Manufacturer: PalmOne Model#: 3C8060 Weight: .43lbs Height: .67"     Width: 3.17" Length: 5.06" Average Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars	Retail Price: $299.99 Online Sale Price:
Features: 8 MB RAM stores thousands of addresses, to-do items, memos, and more Beautiful high-contrast TFT color display; includes extensive suite of color-enhanced applications Long-life rechargeable lithium-ion battery Easily transfer data from your handheld to your PC or Macintosh What's in the box: Palm IIIc, lithium battery, synchronizing HotSync cradle, protective flip lid, battery charger, metal stylus, organizer software, handbook, Palm's Getting Started guide, and a DB-25 adapter

User Submitted PalmOne IIIc Personal Handheld Organizer Reviews (cont...)

Unlike some of other previous Palm III models, the IIIc features 8mb of storage and an internal, reachargable battery. I used this PDA on a daily basis for over a year and only noticed a very slight reduction in the battery's ability to hold a charge and I can not express how thrilled I was to no longer have to purchase batteries for my PDA.

What did I not like? Of course there is the fact that 5 months after the IIIc came out, Palm decided to release its new line of 500 series with SD/MMC slots. Not as though I could have predicted it. The IIIc also comes with an attached flip cover to protect your screen. There is the option to remove the cover if you find it rather annoying. Which I did. Instead of the cover included, I would have preferred something closer to what the iPAQ used - a hard flip cover for the screen that allowed navigation with the buttons while still permitting the user to view the screen.

If you are looking for a PDA with mulitmedia features, this is not the one for you. If you want a PDA that is capable of holding documents, contact information, games, and can do so in color, then the IIIc will suit you quite well.

Date: 2003-06-12
The best for the money
I have owned a few different Palms since giving up on my bulky Franklin Planners. The Palm IIIc is simply the best for the money.
It is the exact same size and shape as the PalmIIIx, but this one has twice the memory and has a color screen. Interestingly enough, my dad owns a Palm m515 and he agrees that the colors on my IIIc are more vivid and easier to see than his m515.
Another thing that makes this budget Palm great is that it charges on the cradle. I used to own a IIIx and I was constantly swapping batteries. The Battery life of the IIIc is great (Unless you have it attached to a keyboard for more than an hour.) and it charges fairly quickly.
For my money and my needs, I could not find a better palm. When I can think of uses for my palm other than storing phone numbers, keeping my schedule, and playing games in class (I'm a college student.) I might look at upgrading. But if you have simple needs, are on a budget, and still want a great Palm, this is your baby.

Date: 2002-11-17
Still the brightest screen
Despite the IIIc's now venerable status, and the fact that Palm has at least 3 other color Palms in its lineup in the M100 and M500 series, not to mention the new Palm Tungsten, and the impressive Sony products such as the Peg T615C, T655C, and Peg NR70V, this Palm still has the brightest screen out there of all of them. It's even brighter than any of the Pocket PC's. The other units now have 64k colors, compared with the IIIc's 256, but unless you want to display photos on your Palm, you really don't need the extra colors. The 256 colors is still enough to run some great-looking color apps, and that's all I really care about.

I bought mine when it first came out 2 1/2 years ago, and it still works great. I've never even had to replace the battery yet, and it's had very heavy use for most of its life.

The only thing I could possibly find fault with at this point is it's a little big and heavy due to the first-generation lithium-ion battery, and it also doesn't last as long as the other batteries out there now, but that's about it. It's still a great product.

Next to the invention of the personal computer and maybe paper and pencil, the Palm PDA is the probably greatest productivity tool of all time. Even today, I'm still finding new uses for mine, and I really couldn't live without it at this point. Well, I could, but my life really wouldn't be as organized without it--or as much fun, either.

Date: 2002-10-25
First Impressions
Hooray! I just received my refurbished Palm IIIc. I open up the box and I dig out loads of manuals (one is almost an inch thick), the power adapter, and the Palm IIIc.

First I take off the bubble wrap from the unit. I open the lid to find out it doesn't go all the way back. Its more like a sun-visor for it when open. There is no battery cover because of the Li-Ion internal rechargable. So you can't play with it right out of the box.

Second I set up my craddle and place it next to my keyboard on my desk. When I slide the palm in, you have to kinda push down for it to sink in. It doesn't just fall into place.

Third I hooked up the serial cable (rather it be USB) to the back of the computer.

Next I open the universal AC adapter. And when they say universal, they are NOT joking. There is our standard american plug built in, then THREE other plugs. I might have seen one of them somewhere, but golly. I just know they must be useful if I traveled out of country. So there are 4 different plugs for the power adapter total.

When I turned the cradle over to look for the spot for the power cord. To my suprise there was none. I looked in the manual and you plug the power into the SERIAL PLUG! Thats weird but it won't have 2 wires on my desk! ^_^

Now that the unit is charging for 4 hours, I was bored so I checked out the difference between the stylus that came with the unit and the palm 3-pack styli. The one that came with the unit, when rubbing on my fingertip feels sharp and not smoothed at all. I would be very afraid to use that on this delicate screen. The 3 pack of Styli are MUCH better! They are more rubbery tips and feel very very smooth on my fingertip.

I just wanted everyone to know what to expect when they first receive their phat new IIIc. ...