PalmOne Vx Handheld by Palm
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Digital camera reviews of PalmOne Vx Handheld
Digital camera Review: 2nd Palm Pilot
Summary: 5 Stars
I started out with a Palm V three years ago, but 2mb wasn't enough. The Palm VX is adequate for me. I don't really need color or the expansion capabilities.Digital camera Review: 2nd Palm Pilot
Summary: 5 Stars
I started out with a Palm V three years ago, but 2mb wasn't enough. The Palm VX is adequate for me. I don't really need color or the expansion capabilities.Digital camera Review: An excellent PDA with a big problem of being delicate.
Summary: 4 Stars
Pros:A. Lightwight & small enough to be easily carried in a pocket. Just handle it gently - it's a delicate device !
B. Lots of free or very cheap applications.
I got a lot of my favourite games (pacman, space invaders, tetris, chess, etc) for free, and an excellent spread sheet software for $20.
C. Infrared communication is great.
I can exchange applications and data with other Palms, and even exchange info between my Nokia 3360 and the Palm's phone book (alas one at a time - a limitation imposed by the Nokia 3360, not the Palm).
D. The 8MB of memory are plenty.
I have an exchange compatible spread sheet application, games, a year's worth of appointments in the calender, dozens of book phone entries, a few spread sheets, etc, and use only 1.5MB.
Cons:
A. The major downside of the Palm Vx is that it is delicate.
Though I kept the Palm Vx in the special leather wallent, the screen broke twice in eight months. As the warranty doesnt cover the screen breaking, I had to pay for the two fixes nearly as much as I paid to buy the Palm in the first place.
B. Syncing the Palm to two different computers is problematic.
This is especially troublesome to people who would like to keep the Palm, home computer, and office computer in sync.
C. The cradle set is somewhat cumbersome.
The cradle is used for both charging the Palm and to sync it with the computer. This means that when travelling abroad I have to either carry the whole cradle set (cradle, cables, and transformator which works with both 220V in Israel and 110V in the U.S.) or buy a travel kit.
D. Many of the accessories for the Palm are expensive.
A set of three styli costs $15, which is high for three pieces of plastic that are mass produced without human touch. A charging kit (just a transformator and a cable) is much more expensive than a charging kit for a cellular phone.
Digital camera Review: Vx "workhorse"
Summary: 5 Stars
First let me say that reviews on Amazon.com have helped me make better purchase decisions many times. I started with Palms about 2 years ago with the IIIx, then came the IIIc, and finally my "workhorse" Vx. My wife uses the original IIIx, I love the color screen of the IIIc, but day in day out at work and at home the Vx is hands down the best. I use it more and more, it never lets me down. I have an adapter that allows me to use my original IIIx modem to check email from AOL when I travel, I can take first generation digital pictures with the Kodak palm pix camera, I can hook up the DeLorme Earthmate GPS antennae to the Vx and monitor my location anywhere in the world, I can sync to Avantgo and get movie listings, stock reports, breaking news, etc. I have three complete books on my Vx... lots of addresses and schedules and I have not used all its 8mb. Sure I would like an M500 series or a Sony clie, but the Vx is still one heck of a great machine. Recently, I was fortunate enough to find on Amazon.com a Rhinoskin aluminum case for my Vx...In summary, color is nice, tons of memory is great, but the Vx does its job quite well ith "only" 8mb. It makes my life simplier and easier. Thanks Palm.
Digital camera Review: SIMPLE & EASY TO USE-AN EXCELENT OVERALL TOOL
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm not a PDA Junky, but I sure stay very busy and thisdevice is the best Christmas gift I've ever had.
PALM VX has plenty of Muscle to cover my everyday needs
and keeps me focused in my daily reports plus my own personal
agenda.
...There's the M515 now with 16MB but will you ever use them?
I doubt it.....