Registered: Dec 2000
Location: Austin, TX USA
Posts: 178

What I have spent on my Visor

I recently totalled up what I have spent on my Visor... little did I know what I was getting myself into when I started out!! (I am loving every minute of it; I wish I had a bigger budget...)

Cost of My Visor

Current Expediture
140 Visor
070 8mb Springboard
020 Backup Buddy
020 Wordsmith
050 Nokia DLR-3 (phone to DB9 cable)
043 Markspace DCH-M9 (visor to DB9 cable)
017 Flipcover (w/ stick-on adapter)
015 Styli
003 3M Scotch Tape #811 (graffiti protection)
050 ThumBoard mini-keyboard
002 basic Printboy, with rebate
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430 Total

Monthly
000 Sprint wireless web
002 batteries
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002 Total

Wishlist
150 used Canon BJC-50 (with LiIon battery standard)
020 Printboy (for Wordsmith)
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170 Total

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Last edited by ThirdMan on 09-25-2001 at 11:17 PM

Registered: Sep 2000
Location: USA
Posts: 17

Blue Visor Deluxe: $249
Stowaway Keyboard: $99
Batteries (every four months): $12 from Costco
Modem: $100

Last edited by akowalski on 03-31-2001 at 02:56 PM

Registered: Feb 2001
Location: Greenville, SC
Posts: 172

$300 Used Prism on eBay
$50 Used stowaway keyboard (on it's way)
$15 Case
$40 Backup module
$50 Serial charging cradle (for use in BeOS)

$120 in software

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Galley

Registered: Nov 2000
Location:
Posts: 78

Worthwhile spending

I voted before including a few items including the Visor itself. I have no real regrets:

Visor Deluxe $250
8 mb module $ 80
Stowaway $ 76 (including shipping/tax)
StarTac cable $ 36 (including shipping)
DocToGo $ 50
Targus Case $ 20
Fisher Bullet
Stylus $ 20
Write Rights $ 25 (???)
AAA batteries $ 12 (borrowed from reply above -
but 1 pack has lasted 6 months)
Grand Total
$559
(Too bad I can't submit my poll again!)

Registered: Feb 2000
Location: El Segundo,CA
Posts: 374

Except for the initial Visor and the Visor phone I have not paid full price for any module, getting them on sale at Compusa or with rebate. (backup, flash, Xircom modem, Eyemodule1)

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Registered: Mar 2000
Location: NJ
Posts: 517

Hardware:
250 VDX
100 Stowaway
40 Backup module
18 Stylus
20 WriteRights
170 Nokia 8290 (yes well I got it primarily for internet use)

Total: $598

Software:
30 in games
20 Wordsmith
20 IR link (If only we had flash memory I wouldn't have needed to waste $20 on this)

Total: $70

Monthly:
25 Internet use through my Nokia (out of the $35 I pay monthly)

Just around the corner:
50 Memplug
40 32 MB SM card
27 Zio USB SM reader

Total: $117

Final Total: $785 + $25/m + tax...

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Registered: May 2000
Location: St. Paul, MN
Posts: 1429

current
300.00 Visor Platinum
100.00 Stowaway Keyboard
040.00 Back-up Module
050.00 ICU Digital battery charger
020.00 Flip Clip and lids
060.00 Alluminum Slider
030.00 Wordsmith
001.00 Screen Protectors
601.00 total

monthly
000.10 Screen protectors
000.10 total

wishlist
050.00 nice case
100.00 Software of all kinds (WS.. etc)
040.00 Memplug
040.00 CompactFlash Adaptor
???.?? Anyhting I can get my hands on! (I'm a kid!)
230.00 Total?

601!!! DAMN!

I myself have only bought the screen protectors.. :-d soo..

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Last edited by miradu on 04-05-2001 at 10:02 PM

Registered: Aug 2000
Location: Alive and well on VisorCentral.com
Posts: 861

How much have I spent? Probably more than I want to know, and I am pretty sure I am not done yet.. !

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Registered: Feb 2000
Location:
Posts: 638

So far the list for me is:

Prism ~ 300
Stowaway ~ 100
Backup module ~ 40
Flip Clip ~ 15
Minstrel modem with service ~ 480 (service contract)
EB slipper ~ 30
Extea Cradel ~ 20 (for Visor Deluxe, then modified)

Total ~ (too much)
So in the end, I've spent WAY too much on my visor considering it was meant to be a small excursion in the begenning.

BEN

Registered: Mar 2001
Location: Nebraska- the Good life
Posts: 695

Rounding things off, so far...

Basics:
200- Visor (Deluxe, Ice)
100- Stowaway keyboard
30- Matchbook drive
30- 16Mb CompactFlash card
20- "Visor for Dummies"
20- "Everything you wanted to... Visor" (I ordered the 'Dummies', then saw the 'Everything' in the store, figured I'd keep one and return the other, but like both. Sheesh!
20- cheap cases (2 under $10 from Amazon.com, 1 from Duluth Trading. OK, but what I really needed was the...
30- RhinoSkin 1100 case
75- software (WordSmith, MobileDB, MyBible, FileMover, etc.)
20- 5 pack of styli, and clearance 4-in-1 stylus pen
30- WriteRights and cleaning kit.
$575 total (so far!)

On-Going:
Batteries, I buy Walgreens or Sanyo on-sale. Read Consumer Reports article on batteries- many of these 'off brands' are made by the big boys and last just as well for a fraction fo the cost!

Future:
- Probably another case, such as a slipper or shock case
- An IRdA attachment to let me beam to my existing printer AND/OR an IRdA ready portable printer (Canon BJC-50, 55, or 85, probaly used or rebuilt)
- A way to hot-sych at work (computer does not have USB, OR a free serial port, and is on a network. Gota be a way!)
- A way to hot-synch on my old lap-top, preferably USB (to standardize cables, etc.)
- Whatever modules go on sale when I have some $$ after all this!

Regrets:
- The books. After reading them both, being here, and visiting a few other sites, I am not sure I needed either of them!
- The Matchbook drive set-up. I wonder if I should have gone with a back-up module instead. The CF card does protrude just a tad, and prevents the snap cover from being on the back, etc.
- The intial cases. Although not a lot of $$, I shoulda waited and analysed my needs better.

Registered: May 2000
Location: UK
Posts: 87

I really don't want to think about this, so I'm not going to included numbers (and it's a mix of $'s and �'s):

Hardware
VDx
EB Slipper case
ThinModem (bought from eBay)
MatchBookDrive
32Mb CF Card
PCMCIA CF Adapter
Nokia 6210 GSM mobile
Batteries

Software
Hackmaster
Findhack
IRLink
Docs To Go
Project@Hand
QuickSheet
Quick Office upgrade
MultiMail Pro Bundle
WordSmith
iSilo
InstallBuddy
JackBack
CF drivers
Palmscape

Regrets
I've had a few, but then again too few to mention.

There's probably other stuff I'm forgetting, as well.

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Registered: Dec 2000
Location:
Posts: 50

I don't think I want to know what I've spent...

Ice VDX - 250
Yafa 4 Palm Styli (2) - 30
Stowaway - 100
WriteRights - 25 (?)
Backup module - 40
Software - 60 (approximate)
Licenses pending - 50
Screen cleaning cloth - 5
PUG membership - 15

Total 565

Wish list:
A new case, for both the VDX and the Stowaway
Modem

Free:
Best individual module case I've found - a GameBoy plastic cartridge case ("borrowed" from my son.

Helen

Registered: Feb 2001
Location:
Posts: 447

$500 or so....

My list changed, so I'll add it later

Last edited by Thunderbird291 on 05-22-2001 at 10:16 PM

Registered: Jun 2000
Location: Pembroke,MA
Posts: 307

I really don't want to think about this BUT:

Prism $450
Case $45
Stowaway $90
MiniJam $249
Extra 64mb MMC $110
EM2 $199
GPS Companion $150
Gameface $40
Backup module $40
Serial Cradle $50
Custom cable to Cellphone $30
Various software ~$125

Total (gulp): $1578 (not including tax)

NOT including my Motorola Timport, I bought just because it hooks up to the Visor ($300 plus mo. fees). I feel ill kowing that I'm in the $2000 range w/cellphone. Thanks for asking for this info...

Registered: Mar 2000
Location: Hacienda Heights, Ca
Posts: 302

Here is my investment in MY Prism.

(It does not include total $ spend on my wife's Prism, my daughter's Visor Deluxe, or my son's Visor).

Prism - $498.49
Chrome - $10.00
Bubblet - $12.00
Proj@Hand - $49.95
DocsToGo Upgrade - $19.95
Primer PDF Viewer - $24.95
MultiMail Bundle - $59.95
DayNotez - $14.95
DateBk4 - $24.95
Ketboard Hack - $5.95
OnlyMe - $9.95
BugMe Messenger - $39.95
BackupBuddy - $29.95
Intellisync - $39.95
Quicksheet - $29.95
HsModem - $129.95
Stowaway Keyboard - $99.00
Minstrel Modem (YadaYada) - $160.00
8mb Flash Module - $ 80.00
E&B Slipper Case - $39.95
HsBackup Module - $40.00
WrightRights 2 pkgs @ ~ $25 - $50.00
4-pay Stylus Pen - $25.00
Hs Stylus Pen - $13.95
5-pack Stylus - $15.95
Emergency Charger Kit - $34.00
Car Charger - $20.00
Cables4Pdas (cell Phone Cable) - $36.00
EyeModule - $149.95
MatchBook Drive - $35.00
WordSmith - $19.95
Hs Hotsync Cable - $30.00

Total = $1719.64

I know I am probably missing something, but my stomach doesn't feel to well now, so I'll have to quit!!

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Registered: Feb 2000
Location:
Posts: 638

Wow, I forgot to add software into my list, so I guess add about another 100-150 to what I put down above. Still, the total is WAY too much .

BEN

Registered: Mar 2001
Location: SF Bay Area
Posts: 71

What I paid...

VDX x2...........249.00+tax ea. (268.00 ea.)
WriteRights......24.00
Sumdex Case x2...7.00 ea. (from amazon.com see if they are still on sale!)
Styli 5-pack.....15.00
Nothing spent on modules or software yet...
Total 589.00+ (Your welcome, Handspring...)

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Registered: Apr 2000
Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 604

I'd really prefer not to think about it.

Ah, what the hell. I'm rounding off on these numbers, because I'm too lazy to really look up what I really spent.

Visor Deluxe - $240 something.
Visor Prism - $449
Innopak 2V - $50
Minstrel S - Nothing up front, but 39.99 a month.
Springport modem - $100, after I get (someday) my CompUSA rebate.
Eyemodule 1 - $150
Stowaway - $90
Backup Module - $40
Various cases (RhinoPak 1100, Vaja, Slipper) - $250
Extra Cradle - $25(?)
Custom Styli (more than one) $50
Misc. Software - $100 (WAG)

Total: Over $1,500.

On the credit side, I think I'm going to sell my original Deluxe and maybe the Springport, so I'll recoupe something. On the debit side, I'll probably use the dough I get from selling that stuff to buy a Thinmodem+.

Registered: Sep 2000
Location: Mountain View, CA
Posts: 211

uh oh

Well I guess I'm gonna find out sooner or later. Let's see:
Visor Deluxe: 240
Prism:450
Backup Module x2:80
Omniremote: 60
Innopak 2V: 45
Memaccess:45
8 MEG Flash: 80
Soundsgood x2:500
Energy clip: 40
Eyemodule: 130
Omnisky:300
Thinmodem Plus: 150
Plastic Belt clip case (now modified to fit prism): 20
Software: 220
All my styli: 140(Whoa! I didn't realize...)
Books: 25
Emergency charge kit: 35
HS Cable: 20
Game Face: 40
Homemade CF-Adapter (incl: CF card, PC card adapter ect) 100
Stowaway: 80
Screen protecion/Cleaner: 115
AquaPac: 25
Otterbox 2000&3000:35
Fitaly stamp:35
Flipclip & extra lids:15
AAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! $3025.00
JEEEZZZZ! I'm going to faint now. *THUMP*

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Last edited by Visor Guy2 on 05-02-2001 at 07:27 PM

Registered: Dec 2000
Location: Austin, TX USA
Posts: 178

Re: uh oh

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Originally posted by Visor Guy2
Well I guess I'm gonna find out sooner or later. Let's see:
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AAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! $3025.00
JEEEZZZZ! I'm a 15 Year old PDA Geek who spends all his hard earned cash on Friking Technology. I'm going to faint now. *THUMP*

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