Registered: Nov 1999
Location: ann arbor, mi
Posts: 23

I like you all jumped on the bandwagon. I waited on the phone for hours. I got the Visor and loved it. And now I sold it...

Why?
1)The Visor is cheaply made. The reason the price is so low is because they use cheap materials. Plastic? Give me a break. What idiot woyld make a computer of plastic.
2)I scratched up my screen...only minor scratches but still Visor should sell a nice stylus that you dont have to replace
3)It is big! (try sitting with it in the front pocket...not so comfy...
4)It is heavy. I bout a 8 MB Flash module. With it the thing weighed a ton.
5)the glare on the screen sucked
6)Most importantly, the Vx is $369. The Vx is a superior model. Small, compact, ALUMINUM, nice screen and stylus. No glare.

I sold mine on Ebay and y'all should too... Sell it before the Visor goes retail and you are stuck...

Registered: Nov 1999
Location: ann arbor, mi
Posts: 23

Dear all,

I changed my mind and don't want to flame. The forum here is for those who like Visor. Please remove my post... flamers always annoy me and I don't want to be one of them (i was just annoyed... sorry

please do not reply to this post

Registered: Dec 1999
Location:
Posts: 30

bluedluxnj:
I'm glad you don't want to flame. Your initial whine however brought up some points that should be addressed.
1. Plastic - considering the abuse I have seen kids put their Gameboys through, I'm not concerned about construction materials. I've had my BVD for 2 months of everyday use in a fairly harsh environment(elementary school classroom) - I'm careful - no problems.
2. Think screen protectors. Good point about the stylus, though. I had to spend a whole $4 to get an improved stylus.
3. Big ??? If you can't sit down with a visor in your pocket, it's because your pants don't fit or you're overweight.
4.I honestly don't know what to say to someone that thinks the visor is too heavy. It's lighter than my original PalmPilot and I thought that was ridiculously light.
5. Glare can be reduced by using the screen protectors although personally I don't see the problem here either.
6. Most importantly, my Visor was $249 and is a superior product. Expandable, attractive and affordable.
Enjoy your Vx

Registered: Feb 2000
Location:
Posts: 53

Don't feel bad. All comments positive and negative are needed on this site. Even though you went to the dark side

Registered: Oct 1999
Location: Mililani, HI, USA
Posts: 256

Aren't all the Palm models, with the V and Vx being the exceptions, made with plastic?

Registered: Jan 2000
Location:
Posts: 434

I don't think the V and Vx are really aluminium - - isn't it just a coating or laminate? Even if it is a coating, it sure makes them look sharp, and it may make them more durable . . .

Registered: Dec 1999
Location:
Posts: 19

Nope, real alu. Could be thicker though. I bet I have the flattest V...(sat on it several times) get's dented easily.

Registered: Oct 1999
Location: Kansas City, MO
Posts: 295

I thought that the V/Vx was only metal on the front. Isn't the back still just plastic?

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Registered: Feb 2000
Location:
Posts: 638

Going back to the orginal message, my excellent Sony Trinitron 21 inch monitor is made out of a plastic case, are you calling this a piece crap, I seriously hope not.

Registered: Oct 1999
Location: East Lansing, MI, USA
Posts: 126

Again going back to construction materials. Plastic may break but alluminum will bend quite easily. They should've made it out of titanium Also most of the piping in your house is made out of plastics. It's called PVC and is just as strong as metals in some cases.

Yes stylus isnt that good but I just bought some writewrights and it works like a charm. Probably would have bought them even without the bad stylus.

Big? Heavy? How light do you want it? Most of the weight is the batteries and screen and you cant exactly get rid of those elements.

Glare. All screens have glare. In fact, anything that is smooth will almost always have glare.

Cost? No comparison. $100 bucks less.

Registered: Sep 1999
Location: Texan in Calgary for a while
Posts: 1361

Closing per poster's request.

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