Registered: Aug 2001
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Who here still has and uses a Visor?

I do. Although I like most other people here seem to be ready to upgrade to something else. I'm trying to save up for a Sharp Zaurus, IMO the best PDA on the market.

Registered: Feb 2000
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Strill use My Visor

I still use my Visor..mostly because of the extar memory and storage space I ahve on it. I use my Treo way more. if the Treo had a memoy slot then i would have gotten rid of the Visor altogether.

Registered: Sep 2001
Location: Singapore
Posts: 174

I changed to a Prism slightly more than a month ago.
Was using a Deluxe in June 2001 then

I dont like SONYs.

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Registered: Mar 2001
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Re: Who here still has and uses a Visor?

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Although I like most other people here seem to be ready to upgrade to something else.

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Registered: Nov 1999
Location: New York, New York
Posts: 560

Re: Re: Who here still has and uses a Visor?

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For as long as it continues to work and do everything I need, I have no reason to upgrade my VDx.

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

I'm still using my Prism, which is getting a bit long in the tooth. I will probably upgrade this summer - I'm trying to decide between:

1. The Treo (only if I can get it with CDMA and hi-res color);
2. The new Sony NR series;
3. A Sharp Zarus; or, as a longshot
4. Maybe a Pocket PC, probably one of the newer HPs.

Tough choices.

Registered: Dec 1999
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"For as long as it continues to work and do everything I need, I have no reason to upgrade my VDx."

Ditto.

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Registered: Dec 2000
Location: Washington, DC
Posts: 33

Re: Re: Who here still has and uses a Visor?

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For as long as it continues to work and do everything I need, I have no reason to upgrade my VDx.

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Registered: Apr 2001
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 708

I still have two Dlx's. One is actually my wife's, but she never uses it.

I actually let a friend borrow my Deluxe to try it out for a while and see if he is interested in getting his own. Otherwise, it simply serves as a backup to my CLIE.

I have just recently begun looking at alternate ways I could use it though. I am seriously considering getting the Magellan GPS Companion or the Parafone.

Of course, I will probably get neither, but it never hurts to dream.

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Registered: Dec 1999
Location: Chandler, AZ
Posts: 289

I still use my VDX w/stowaway --- still werks great too (had it for almost 2.5 years..) ---- The Zaurus looks kewl on paper -- first PDA to really spark my interest (I like the idea that it runs Linux and appears to have enough power to run lots of geek *nix style apps/services..) -- however, since I haven't had the chance to play with one yet (been trying to find a demo unit to no avail..) I am still chuggin away with the VDX ...

Registered: Jul 2000
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Posts: 415

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Originally posted by Yorick

For as long as it continues to work and do everything I need, I have no reason to upgrade my VDx.

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

Have and love my Prism, got a Solo for the wife- who so far is not as in love with it as I was with the Deluxe (the problem is not the memory, etc- she is just not a big electronics fan)

When it is time to upgrade (when the Prism begins to die), I do not know where I will go next.

It certainly will not be a PocketPC unless they are a lot cheaper by that time and have cleared up some of their other 'flaws' (I find PocketPC's to be big, expensive, slower/more complicated to do basic tasks, etc. I prefer Jeff Hawkin's vision of simplicity and speed over the idea of a hand-held Windows system.)

Of the devices out right now, and priced as they are, I would probably replace the Prism with another Prism since I don't have the extra $$ for the Sony (and there are a couple things about the Sony that I was not real fond of when I tried one- especially those buttons!) I might forsake the color and go Edge or Pro if I had to do it right now.

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Registered: Jul 2001
Location: Nashville, TN
Posts: 32

I just got a SOny T615 last week. My Edge has now taken a permanent role as my alarm clock and backup PDA.

Registered: Jan 2001
Location: Twin Cities, MN
Posts: 89

I love my DVX

I would still be using my Blue DVX but it recently died on me, so I went out and upgraded to a Clie 615.

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Registered: Jan 2000
Location: New York City
Posts: 158

I've been tempted to upgrade various times, to a Prism, to the Pro, to the Treo, even to the Handera 330, but now I think going to ride it out and see how long my 2 1/2 year old Deluxe will actually last me.

Registered: Feb 2002
Location: Washburn University in Topeka, KS
Posts: 450

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For as long as i continue to be poor, I have no way to upgrade my VDx.

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Registered: Jan 2000
Location: Twin Cities, MN
Posts: 1683

My VDX still does everything I need in a PDA. The new Sony's look fantastic, but I really don't see a compelling NEED to get one.

I have a TiBook and iPod higher on my list of 'needs'

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

I am still using my solo with the 8mb flash springboard. 17 months of heavy usage and frequent abuse, and it still does everything I need (including wireless web)!

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Registered: Nov 2001
Location: CA
Posts: 47

So far, I still have my 16Mb Platinum. While not a poor student, I was a grad student. So I can relate. At any rate, I was also tempted with the many improvements in the PDA arena. I currently have all that I require, however, and don't plan to upgrade within the next 6 months at least.

The trouble with upgading is not the shear joy of new hardware, but it's transferring all that information. If one is moving from/to similar OS's, the painful move is somewhat lessened, ensuring that most, if not all, of the applications will work. But moving from/to cross-platforms, e.g. Palm OS to Pocket PC, maybe a little more involved. I recall that my move from the Philips Nino 312 to my first Palm IIIxe was quite arduous since conversion software was not readily available. Since then, I've managed to collect a decent set of useful applications as well as a few useful Springboard modules for my VPL.

Unless there's a major compelling reason to upgrade in hardware, I'm staying with my Platinum+Visorphone combination. Heck, I used to carry the Apple Newton MessagePad 2100 around before I discovered the Palm!

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