PalmOne Vx Handheld Review

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(More customer reviews)The time arrived for me to upgrade from my trusty old Palm V. I was running short on memory, so that left the Palm IIIc, Vx and Jornada 540 for consideration.
I tried the IIIc for a month. Found the color screen apleasure to work with. There are not that many 3rd party apps in color yet,but that appears to be changing fast. I liked the TinySheet Excelcompatible spreadsheet in color. The black on white screen is very readablefor e-books. Battery life was acceptable. On a 3 week business trip I hadto recharge it only once. The downside for me is size, the comfort factor.You can NOT comfortably carry a Palm in a shirt pocket. I carry it in mypants pocket, with the V I would forget I had it until I needed it. TheIIIc, it was just always 'there'. The only other gripe I have is that it'salmost impossible to read the screen outside. Something I took for grantedon the monochrome V. Bright daylight however fully washes out colorscreens. I REALLY like the small updates to the new PalmOS. Eg. thelittle shortcut bar that appears at the bottom of the screen for menushortcuts is an excellent innovation. It makes cutting and pasting as fastas with the PC using the keyboard.
I used the Jornada for 2 weeks beforeI returned it. As my expectations weren't that high from my previousexposure to the platform I can't say that I was dissappointed. However, Istill don't think MS is up to par. On the balance still more 'clicks' areneeded than on a Palm. I couldn't find those easy to use 3rd party freewareapps such as the NY crossstreet finder, on PocketPC. On face value I likedExcel, but I found it's small differences with the PC version annoying.Knowing one, I made assumption about the other that didn't always pan out.The high resolution of the screen is nice. For e-books the Jornada would begood, if not for the poor passive matrix screen. For example, on the plane,I could put the IIIc on the tray in front of me, and read at an angle. Thisis impossible with the Jornada screen. For basic PDA functions it isadequate. I feel the apps still are a bit sluggish. Playing MP3's is fun,but with 2 songs at CD quality, memory is depleted which makes itimpracticle for multimedia, unless you spend more to expand memory. Forgetplaying MP3's in the background while doing other work, the device slowsdown to a crawl. Size wise, the Jornada is a bit bigger and heavier thanthe IIIc, which to me is a problem as I already explained. Battery lifeseemed shorter than the IIIc, though it may be subjective because it was ona lot, while learning the PocketPC platform.
The Palm Vx is basically afaster Palm V with more memory. Just got it yesterday and I already loveit. This is the one I'm keeping. I suppose that after getting used to thesize and weight of the Palm V, there is no going back. However, I'm gladthat I went through the hassles of trying out the other 2 models. I learneda few things:
1) Size matters.
2) Until technology for multimediamatures, color screens do not add significant value to justify their impacton size and battery life.
3) PocketPC looked good on face value, butdidn't go the distance, however, I do believe that as technology advances,multimedia such as MP3 playback will be great to have. I hope that by thattime Palm will have the capability.
4) 3rd party apps add tremendousvalue. Something I forgot until I couldn't find my favourite little add-onsthat make life easy, such as AccountManager, cross street finder etc.
Allin all, the best favor you can do yourself is getting one. Got my parents aPalm V 2 months ago, now I have to get them another one so they stopfighting over it.

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Beneath its sleek, anodized aluminum exterior and elegant leather screen cover is a power-house of an organizer. Palm Vx connected organizer has enough memory to hold everything you want to pack into it - calendar, address book, to do lists, expense items, memos and e-mail messages - plus a host of applications. All instantly available with a tap on the screen. Add business, financial, language and travel, time and expense or custom applications. Or choose from a long list of personal productivity applications - even games - to truly customize your organizer. Want to track your golf scores? You can. The backlit LCD screen lets you see all that information with razor sharp clarity. The long-life rechargeable lithium ion battery lets you take it on the road for weeks at a time without recharging. If you've got plenty to organize and want to do it in style, choose the Palm Vx connected organizer.

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