$150 Pocket PC system with PCMCIA slot!

[ggosson]

First hot deal post, hope it is not a repeat...

Brand new, in box, Pocket PC system for $150 (that's less than a Palm M125!). Here are the specs.

UR There @migo 600C
206 mHz Intel StrongArm processor
32MB RAM / 16MB ROM
PCMCIA type II slot (no sleeve needed!)
High Reflective Active Matrix TFT screen with 64000 colors (not 4096!)
240x320 pixel screen (79mmx59mm)
8.8 oz
Pocket PC 2000, upgradeable to 2002
More details at www.urthere.com

Works well with the $99 2GB Toshiba PCMCIA Hard Disk available from Tiger Direct

Apparently the woman selling these invested money in the company and they didn't pay. Through the Sherriff's office her investment company siezed assets including ~600 of these units. She is selling them on Ebay in dutch lots of five, or you can buy them direct from her. She is also selling them in boxes of eight for $1000. She will also accept company purchase orders. She has around 400 of them left.

Here is the catch... The company that makes them is pissed, they sell them for $399, you might find them on the web for $299, she is selling them for $150. They do not want to support units not sold through "authorized resellers".

You can contact her at [address deleted]

Here is a review of the unit: @migo Review
You can find her Ebay auctions by searching for Ebay seller [deleted]

I found out about these on a website dedicated to 802.11b stumbling. A number of folks had bought the units and were very pleased with them.

For those doubting Thomases out there, I told her that I really wanted to get one of these units overnighted to me so I could give it as a gift this weekend. Problem was I had cash in my pocket, not in my bank account. She went ahead and FedEx'ed the thing with only my verbal promise to send the money to her via a money order! Just my promise! She gave me a tracking number that checks out at FedEx.com so I should have the unit tommorrow. Will let you know how it looks. Note! I assume she does not want to do this often! YMMV

Good luck!

Greg

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[fr]

Later dude.


These are eBay auctions for them starting at $150. Looks like it could be legit and a good deal though.

 

[MyBuds]

good price

 

[hamburglar]

Looks like a great item. but it doesn't seem like there is a lot of support for this product. Anybody use this?

 

[puppyfriend]

There's a forum for it at www.pocketpcpassion.com. Sounds like a good machine. If I didn't already have two other Pocket PCs I would buy one.

David

 

[bonk102]

doesn't look too bad for the price, i may take a gamble

 

[creation]

I'm just afraid this is not legit... but the price is tempting... any comments?

 

[puppyfriend]

Go to the forum on www.pocketpcpassion.com. A bunch of guys have ordered it from Ebay. They say all is well.

David

 

[BarneyFife]

Well I have one. I paid $300 for it a few months ago. I love it! For $150, it's a steal. Hook up a toshiba hd, and you can watch movies on it or have a nice mp3 player.

 

[XFreebie]

atleast your, i mean her, investment paid off better than enron stock

 

[fr]

I also caught up with the threads at the other forum. It's legit and it seems that person has sold quite a few already. URThere has removed all downloads for the device once it found out that someone has been selling them for less than 1/2 price. The units on eBay come with PPC2000, but a PPC2002 upgrade for the @migo is available. The unit has a removable battery and built-in PCMCIA slot. It has an ARM processor so it will run just about every app an iPaq does.

 

[creation]

damn... must...... resist....

 

[Hav0k99]

hmm and I thought my 3765 w/ warranty for $260 was a good deal.

 

[puppyfriend]

I got my Ipaq 3635 for free thanks to the Compaq $150 rebate.

David

 

[vladgur]

too bad we cant discuss group buys here, otherwise we could grab 8 for $125 each

thats the quote from the auction

Willing to sell boxes containing 8 @Amigos (limit 5 boxes) at $1,000 per box.

 

[ringzero]

How is this with viewing pdf files? Maybe someone that has 1000$ buy them and sell them on the FS/FT for cost+s/h

 

[CalPuc]

if I get enough pm's I'll buy 8.

 

[ggosson]

Originally posted by: XFreebie
atleast your, i mean her, investment paid off better than enron stock

Just to clarify... I do not know the seller, I just heard about the units yesterday and I wanted one for my kid's graduation this Sunday. I just appreciated the fact she fronted the unit based solely on a single phone conversation.

Greg

 

[TheToOTaLL]

I needed a Pocket PC to replace my dead Cassiopeda....I'm definately picking one of these up!!

 

[TekDemon]

by the way...*someone* hehe started a thread about this over on another forum with fat people. So hopefully 8 people will emerge...

 

[jtallon]

Do these have a reflective (outdoor visible) screen ?

 

[pigseye2]

I have a dumb question,

can you use it with a keyboard?

Thanks,
Pigseye

 

[Sept1967]

This unit is also known as the
Palmax PD-600C
If you wanted to try to find out more info on it...
Palmax

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Added....looking at past acutions from this person...

Seems first auction was in May7 - 17th...for 600 of these PDA's...sold only 10.

Other Dutch auctions listed with 600 Units...never sold more then 13 at a time.

They were all $150 in the Dutch....now that it has been posted here...there are only 5 items for sale...and now at auction more then $150.


Makes me wonder, just how good these could be, even at half price.
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[ggosson]

Update: The unit arrived this morning safe and sound. It looks pretty nice. I popped the battery in and started playing with it. Now I want one for myself

Greg

 

[PUN]

I have purchased around 20 from this person involving thoudsands of $ and the unit arrived promptly and new as promised. It also comes with a cradle.
I highly recommend this guy.