Rumor: Pictures of the Palm m125

Except Mac users. Can't use the Sony but it is better.

Not if you get the serial cradle.

I agree with you, you would think that at least they can add a virtual soft graffiti area like the handera.

Actually, the expansion card is not backwards. That's the way it is supposed to be. The m50x is backwards.

Look at the SD spec (or WinCE machines, or the HandEra 330): the 50x is backwards, the 125 appears to be correct.

I think it has been doctored by Palm's marketing goons. They are going to need lots of pictures of the M125 for ads etc and this looks like what they'd make.

I think Palm InfoCenter is wrong and the M125 will be out on Monday.

just look at it

this is such an amateur job on faking a "new" palm

look closely at it and you'll see what im talking about

and another thing: if this palm keeps the design of the m100 series like it looks then the SD has no way of fitting in that position

When you put a card in in the back of a Palm, the front of the card faces you. Here the front of the card is facing you when you are looking from the front. So it is backward in the picture. If anyone tries to put a card in this way it will get jammed and might even destroy the latching mechanism inside when you pry it back out again.

Thus I don't think it's a marketing photo from Palm. Probably a fan boy pasting cards into a photo they already had. At least I *hope* it's not direct from Palm, because if this is how they instruct people to use it they'll just have another lawsuit on their hands because of a bunch of broken expansion slots and cards.

If this in fact the M125 (because the Photoshop job on the cards takes away some credence), it could still fit in the cradle. (1) We don't know what the back looks like. (2) Remember that the M50x does not fit flush in the cradle either. The Universal Connector itself holds the device in place, not the cradle.

my 125 fits in my 505's cradle with no problem. they are actually shipping a 505 cradle with the 125 and simply not including the power adaptor.

I like the dual color look. I think it looks better than all the other m10x models before. Still a little too pricey at 250 bucks..seeing how this cant be flashed upgraded and OS 5.0 comming out with in the next year or so..(who knows). Still the fact knowing that this will be a disposable unit once a newer upgrade to the OS comes out. Maybe at 150 bucks may be better and in the Student range. The SD slot is a nice touch on the side as well. Screen still feels too small too.

its a step backward....

drab screen. small screen. waste of space for home buttons (this is precious screen real estate)

No wireless. No proof of SD usage. (which i perfer to the memory stick, but how will people have a standard? SD? mem stick? Springboard?)

It's not a pretty site. Palm goes under.

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The answer is simple...

Most of the Palm enthusiast became so numb wth the disappointment of the m500 and m505, that this lastest Palm offering could not stimulate any response.

Kinda mean, and it's kinda sad, but just look at the amount of excitement and anticapation this latest Palm model offering generated as compared to the excitement of past models.

Well said. Sony fans, have you looked at your advertisements? They are really ugly! The one with the music playing feature emphasised make the screen look like it has 4 colors! The only other add says that you should buy a Clie to watch movies on airplane flights...... Right...... Even the m505 wouldn't sell as well as it has with those ads. Sorry Clie users, even with the innovative features, nobody's buying them except for the 10 or so cult users we have here starting flame wars. Until you have better sales, it's hard to bash the m125, (which will outsell the Clie S320 at least 5 to 1, if not more).

There will be little backlash for a few reasons:

- The m125 is actually a fairly nicely styled PDA. Those of us who have used it feel it will do well. It could have become a massive hit if the Clie S320 wasn't around. Palm needs to drop the price to match the Clie.

- The Handera 330 has an ugly case. You might like it, but most people don't. And most people don't want to carry a PDA that they think looks ugly - "coolness" is still a major factor in the choice of handhelds. (Makes me wonder why Handera didn't just stick with a conservative black case. Shouldn't have listered to Jimmy, the intern's suggestion that they "jazz up" their image.)

- The m125 is a lower-end model. Expectations aren't unrealistic.

- The Handera 330 is targeted mainly at professionals and power users, who tend to dislike gaudy designs.

i think it can use the M100's faceplates. just a guess.

gosh darn police line you better not cross