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User Submitted Casio Cassiopeia E-200 Pocket PC Reviews (cont...)Date: 2002-08-28 Well Worth It! So I ordered the BE-300 on a monday and it was waiting for me at my doorstep by wednesday (standard shipping!!). Its true that the PDA itself does look a bit, how shall I say this, "cheap" with its silver and black painted plastic cover, let's be honest its no sony clie. But this come expected with the amazingly low price tag. The flip cover that is included is pretty "cheap" looking too. I invested $20 for a really nice leather case. Back to the topic, the screen display is amazingly vivid and clear. There is a reflection of yourself agasint the glass, but if you get some protective stick-on sheets for the glass, it really reduces the glare, so no problem there. Ive been scheduling in my classes with great ease. Although, I'll problaby purchase the software for adding in HW assignments off the My Casio website. And since Casio did write their own program to run this PDA, its gonna be hard to simply buy additional software or games at a softwarre store. But if you are using this as a simple organizer and not a High Tech super computer Toy, everything that it comes with is more than enough I sync my Microsoft Outlook on my PC to the PDA and that way I don't need to type massive amounts of data on that mini display keyboard. And, for everyone who has loads of mp3s on their PC...its transfers right to the PDA with a click of a mouse. Just make sure you put the mp3s into the correct folder to send to the PDA, and make sure the PDA puts it in the corrct folder to play it. I havent put any pictures or movies on my PDA yet, plus I dont think I have enough memory for that ( I have 16MB + 32 MB card). Let's see, I guess the only draw back with the BE-300 is the warranty. The company offers a 1 year limited warranty, but I would feel 10x more comfortable with a service plan that replaces the PDA if say, one days its fails to turn on or my battery drains itself. Ive heard so many horror storys about PDAs in general and how they just die after a few months. Im crossing my fingers. But overall, Im really satisfied with the BE-300 cuz its simple to use , has a color display...I mean so what if its a casio, its a name that has been around for years. You will be pleasantly surprised with what you get with your money. Date: 2002-08-23 Good enough for me! This has everything I was looking for in a handheld for a very low price. The ability to play MP3s, display my artwork, and all the fun stuff my litte organizer can do, plus play games. All this with a great color display like my computer, and even more convenient than my laptop. All this for a very low price. If you are looking around, this is the best one to buy, and this place is the cheapest to get it. (Much cheaper than Best Buy) Date: 2002-08-23 Good for Basics This is a good little starter PDA. If you want to JUST take down addresses and keep track of a calendar. I had a horrible time syncing with Office. PC Connect is really bad. As for software. Good luck. There are some bulletin boards on the net to get software, but there is a VERY limited supply of software. Most programs do not work. Even the CE programs. Casio sells you something that is barely able to be supported. My advice, save your money a while longer and get something you will enjoy. Date: 2002-08-06 The Grouch Relents I'm glad Amazon didn't post my most recent review of the BE-300, as it was written when I discovered that my unit wouldn't backup to an 8MB memory card. I have since discovered - in the uncharted depths of the documentation - that you need at least 10MB to do a backup, so I was wrong on that score. I also found out to my surprise, that the unit uses internal flash memory to protect the data in the case of the battery running completely down. For years I've been using a much simpler Casio Pocket Viewer which featured flash memory, and it's very reassuring. So my worries about losing my data were unfounded. It's still a nuisance to have to key in my 50-odd contacts, but once I do, they'll be protected. I also realized that File Manager is a program on the CD-ROM, and was able to install it with no problems. My problem synchronizing with Outlook is probably due to the fact that it's a trimmed-down version bundled with my ISP software. So, for my uses, it's pretty okay. Let me move that rating back up to 3 stars. Date: 2002-08-05 A great PDA for the price! I love the Casio Cassiopeia BE-300! I had never had a PDA before and I think this is a great starter. I was looking for a PDA that was under [$$$], and I asked friends who pretty much laughed in my face when I said it. Then along came BE-300. It has all the makings of a pocket computer without the pricetag. The only problem I had concerned the instructions. You have to research to find out the capabilities of this product. Overall I love it!
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