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Does anybody think the prism price should be reduced to $400 to keep up with the new color handhelds or to try and attract possible color pda buyers?

I personally think it should be between $350-$375 with the IIIc down to $299. Not going to happen, but that's where I'd price it were I running things.

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Of course!

The price should be lowered so I can get one...

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The Prism has a lot of advantages over the IIIc -- faster, Springboard, higher color depth, USB for home users. I don't think the price would go lower than $399 (current VE) for a while.

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Originally posted by dalamar70
The Prism has a lot of advantages over the IIIc -- faster, Springboard, higher color depth, USB for home users. I don't think the price would go lower than $399 (current VE) for a while.

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yes but the Prism screen is so much better/brighter

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Originally posted by creole
yes but the Prism screen is so much better/brighter

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No......

If they lower the price, everyone will buy one!

Won't be any good for techie pose value then!

Lee

A poll like this is about as useful as one that asks "do you want a raise?"

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Originally posted by Rob
A poll like this is about as useful as one that asks "do you want a raise?"

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The Prism has a couple of advantages too, like a semi-better screen and currently-available peripherals.

I agree that $375 (or less ) is a good price for the Prism, but I don't know that they would lower the price below that of the Edge... at least until something new comes out.

I thought the Prism was kind of expensive even when it first came out. I don't regret buying it, it's served me well the last six months, but I did think long and hard about the price. I decided I *had* to have color and a backup module, and the Prism was the only option. Now give the option of an M505 at the same price, there's no question which I'd buy, and I can't imagine Handspring will sell many more Prisms at the current price.

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Originally posted by Rob
A poll like this is about as useful as one that asks "do you want a raise?"

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I agree with Gameboy70 - only a color Edge is going to be competitive with the m505. (And there HAS to be a color Edge in the works.)

Currently, I think the screen issue is a tossup - my Prism is better indoors than a 505, but much worse outdoors. But you can give me the 505 form factor any day over my Prism brick. Plus, at least some 505 dealers are offering a free 16mb SD memory card. I have no experience here, but I hear that the file transfer process on the 505 is invisible to the user, and that it is cumbersome on most Visor memory modules. Like most users, I don't use any modules, although at a good price/utility level (and "free and easy" is a pretty good level!) I would buy a memory module - those pesky huge Avantgo files!

I recently set a price alert on CNet for Prism below $400. About three weeks ago, I was notified that Mobile Planet was selling them for 399.00 and I ordered one. Within a couple of days, the Mobile Planet price was up to 449.00. However, I got another notification about a week ago and three vendors were selling for them $399. My point is, maybe the price is coming down, just unofficially.

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