Details on Palm m125 Leaking Everywhere

This is the problem with edu-ma-cation.

Why praytell does an 8 year old need a Palm?
Let alone one with Purple Barney Passion.

You must not have kids...

Reason 1 - reads children's books while traveling,

Reason 2 - flash cards - great for spelling tests and element tables,

Reason 3 - games,

Reason 4 - friends phone numbers she hasn't memorized, yet,

Reason 5 - picture album,

Reason 6 - and the main reason is so she quits BORROWING MINE.

BTW she already has a V but I havn't found a purple cover yet.

Hahah.. this guy is hilarious. Carry 'real' books, carry 'real' flash cards. Blah, Blah, Blah. Sure. Why don't you have the little girl carry around telephone books, address books and calculators. Better yet, why don't *you* carry them around. For christs sake, thats why we have PDAs. Don't be a moron!

There's nothing wrong with being a geek!

Thanks for the positive comments. We felt that eight was a good age for her use a Palm based on her skill and reading level. She has had her own computer since she was five.

She does travel with me on business trips when not in school but I don't expect her to start her own business for a few more years beyond the typical lemonaid stands or owning a few shares of Disney stock.

The Palm provides us with a productive alternative to keep her active during some of the boredom of travel. She especially likes the ebooks where I did a "find and replace" on the character names and replaced them with names of friends, relatives or her name.

We also felt it was more appropriate than buying portable video games, watching reruns of in-flight movies or watching TV in the hotels.

I gotta agree with the naming comments. I also wondered why they didn't name it m300 or something, unless they plan on squeezing another model in between the 100's and 500's, but that would be difficult given the current price structure. Also, is it THAT difficult to make a converter for the old port?

You might want to do some shopping around.
The Handspring Visor Platinum
Handspring Visor Neo
Sony Clie (monchrome) can't rember the model number
All of these list for $199, while the prices I've seen for the m125 are $250.

Can't tell you which is better. I think it's a matter of personal preference. If you listen to some gadget junkies, nothing is good if it's not color. I just switched from a color Palm to a greyscale and, though it is taking some getting used to, I have no problem for what it's worth.

Handspring has a good number of gadgets to stick in it's slot. As of now, there are only tenative gadgets for the SD/MMC slot on Palms. However, if you're only into expansion for memory's sake, then I would say go with the Palm. You can get up to 64mb on a MMC card (soon to be 128mb) and they're readily available at most computer stores.

Of course, the end choice is yours. I live happily in the land of Handera......sigh :-).

> This is the obvious choice for which handheld you should
> get.

Clearly, it isn't obvious to this person. Your kneejerk "Sony
Rules" comment was totally useless.

While the Sony Clie S320 lists at $199, it doesn't include a sync cradle like the Palm m125. I believe the cradle for the Sony runs over $50, so the cost diff is negated IF you value a cradle. I think I'm still going with the Sony though because I'm also in the market for a digital camera (Sony) and the mem stick will be interchangable.

From my perspective, attempting to remain totally objective, I think that this device is very competitive with the Sony S320. They are both intended to be entry level devices and priced for the entry level market. The prices are competitive if you factor in that the Sony device is not packaged with a cradle and the m125 is. They can perform the same functions and, I believe, the screens are comparable. The only significant differences between the devices are the expansion card technology (memory stick or SD/MMC) and the design/style of the device itself. The advantages of either SD/MMC or the memory stick over the other, at this point, are marginal. The notion that the memory stick is proprietary may be moot considering the amount of support Sony seems to be putting behind it.

In the final analysis, I think the choice between the two comes down to the intangibles. Which device's style appeals to you more and which company will you feel more comfortable/assured dealing with if you need customer service?

Ronin

The Sony model also lacks usable hardware buttons (IMHO, of course). There may be some which like the style of the Sony unit -- OTOH there may be some (like me) who actually prefer the Palm m100 style (esp. w/Faceplates).

BUT -- that's OKAY. This is exactly why Palm is licensing the OS. So each company can have a unit with unique features or styles. Better than the old days where you could choose from one or two Palm units which all looked the same. Vive le Difference!

> where do people get that the Sony Clie 320 does not come with a hotsynch cradle?

I have written a review on the S320 and I can confirm that it does not come with a cradle. If you look again at the SonyStyle site, you'll see that it comes with a "USB HotSync® cable".

I'd also like to point out that the S320 can HotSync with a Macintosh right out of the box. Earlier models had a problem but not the ones with OS 4.

BTW, I agree with kevdo, the argument over which one is best is pointless because different people have different needs. One size does not fit all.

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News Editor

The S320 comes with a travel kit, the HotSync cable and charger. This kit costs $50 to but as well. You're not getting something cheaper by just getting a cable. As for the MemoryStick, it is already avaiable in 128 megs, and it fits nicely into the Clié. From the pictures I see for the m125, it seems to stick out of the side. I've always had the Palm III style, starting with a IIIe, then IIIx, then IIIxe and finaly a S320. I would have bought another Palm if they still used the III style, I really liked it. I didn't consider the m105 because I don't like the look of it, and it lacked expandability. I did consider the Visor Platinum, but the 8 meg memory expansion was $80. I got a 32 meg MemoryStick for only $40.

I didn't see any mention of speed for the m125, but the Clié runs at 33mzh which gives it a benchmark of 203% just 1% lower than the Visor.

A PDA choice is about what you want to do with it. As for expansion addons, I have a digital camera (and can view the images on its MS on my Clié), and a MP3 player, I don't want these intergrated into my palm. I also don't want a blender and mixer intergrated into my car.

I recommend going to a place like Best Buy or Circuit City, and play with all the PDAs and see what you prefer. No-one can tell you which is the best to get for you.

TC

I disagree, I think it looks kind of cool, and I'm not a schoolkid and I don't use a Palm.

it looks like one of those toy in discounted bin at Kaybee. The combination of cheap metallic paint job and the black plastic are a definite minus.

Hmmm.....

Your spelling and grammer leave a lot to be desired. Maybe that's why you're "Beerrules@sprintpcs.com"

Pictures are widely available for it, we don't need to e-mail you for them.

Sony's machines do not have SD expansion, they use a memory stick.......

If you want to complain, please, write in a form of english that educated people can understand.