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Update: Handspring has also announced $30 rebates on some Springboard modules with the purchase of any Visor handheld. This offer is also good until June 17.
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Analyst's expected street prices for June
Palm m100 - $119
Palm m105 - $169
Palm IIIc - $199 (will be discontinued in June)
Palm VIIx - $250
Palm m500 - $329
Palm m505 - $379
Visor Standard - $119 without cradle; $139 with cradle
Visor Deluxe - $169
Visor Platinum - $219
Visor Edge - $349
Visor Prism - $399
Sony CLIE S300 - $249
Sony CLIE N710C - $449
TRGPro - $199
HandEra 330 - 299
RE: Analyst's expected street prices for June
RE: Analyst's expected street prices for June
Analyst's expected street prices for June. . .
Although Palm made its money selling products in the midrange, $200 - $300 market, it looks like they want to either cater to the kiddie market with the “unique-looking” m100/105 or the upper-management, i.e., upper-income biz exec with the m500/505. Contrary to what’s currently going on with PDA pricing, I still think spending more than $300 is beyond the reach of a lot of mainstream consumers. A Palm IIIx with a SD slot, better MONOCHROME resolution, at about $225-250 would have/would be a hit, IMHO.
RE: Visor Models
RE: Visor Models
I've ruled out the m505, b/c of the bad screen reviews - I figure my next device will be a color phone/PDA combo once they prove their worth/reliability.
So, here are my dilemmas:
1. Platinum is cheap ($210 with that www.dealuniversity.com offer) and offer most of the same benefits of the Edge. BUT no Fast Lookup and bigger size; alkaline batteries.
2. Edge is small, light, and rechargeable. Great for having the coolest looking Palm on the block. Has Fast Lookup. BUT Springboard expansion is clunky on this model. Worth the price?
3. m500 offers SD card expansion - will it be confusing?. Small & light (too light?). Same speed as comparable visors. Can upgrade OS. BUT no Enhanced Date Book or Fast Lookup.
I've been using a IIIe for about a year and I mainly use the Datebook & Address functionality, so the Enhanced Datebook is very important to me and the Fast Lookup seems like it would help out. Since I've been coping with 2MB for so long, 8MB will prob. seem infinite to me thus making me wonder if the SD slot is necessary in my situation. I also have a concern that moving things on & off the card will prove confusing.
I am in the lucky situation that cost is not the most important issue. But if I'm going to want color or a phone/PDA in just a year I don't want to spend too much cash now.
Thanks for the help!
RE: Visor Models
If you're not looking for color, and you dont want to spend too much, at $210 the Platinum is a great deal. It has expandability with the springboards, so you can get your extra memory or even your pda phone. No, Springboards are not as slick as SD cards, but they work and they're available now.
I dont think "Fast Lookup" is a make or break function. And there are several alternative rechargeable battery solutions that in some ways are better than an internal rechargeable battery. Of the concerns you mentioned, the one I'd think about is whether you can live with the larger size. If you can, then you're saving yourself ~$150.
RE: Visor Models
I feel like a fool!
RE: I feel like a fool!
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Module rebates also
http://www.handspring.com/promos/modulesrebate.jhtml