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Technology Stocks : Personal Digital Assistants (PDA) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: David E. Taylor who wrote (202)	10/3/2000 7:51:51 PM
From: KevRupert	Respond to of 817

Hi David, I agree with your thoughts. I am still waiting for my iPaq! It's been about 1 month. They tell me its on the way. I agree that most people want a lower priced PDA. But when you look at the Palm Vx -- that's $400. Compare that to the iPaq ($499) and it can make one wonder which one to buy. If I had to buy a lower priced PDA, it would definately be the Visor ($179) over the M100 ($149). It's $30 more but offers quite a bit more for the price. Someone at the store told me iPaq was ready to send out some type of device (not my H3650) in the near future to meet the growing demand for the holiday season. They said "don't quote me on it", and they didn't know anything more so I don't know what kind of device it is. Keep in mind this was a young sales rep who didn't know a whole lot other than what someone told her. You are right that most people won't use MS Word or MS Excel. I do and have learned that I am only one person. The vast majority of people don't want these applications. I am impressed with the 6.3 oz that the H3650 weighs. It has, of course, limitations like every device. It does not have a slot for flash memory or cartridges, it has limited applications due to fewer developers, but it does have everything I need!

To: David E. Taylor who wrote (202)	10/4/2000 9:19:08 AM
From: Eric L	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 817

David, << The only drawback I saw was the internet connectivity via a cell phone, which needed a rather bulky cable connector like this one >> I got a chuckle out of that ".jpg" photo of the iPaq connected to a mobile phone with 2 data cables joined by a DB9 to DB9 connector. That is exactly the ******* kludged together arrangement I now use to connect a Palm Vx to an Audiovox CDM9000 CDMA tri-mode Verizon mobile phone. One cable is from the Palm Travel Kit, the other from Audiovox, and the total cost of this necessary mess with the connector was $140. Life was better 6 months ago. Prior to upgrading to the Audiovox I used a Qualcomm QCP860 dual-mode Thinphone with a Qualcomm/Kyocera compact $99 leather Organizer (Measures 7 1/4" x 4 3/4" x 2 1/4") that includes an 8" cable (with a Palm Vx or III serial connector to mobile serial connector, & pdQ software), that holds the phone, the Palm, cable, and stores credit cards & passport. It is pictured here: store.kyocera-wireless.com I have searched high and low for a Palm Vx to DB9 connector which would eliminate the 2nd cable, but haven't found one yet. - Eric -