PalmOne III Handheld
by Palm
Our Price: $249.96
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Category: CE
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Manufacturer: PalmPlatform: Palm OS
Model: 80300U
Product features:
- Sleek case with protective flip cover
- Infrared transceiver
- 3 fonts for easy viewing
- 2 MB storage capacity
- What's in the box: Palm III, Protective flip cover, Stylus, Palm Desktop software, 2 AAA batteries
- Sanyo Eneloop AAA NiMH Pre-Charged Rechargeable Batteries (4 Pack)
- Targus CH071 Tri-Fold Universal PDA Case - Nylon
- PalmOne Modem AC Adapter
- Targus PA870U Universal Wireless Keyboard
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Customer Review: Its very good compared to the rest of the field
Summary: 4 Stars
Well, like many people, i love new, tech toys. the pilot is my second pda, i had an apple newton b4. its like a turtle and rabbit race. don't get me wrong, i still love the apple, but its way over its time. the palm is fast, and cheap to operate. its battery life is unheard of in pda arena. i shopped around for a couple of weeks looking at many new pda and finally nailing it down to the palm. while the competitors are making great CE pda with some desirable features and super sweet deals. i chose the palm for its variety of applications, speed and overall cost of operating the unit. u can find many software that in the form of commercial, shareware and freeware, not with CE pda. zipping around from app to app is faster than all CE. power consumption is tiny (i average 10days becos i have the backlite on alot)the pilot is not without fault, i find the both method of input in need of improvement. the graffiti strokes are not as natural as i like them to be. the virtual keyboard is a little to tight (can't be helped i guess). the interface needs to be more friendly. infra red range should have longer range and a built in infra red printing would be great instead of having to install 3rd party products.
its a great tool, but its not something u can't live without. i remember the days when people used to say they can't live without their filofax. the palm is not a hype product. it serves its function as a great infomation manager for some people and a very expensive calculator for others. so before you rush out there to buy one, ask yourself if you have a real use to want to part with 300+ bucks.
it has a great phone book, to do list and a calendar but don't try to go into a meeting with just the palm or any pda if u know u have alot of writing to do, these things are NOT for heavy writing. it can never replace the ole pen and paper.
i think the pilot is better than the average pda. if a pda is what u NEED, the palm3 is a good pick
Description of PalmOne III Handheld
The tapered design, expanded memory, infrared transceiver for communicating with other PDAs, and flip-top cover make 3Com's Palm III even more of a dream electronic organizer for closet Star Fleet officers and harried professionals. With 2 MB of storage, the wallet-sized Palm III holds 6,000 addresses, 3,000 appointments, 1,500 to-do items, 1,500 memos, and 200 e-mail messages. The installed Graffiti Power Writing software allows you to write on the Palm III using Graffiti's shorthand alphabet. Users can also tap out letters on an on-screen keyboard using a heavy-duty stylus, which is included. Navigation through the core information management applications--memo pad, to-do list, address book, and calendar--is accomplished with six push buttons or by tapping the stylus on the backlit display. Palm OS 3.0 includes more fonts than earlier versions and facilitates drag-and-drop linking to Microsoft Word or Excel. The CD-ROM that comes with the Palm III provides all the necessary software to manage tasks on your desktop, too.The Palm III is PC and Mac compatible (an inexpensive MacPac connection kit is required for Mac users), and, as with the PalmPilot Professional, the Palm III uses the critically acclaimed HotSync technology to exchange data with your desktop PC. The Palm III is packaged with batteries, several useful manuals, an adapter, connection cables, and the HotSync docking cradle. The Palm III has garnered a number of awards, including an MVP and 5-star rating from PC Computing, a four-star rating from Macworld, a Best of 1997 mention from PC Magazine, a Best of Byte from Byte magazine, and a stellar rating from Windows Sources. --Patrick O'Kelley
