Comments on: Rumor: m500 and m505 April 27?
PalmStation is running a letter from a user who was told by a Palm Representative that Palm is expecting its first shipment of 5 thousand m505's by the end of this week and that they should be going out to customers a week after.
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RE: small error i guess......
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Plenipotentiary
Palm Infocenter
Good News.....But
date for the m500 series. Please check our website periodically for the most recent information. For immediate assistance contact our Order Center at
1-800-881-7256. We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused." This came from Roxanne at Palm
I guess time will tell. I am going to keep a close eye on my local Staples in the mean time.
Comp USA
Office Max too
this is sooo bogus
RE: this is sooo bogus
RE: this is sooo bogus
m500/505 Sound
Sorry to post this here but.....
RE: m500/505 Sound
http://www.palminfocenter.com/view_Story.asp?ID=1753&MODE=FLAT#8537
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Plenipotentiary
Palm Infocenter
New Screens?
Samsung SDI to build Palm screens
By Bloomberg News
April 16, 2001, 10:05 a.m. PT
Samsung SDI, the largest maker of computer displays, said Monday it will make plastic touch-screen displays for handheld computers and will begin supplying Palm with them next month. This month, Samsung SDI will start producing 100,000 3.8-inch screens monthly, half of which will be supplied to Palm. Production will increase to 500,000 screens per month by December, adding up to a total of 2 million this year, according to the company.
I wonder if this means that there will be a different screen for the m505 than the one that we will be receiving from our pre-orders....or will they be making the screens w/ the same specs as the first batch of m505's?
RE: New Screens?
RE: bought m500
So you spend $ 400 for a product you did not really want and could not wait for another week or two....
Were in the world have you been ? Since you are posting here, haven't you seen enough comments from people here yet with regard to the NON-AVAILABILITY of the M505 for now ?????
*sigh*
But, thanks for that, at least I picked up more material for my thesis:
"Living in the 21st century with drastically reduced IQ levels".
Info from Palmstore
I do not know how it is possible (or fair?) to get an M505 so early in retail shops, when we all are waiting in the pre-order line.
I called the Palm store tonight to check the status of my order, and a sale representative said to me that they expect to receive the first m505 shipment AT PALM around mid-May. I asked him if it means that I will receive mine a few weeks later: he said YES, probably end of May.
People at Staples or other retail shops may mix m500 and m505, but if I see any m505 in retail before, I'll just buy it and cancel my order at Palm ...
Skip'
RE: Info from Palmstore
-JFM3
http://www.palmresourcecenter.com
Palm's Vague Dates For 500 & 505 / Viva La Rasistance
all they wanted to do is create a hype... just like the those stupid little cabbage patch kids in the 80's, or the knight rider kit car.
my reaction... i called asked if this was true. their reply was "yes" so i said i was canceling my order.
the idea should be we all do this. if we cancel our orders it will show palm that the customer is more important then the store. after all you will see they are available first in the stores.
just wait and see when the 500 comes out before you get yours.
viva la resistance
Consider The Economics
Obviously IM NOT WORKING AT PALM, but i know I would be getting my product to those web users first!
but then again, I'm just a lowly college grad!
RE: Consider The Economics
Another way to think about it is both you and Staples are Palm customers. Palm may get a high gross margin on the device they sell to you, but you are unlikely to buy tens of thousands of them this year like Staples will.
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Plenipotentiary
Palm Infocenter
M500 In stock at Office Depot
Well, low and behold, I checked today, and there were 3 M500's sitting on the flatcart that all the lockup stuff goes on. Smaller box than the Vx, but I dunno if it's worth $100 more...*shrugs* oh well. Maybe the M505.
I'm keeping an eye out for the M505 though...so..we'll see!
Saw m500 for sale at Office Depot in Annapolis, Md
The guy working at the store was aware of the m505, but he had no shipping information.
But the point is, things are moving!
The machine was nice btw...didn't really notice that the sreen looked any better than a Vx's, which is to say it was typically excellent...
Was smaller (not thinner) than the Vx...
Office Depot has Got em (m500)
Question about memory card
SD Memory card and Digital Camera
Purchase of M500 today April 20, 2001
Staples m500 Info
m500 available at Office Depot in Atlanta
They had no date for the m505 though...
Skip'
diddo in Wisconsin
supposedly (this is a rumor I haven't confirmed yet) some stores will be seeing the m505 in just a few days and compUSA already has them @ some locations
RE: m500 available at Office Depot in Atlanta
keyboard/cradles ?
RE: keyboard/cradles ? NO!
RE: keyboard/cradles ?
I pre-ordered a Palm m505, a new keyboard, a case, and a memory card, and it ran me about $600. Luckily, I have a buyer who is going to buy my old Palm V plus accessories for $300+, so I just see a $300 upgrade cost.
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Bill Lehecka
http://www.oldmatador.com/letterman/
RE: keyboard/cradles ?
The existing universal keyboard, foldable from Palm Inc should work with it!! and other accessories that work with the Vx line...
RE: keyboard/cradles ?
Here is a link to the Palm Folding Keyboard page on the Palm store. It clearly lists the models that will work with it and the m500 and m505 are not on this list.
https://store.palm.com/Catalog/productdetails.asp?productnr=3C10439U
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Plenipotentiary
Palm Infocenter
M500
RE: M500
And yes, it leaves my sony s300 in the dust.
Palm 505 Owner?
Three things bother me...
1) Someone mentioned a store agreement with the manufacture. Which causes me to wonder, would if the store already has the 505 and they are just holding it until that given date?
2) The date the store manager gave me was March 1st... What happens if they get them before hand and place them on the shelves and don't even think of calling the out the pre-orders until that date?
3) Is there anyone out there who has the 505 in their hand? And if so did they get a call for it or did they just walk in and ask for it?
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small error i guess......
should be April 27th right?
whatever......
:)