Registered: Dec 2001
Location: New York
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Combination PDAs???

The PDA is probably the most practical computer that most people use. Combination machines do not appeal to me. I have no need to be married to a cell phone with a PDA. That's just too much, too complicated, and too expensive. What I need is the information in the PDA. I think combination PDAs are a marketing mistake.
I am not concerned that Handspring will stop making Visors. The Sony Clie is a fine PDA and I think it's time for me to get the 615C. I don't think Sony is going out of business.

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Registered: Dec 2000
Location: Titusville, Fl --- AKA: Star City USA
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I don't necessarily mind the combination device (since it would reduce the number of things I carry), but I really think not including the springboard on at least some version of the TReo is a mistake.

Right now, unless some things change I will most likely be keeping my Deluxe (to support my existing Springboards) and will most likely migrate to a Clie T615C.

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Location: Raleigh, NC
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Why didn't you include Palm or Handera?

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Re: Combination PDAs???

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Originally posted by matthewjp
I don't think Sony is going out of business.

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Registered: Sep 2000
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Re: Re: Combination PDAs???

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Originally posted by Yorick


probably not, but that "Sone" company listed in the poll, they're just so new to the marketplace, coming late to the party, they lack street cred. Might take them awhile before they really get going.

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Registered: Dec 2001
Location: New York
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WRONG SPELLING

I apologize for spelling Sony incorrectly. I wrote "Sone" instead of "Sony." I would edit it if I could.
Thanks to all.

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Neither...I would buy the Zaurus.

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I'd really welcome a well designed combo. One device to carry, one device to recharge, one device to enter phone numbers in.

matthewjp wrote:
The PDA is probably the most practical computer that most people use.

Most people don't use a PDA, or even see the need for one. Cell phones outsell PDAs by a factor of 100. I sympathize. I went for six months without carrying my Prism around, and didn't really miss it. The few times I forgot my cell phone, I nearly had a heart attack.

I have no need to be married to a cell phone with a PDA. That's just too much, too complicated, and too expensive. What I need is the information in the PDA.

A lot of the information in the PDA winds up being used on the cell phone (i.e. phone numbers), so why not consolidate the overlap? After all, although we tend to overlook it, half of what a cell phone does is store information. Aside from form factors, which really are a challenge to reconcile in hybrid models, the "information" argument is fairly arbitrary categorization.

I saw a Sprint Touchpoint phone with a To Do list, notepad and address book that was about half the price of the Kyocera QCP-6035. The only thing it didn't have is the Palm OS, but it was still, in effect, a PDA.

At $399 the QCP-6035 and the Treo cost what the Edge costs less than a year ago, or the same as a current Blackberry with no voice capability.

The Sony Clie is a fine PDA and I think it's time for me to get the 615C. I don't think Sony is going out of business.

True. For anyone who doesn't need wireless voice and data connectivity, the 615C's an excellent choice.

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COmbo all the way

I want a Treo. This is why:

1. I am tired of holding my Visor Prism in one hand and my cell phone in the other to look up and dial a number.

2. I am tired of carrying around two devices. It is OK if I have my knapsack with me. Not so good when I am going out without a bacg.

3. I am tired of switching between modules (between Memory Module, VisorPhone and MP3 Player).

4. I am tired of switching SIM cards between my regular phone and visorphone.

5. I am tired of reading, writing and composing messages using the keypads on my regular cell phone. I think email on a regular cell phone is a joke--even with predictive text input.

6. I am tired of WAP and its many limitations.