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| Gadgets I'm considering buying What should I get? Help me decide. |
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Handspring Treo 180 (Cellphone/PDA hybrid) $400 cnet review |
Expensive! Bulky Stupid keyboard Eliminated! |
I don't want to carry around two things, a phone and a PDA. "Will this ultimate product arrive this year? Probably not." Joni Blecher - Senior editor Are wireless PDAs and smart phones ready for prime time? The CNET Electronics editors sound off on the future of these new devices. |
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RIM BlackBerry 5810 (Cellphone/PDA hybrids) cnet review |
Not like a palm. You have to use the headphones to talk. Eliminated! |
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Samsung SPH-I300 (Cellphone/PDA hybrids) $500, 8bit color cnet review |
Expensive! only serial, no USB Eliminated! |
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Samsung SPH-I300 (Cellphone/PDA hybrids) $99 grayscale |
CHOICE #2 Only $99 at CompUSA!!! The only thing is that * extra battery $80 * extra cradle $80 * phone service is Sprint, which I heard sux. * it's kinda bulky * no usb Does Sprint suck? Who would you recommend for cellular phone service? |
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Handspring Visor Deluxe (PDA) 8mb, 2bit & 4bit gray $100-$120 cnet review |
CHOICE #1 I'll prolly go with this one. Cheapest one with 8mb. Those phone hybrids just aren't there yet. And I don't think I can wait a year. The only thing is the 2bit gray. Yuck. But i like the $100 price. Which color should I get? I'm leaning to the yellow. |
I like cheap. It doesn't make me worry about losing it as much. |
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Palm m105
(PDA) 8mb, 2bit gray $$120 |
The screen is too small on this one. Eliminated!
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Palm Vx (PDA) 8mb, 2bit gray $174 cnet review |
2bit gray knocks this out of the silver option. Eliminated! |
Are the silver options worth an extra $60-100 over the cheap option? The 4bit screen would be nice though. |
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Handspring Visor Edge (PDA) 8mb, 4bit gray $163 cnet review |
CHOICE #3 Of the three remaining silver options, this one is the cheapest, and it looks nice. I love the thinness. |
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Handspring Visor Pro (PDA) 16mb, 16bit color $199 cnet review |
CHOICE #4 Also nice looking. And 16 megs. But worth the extra $40--50? |
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Handspring Visor Platinum (PDA) 8mb, 4bit gray $155 cnet review |
Not as nice looking. Rather get the edge than this one. Eliminated! |
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the color option
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Palm m130 (PDA) 8mb, 16bit color $250 cnet review |
Now if I decide to go the color route, this is the best cheapest option. | But do I really want to shell out an extra $150 for color? I don't think so. |
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Sony CLIE series | No Mac support Eliminated! |
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