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by paul3

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What are some good palm pilots?
Going price?
Options,and are they worth it?
I am looking to use it in my job searching as a tool to store my networking contacts information. Also to be used for family information.

Thank You for your feedback.

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by ann777

Buy one that you like and can afford -- otherwise you'll stop using it.

They all seem to work just fine with MS OSes. But do use the MS software for syncing across the PDA instead of the software that comes with the unit.

Just make sure that you have an available port on the computer that you are going to use with this -- if it's a USB device or serial. Make sure that you are not using NT4 on your local machine unless you plan to use a serail interface to the PDA.

by ann777

What are some good palm pilots? (I like and use a Cassiopedia, but I'd probably purchase a iPac (Compaq) if I needed another).

Going price? (anywhere from $100 - $600 or $700 US dollars currently....if you get one with Cellular Phone capabilities)

Options,and are they worth it? (options always depends on needs, but get a case. Color is optional and often unnecessary; phone capability ---???; RAM -- get as much as you can afford ).

by alpha-male

Take a look here for reviews, prices and comparisons:

http://computers.cnet.com/hardware/0-1087.html?tag=st.re.9870989.dir-mt.1087

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As far as my personal preferences, I have a Palm IIIC that I bought about a year and a half ago...and I still love it. I last saw them being clearanced at Sears for like $149. I also am impressed with Palm's V series (bang for the buck) and the m515.

For non-palms, I have heard good things about the Toshiba PocketPC, CompaqI-paq and Sony CLIE series. I think if I went for a pocket pc, I'd lean towards the I-Paq.

Hope this link helps! Good luck...

by ananthap

Probably not the place for a general discussion, but let me add my bit:

(1) I use the old "digital diary" and a desk top.
(2) Somehow, in this context, hand helds (or Pocket PCs as the Microsoft versions are called) seem to fall somewhere in between.
(3) Having said this, the only advantage I see seems to be the note taking ability (specially with a back-lit display).
(4) But then, does any one know of a hand held which comes standard with IVR (interactive voice recorder or mike) capability also. This alone I think would make "note taking" complete.

As you can guess, I don't know much about handhelds.

Please clarify and point me in the right direction.

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