Manufacturer: Palm Model#: 8030.1U Weight: 2.70lbs Height: 4.30"     Width: 7.90" Length: 13.30" Average Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars	Retail Price: $229.99 Online Sale Price:
Features: Enhanced LCD screen for improved viewing at angles and in both dim and bright light 4 MB storage capacity Infrared transceiver Open expansion slot for possible add-on hardware and memory upgrade cards What's in the box: Palm IIIx, Stylus, 2 AAA batteries, HotSync cradle with serial cable, DB-25 adapter, Protective cover, Organizer and Desktop applications, Handbook

User Submitted PalmOne IIIx Handheld Reviews (cont...)

Would have been 5 stars, but I was disappointed with lack of Netscape Communicator support. Technical Service was of little help, replying with "canned" instructions on how to set up mail (using MS Outlook Express). I changed over to MS for my mail (so much for the federal lawsuit) and I could then sych my mail (after upgrading to version 5 MS-OE).

Date: 2000-02-16
A bug in some units.
As good as the Palm IIIx is to many, there's a bug in the unit for some. I returned my new Palm IIIx after three attempts at Hot-Sync'ing and losing all my data. Tech support tried but failed to identify the problem. They said a Palm engineer would call me, but that never happened. I'd like to buy a new unit thinking that my past problem was a fluke, but I see others here saying the same thing. Buy with caution.

Date: 2000-02-16
First time user: a solid all around product
It's been about a month since I got my Palm IIIx. Since then, I'm more organized than I've ever been. I decided to get myself a palm pilot for two reasons. I hated having to manually update my monthly planner whenever a new year rolled in (things like birthdays, anniversaries, etc.). Another reason was because I wanted all my contact information to be in one single place. I had these info spread out all around me like a wild fire (some at home, at work, in the bathroom, ah... just kidding on the bathroom, but you get the point, right?). With this Palm I can have upto 12,000 people in my address book (I have 100 so far and I've been telling people that the 10,000th person to go into my palm address book gets free dinner from me, ha.

Now, then the reason I bought Palm IIIx over visor and other Palm products was due to various reasons. I did a intense research to find out which product would best fill my needs. Visor had the cool design going and maybe cool features like modules that can be added to turn your visor into mp3 players, etc. But from what I found out, these feature were not being fully utilized just yet (maybe in one more year someone said). The reason I went w/ IIIx over other versions (e.g., V, VII) was because it had 4 megs of memory plus the price was right.

I've downloaded a lot of programs and installed them into my palm w/ ease.

I've only had a problem once and that was when my palm was HotSync(ing) w/ my computer and something happened and it kind of froze. However, I was able to "soft reset" easily by pressing that little button in the back.

Overall, this is an excellent all around product even for a first time user, like me.

-bingolian

Date: 2000-02-14
The best value for your money
As an obsessive-compulsive middle-management suck-up, I knew that I would ultimately own a Palm of some sort. Deciding which PDA to purchase proved extremely difficult.

First, WinCE devices were ruled out. They're just too darned expensive to justify being able to listen to media files and have your batteries run out every other day because of the power drain from the color display. Plus, I'm sick and tired of Windows. I wanted something new.

That leads to the Palm platform. Next question: Palm or Handspring? I asked a friend who bought a Handspring about a month ago. "Don't do it," he said. "I spend more time fixing this thing than I do using it for any relevant purpose."

Well, that left the 3Com Palm series. Now, do I get the Palm IIIx, the Palm V, or the Palm VII?

The Palm VII is just to darned expensive. It's up there with the WinCE devices, and I just don't have the need (or the desire) to be able to 1-Click stuff from Amazon.com while I'm in the middle of the Sahara. If I'm going to shell out that kind of money, I may as well get a Cassiopeia, or whatever it is called.

I liked the looks of the Palm IIIx, but I had to wonder why the Palm V was consistently outselling the IIIx.

After a little research, I can't believe that anybody would shell out another $100 for a Palm V. Your hard-earned B. Franklin gets you a smaller, fancier case and no capacity for memory expansion. I settled for a Palm IIIx, a leather case, some styli, and Tiger Woods Golf, and ending up spending $250.

I no longer need to carry around the 10-pound paper organizer that used to store my life history and marked me as obsessive-compulsive (or just plain disorganized). I can take notes and schedule meetings on the bus. And I can play a round of golf without leaving the comfort of my own bathroom. George Jetson and Sigmund Freud would be proud.