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septimus
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quote:
Originally posted by dick-richardson
You're kinda nosey.

Right. Sorry. Just wondered if I would be able to do the same thing.

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08-08-2001 09:46 PM

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quote:
Originally posted by dietrichbohn

Right. Sorry. Just wondered if I would be able to do the same thing.

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08-08-2001 09:50 PM

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I would hope that all you Visor Edge owners are writing Handspring about this one. That way Handsprings sees how big of a problem this is and starts to come up with a fix. I was thinking of getting an Edge but now I might hold off. I don't want to have to return my Edge every few months. Anybody know when the new HS will be released. Hopfully with plastic buttons.

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08-22-2001 12:32 AM

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quote:
Originally posted by tritan
I would hope that all you Visor Edge owners are writing Handspring about this one. That way Handsprings sees how big of a problem this is and starts to come up with a fix. I was thinking of getting an Edge but now I might hold off. I don't want to have to return my Edge every few months. Anybody know when the new HS will be released. Hopfully with plastic buttons.

Talk about making a mountain out of a mole hill!

This is NOT a great big problem! My Edge's stylus does discolor after about three or four weeks. I take a cloth, wipe it down, and it's good as new!

I certainly would NOT want plastic in lieu of the metal form the Edge has!

I happen to really like the form factor, flip cover, and just about everything else about my Edge~!

To each his own!

08-22-2001 01:01 AM

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quote:
Originally posted by foo fighter
Me too. The Edge is a beautiful device and it certainly draws attention.

Foo,

What color is your Edge?

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08-22-2001 02:48 AM

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quote:
Originally posted by slotmachine
What color is your Edge?

I no longer have an Edge. Right now I'm using a Palm M505. But the Edge I did have was silver.

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08-22-2001 04:27 AM

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quote:
Originally posted by foo fighter

I no longer have an Edge. Right now I'm using a Palm M505. But the Edge I did have was silver.

Why did you get rid of it? Just because of color? Why didn't you like it ?

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08-22-2001 04:29 AM

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quote:
Originally posted by tritan
Why did you get rid of it? Just because of color? Why didn't you like it ?

I LOVED my Edge! But I returned it for two reasons; 1. Everyone here was reporting serious problems with the early units, and I had the very first one here. 2. I really...REALLY wanted a color screen, so naturally, I jumped on the M505.

Aside from that, I think the Edge is an excellent device. Very sexy.

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08-22-2001 04:36 AM

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I see.

I have the M505 and looking to down grade. I need the cash for a other things right now. Looking for a good 8mg unit in Monochrome so I am nautrally thinking about the Edge.Not to nuts on the smaller screens of the M10x serious and M500 it to expensive. After reading these post its kind of scaring me off. I might wait for the next generation HS.

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08-22-2001 04:41 AM

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Re: I see.

quote:
Originally posted by tritan
I have the M505 and looking to down grade. I need the cash for a other things right now. Looking for a good 8mg unit in Monochrome so I am nautrally thinking about the Edge.Not to nuts on the smaller screens of the M10x serious and M500 it to expensive. After reading these post its kind of scaring me off. I might wait for the next generation HS.

Hmm...if, by "down grade", you mean a monochrome PDA, I would suggest the SONY Clie 320 over any other monochrome PalmOS device.

You can get one for $179.

It comes with an 8mb Memory stick.

And most importantly...it has the best backlight of any monochrome device on the market. The same old backlight from the early Palm III.

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08-22-2001 04:48 AM

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Hey, I forgot to mention, if your not necessarily stuck on PalmOS, take a look at the iPaq 3100. It has a mono display, but still offers all the bells and whistles like MP3 playback, and they are selling for around $150

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08-22-2001 05:04 AM

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I am think Palm os and yes monochorme screens are cheaper. I was also thinking HS because I have smart media for my digital camera right now . That why I could get a smart media module and share the disks.

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08-22-2001 12:15 PM

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quote:
Originally posted by Shel

Talk about making a mountain out of a mole hill!

This is NOT a great big problem! My Edge's stylus does discolor after about three or four weeks. I take a cloth, wipe it down, and it's good as new!

I certainly would NOT want plastic in lieu of the metal form the Edge has!

I happen to really like the form factor, flip cover, and just about everything else about my Edge~!

To each his own!

One man's mountain is another man's molehill. For a $400 device they could have used something that wouldn't tarnish like stainless steel. When someone pays $400 for a piece of equipment they don't expect the product to look like **** after 3 hours of use. If that's acceptable to you then that's your preference, IMO I don't want something that has black tarnished buttons after playing a game. Yes, it's easily fixable (with a polish cloth) but it shouldn't had happen in the first place. If HS had done a little more R&D on the product they would have seen this to be an issue and changed the process.

08-22-2001 05:05 PM

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no tarnishing here yet...I occasionly wipe it down with my shirt or something. Guess I'm one of the lucky ones!

09-20-2001 04:17 PM

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quote:
Originally posted by smittyofdhs
For a $400 device they could have used something that wouldn't tarnish like stainless steel.

Everybody has to piss and moan about something. The edge is (now) $300 and it tarnishes. Period. If you don't want to spend that much for a device that tarnishes then send it back and tell HS why. Find one that doesn't and be happy. Plastic sounds like it'd be right up your alley.

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09-20-2001 05:40 PM

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quote:
Originally posted by dick-richardson
Everybody has to piss and moan about something. The edge is (now) $300 and it tarnishes. Period. [...]

I've had my Edge since pretty early in the game, and I've got no tarnishing. Period.

09-20-2001 11:49 PM

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quote:
Originally posted by Toby
I've had my Edge since pretty early in the game, and I've got no tarnishing. Period.

That's incredible. I've had about 6 and they've all tarnished to some degree.

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09-21-2001 02:26 AM

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I had my Edge for about a month and did notice some tarnishing. Not severe, but noticeable. TarnX seemed to help the situation to some degree, but its not a permanent solution.

I'm pretty sure the problem would have gotten worse over time. The real question is whether you can live with it or not.

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09-21-2001 02:49 AM