PM Deal HandSpring Visor $110

[DealSpreeDotCom]

Well i was just looking around AMazon and they have the Handspring Visor for $149, while staples has it for $179, so if you PM to $149, then with some rubber bands, bring the total up to $150 then use a $40 off coupon bringing it down to $110.

 

[austonia]

i just bought one of these (used $100) and they are simply the best, most useful little gadget I've ever had (cellphone excluded). $110 is an excellent price, jump on this. then go to palmgear.com and load up with usefull apps! every morning before I go to work it loads up specially formatted websites that I chose (like wired, WSJ, USAtoday, etc) fast! - in about 20 seconds. i'll be never bored in a meeting again and those bathroom breaks seem to take a little longer

 

[SimonSays]

I jumped on this item too

 

[Fraggle]

is the visor better than the palmIII? both w/2mb ram...

 

[ETLA]

I heard the Visor is better..PALM is less Fun, more PRO, Visor is fun and not as expensive.

 

[RACER]

I have a visor deluxe and it's simply the best! 8Megs of Ram and inexpesive. It's so sweet! I must agree that it's not as flashy as the Palm Vx, but it's more versatile with it's many "potential" functionalities.

$110 for the visor is a good deal, but i'd recommend the deluxe version... more memory! it'll save on the $80? that you'll have to spend to get the 8Megs expansion module later on.

 

[Doggiedog]

Where do you get the $40 coupon?

 

[Mats122]

Why would you buy this instead of a Palm (M100 / IIIe)?

 

[spec411]

palm m100 looks terrible and screen is SOO small...Handspring has expansion slot...go for Handspring!

 

[Unsickle]

$40 coupon on bensbargains. it's the only deal site that hasn't caved into Staples'threats.

 

[Pliablemoose]

Wife has Visor Deluxe, I have Palm VIIx, 11 year old daughter has Palm M100, They're all pretty good, in general, I'd recommend not getting less than 8 megs on your PDA, it's too easy to fall prey to attempting to download all human knowledge onto your PDA.

 

[Fraggle]

anyone mind sharing the potential uses of a PDA? What kind of stuff can go on it and how much... i've never understood how it is that is stores data using RAM... and even 8mb sounds small compared to the size of harddrives these days.

 

[OS]

Everything an organizer does. And more, like take notes on it. Email and use avantgo to download news for the day and take it with you. Download books also. It's basically a tiny computer. Even though memory on PDAs seems sparse, efficient programming and data compression makes it completely workable. The memory seems tiny on these things because we all come from the PC world, where poor and inefficient programming is routine.

 

[yellowperil]

Is there any difference between the Visor and the Visor Deluxe other than the memory? It would appear to be cheaper to get the 2MB Visor with a 8mb flash card than the 8MB Visor Deluxe

 

[culex]

Correct me if I'm wrong but don't you have to pay monthly ISP service when you want to download and stuff also?

I'm interested in this thingy but I'm afraid it might be one of those gadjets where I buy and dont use later on and let it just suck money

 

[wmvink]

Yeah what exactly is the difference between the Visor and the Visor Deluxe? If the only difference is the 8MB instead of 2MB I see no reason why the Deluxe is $100 more expensive.

 

[Mats122]

I think it's the same as with Palm IIIe and Vx - basicly it's just the 8 megs, but in fact it's more, it's the style, newer software, more accessories, etc. I should maybe even say the IIIxe and Vx - same memory, functions and the Vx is still $150 more.

 

[MrBig]

If St@ples gives you a hard time, Walmart now sells the visor too. Could be a good reason to put all those gift certificates to good use.

I think I'm going to get the color visor.

MrBig

 

[Bobartig]

To all the wierd palm questions: for any non-wired palm device (basically everything available except the Palm VII) there is NO monthly fee. Almost all dloads are free, except for those involving registered software. Since all PalmOS apps are basically about 100k, they are all downloadable off the internet as trialware/shareware/unlockable demo's so you can try before you buy. Palms only have 2 mb of RAM, and 2-8 mb of flashram for storage. The files are incredibly small and efficient, most programs are about 10-100k, and memo's/textfiles and datebook entries are something like 50bytes. Palms take about 1/3 second to wake from sleep (and it is always sleep/on, never off) and about 4 seconds to reboot from crash (which happens maybe 1/month). You can store thousands of memo's datebook entries with alarms, address book entries on a 2mb pda. I've got a few hundred memo's, 2500+ address entries, ~300 datebook entries, pictures of my friends and family, and SimCity and about 20 other games all taking up 1 mb of flashram on my palm. The main advantage of Visor over palm is the expansion slot, and USB hotsync cable which is 20x faster than the palm's serial connection. The expansion slot allows external memory cards (8mb flash), gps devices, voice recorders, mp3 players (w/ 32mb ram) cell modems, cameras, and game cartridges etc. etc. The palm usually takes 20-60 seconds to sync a days worth of appointments along with a new program install. The Palm V's have internal batteries which will last 1-2 weeks depending on useage and takes about 15 minutes to charge. Other palms have AAA batteries which last a month or so. *whew* sorry for the long post...

 

[cgclausen]

As an owner of a palm m100, I can testify that the screen actually doesn't make it hard to use. It is smaller but they pixles are too, so the text and pictures are sharper. My dad has a palm Vx, I find it no harder to use the m100 than the palm Vx except for the fact that the Vx runs faster due to it's 20Mhz proccesor. Now that I have a palm and have been able to put some programs on it, I realize that unless you use don't intend to put anything other than a few avantgo webpages and a couple programs, then 2mb is going to be small. I already have filled mine up. The one thing the m100 has that no other palm or handspring,to my knowledge, has is a plastic screen. This is much better because it makes the cracked screen problem almost disapear. I have dropped mine from a height of 4 feet, it bounced once, I picked it up, examined the screen and turned it on, it was fine. The plastic case is also much more shock absorbant. It is alot easier to fit in your pocket than a handspring or another palm. Personally if I had to choose again and money was an issue, I would go with the palm IIIxe or the handspring deluxe. just because of the additional memory. well that's just my 2 cents.

 

[MrBig]

What do you guys think of the color visor?? I'm the type of person that feels " If you're going to do it, do it right the first time ". Not that the Visor or Visor Deluxe is the wrong thing to do, but if the color one is better, I'd rather get it. Do you think the color visor justifies and extra $200 dollars? I sell real estate for a living so this thing will be a very significant part of my everyday. The color visor sells for $449 and CDW is part of MSN Passport so it should come out to about $350. What do you guys think??

MrBig

 

[wmvink]

Just like you I wanna do it right or not at all. Can't seem to decide between the Palm IIIxe and the Handspring Visor Deluxe, but now it's even harder: Amazon has the IIIc (color!) for $329 with free shipping AND $50 in-store credit. That would basically make it $279 all-in, which is just a mere $30 more than a monochrome IIIxe or Visor Deluxe.

Seems to me that color is the future... Don't wanna buy something now that will be outdated in 6 months. Anyway, I still haven't decided. Any thoughts...?

BTW That $150 MCI GC sure comes in handy now

 

[Milkyman]

dont buy the palm3c i have one and i think its crap..
the screen is impossible to read in daylight and its pretty big compared to my palmV if the palm m100 had 8megs of ram i'd rather have that

 

[av1998]

I understand that many of you want to make a purchase that would stand the test of time and not become obsolete in a matter of months. However, the truth of this industry is that no matter what you do, your purchase WILL become obsolete anyhow. The only way to stretch your dollars and get the most bang for your buck is to purchase a device that allows expansion. Expansion does not guarantee that your handheld device won't become obsolete in a few months time, it does however delay that process by allowing you to add-on new features.

A Palm IIIc and any color PDA aren't gonna give you any more pleasing graphics, if that's what you're hoping for. Imagine comparing a 20' TV with one of those color handheld TVs with 2' or 3' screen sizes. No matter how good the LCD screen of the 2' TV display, it isn't going to give you better pictures when compared to your regular full-size TV. Therefore, based on those reality-checks, I have made my mind to go with the HandSpring. The Visor allows you to add whatever modules you feel necessary through the SpringBoard platform. Now, that's gonna extend the life of your purchase for sure. If color is still on your mind, I would encourage you to consider the Microsoft PocketPC platform. Compaq makes one of the best and most popular PDAs in that category. The drawback - They're expensive and rare.

 

[wmvink]

Thanks for your opinion. I've already made up my mind about the OS: Palm or die. I think you really have a point with that color screen, so the IIIc is off my list now.

But jeez I'm still in doubt between the IIIxe and the Visor Deluxe. I think I have read about 384 reviews now on Epinions, Deja, Amazon etc. It's gonna be the Visor if only someone could assure me that

1) not being able to upgrade the Visor with the latest OS is not important at all
2) the Visor's screen is as good as the IIIxe's (2 bit grayscale instead of 4 bit)

Please somebody tell me to quit whining and just buy the Visor Deluxe...

Thanks.