pixelator
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Originally posted by kalahari
It does not make any sense to compare the purchase decision of buying a Mercedes vs. a Toyota to the purchase decision of buying a Palm OS device. The Prism only costs $200 more than a VDx! The BMWs and Mercedes that I've bought have been well over $40K. As I said, it's not realistic to compare the purchase of a PDA to the purchase of a new car.
I am not 'comparing' the purchase of a car to a PDA, I am making an analogy. People do it all the time.
It is entirely valid to juxtapose a high profile, premium level product to a high profile, premium level product of another type to illustrate the point: These devices should not have their paint coming off in such a short period of time for their price point. In the same way you don't expect a BMW M5 to accelerate or handle or have the same build quality as a Corolla, so I expect my $450 Prism to be of a quality and performance HIGHER (not lower) than a $250 Visor Deluxe. Since the VDX's don't suffer from such obvious fit & finish issues, one can only judge the Prism's level of quality control to be inferior. That's a step in the wrong direction for such a young and fragile company as Handspring.
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I think that it's safe to say that every Palm OS device, whether it's been made by Palm or Handspring, has had some problems.
That has nothing to do with the Prism's paint rubbing off. I don't care of Palm IIIxe's spontaneously explode if you put them near a light bulb... I and others here have a right to demand a $450 PDA that doesn't smudge paint off onto your fingers like some two bit kid's toy.
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Both Palm and Handspring have done a good job of rectifying these problems compared to other companies and industries out there. The point that I was trying to make is that the Prism is not perfect but, after one has bought and used a number of different computers and PDAs, one tends to focus on the important functions of these devices rather than the cosmetic features...
Cosmetic features they may be to you, but one of the reasons I sold off my first IIIc to buy a Casio E-series was that its silkscreened button icons were rubbing off. After only a couple of months of use, I found that unacceptable and got rid of it immediately. Being able to see the icon on the button you're pushing isn't merely a cosmetic issue.
I personally don't care if I bought a hot pink special Power Puff edition PDA... If the paint comes off, I want a replacement. And I do intend on sending it in as soon as Handspring shows that they have fixed the issue and are not simply sending out units that will have the same problem.
As consumers, we have a responsibility to demand quality for our money. $200 may not mean much to you, but to most of us, it's the difference between making it to the next paycheck or not. For $200 more, I expect BETTER quality, not less.
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[Edited by pixelator on 11-25-2000 at 11:01 PM]
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11-25-2000 05:33 PM
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4 Days old and paint is rubbing off???
I want a better case or something in return..!
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