Comments on: Palm VIIx Now $200

can only mean the new VII is getting closer...

Well, this is certainly good news. Not only is it showing Palm isn't afraid to go for a new look, instead of reusing th e palm3 and the palm5 body, its showing this isn't that far away (but we said that about the m50x) This could be a move to get rid of extra inventory in order to prepare for the release of a new one.

OH my god...becky, look at her....Prism.

I can see this being done for two reasons:

1) Reduce their inventory of devices -- there was the big announcement at the end of 2000 about them overcoming supply issues, so they made lots of them and have a glut.

2) Palm wants to make more of its money by services, and Palm.Net is their biggest service. They're apparently been able to shift to the model where they sell the device at a loss and make it up on service fees. This indicates they've been able to negotiate even more favorable rates with Cingular Wireless (which was BellSouth Wireless Data) for access to their Mobitex service, perhaps as part of a deal to introduce new devices on that same service in the future.

I'm chomping at the bit. Waiting for the new M705. I can't wait. I can stop carrying two palms to have wireless +color+ memory. I do however have big issues over the service plan cost. My daughter and I both using VIIx's I paying 90.00+ freakin bucks a month.

What *IS* the timeframe on the 700? October, December 2001?

If we use afterburner to make the VIIx ~28MHz, will the wireless stuff still work?

Thanks,
Aaron

PS: if you CC:'d to greena@med.unc.edu I would be grateful :)

The VIIx's price drop could lead to more drops on the III series like the IIIc for $200 which would be great

I can't beleive that it is so cheap! I have a IIIc and like it even more now. Why? It has went above in price, cool. I know a few people who are gonna buy one!

I haven't verified this but one of my friends says there's a free Palm VIIx at sharperimage.com. It costs $200 to start and then there's a $100 rebate, and a second $100 rebate for signing up for the online service. It's highly possible that he's confused though.

At $199.00, the Palm VIIx now matches the price of the m105, which leads to the question of why buy a 105 when you can get a VIIx for the same price ? Sure the 105 is a newer design but the VIIx has everything the 105 does plus wireless and flash Rom for the same price . Even if one doesn't need the wireless, it is there if you eventually decide to sign up. I think Palm may have bitten off its nose to spite its face.
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Has anyone seen the deal offered at www.Cyberrebate.com ? I'm sceptical -- but the deal is you pay $2,499 (no typo) for a Palm Vx plus Omnisky, and you get a rebate of the full purchase price in about 10 weeks. No contract commitment is mentioned.

I can see how they might earn a little money by keeping your $2500 for 10 weeks and earning interest.... Is that the deal? Has anyone done something like this?

From CNET:

To said in a note to clients that he believes Palm cut its price for the VIIx to try to clear out inventory so that minimal levels will be in the channel when it introduces its next-generation wireless product sometime this fall.

"The $99 Palm VIIx could potentially cannibalize some of the sales of Handspring's low end products,'' he added. "Furthermore, we do not believe that this is the end of pricing actions between the two vendors.''

I'm responding to another post but I feel most of you may not read a Nested post. I'm torn at even telling you this because I don't want my source to dry up. (Yes I'm gready, I have 2 PalmVx's and have ordered two more from CyberRebate.com Yest it's true a PalmVx free, (and you don't have to signup to Ominsky) but I'm thinking of doing that before June for the free modem) but Before you run off to the site. Right now they are out of PalmVx's but have a M105 for $1,799.99 Yes after 14 weeks you get a check. But check the site about 3-5PST and thats when they usually add things. Last year I bought over $6,000.00 of stuff at cyberrebate.com and I got all my rebat checks (14 weeks later but I still got them.) If you are serious about getting one My sugestion is that you FIRST get a Interst Free Credit card (American Express Blue, Blue has no annual fee, a competitive 0.00% APR for the first 6 months) Then use the card just for that. There's other Zero Interest cards out there. but get one first then you just make minimum payments and wait until the check comes then pay them off. (Well before the 6mont intersts Free.) Like I said before, I have two now and Just ordered 2 more. Going to give them away as gifts. Yes it's good to be my friend. I've oreded a Cordless phone for myself and now I'm thinking of giving it away. (I guess I need to sign up for another Interest Free card.) Well now that you know my tip I'm sure There won't be ANY Palms there! Have fun, I'm enjoying my FREE PalmVx.. Just waiing for a Free Keyboard to show up.. and a Free GPS.. :)