpose in life was to be a cheaper replacement for the Palm III and earlier. Then I realized the problem. The O/S is in ROM, not FLASH. The O/S on these are Palm v3.1, which is about a year old. THERE IS NO UPGRADE PATH TO PALM O/S 3.5! To upgrade, you have to buy a whole new one. Even if you could, you'd have to wait for handspring's version. I recommend the Palm-IIIxe, it's the same thing, minus the springboard module (only REALLY useful for a few things, which are easily worked around). Palm 3xe has 8mb, and FLASH ROM, plus it comes with Palm O/S 3.5 and is upgradable. If you NEED the cellphone or wireless option, there are sleeves that fit over the pilot that do this.
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Summary: Sleek, powerful performance in a handheld device
Review: I've been using my Handspring Visor since December 2000, and I wouldn't be able to go back to living without it. The 2 megs of memory do limit the number of applications you can store at one time--but with an expansion Springboard module, you can quadruple your memory inexpensively. I have about 200 Address Book entries, and the enhanced DateBook+ is full with my repeat schedule items. I also balance my checkbook, read ebooks, and play games. With AvantGo, I am able to carry selected web content in my pocket for reading while I'm away from my PC. I sync my Visor with Outlook Express (no 3rd party software required!) This Handspring device is in the same class as Palm's III series, and I highly recommend it to anyone who is thinking of buying a handheld device. Handspring's customer support can't be beat.
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Summary: Priceless Personal Assistant
Review: I hesitated a while before joining the handheld crowd, but the Visor changed my mind. The biggest selling points for me were the easy backup potential (to a Mac and PC), the information exchange between my laptop and the handheld, and the future expandability with the modules. All this, plus a great desktop calendar/address book program for my laptop. For the software alone, the price was worth it. For everything else I got at the same time (i.e. getting my life in order), this was priceless. Within hours of seeing it, other friends of mine were clamoring for their own. And the free downloadable games on the website... I'll never be bored waiting for a train, bus, or late friend again!
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Summary: Excellent Value
Review: I recieved my Handspring Visor for Christmas, and I LOVE it!You can pack lots of programs into the 2 MB, and get 8 more for undera small amount of money. This PDA is great for students, along with Due-Yesterday, an assignment tracking program, that only costs a small price.
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Summary: OK for now....
Review: I bought the handspring visor because it was upgradeable, affordable, and something new. I wasn't sure that I would use this new gadget, but surprisingly I can't see how I did w/out it! I got to play w/the HP Jordanda..and it was alot eaiser to use, and of course, COLOR!! Get color if you can afford it. For now, I am happy with this new gadget, and hope to be able to afford a color model next year when prices come down..Still a great buy as a trial to the world of PDA's..
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Summary: Expandability is a great idea
Review: Just bought a Visor. Other members of my family have Palm M100 and IIIxe. In comparison, the Visor is a better buy than the M100 - bigger screen and expandable (I bought it at their special sale price at the end of December -- so the M100 and the Visor were both [the same price].). The Palm III has greater built-in memory capacity and an upgradable OS - so if you feel the urge to upgrade the OS in the future, you'll be able to with the Palm, but not the Visor. On the other hand, if you think you'd like to add the silent vibrator in one of the 2MB addon modules (I have the RemoteSolutions, which is terriffic), or if you are a physician who'd use the PDR module, the visor is the way to go. Mine is loaded with various hacks and shareware apps, and I synch it frequently with my home and work PCs. I can't go anywhere without it now. One little caveat - the USB cradle is fast -- when it doesn't hang. It works great with Windows 2000 Workstation, but is not too reliable with 2000 Server (it doesn't actually claim to be compatible with Server)and requires resets of the Visor and reboots of the server once in a while. Overall, I'd buy the Visor again.
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Summary: The Visor Is a Great Buy compared to Palm or Compaq
Review: Visor is great. Made by the former mastermind behind Palm seeking to make a better PDA, same to better technology for less moola. The expansion module allows you to play MP3's, use wireless internet and e-mail, play video games, and best of all, once the 2MB are squandered, you can buy an 8MB expansion. With the USB cradle, files can be loaded onto your visor. You can also beam applications and files to other PDA's. Like all PDA's, the batteries only last for about 2 weeks, but changing them is a breeze (remembering to replace the batteries withen 1 minute of taking them out). The Visor is inexpensive and from my experience with other PDA's, a much better buy than the Palm IIIxe or the Compaq IPAQ
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Summary: Palm vs. Handspring? Like comparing IMACs and PCs
Review: I have the cheapest of the lot, a Handspring Visor, and it's one of the best investments I've made in several years. If you're someone like me who's always got something (or many somethings) happening, a PDA is much better than a datebook, since you can enter the appointment once and have it repeat as needed. As far as which brand to buy ... as the title of this review suggests, a Palm Pilot is like an IMAC -- much trendier, but you might as well trash it in a few years when it becomes obsolete. The expandability of the Visor makes it the better choice in the long run.
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