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Palm Reading
Evaluating your needs will help you pick the perfect PDA
Steve Morgenstern
From the Print Edition:
The Sopranos, Mar/Apr 01
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If you live on your laptop, the $149 Rex slips right into the PC card slot for downloading information. To work with your desktop PC, go for the $189 version with a convenient docking station that connects to your USB port.
Best Value-Priced PDA: Palm m100
This one is a close call. For about $150 you could choose a two-megabyte Handspring Visor, complete with a Springboard expansion slot. It works fine, but you know what -- it has all the style and sizzle of a salt-free Saltine cracker. For the same $150, I'd go with the Palm m100, which combines basic PDA practicality with a rounded, friendly design that's fun to show off. The m100 has a slightly smaller screen than other Palms (with the same resolution, though) -- I didn't find this to be a problem. And the overall small device size is certainly a benefit -- the curved 4.4-ounce PDA is nearly as portable as the premium-priced Palm Vx. If basic black doesn't appeal to you, fork over an extra $20 and snap on a colorful faceplate in one of five metallic shades.
Steve Morgenstern writes regularly on technology for Cigar Aficionado.
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