Posted by MnM
To go with my T68m(i)
Torn between the Ipaq, Palm Tungsten, Sony Clie PEG -NX70V (but no blue tooth) but also the Sharp SL-5600 (again no blue tooth).
Any hands on experience?
Currently running a Psion 5mx which was greast in it's day but looking somewaht dull.
Thanks
Posted by Sam79
Go with the Palm Tungsten... Its got everything and its small and handy... I bought one yesterday
Posted by BobbyT
I own a Visor Prism which is a color Palm compatible device. It has one downfall, for some reason I cannot share my internet connection with my T68. But I got a free program to send ringtones to the phone, which works very well. For my old nokia I had to spend $10 on a program for ring tones and another $10 on a ring tone library...
Posted by psikey
I also had a 5mx & now have two Revo Plus PDA's and iPAQ 3870.
Have been tempted to buy the iPAQ 3870 due to excellent price at Carphone Wharehouse of £299 (can always sell on ebay).
After using Psion/Symbian OS for many years, It was quite a shock using the iPAQ. I have nearly sold it twice since buying it (only 4 weeks).
In my opinion (before I get flammed):
The built in applications on the Series 5 symbian platform are far easier to use and more powerful than the PocketPC (i.e. Agenda, Word, Contacts, Spreadsheet, Jotter etc.)
The Pocket PC shines with multimedia stuff Media Player, Explorer, Games and far better sync. with PC.
Wish someone would have the balls to bring out a revo type device (with built in keyboard) with symbian7 OS, colour, SD expansion, bluetooth, replacable battery, phone function (P800 built in PDA functions not as flexible as Revo).
Anyway trying to force myself to use the Pocket PC but NOT selling my Revo's. Strong feeling I'll be going back to them!!
If in the market for a Pocket PC the iPAQ is top quality but you should seriously be considering the new Dell Axim units. Super low price for state of art Pocket PC. Do know what build quality is like though.
Posted by Ulf W
I would choose Palm Tungsten because of the size, if the PDA is too big it stays home...
Posted by Oblomov
I have been using Palm PDA's for three years now (first a Palm V, and now a m515)
I am very satisfied with my Palm experience, and the Palm Tungsten T beats any PocketPC on size, battery-time and ease of use! Your choice of downloadable programs is really great. And they work nicely with the T68... Guess which device I would chose...
/H
Posted by amagab
I would buy the Sony but another option to consider is to sell your T68 and buy a P800. Then you get PDA and phone in one excellent combination.
Posted by MnM
Thanks to all for the advice. Not yet too clear but Palm ahead of Microsoft? Until the 6MXc?
Posted by MnM
Thanks to all for the advice. Not yet too clear but Palm ahead of Microsoft? Until the 6MXc?
Posted by Rui_Costa
Tungsten T
Posted by pachy
I use a t68i, just sold a 3870 (nice & cheap at www.total PDA, as carphone warehouse have sold out) ipaq is great but big with a phone as well, so i`ll buy a p800, if it`s a crap PDA i will get a 5 series ipaq (out soon with biult in phone) but it`s big so i`ll keep a tiny phone for those times when you only need a phone on you. so the most i should ever need to cary will be one item not two. the 5 series is on the web at either expansys or total PDA i can`t remember which.
Posted by MnM
PSIKEY,
Thanks for your comment but I would be hugely disappointed if the applications for Palm & the Pocket PC had not moved on from the Psion - and you say they are actually inferior. Perhaps wait for the P800 after all. Or does anyone have any views on the Sharp Zaurus which I believe runs on Linux
Posted by Oblomov
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The applications for Palm PDA's are in my opinion very good (sorry no real experience with any Psion) the built in applications are slimmed down but very easy to use and fast, sync with windows works really well. Then there are lots of programs to download, both free and commersial (usually shareware). There is for example very good wordprocessors (WordSmith for example) and other office tools.
/Hans
Posted by MnM
Thanks for all you advice. Probably in the wrong place for PDA's but as one last shot before I shut up can anyone suggest a general forum that covers all makes of PDA?
Thanks again
Posted by wolf
try this
http://www.brighthand.com
Posted by Calvin c",)
Really depends on how you're planning to use it. My first ever PDA is an iPAQ. I don't want to call it a PDA cause it's really a pocket pc. There's only one thing I can complain about and thats battery life. I hope there's something they can do about it.
If you're going to use as a plain organizer and won't use it for multimedia, you can do with a Palm based PDA.
Posted by Oblomov
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This is less and less of an issue with the PalmOS 5 (Palm Tungsten, Sony NX70V etc.) and even with the older OS 4 devices such as Sony NR70V some devices have decent multimedia capabilities ... and then in some cases the same lousy battery times as PocketPC's.
/H
Posted by psikey
MnM
Seriously the ease of use, speed you can get data in and searching for info in the built in series 5 apps. is far superior to the Pocket PC (IMO).
For example:
I store info regarding employees holidays in the Psion diary app. if I want to find how many holidays a person as booked I can search for his name within a defined date period. How do I do this in a PocketPC, there dosen't appear to be anyway to defined a date filter. The Series 5 has a great week view.
The two main things that let the Psion Revo (or 5mx) down is the sync. to a PC is sloooowwww. and with the Revo you can never trust the built in battery.
I have used many pda's some palm, all Psion and if your main use is for diary, contacts & notes I still think the Series5 is the best (or P800 but emulator version does not appear to have date filtering or catagorising of Tasks) .
I can honestly say I was Hugely disappointed with the built in PIM functions of the Pocket PC
Excel & Word equivalent in Revo also as full formatting and embeddding of pictures tables etc. And you have built in printing!! How do you even print direct from a PocketPC without additional software!
PocketPC - Greats - Audio/Video playback, jpg viewing, Avantgo & Internet, expandable memory, games (these are what stop me from selling the iPAQ, not the PIM stuff).
Posted by playero
MnM, I've only used Palm and iPaqs so my input may be a bit biased. If you want a small device with a decent screen and Bluetooth go with the Tungsten. I currently don't own one, but have played around with it at the store and have to tell that this is one amazing little device. The killer is the price. If size is not a real issue go with an iPaq 397x or the new 5450. These two models offer Bluetooth and the 5450 is also Wi-Fi capable. These iPaqs have incredible screens and are great for multimedia, games and allow you to trully multitask. iPaqs are not very cheap either. Keep in mind that no matter what you select (Palm or iPaq), you'll need to get 3rd party applications to realize the full potential of these devices.
I suggest you do lots of hands on/online research since there are so many new PDA's in the market today. You should visit Brighthand.com for your online research.
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Posted by Mitz501
I want a sony clié which i think is best for my se t68i. A bluetooth memory stick is available
Posted by RX78
I think the Sony Clie strikes a good balance between the fancy multimedia stuff most PocketPC users used to slam PalmOS with, and simple straight forward functionailty. I have an NR70V (coming from the N760c) and it is just great. You can get a Bluetooth Memory Stick for it, although it is way over priced as a Bluetooth interface card.
IMO PalmOS 5 has enough multimedia functionalities and networking functionalities for the normal users. If you need to telnet into a VPN network to remote login to a UNIX server and yada yada, then you shouldn't even be looking at anything but PocketPC or the Sharp Linux PDAs. Otherwise, PalmOS is fine.
And the NX70V isn't that big. It feels very slim in person. Not much bigger then my NR70V. TT is real nice, but I hate the blue colour backlight. YMMV.
Posted by waddie
i'm using a Psion Revo/Diamond Mako PDA right now, but i'm planning to get a Sony Clie soon. i know it would be a big change but i don't care. Sony clie matches well with my Sony Ericsson T68i
Tungsten is nice too! But I would rather get the new Dell Axim Pocket PC
Posted by umota
I'm looking to get a PDA to go with my T68i. Somehow I love Psions. Is it possible to get a Bluetooth-Card for the MX5? If not, I will probably go for the Revo Plus.
Peace.
Posted by hopeless
Wait for the HP/Ipaq 5000 series. The 5450 sports embedded BT and WLAN. No expansions required.
Posted by umota
Is it possible to use one of those CF-Bluetoothcards with the mx5?
Peace.
Posted by mooncake2
My comments:
1) PalmOS downside is it's incapability of recognizing the most common file format worked on a desktop PC such as jpg, bmp. I can't transfer the captured pics in my T68i directly to my Palm as it only recognizes it's own format (pdb, prc etc). This makes me think twice about buying the Tungsten, although it is only great little piece of equipment.
2) Dell Axim, though cheap is frankly UGLY. I hope their designers can put in some taste to it.
btw, have anyone checkout the Fujitsu/Siemens LOOX? Wow, that PDA is cool + build in bluetooth.
Posted by RX78
mooncake2
Sony Clies come with software that reads JPG natively. Acrobat is available free, but you need to "optimize" files on computers first. That's the general situation with PalmOS. You can pretty much read any file, as long as you convert it first on a computer. Not as direct as a PocketPC, but at least a possible work around.
I played with the Dell Axim X5. It is a messy design. It felt every bit as clunky in my hand as it looks in pictures. I would rather go back to my old, big Apple Newton than to carry one of those. But I am very tempted in getting a Toshiba E330, or maybe if I can find an iPaq 3870 or 3970 for good price.
Posted by nookiehunter
Palm Tungsten!
Posted by psikey
umota
mx5 only takes CF type 1 memory cards, nothing else. Also screen on 5mx series (MC218 inc.) was so crap that I changed to the lower spec Revo Plus because the screen is so good & size perfect.
Series 5 machines such as 5mx & Revo are really "dead" machines now with no further development. Great as a PIM but not a patch really compared to new Palms & Pocket PC's flexibility.
Just wish the Pocket PC had the same or better functionality as those built into the Revo/5mx.
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