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

ok ok, hang on

Ok, Before I get anymore personal Threats via E-Mail from people who have said I'm some rich, snobby, wise-ass teenager who doesn't know the first thing about money and should have everything taken away from me, and put in a mental hospital, killed, shot in the street, crucified etc.. Let me clarify this a bit. This thread is about how much you've spent and I was posting how much I've Spent. Now that isn't how much I have currently invested in it. No WAY! I have about 1305.00 TOTAL invested in it currently. I have sold approx 1100 worth of it and the rest were birthday/Christmas gifts which is why the majority are new products (B-day is in October). From over a three year span (Most of the SW/Styli/screen protection was purchased before the visor came out) Also I don't have my IIIc/VII anymore.

And to the people who said I don't know anything about the worth of money, and should get a job, I do. I have two jobs and don't spend a lot of time playing. I have about 2 hours where I'm not either, in school, working, doing homework, doing chores or volunteering at the SPCA (The Pound) So please, Don't E-Mail me saying I'm some rich, teenage jerk kid who sits around all day doing nothing but spending money on anything I want. Thats not me. Thank you.

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Last edited by Visor Guy2 on 03-22-2001 at 07:18 AM

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

Re: ok ok, hang on people

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Originally posted by Visor Guy2
Ok, Before I get anymore personal E-Mails/Threats from people assuming I'm some rich, snobby, wise-ass teenager who doesn't know the first thing about money...

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Registered: Feb 2001
Location: Wichita KS
Posts: 99

Hardware:
Visor $250
(4) nimh batteries + charger $22
Stowaway $100 (I may have paid more, was a while ago)
Modem + two more batteries $126 (again, unsure of ammount)
8mb flash $80
Vaja Case: $60
WriteRights: $24
In-body Pen/Stylus: $13
full Size Pen Stylus: $20
Total Hardware $695

Software:
Doc to Go Pro $50
Pocket Vineyard $20
Phone Mate $10
JackBack $15
Franklin M-W Dictionary $30
Translate German $12
Total Software $137

Grand Total: $833
WHY DID YOU MAKE ME DO THAT

Last edited by jeffbeerman2 on 03-23-2001 at 04:20 AM

Registered: Sep 1999
Location: New Mexico, USA
Posts: 112

...sigh...

In descending cost order...

BVD $250.00
TM+, short dongle $164.95
Stowaway $105.95
Case#2 and styl $61.40
batts and chrg $45.20
rhodiana $44.70
baq mod $42.31
batt chg 2 $30.00
backup buddy $29.95
acctmgr $24.95
hi-note $20.00
pchinote $20.00
smartdoc $19.95
wordsmith $19.95
isilo $12.50
xtra case clip $10.90
db4 $10.00
Total: $912.71

errata:
I know I missed some charges, like the PocketMoney that I pulled these figures from, and the serial cradle that never quite got going at home...
My sis bought me an 8meg mem mod.
My work bought me Intellisynch
My carelessness let me charge an alkaline battery, necessitating a second battery charger. Big mess.

More money than I thought...
... And worth every penny!

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Last edited by john on 03-23-2001 at 06:36 PM

Registered: Nov 2000
Location:
Posts: 2

The first prices are in UK pounds, and yes we are ripped off over here.

�200 Visor Deluxe
�40 3 year insurance
�15 Otterbox 2000
�20 NiMH batteries and charger

Total so far �275, approx $410!

And that doesn't include my brothers Stowaway, which I often borrow.

Hopefully to get soon:
Nokia 8210, free on �15 a month contract
Some more memory, either a CF or SmartMedia adapter, or the memory module
A serial cradle to plug into my old computer

I've not registered any software yet, but theres a few things I plan to:
$30 WordSmith
$30 AstraWare games (Zap 2000, AceFighter etc)
$10 Due Yesterday

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Registered: Nov 2000
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Too damn much - but I am not done yet.

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Registered: Oct 1999
Location: Chicago, IL
Posts: 276

$250 Visor Deluxe (Sept. 22, what a great day...)
$99 Stowaway keyboard
$45 Extreme Limits case
$72 Vaja Minijam case
$35 Rhinoskin 3000
$25 Extra cradle
$19 Travel cable
$ 0 Minstrel S
$40 Backup Module
$125 Springport Modem
$175 Minijam 64MB
$12 Extra 5 stylus
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897 Total

$39/mo YadaYada
x 12
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468

Grand total -- $1365

Coming soon - iPaq, used Jornada (free), Audible advisor, and a prayer for 3G Visor style.

Luckily I work in this field and get to write every purchase off.

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

sigh...

On PDAs...

Used palmpilot personal, which spontaneously combusts(okay, just stops working) a week later: 50$
Visor solo w/ serial cradle: 179$
Stowaway: 100$
Case: 29$

Something to do while I'm in New Haven, Indiana for 4 months?: Priceless.

( I soon get tired of the case and later drop unprotected visor ten feet off of subway platform onto tracks where it suffers extensive cosmetic damage and broken screen, so...)

Visor deluxe:199$
and, soon enough, eyemodule2: 199$

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Registered: Dec 2000
Location:
Posts: 175

Ok, time to make myself sick

Ice Deluxe - 249
Stowaway - 99
Thinmodem - 119
MiniJam w/64meg MMC - 199
Addt'l 64 meg MMC - 80
YadaYada Minstrel S and service: (this one's hard, I paid $169 originally and they had charged me $60 for a couple of months service, but then applied my $169 to service and I haven't paid for service in 6 months) - so about $230
Xtend Full Charge (which my Stowaway didn't seem to like, so I've bailed on it) - 35
Batteries in bulk from Costco
EBCases Slipper - 35
Vaja MiniJam Case - 60
StylusPlus Stylus and refills (en route) - 32
Memplug (supposedly on order) 50
32 meg Smartmedia for Memplug (not yet ordered) - 45
Handspring BackUp Module - 35
PrintBoy Deluxe and New Travel IR Adapter - 100
Handspring hotsync cable - 20
Backup Buddy - 30
Multimail Pro - 40
Documents to Go - 30
ArsLexis Thesaurus - 10
peditPro - 15
LapTopHack - 5
Iambic Reader - 20
Wordsmith - 20
Standalone's Crossword Puzzles - 15
PalmTraveler - 7
Address+ - 10

$1625 - yikes - spread out over about year it just didn't seem so bad

Registered: Mar 2001
Location:
Posts: 45

My Visor totals

Ice Visor Deluxe - 279
Fellows Stylus - 10
IRDA Modem - 140
Eyemodule - 150
Cable for Sprint Phone - 50
2 Stowaway KBs - 180
(! was stolen)
Visor belt clip - 20
Various Software
Packages - 260
Subtotal 1089


Having one of the most kick-ass PDA's on the planet - Priceless

Registered: Apr 2000
Location: St Petersburg Fla
Posts: 224

I don't know and don't care

Knowing exactly how much I spent would take away from the fun and usefulness.
I only get stuff I use on a day to day basis. Mostly software.
Figure I'm probably close to $200.

Registered: Dec 2000
Location: Philadelphia
Posts: 19

I love my toys!

I was just thinking about how much I've spent on my Visor, and it has been worth every penny

$250 VDX Blue
$100 Stowaway Keyboard
$30 Keyboard/PDA case
$30 4 in one Stylus
$40 Rechargeable batteries and charging block
$50 Software

And many hours of my time which seem to be going for more and more these days It is good to be the Palm Goddess

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Registered: Feb 2001
Location:
Posts: 447

Ok, Here we go:

Platinum: $300

Handspring Modem: $100

GoType Keyboard: $70

8MB Flash Module: $30 (I had a $50-off coupon at staples)

Serial Cradle: $30

Franklin PDA Case: $20

HS Stylus Pack: $10

WriteRights: $20 (so far)

4 Ni-Mh batteries and a charger: $23
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Total: $603. $300 on the PDA, $303 on accessories, so close to the same on both.

*Ok, after 3 edits, I think I have everything down.

Last edited by Thunderbird291 on 06-08-2001 at 03:03 AM

Registered: May 2001
Location: Chicago
Posts: 236

Well as for me i have spent
$50 on a warranty at best buy
$8 a month on batteries
call me cheap but i will wait to thing get out dated and people want to get rid of them and ill get it for free!!
i have had mine 7 months and the only thing im ganna buy is GOTYPE.
i will wait for visor phone to fix its bugs and lower in price again.
butt i know soon i will run out of free things and have to USE MY MONEY. until that day i will be happy

Registered: May 2001
Location:
Posts: 1

I just purchased my VDX Ice last week for $160.00 plus tax from Staples.com (You have to buy the visor at $199.98, then add an item like a box of pens for less than $1 to get your total up over $200 and they have a coupon for $40 off a $200 dollar purchase and free shipping) I thought I was gonna get by cheap. Now I come to this board and see how much I'm probably gonna spend on all the gadgets that go with it! (I know I'm going to do it, I just know it!) Oh well, I hope I find plenty more internet coupons so that I can save my way to the poor house!

Registered: Dec 2000
Location: June 10, 2001 San Clemente Pier , CA
Posts: 211

Geez,

Apparently, I'm not the only one who should have voted after giving this much more thought.

I voted at $550 but then saw a post with pocket quicken, Oh yeah, I have that, then saw a post with travel sync cable, Yeah, that too. The modem, I got on sale at Comdex, so it doesn't count, right?
Oh, and you mean EACH visor! Ok, that adds the Vdx.
Books count too?.....extra warranty....tax.....shipping?

Soon, you'll tell me to add in my cost of the hours spent on this and other visor related sites.

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Registered: Dec 2000
Location: June 10, 2001 San Clemente Pier , CA
Posts: 211

Geez,

Apparently, I'm not the only one who should have voted after giving this much more thought.

I voted at $550 but then saw a post with pocket quicken, Oh yeah, I have that, then saw a post with travel sync cable, Yeah, that too. The modem, I got on sale at Comdex, so it doesn't count, right?
Oh, and you mean EACH visor! Ok, that adds the Vdx. Does the palm IIIc get included?

Books count too?.....extra warranty....tax.....shipping?

Soon, you'll tell me to add in my cost of the hours spent on this and other visor related sites.

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Registered: Mar 2001
Location: Out of my skull, back in five minutes
Posts: 1435

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Soon, you'll tell me to add in my cost of the hours spent on this and other visor related sites.

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there are *other* Visor related sites?

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Registered: Feb 2001
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 216

I really wish I hadn't seen this thread. I hope my wife NEVER sees this post. Here goes:

Visor Platinum $300
Serial cradle for work $30
HS Backup module $40
ThinModem Plus $150
Dongle for ThinModem Plus $5
Documents-to-Go $40
MultiMail Pro $40
SilverScreen $20
Backup Buddy $30 - a must have
HS bifold leather case $25
Pentopia Chameleon stylus/pen $15 - really like this stylus
WriteRights $25

Total $720

Also untold numbers of batteries.

And to think, I have only had my PLAT since December 2000! I guess that I will console myself by saying it is still cheaper than a laptop.

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

I managed to go several months with only an additional $52 spent on my visor (see first post). Now I am up to $430... and it is taking all of the willpower I possess not to upgrade!

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