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I love this new phone case with belt clip. It fits my Treo 800 tightly, but I suspect it will loosen up over time. It looks great, and is built very well.

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I ordered this item as a gift and the first one I received was really scratched and scuffed so I returned it for replacement. The replacement arrived and it was also scratched and scuffed, however not as bad so I decided to keep it. As a tip to the manufacturer, they need to change their packaging to avoid these issues.

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PDair VX1 Black Leather Case for HTC EVO Shift 4G

Bought this because I had one for my Blackberry Pearl. Even though it took forever to get it (coming from Hong Kong) it was worth the wait. It is leather and the Evo shift fits in nice and snug. I like this better than a cover.

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• Extra secure flap keeps the Fire in the Book Case and keeps it from accidentally slipping out
• Design of the case allows for complete access to all of the device features

Its so girly, loved it. Only problem is the outside cover is made out of fabric so it can get dirty easily.

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i get a lot of complements on this cover. It's very pretty. I wish the cover stood up better when the device is on it's side, but it does what it's supposed to do mainly which is to protect it.

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I have had no problems using this car charger.

Can't beat it for the price. Even though i have a new Motorola Photon i still use my palm for my protected pass codes and use the charger quite often.

Palm Tungsten E2 Handheld

• 320x320 Transflective TFT color display with touchscreen, supports more than 65,000 colors
• Built-in Bluetooth technology for connecting to compatible wireless devices, such as mobile phones, laptops, and printers
• Powerful, yet affordable, with 32 MB of memory (26 MB actual storage capacity)
• Create and edit Word, Excel, Adobe PDF, and PowerPoint compatible files
• Supports SD, SDIO and MultiMediaCard expansion-cards to add extra memory, features or content

Ignore most of the complaints about this model and Palm in general. Remember what you want a Palm for: storing information in an easy-to-access manner. For most people, it isn't supposed to be a mini laptop. It doesn't matter if the specs haven't changed much over the years. How much has a DayRunner improved in the past couple of decades? Some innovations make sense, sure. I've had several PDAs over the past few years because of specific things I wanted (rechargable battery, color screen, wireless access, etc.). Now I have a E2 (for the Bluetooth, screen, design, and ease of use). But at the end of the day, my usage has stayed pretty constant. I want good PIM applications (personal information management) on a small device with a good screen and battery life and the ability to check my email. That's all I want, and the E2 gives me that. Sure, Palm could wow us with innovations, but I really can't figure out what they could introduce that would be a "must-have" feature. Competing Windows Mobile devices don't offer anything particularly better either (unless you want a jack of all trades device that isn't particularly good at anything. In other words, if you want a PDA, this one is great. Here's why:

1. For most of the things that anyone does with a Palm, it works great. In other words, the PIM features work great, and the direct synchronization with Outlook is fantastic (and a new feature only on the past few Palm devices).

2. The hardware and "fit" of the device is great. This is the latest in the "Palm V" model and it shows. No gimmicks, just a good device fit and design wise.

3. The Bluetooth feature is great, if you need/want it. Setting up PC Bluetooth sync is easy if you follow the manual and the wizard on the device. Using it with a phone is a much greater challenge due to the few phones supported directly by Palm. Check first to see if yours is. If not, there might be a work-around, but prepare yourself for a few hours on the internet trying to find one.

4. The fact that the memory doesn't get erased when the power runs out will be really helpful if you're prone to forgetting to charge your devices.

The bad:

1. Versamail is incredibly difficult to work with. By far it has taken me the longest time to find out that I can't use it to sync with Outlook as planned (this is because you can't directly Hotsync IMAP accounts with SSL security, nor can you sync an IMAP account to Outlook, points buried in Palm's website).

2. As mentioned, getting Bluetooth to work with an unsupported phone is a real pain and not the most reliable connection ever invented.

3. Yeah, yeah, it shows fingerprints, should have a power indicator light, and a cradle would have been nice. A little too much cost-cutting, I think.

Overall, I'm very happy with the E2. It does what I want and probably more than what most people desire (most people probably don't need Bluetooth on a PDA). If you don't care about Bluetooth or the non-volatile memory on the E2, get the Tungsten E and save yourself $50.

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There is a reason, sadly, why sales of PDA's have shrunk each of the past few years -a crushing lack of imagination and innovation -while rival gadgets competing for valuable pocket space, like Apple's iPod, have taken up the slack and have seen booming sales as a result.

The Tungsten E was a breakthrough in its time, a beautiful piece of engineering with a high-quality color screen and a rock-bottom price of 199 clams. Its main drawbacks -it's paltry 32MB Ram and it's lack of built-in wireless capabilities -could be fixed with add-on cards.

But two years is a long-time in electronics land. Since then, Apple released the iPod mini, which will store the contacts most people use Palms for, plus hold 4GB worth of tunes, for the same price. It's also far smaller than a Palm.

Meanwhile, folks who want the more sophisticated functions that a Palm can deliver -like medical imaging etc. for docs, photos, sophisticated calculator, email and web surfing on the go -found the Tungsten E outclassed by Blackberry's, upgraded cell phones, Palm's own Treo and the like.

So it was odd, and frankly disappointing, to get a look at the new, pricier Tungsten E2. I'd love to see the market research that suggested they could raise prices with a minimal feature upgrade while the competish has been eating their lunch. After a two-year wait, they didn't even increase the 32 MB memory. They merely made it non-volatile flash (something they should have done long, long ago). At a time when Apple is selling a 1GB shuffle for $149 and flash memory is dirt cheap, it's mind-boggling why Palm would choose to link the E2's fabulous hi-res screen to low-rent memory.

As for what you still don't get: There is no phone, no camera, no thumbpad, no WiFi. This is close to a pure PDA, though it can display pictures and double as a poor-man's MP3 player.

The added bluetooth -odd why they went that route instead of the far more common WiFi -does nothing unless you have a compatible bluetooth phone or computer.

As with the E, the E2 still is a great design. Clean, simple, portable, shirt-pocketable. No keyboard, but I've never been a thumbpad fan.

MS Office functions are also included -Word, Outlook, Powerpoint. Why you would use them, however, is a bit bizarre to me. Who wants to spend the time coding in a Powerpoint presentation with a stylus? Yet, if this is important to you, it's here. And having your email with you can be a plus...

Here's a basic product guide:

Mono Palm Zire -Bargain basement model with 7.2 MB of Ram, upgraded from hobbled 2 MB original model. About 100 smackers. Often offered free as bundle deals with new computers. Good starter model for the price, but designed to leave you wanting more. Includes rechargeable battery. Memory can not be upgraded. Horribly skimpy black-on-grey screen.

Tungsten T2+, etc.: Deluxe models that feature, in some cases, larger screens/Bluetooth/Wi-Fi/thumbpads with dropdown graffiti screens. All unnecessary features in my book, especially given their much higher prices.

Zire 72: Similar to E2, but with a low-rent camera attached.

Treos: These models should be seriously considered if you are a thumbpad fan, or if you want your PDA to also be your phone. But let's face it, how many people can afford spending several hundred smackers on a PDA?

BTW, when comparing, I've found you can generally ignore the speed of the processor. For most Palm functions, the reaction time is near instantaneous, or at most a second or two lag.

As for PocketPCs, some of them are now very attractively priced and are worth checking out. I've yet to use one extensively, so I'll stick to what I know -Palms are simple, easy to use and almost guaranteed to improve your productivity. It's like having a backup for your brain. And who doesn't need that?

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This is my first organizer ever. I'm totally impressed. After reading some of the reviews here I was scared to put my money on any of these things. Seems like someone had complained about every model out there. This one had at least above average reviews, and I liked the fact that fewer people complain about the soft boot issue.

Now it's two months later and I can't imagine living without it. I'm a college teacher, with lots of faculty meetings to track, plus a freelance business, and the usual dentist and car appointments. I used to keep a paper "to do" list in my shirt pocket, but it doesn't ring if I forget to scan it several times a day. In short, my life is so busy that I was beginning to drop appointments.

I'm happy to report that this tungsten e2 syncs perfectly with Microsoft Outlook 2002. There are a few minor anomalies, but nothing that is a deal breaker. I was disturbed at first to discover that the thing is never really off. I would have liked to be able to totally turn it off when I had no appointments coming up, to save juice. However I've found that this is a none issue. It runs for at least 4 days, sometimes a week and a half before needing a charge.

The operating system seems quite solid. It locks up maybe once every 2 to 3 weeks, but that requires just a tap of a pen on the reset button on the back, and it comes back all happy in a couple seconds. When I was installing third party software every couple days it would lock up more frequently, but I've got everything I need now, and things have settled down.

I don't use it for email, or for surfing the net. I have a laptop for that, and I didn't want to pay an extra hundred for the wifi card.

The coolest thing about this e2 is the calendar and alarm, the tasks list, and the contacts. With the hot buttons on the front to access these vital functions, this thing never leaves my person. I even take it climbing in my backpack. Never know when I might want to make a note about something, or meet a new friend and exchange phone numbers.

After I bought it and realized how useful it was, I was tempted to exchange it for the treo, which has all this, plus a phone...until I found out that you have to pay at least $50 a month to the phone service to make the internet stuff work. Scratch that! I love this thing. It's perfect for my needs. I did buy the 2 year replacement policy from circuit city. $30 seemed like a small price to pay for peace of mind.

The software you can get for Palms is amazing. Here is my list of essential software:

Uninstall Manager Northglide

BDicty 5.9 Pro dictionary, thesaurus and conjugator

Pocket Tunes from Normsoft (it is compatible with the "plays for sure" windows media player files. I can play free downloadable audio books from the library.)

Tide Tool 2.2 toolworks dot com (if you live near saltwater, a must have)

MessageEase V.5 faster than graffiti for entering text, and it's free!

AvantGo captures websites off the net when synced, view them on the commute later. free!

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I bought my first Palm years ago, the classic PalmPilot III. It still works reliably, and never lost the contents of its memory. Hotsync always worked great, and only the slowly deteriorating digitizer function (it got drifty and would not stay calibrated) entice me to look for a new version.

Palm's website has a product recommending feature, and after I plugged in my expectations, it came up with the Tungsten E2. I was happy that I could buy it for less than $200, and it came with lots of nice software.

I intitially could not get the Palm Desktop to install, because I still had the older version on my computer, and this caused an odd error message that had nothing to do with previous software versions. I could not find a way to email tech support through the Palm website, so I took a guess and emailed support@palm.com. I got a reply in less than 24 hours, with advice to make sure earlier software versions were not installed. Good for them that they got back relatively quickly, and good also that they gave me the right answer the first time. Bad that the software was unable to recognize an earlier version and respond with a prompt or other warning (as most software installer utilities will do).

The E2 itself seems very nice, and the ease of use and nice display made me quite happy at first. I am worried about the non-replaceable rechargeable battery, since it seems that when that starts to lose its ability to hold a full charge, the unit will have to be thrown away...never had that worry with the old Palm III, which used replaceable alkalines! At least most modern rechargables have long useable life spans....

Then the annoyances started. Just as soon as I had decided this was a keeper, and had chucked the packaging material (the retailer will not take it back without the plastic vacuum pack, even if it was destroyed in order to extricate the E2 in the first place), I noticed a very serious bug in the operating system (OS). The FIND function will not find more than 8 contacts, even if many more contacts match the search criteria. At first I thought they limited it to only 8, but remembering the identical function on the old Palm III, I could not believe this. Further checking showed that the screen says that it is able to 'find more?' if I tap a button, and when I do so it indicates that it is displaying additional matches, but it really just shows the first 8 matches again. This is a critical fault in a function that is really necessary for the PDA's primary purpose...that of storing and retrieving many contacts.

I was tipped off, by the E2 forum in the Palm website, that this was a well known problem (wish I had checked this before buying), but also that there were other amazing bugs. One of these is the built-in calculator, which comes up with some real far out answers when using the % key. For example, 200 + 5% is 2.05? How about 210!!!!!

Palm makes it as hard as possible to contact tech support and customer service, but I worked at it and finally had a so-called Level 2 tech support person on the line (from India, it sounded like, and they called me at 10:30 at night). They readily acknowledged the problems, but stated that Palm had designed the E2 without flash-upgradable OS, and with so many having been made, Palm decided to simply not take them back...can't fix the problem cheaply with a download, so ignore the problem and let the customer twist in the wind.

The tech support person gave me a phone number and expediting code, which got me through to Palm corporate headquarters and a manager in customer relations. He plainly stated that the E2 did not have any bugs, since the things I was bringing up were actually designed that way, and as such were design features, not faults. No argument I made could get him to admit that this was a problem. When I pressed him for help and said his 'company line' was clear BS, he stated that the problems had gone as far as the CEO of Palm, who had decreed that the company would not admit a fault and would not fix, take back or in any other way remedy the problems. He said the company position is that the E2 is a 'low end' product, and cannot be expected to work as well as the more expensive products in their line!

Well I cannot return my E2, cannot afford to throw it away and buy a more expensive one, and I do need a PDA that runs Palm OS applications. My solution was to spend another $40 and buy two after-market programs, a scientific calculator application and the IntelligentFind application. Both work fine, and unless the E2 starts to have problems turning on (as many have complained about), I suppose it will do a decent job until I grow tired of it in a few years.

But, the real rub is that Palm used to be a fine company with a high quality, well thought out and manufactured product of high reliablilty. They are now simply a maker of a consumer commodity, rather like $5 calculators, and their service and support are about as good as one would expect from that scenario. It is sad.

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I've been using my Tungsten E2 for about one month now, and I'm very pleased. I've owned the Tungsten E and Zire 71 models, and the Tungsten E2 is definitely an improvement. The screen looks very good, and it is even readable in direct sunlight. The battery life has been excellent, and the Bluetooth works great. I really think the Tungsten E2 remains an excellent value for those who want lots of functionality but do not require 802.11 wireless or a larger screen (i.e. the TX model). I use mine heavily, and I've not experienced any problems so far. The only thing I don't like about this model is that I can't charge the device via USB. I don't like having to carry the large AC adapter with me when I travel. I miss being able to charge my Zire 71 via the USB cable, whether it was connected to my laptop or the car adapter which came with my USB sync cable. Aside from this one complaint though, I highly recommend this device--even in light of the two new models Palm recently released (the TX and Z22 models). Of course, if you don't mind spending the extra money, go for the TX model. Otherwise, I think the price and features of the Tungsten E2 make it an excellent value.

Ectaco C-Pen 3.0 Handheld OCR Scanner Portable with USB Cable

• Selective data entry. Better data control.
• Recognizes 238 languages. Learning aid.
• Inventory/Tracking Solutions.
• Scanning from irregular surfaces.
• Increased scanning speeds. Portability.

I have been using the C-Pen 20 scanner since 2007. I teach university classes and engage in research, and this scanning "pen" is a great convenience. It is light, fast, and easy to use. It speeds up note-taking incredibly. With a small light in the tip of the pen, I just run the pen across type that I want to record and the text is automatically scanned into my word processing document. It is very accurate, but not quite 100%, so I need to watch and correct some of the text. It only works on standard typefaces, so italics, underlining and hand-written notes tend to confuse the scanner. Still, using the scanner is far faster than typing notes by hand. A button on top of the scanner serves as a hard return or a mouse click, and several functions can be programmed onto an optional menu / pad. The C-Pen plugs into a computer's USB slot, and does not require a separate power source. It comes with its own software, and updates are available from the C-Pen web site.

As a final comment and recommendation, I will say that the C-Pen did not come with a carrying case. Since the C-Pen is all-plastic, I bought a large eye-glass case which is just the right size for the C-Pen and its cable. Now I put the C-pen in my computer case or brief case without worrying about it being damaged.

If you do a lot of note-taking or transferring information between documents then you owe it to yourself to give this a try.

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This scanner might be one of the most useful things I have ever bought. It isn't 100% reliable, but when you think about it, the trick it is performing is pretty complicated.

The product support, on the other hand, is basically unexcusable. It can lead to some fairly serious frustrations (don't buy this if you use Mac!), but when they changed the software or I changed my machine, I always managed to get it working... in the end.

You have to learn how to create the best conditions for the pen to work. It is never going to like old books. It prefers white pages with black type. It won't work in a sunny or well-lit place. Learn how to position the scanner on the right bit of text and what speed and angle to use. This is not rocket science, it just takes a tiny bit of patience. There are some horrendous reviews of this product, and I wonder how many were written very soon after buying it...

If you do these things, it will scan most text pretty well. You need to keep an eye out for typos, but I reckon it is still a lot faster than typing.

Be careful with it, though. I had mine for two years, and some rather rough treatment (it went everywhere with me) resulted in the USB connection breaking inside the pen. I am going to buy a new one now and keep it more carefully.

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The seller delivered the product promptly. Setup was easy. Performed as advertised. Seller readily responded to questions. One suggestion ... get some type of hard case to store/transport the scanner ... it's a delicate instrument.

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This pen does the job nicely. My only fault is that is does have some errors when picking up letters...seems to be at the beginning and end of the pages.

Buzz Killer Card (Silver)

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I had a blackberry and at work the darn thing created so much feedback and annoying buzzing while on a conference call. I've always wanted a solution tonthis problem and heard about these thru a news article. Bought a few for people around the office. They work great!

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This item works most of the time for my Blackberry. Too bad the price is so high otherwise, it would make a great stocking stuffers for all my friends.

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I am using my iphone 3gs with an fm connector to play audio through my vehicle's speakers. Whether using pandora or as an ipod, I was getting interference on a regular basis.

The buzzkiller came quickly and i tried it out in the house, near the computer first, and it worked great no chatter. I had to be creative when using it with the fm connector, as the card was too tall and wide to fit into the cradle, but that was easily remedied with a rubber band. Rubber-banded the phone to the card, to the cradle and set off on a 2 hour trip. Normally the chatter would occur several times an hour we had a total of 2 times, both quite muted, throughout the whole trip. My passenger and i both agreed that the card made the chatter much less annoying and was acceptable!

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I have a lot of feedback on my office phone from both the handset and headset. I was hoping that the Buzz Killer would eliminate this, but unfortunately it did not help when used with my Nokia E55 cell phone. There was no different between putting my cell phone on the pad or not. I even tried standing the buzz killer up on its side to physically block the cell phone from the office phone, but this did not result in any measurable difference. I'd be interested to hear if other folks have had luck with this as I cannot swap out my office phone and need a solution other than putting my cell phone on the other side of the room.

This product really works. I hate that static during conference calls, and all I have to do is put my iPhone on this card and the static never happens.

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This is exactly what I wanted. It doesn't add too much bulk. Comfortable to use and looks and feels great. If you are looking for a slim, well fitted leather cover you will really enjoy this case. I would definitely purchase this case again.

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I bought this for my daughter who loves music and peace signs. She loves it! I like the sturdy design and ease of not having to take the case off to put on the charger. The price was great and we received the product on time as promised.

BoxWave Nokia N800 ClearTouch Anti-Glare Screen Protector (Single Pack)

Pros:

Nice clear skin, reduces glare

Easy to apply with the included accesories

So far I haven't noticed any scratches

It feels nice to write on with my plastic stylus

Cons:

Pricey

The protector is a nice fit and seems to be durable but not so thick that it affects the touch sensitivity. I had a hard time putting it on initially since as soon as I pulled the backing off it attracted a piece of dog hair from god knows where. It washed off easily under water but drying the protector without getting finger prints on the backside is a nightmare. There are still a few smudges on the backside now that it's on but it's acceptable. The downsides are the costs; this is fairly expensive for a piece of plastic. Also, I wasn't too enthused about being charged $2.65 for shipping and then getting the item in the mail in a simple envelope with postage labeled at 83 cents. Anyway, it's better than no protection at all.

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This little screen cover was easy to put on and seems just fine, even 6 months later.

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I had no problem applying the screen protector on my N800. You just have to careful lining up the side before you apply it permanently. I wish the screen protector was a bit larger so as to completely cover the LCD--as it is, there's about 1 mm space around all sides. It's also a bit pricey. I think you can buy a set of Nintendo DS screen protectors for the same price.

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It reduces the glare, protects your screen and it fits so perfectly you can't tell it's there.

The seller also shipped it very fast. Well worth the cost.

Canon imageFORMULA P-215 Scan-tini Personal Document Scanner

• "Plug-and-Scan" capability (CaptureOnTouch Lite scanning software launches upon connection for immediate scanning without installing drivers or imaging applications)
• Can handle scanning thick and thin documents, plastic ID cards, embossed cards, driver licenses
• Powered by USB

Those boxes of documents, love letters, photographs from both my wife's family and mine have weighed on my mind for almost 20 years. In fact, 15 years ago I ordered a Visioneer portable scanner with the intention of getting a load off my mind (and out of the attic). The device proved buggy, partially effective and extremely time-consuming, leading to my aborting the project and selling the scanner. But in the past several months, the regular television commercials for Neato portable scanners renewed my interest.

After reading some of the reviews for Neato portables, I questioned whether the technology had advanced far since my first Visioneer. But before abandoning the project a second time I investigated other possibilities, with the following findings: You can spend several dollars on one of many scan "apps," designed to work with the camera of an iPhone or iPod (good for a couple of documents, maybe). In the 50-100 dollar price range you might pick up a Magic Wand (make sure your hands are steady and your patience long) VuPoint Solutions Magic Wand Portable Scanner (PDS-ST410-VP). In the 150 dollar price range there's a decent Brother personal scanner (looks good for occasional use and when on the go) Brother DSMobile Scanner (DS-600) and a wireless device called the Doxie (be sure to read consumer reviews as well as the maker's claims) Doxie, the amazing scanner for documents.

Getting to devices for the more "serious" user, there are several reputable scanners in the two hundred dollar range, above all the Fujitsu Scansnap S1100 Fujitsu SCANSNAP S1100 CLR 600DPI USB Mobile Scanner (PA03610-B005) and the HP Scanjet 1000 HP Scanjet Professional 1000 Mobile Scanner (L2722A#BGJ). These deserve consideration from users who plan to move about and travel, taking the scanner with them on business trips, etc. But besides size and weight, be sure to to note the presence or absence of features like duplex printing, drivers, automatic feed.

Once you're at the $200 mark, it's difficult not to notice what's available for an extra fifty to eighty dollars. The two scanners in this range that stand out--combining the convenience of a portable, USB-powered scanner with the features of a professional office machine--are the Fujitsu S1300 (Fujitsu is clearly the champ with Amazon purchasers) Fujitsu ScanSnap S1300 Instant PDF Sheet-Fed Mobile Scanner (PA03603-B005) and the Canon P150 Canon imageFORMULA P-150 Portable Document Scanner(Scan-tini).

But wait! There's also the pictured machine, the Canon P215, the newest offering and one which, though slow to be discovered by consumers, is gradually rising in Amazon's sales rankings (it's moved ahead of the Canon P150 in just the past week). Admittedly, the feature differences between the two Canons are almost as small as the price difference. Size and performance of the two machines are practically identical. The P215 is .2" wider and 2 oz. heavier. The P215 comes with "Advanced Text Enhancement," "Character Emphasis," and several user-adjustable color settings not advertised with the P150; it has a "dedicated" card reader (which accepts thick, laminated cards as well as paper biz cards); its high-speed interface includes USB 3.0 along with USB 2.0; finally, Mac users can be assured that it's "Lion-ready." In short, the P215 seems slightly more "future-proofed" than the P150.

On to the showdown: Canon or Fujitsu? The Fujitsu S1300 accepts 10 sheets in auto-feed mode; the Canon P150 and P215 both accept up to 20 sheets ; the Canons have built-in Twain drivers for guaranteed out-of-the box plug-and-scan convenience; the Fujitsu does not. The Fujitsu includes an AC adapter; the Canons list it as an option. In sum, if I had any hesitation between the two brands, it was because of the Fujitsu's bundled OCR software program: the well-regarded ABBYY FineReader. But once I considered the two brands from a broader perspective, noting my satisfaction with my printer (Canon MP640) and camera (Canon SD780), the final decision became inevitable. ("PC Magazine," for one, seems to agree, rating it "best of breed.")

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I wanted to have a scanner to archive documents, reports, bills, etc. and eliminate paper storage for my home. I didn't need a super fancy business scanner, but I did want an ADF and duplex scanning.

The obvious choices are the Fujitsu ScanSnap S1300 Instant PDF Sheet-Fed Mobile Scanner (PA03603-B005) and these new Canon Scan-tini products (Canon imageFORMULA P-150 Portable Document Scanner(Scan-tini) and Canon imageFORMULA P-215 Portable Document Scanner (Scan-tini)). I read a lot of reviews for the various scanners from these two companies. The Fujitsu scanners are very well regarded in terms of hardware but their software is a little antiquated. The Canon software is supposedly a little better. I don't have the Fujitsu and only played with my new Canon P-215 briefly, so I don't know this for sure.

I decided to go with the Canon P-215 instead of the Fujitsu S1300 because:

* USB 3.0 (only P-215, not P-150), so can work optimally with just one cable connection

* Comes with software for both Windows and Mac (again, only P-215 apparently)

* Supports TWAIN driver compatibility

* Better default app software (Windows)

* Slightly larger ADF capacity (but quality is unclear based on reviews, thought it worked fine for my 2 tests so far)

* Scan-tini products minic a flash drive when connected via USB, containing a mini version of their default app software, so you don't need to install any software at all -Nice if you're using it on other computers while traveling

* P-215 also has a cute card-size scanning slot, nice touch

The USB 3.0 feature implies to me newer (better?) hardware design. The TWAIN driver compatibility

allows other programs to scan directly into them. And I like the option of using it with both Windows and Macs (we use both at home). Those are the biggest advantages for me.

But the Canon scanners have these disadvantages:

* They don't include other third-party software, i.e. ABBYY FineReader for ScanSnap 4.1 which sounds like it does some OCR of the scanned images. I found that the PDFs generated from Canon's default CaptureOnTouch app could search for some words but cut-and-paste of the text from a financial report was very garbled. I found the ABBYY FineReader 11 Professional Edition from a different retailer for a bit less and with a rebate, so I ordered it to perform proper OCR. I don't have it yet but tried the free trial, and its PDF was much smaller and had all the proper OCR recognition performed so cut-and-paste worked very well.

* Fujitsu scanning hardware sounds like it may be the best

* Scan-tini scanners don't come with the AC adapter (optional accessory)

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This scanner will scan documents/receipts up to 39.4 inches in length in long document mode. (See Page 32 of the manual on how to set this up.) This is the longest out of any scanner I researched. When scanning register receipts of a long length one does have to guide it by hand. Since I have not tried any other non-flatbed scanners, I cannot give a comparison to the Neat Receipts, Visoneer Road Warrior, etc. The duplex feature is great for documents and when scanning checks for e-deposit. The built in utility on the scanner is great for when scanning checks. My wife had no problem using this to scan checks on her laptop and deposit. I use PaperPort 14 for scanning and filling my other documents with the built in utility turned off. Note: The scanner comes with PaperPort 11. I went ahead and purchased PaperPort 14 due to the great deal that Nuance was offering for it. The size is great as it does not take up much space and when not in use I can close it up and place on a shelf.

By the way you do not need an AC Adapter to utilize the high speed scan feature if your computer has a USB 3.0 port that is marked SS for SuperSpeed and you plug it directly into the computers USB 3.0 port. This will provide sufficient power for the high speed scan. Note: This is explained in the manual. If you only have USB 2.0 ports on your computer in order to utilize high speed scan you will need to do one of two things: Utilize the included USB to power adapter cable thus using two of your computers USB 2.0 ports or purchase the AC Adapter if you only want to use one of your USB 2.0 ports.

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If you're looking at the Canon P-215, there's a good chance you're also looking at the Fujitsu S1300. There's also a good chance you've read many glowing reviews of both. So which do you choose?

I own both the P-215 and the S1300, and I can vouch that both are excellent products. I'd go so far as to say they've changed my life because I work with a ton of paper and don't have a ton of space. Here are my recommendations. If only one of these statements applies to you, or all the statements that apply to you point toward the same scanner, then your choice is easy. If more than one statement applies to you and points you toward different scanners, then it's a bit trickier.

1a. You don't have a program that will organize and modify PDFs. WINNER: Fujitsu. The software that comes with the Canon is horrible, whereas the Fujitsu provides a nice file manager program.

1b. You want to do OCR but don't have a good OCR program such as Adobe Acrobat. WINNER: Fujitsu. As mentioned above, the software that comes with the Canon is horrible, whereas the Fujitsu provides a nice OCR program. More on the horrible Canon software later.

2a. You scan a lot of business cards and don't need/want OCR for those cards. WINNER: Canon. It has a great little slot just for business cards.

2b. You scan a lot of business cards and need/want OCR for those cards. WINNER: Fujitsu. See 1b.

3a. You have a USB 3.0 port that is free for you to plug your scanner into. WINNER: Canon. If you have a USB 3.0 port, then just plug one of the USB cords into the scanner, and you can do high-speed scanning.

3b. You have a free outlet on your power strip/wall and only one free USB port (2.0) on your computer. WINNER: Fujitsu. The Canon doesn't come with a power adapter. You have to buy that separately. You can scan with just one free USB 2.0 port with the Canon, but it's slow.

3c. You have two free USB ports (2.0) on your computer and no free outlets on your power strip/wall. WINNER: Canon. You can do high-speed scanning by plugging into both USB 2.0 ports. You don't need a power adapter and don't have one unless you buy it separately.

3d. You have one free USB (2.0) port on your computer and no free outlets on your power strip/wall. WINNER: Canon. The scanning will be slow, but you still can scan with just one USB 2.0 port. If you don't have a free outlet, you can't scan at all with the Fujitsu.

3e. You're in a situation in which you're on a laptop but don't have the laptop charger, but you do have an extra outlet. WINNER: Fujitsu. The Canon will eat up all your laptop battery because it's not getting power from anywhere else.

4. You want to scan a stack of legal-size paper or heavier paper. WINNER: Fujitsu. The pull-out easel--I don't know if that's the term--on the Canon is way flimsy, and legal paper doesn't go in as straight as it does with the Fujitsu.

5. You want to travel a lot with this scanner. WINNER: Canon. The Canon is smaller and more portable. Note, however, that when the easel is pulled out, the footprint on the desk is about the same because the easel stands up straighter on the Fujitsu.

6. You want a scanner that will last. WINNER: Fujitsu at least ties with Canon and may be better. I haven't used the Canon enough to test its durability, but I've scanned well over 15,000 pages on the Fujitsu, and it's still going strong. It's not like I've been particularly careful with the Fujitsu; many times I've accidentally forgotten to pull out staples, have yanked the paper halfway through a scan after realizing that I wasn't supposed to scan it, etc. Perhaps the Canon is just as durable, but if you don't want to take that risk, then I recommend the Fujitsu.

So that's a decision guide. Since this review is of the Canon scanner, here are some additional comments about it. I have Windows 7.

First, I strongly recommend reading both the User's Manual printed in the box and the Reference Guide on the Canon website. I find it odd that they give you a printed copy of one but not the other, considering that the Reference Guide is just as important, if not more so, than the User's Manual. I don't find either manual particularly clearly written, though.

As I mentioned above, the Canon software is horrible. If you want to install the software, do a System Restore first because you may regret the software installation; I did. I ended up removing all the software because it was such a pain in the butt. The Caputure OnTouch software didn't detect when I plugged in the scanner, nor when I pressed the button. The PaperPort program is not only confusing but annoying. You're bugged to register with the software company every single time. There's no option for it to stop bugging you. The software sets itself to Auto Start. It tried to auto-update but failed.

Instead, use the software that's stored in the scanner itself. It's described confusingly in the manual; it's actually much simpler. When you plug in the scanner and turn it on, it'll show up as a drive called ONTOUCHLITE. Open the folder in that drive, and click on the file called ONTOUCHL.exe. Set "Enable continuous scanning" to On and "Full auto mode" to Off. In the Scanner Settings, set Use Advanced Options to On and click the star next to the option. This gives you the ability to do most scanning functions without the nuisance of the software. If you want to modify the pdfs, use another software program such as Adobe Acrobat or the other PDF editing programs I mention in my review of Adobe Acrobat X Professional

I should mention that the ONTOUCHLITE software is annoying if you're scanning documents to different folders. You can choose your destination folder, but the "Save in folder" box is too short and doesn't show file trees. Unless you save everything to the desktop or to the main Documents folder, you almost always have to click Browse. It doesn't sound like a big deal, but trust me, it gets very annoying.

While I've ended the review on a negative note, I really think this is a great product. In fact, I bought another one as a gift for an accountant friend. I'm merely trying to point out the one big downside to the Canon that you should be aware of.

Full disclosure: I received a test model for review but was not otherwise compensated. As mentioned above, I liked this product enough to buy another one for a friend, so my 5-star rating reflects my true opinion. Because I have a test model, it's possible that the software problems described do not apply to non-test models.

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After testing out the P-215 Portable Document Scanner in a variety of settings, here are my comments, in no particular order:

INSIDE THE BOX ARE:

Scanner P-215

USB cable

USB power supply cable

Installation DVD

Reference Guide and other paperwork

PROs:

Easy, straight-forward installation; just make sure to install the software before connecting the scanner.

Small footprint and light weight: This scanner is small and light-weight enough to fit into a briefcase or even a large women's purse.

Build quality is good, and the scanner feels solid.

TWAIN compatibility.

Fast: After playing around with the software settings, I found that the automatic setting (where the software automatically picks the dpi setting) is extremely fast and puts my big flatbed Canon scanner to shame. I almost could not believe my eyes how fast a regular sheet of paper (text only) went through. The speed slows considerably when scanning at higher resolutions (up to 600 dpi is possible) but a regular document scan takes no time at all. And even at the high dpi settings it is still not slow-slow, just slow-er...

Paper Sizes: The scanner, for all its small size, accommodates quite a wide range of paper widths, up to letter size width. I especially liked the fact that it had no problem with small sheets of paper. I was able to scan a paper ticket which was only 3 1/2 x 2 1/2".

Scan quality is quite good but note that no software is included to fine-tune scanned images afterwards. But since most people use Photoshop or similar software anyway, this is not a huge problem if any.

Multiple sheet capacity, up to 20 sheets can be put into the feeder, a significant time saver compared to scanners that allow only one or a few sheets at a time.

Duplex scanning ability: Easily my favorite feature of this scanner. This allows me to scan the two sides of a sheet of paper in one step, no need to turn the sheet around and scan a second time. There is even a software setting that helps to prevent or at least weaken the "see-through" effect one occasionally encounters when writing bleeds through and can be seen from the backside. Very clever.

CONs:

Versatility: I installed the software on a 2009 Dell desktop computer and a 2008 Dell XPS M1330 and everything worked fine. However, installing it onto a 2010 ASUS Netbook 1015PEB got me nowhere. The netbook simply did not supply enough power to operate the scanner and I got a consistent "Device Not Found" error. Which brings me to my second point:

Separate A/C Adapter: I really dislike the fact that Canon did not include an A/C adapter. The price of this scanner is not bargain basement and forcing the consumer to buy an A/C adapter separately looks certainly a bit cheap, especially in light of the portability factor. I regularly travel overseas and intend to take this scanner with me on the road. To keep my load as light as possible, I usually travel with my netbook rather than the bigger laptop. But the scanner does not work with the netbook out of the box and requires the A/C adapter which I now need to buy separately unless I want to lug the much bigger and heavier laptop around with me. Not to mention that this adapter is not exactly cheap and runs at around $30 at the time of this review.

Slightly uneven paper feed: The paper was pulled through the feeder slightly unevenly, with a stronger pull on the right. This held true for both large sheets of paper (letter size) as well as card size paper (using the separate slot on the right). This is a rather minor point because the paper guides do help, even though I found it a bit difficult to adjust them perfectly to counteract this behavior.

SUMMARY:

I would love this scanner if it weren't for the A/C adapter issue. I suppose Canon figures that it would work out of the box with most computers/notebooks and so they decided to not include the adapter. Nonetheless, it doesn't work for me and my preferred road gear... This is where my one-star deduction comes from. Call me nit-picky.

Finally, just to mention it: This scanner will not work with books or, let's say old 19th century carte de visite photographs which are too thick and stiff to go through the device. This is rather self-evident from the type of scanner this is, but I wanted to mention it anyway. I do genealogy as a hobby and while this will be great to scan letters and other documents, books and said photographs will either have to go on a flatbed scanner or need a wand-type scanner such as the VuPoint Solutions Magic Wand Portable Scanner (PDS ST415 WM).

Overall I do like the P-215 a lot, and once I will have forgotten that I had to buy the A/C adapter separately, I am sure I will love it. :-)

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I like the case. It looks nice and seems to fit well, however I have issues with it turning my device off. I don't know if it's causing my nexus to overheat or if it has to do with whatever allows it to turn on the Nexus when it opens. I've found that if I am using my tablet for an extended period of time, I will have to eventually take it out of the case because because it will start to turn itself off. I'll turn it on and open the lock screen and it will go black again. If I take it out of the case, the problem immediately stops.

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1st off I love the ergo-fit for my Nex7, perfect fit for volume controls.

I like the brown leather color because I was trying to give my Nex7 a classy book feeling. It could stand to be a few shades lighter though.

I like the strap.

What I don't like is the cut for the camera hole, and most importantly, the overall quality. Maybe because its the lack of magnetic shutting, that the material both feels flimsy cheap. The shut on/off feature is present, but because theres nothing to keep the lid shut, and the material being so weak, it creeps open unless you have it in a specific position where gravity keeps it shut.

I had another tablet case, but it was black, and was more generic-tablet cut than Nex7 specific. Doesn't have the ideal cut for volum, but I'm afraid I'll go back to the other case rather than use this on. It was the same price, but much better quality and build. Because shipping to take it back is $5, its not worth the trouble for a refund. Don't let my review turn you off from the product or brand, because this is only my personal opinion.

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• 8 MB RAM stores thousands of addresses, appointments, to-do items, memos, and more
• Includes USB HotSync cradle, snap cover, and leather slip case
• Fully compatible with thousands of Palm OS applications
• Supports optional expansion modules for MP3 player, pager, modem, GPS, video games, and more
• Important note: If you are running Windows 95/NT or using a non-USB Macintosh, you must order the Serial HotSync Cradle separately

What an amazing little piece of technology this Visor Deluxe is. Of course, it works the same way a Palm does, but Handspring gives you more stuff for the same money as a Palm IIIxe. Both machines have 8mb of memory (way too much if all you're using it for is a day planner; the 2mb version will be fine for non email users), and work exactly the same way. But the Visor has the expansion module, and while Palm makes do with a serial hotsync connection, Visor has a quicker USB port.

I also had occasion to try out Handspring's customer service the other day (apparently I loaded a bad app onto my Visor, which kept it from booting up), and I'm pleased to say it was fast, very courteous and effective.

The only thing I'd improve on is the thickness of the product, but then again, that's what makes room for the expansion module. And if you look at one of those ultra-thin Palm V's, you'll find they run off rechargable batteries...which means if you're taking it on a long trip, you'll have to bring the charger with you. With the Visor, the AAA batteries last about a month, and they're easy to pack along when you travel (if you think it'll go dead during the trip).

All in all, I'd heartily recommend the Visor to anyone who needs a little organization in his or her life. Now if only Handspring would make good on their promise to make more expansion-module apps...

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I got my Visor Deluxe last month and I love it.

If you are considering buying a Visor Deluxe, I'm sure you are deciding between this Visor and PalmIIIxe, because they have similar feature, spec, and they both have the same price.

AT the same time I bought my Visor, my roommate bought a PalmIIIxe (and he also loves his Palm very much). So i'll give you the differences between these 2 PDAs, and let you decide which one you like better.

I'll start with How Visor is better.

-Visor has expansion module, which means alot, you can add many many feature afterward, you can make your Visor am MP3 player too! And you can also easily add more memory to your Visor, while for PalmIIIxe, you can only add 2MB flashcard.

-Visor is a bit lighter than PalmIIIxe (5.4oz Vs 6.0 Oz, not a lot of difference though)

-When you buy a leather case for your Visor, you dont have to stick a valcro to the back of your PDA like you have to for Palm. (Palm need a Valcro to hold it to the case, while for Visor, there's a plastic holder attach to the back of the leather case, so you can jsut put your Visor securely in there)

-Visor comes with a fast USB cradle while Palm comes with slow serial cradle, so if you buy palm and want a fast synconizing, you'll need to buy a USB cradle separatly for about thirty dollars.

-Visor comes with a good quiality stylus, it has solid feel of metal, and if you open it up, there's a little screw driver and a reset pin inside. Palm comes with a piece of plactic stylus, my roomate had to buy a new stylus for about fifteen dollars.

-And another important nice thing about Visor is, you have 4 cool colors to choose from (5 colors if you include boring graphite color) If you are getting Visor as a gift to a college students or someone young, they'll love the colors.

Ok, now to what's better about PalmIIIxe

-PalmOS on Palm is upgradable, while Visor user will stuck with PalmOS version 3.1 for the rest of the VIsor's life. However, this is not a problem as it may sounds. most version of PalmOS's are essentially the same thing.

-PalmIIIxe has better display than Visor. Palm has 4bits display, while Visor deluxe has only 2bits. This means that, for Palm, u'll be able to display 16 level of grey-scale, while for Visor, you can only display 4 levels of grey-scale.

So, that's about it for the little comparison chart I made. Other tings about these 2 PDAs are the same, they use same processor, and dimension is the same. (Visor is slightly thicker, and Palm is slightly wider)

As a recommendation if you r going to buy Visor Deluxe, get one of the cool color, don't get the graphite one, unless you are a businessman, and want a more sophiticate looking device. Otherwise, other 4 colors are way cooler, (mine's orange)

If you have more cash to burn, then I recommend you getting either PalmVx or Visor Platinum, they are a little bit more expensive. However, I've never used them so I will not write any comments about them.

P.S. DO NOT get a PDA with less then 8MB memory, must have AT LEAST 8MB

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Handspring's Visor Deluxe is a superior device! It works excellently, and is totally reliable. Beyond that, Handspring-designed Springboard modules like their "back-up" module, the 8MB card, the digital camera module, and others, demonstrated to me the superior vision (no pun intended) of the Handspring company.

Prior to purchasing my Handspring Visor Deluxe, I read & weighed the evaluations of all other Palm devices. For a month, I performed my own "hands-on" evaluations at computer & office stores, computer super-stores, and even my friend's Palm devices to compare operability. As a result of my evaluations, it because clear that Handspring's Visor Deluxe is superior its competition.

Now, after receiving my Orange Handspring Visor Deluxe and putting it "to work", I could not be happier. It operates flawlessly -as advertised.

However, there are other considerations that I did not find online prior to my purchase. Some may be obvious, others may not. As a current user (and sufferer) of the HP320 CE Handheld/PC, I can tell you that there are several important advantages the Handspring Visor Deluxe has over Windows CE. The most important of which is "instant data retrieval/or input". How so, you ask? When you turn-on the Handspring Visor Deluxe, its programs are waiting for your use -as in now. Not even remotely so with Handheld PCs. If you operate a CE (like my HP320 LX CE system) you know what I mean. It seems that CE manufacturers believed we needed to "enjoy" wait-times similar to that of a desktop spinning-up. But, if you're like me, you need data on-the-go, and the very last thing you need is to wait for a handheld system to "get ready to operate". Just imagine telling your boss or client, "uh...I should have that info (contact, whatever)...in a while...when my CE spins-up". Ridiculous.

Time is more than money.

On the other hand, Handspring Visor's operating system is ready immediately. No waiting. It's there. There is no wasted time. It is quite impressive. Incidentally, the Handspring Visor Deluxe also seemed quite a bit faster than its Palm competitors during my non-scientific in-store checks.

Another advantage of the Handspring system is its "Palm Desktop Software". I expected a good system, but this software is truely superb. I installed the CD program on my Windows 98 platform without a single glitch. The software displays the easy-to-read calendar, addresses, and other important features, in very logically designed software pages. The main page is my favorite, as it does everything I need. However, if that doesn't work for you, there are other calendar pages available, and you can still easily access your memos, things-to-do, contacts, and addresses. It looks good, it's easy to read, and works perfectly. What more could you ask, I ask?

Synchronizing Handspring Visor's data could not be easier. I purchased the Ice Serial Module to move data between my non-USB equipped PC and my Handspring, and it works great. However, prior to purchasing my Handspring, I did wonder how well this would work. Well, it works perfectly. Just open the Handspring HotSync program on your desktop, and press a single button on your Hansspring Cradle (serial or USB), and your data moves from PC-to-Handspring (or vica versa) in seconds. The desktop and Handspring display the transfer process and indicate completion. Incidentally, this process took only a few seconds even with my Serial Cradle. I would imagine the USB would move even faster, but, I'm quite happy with "a few seconds" for data transfer...to me, transferring data in a matter of seconds is less critical than continually waiting for data retrieval on a Windows CE unit, but that's my opinion. In any event, my data transfers have been perfect in my daily desktop-Handspring Visor "HotSyncs".

The Springboard Modules (and the concept) are the way to go. Again...a Handspring trademark. I purchased the "Springboard Backup Module" which backs-up ALL data on the Handspring Visor...quite amazing. This also works perfectly, and is handy when you're entering data when you want to make sure you don't lose information -when you're away from your desktop. $40 bucks for this module? Are you kidding? Definitely worth it.

Ah yes, raw data entry. Some may choose to use Graffiti, or "soft" keyboard on the visor, when away from their desktop computer. My thoughts are that Graffiti may work fine for quick entries & numbers...and "short" bursts of input. However, I find myself away from my Sync-Desktop quite frequently, so I purchased the Targus folding keyboard for "remote operation". The Visor quickly snaps onto its contacts, and you're in business. I type quite fast, and I have not complaints with the Targus keeping up. It has excellent feel...actually "feels" like a Compaq laptop keyboard. So, this method of remote operations seems like the way to go for me...when you're on the go, and when you have sufficient time to enter information of any significant quantity (while away from your Sync-desktop). However, I found the competing "Go-Type" keyboard to be too small for my hands, and I wear a size 9.5 glove...so, I'm not sure how most people can stand it. I would recommend purchasing the $99 Targus "folding keyboard" instead. The Targus full-sized folding keyboard is very high quality unit, with tolarances for fit that seem more like a piece spacecraft equipment, rather than mere keyboard design. In short, this is a very impressive unit. Additionally, ALL integrated Handspring Visor Deluxe programs are accessable via the Targus' keys: Addresses, Memo, etc. Both the Visor and Targus will easily fit in your case, bag, or even loose pockets.

My other recommendation is to buy a high quality case for both units -The leather Sundex (for $8.00) works great for the Visor, and it looks great. There is probably a great case for the Targus, but I haven't fount it yet. However, it is fully protected in its own metalic case.

Bottom line: Don't be in doubt of the Handspring Visor Deluxe system. It works great, and it seems that the possibilities are endless for reference software, organizing software, springboard modules (modems, multi-function modules including memory/modems/wireless modems/etc., and books-on-module), and the quality of this product is excellent. Definitely the best $250 bucks I've spent in many, many years. Go Vols! and buy ORANGE!

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Let me put it this way: a lot of fellow students from medical students have invested in PalmVx devices for their daily needs. Most of them are used only as desk calendars. A few of us more computer-oriented types went for the Handspring Visor. It is just as good as the Palm products in terms of their organizing and filing uses, but considerably superior in its expansion capacities and general design, even though it uses the standard Palm OS. The Visor fairly begs to be played with, expanded, tweaked with, and pushed to its ultimate potential. It is extremely well-made, as are the Springboard modules that are now coming on the market. Combine a Visor with a Stowaway keyboard, and you will have almost no need for a laptop again. I have not been so impressed with a computer product in many years. I notice that PalmPilot fans tend to dis the Visor, presumably because change is threatening. Palms and Visors are both great machines. But if you really want to put a handheld to work as a computer, and have fun with it in the process, the Visor has the clear advantage. Plus, an insurmountable advantage is the Visor's variability in presentation: I'm talking about the colors, baby! I strongly suggest you get it as soon as you finish reading this...

I recently bought a blue Visor Deluxe for my wife (she liked the color and was tired of waiting for the Palm Vx to come in stock). As a long time Palm III user, I too was swayed by the expansion port and the lower price and even thought about switching myself. Now that I've seen it though, I'm holding out for the Palm Vx. It works great and my wife loves it but I find a noticeable quality difference between the Palm and Handspring products. The Visor's case is a bit rickety, it's awkward to put in its cradle, and the writing surface feels scratchy and has a weird "give" that bugs me. If you've never used a Palm (like my wife) the Visor is a good bet for expansion and economic reasons. But for those used to the sleek Palm feel you may be disappointed.

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Love my new Kindle Fire case. Great value for the price. My only qualm is that the channels that allow you to prop the Kindle on it's side smudge the screen in two long lines when the case is closed. Not a real issue at all, but for a perfectionist like myself who hates smudges, it's a tiny pet peeve. Thanks for a great product and the quick shipping.

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The product is very nice. The case never comes open on it's own and it stays pretty clean most of the time considering it is white. I love the ability to stand up the Kindle on it's own so then I don't have to hold it. Overall i love the case and the accessories were just a bonus.I loved this product and I reccomend others for it too.

PalmOne PalmPilot Hard Plastic Cover

• Hard Plastic Cover for Palm Pilot PDA General Features: Dark grey hard cover case
• Slide-On method for easy attachment/removal
• Cover for PalmPilot Personal, Professional, Pilot 1000, and Pilot 5000 PDAs
• Includes Graffitti Stickers Notes: UPC: 7 82494 44067 7

so this thing is a nice idea, make a hard case for your palm pilot to keep it pretty. the bad thing is, the case is super chunky and mine cracked easily. it's better to go with a leather case for these, or just a plain old flipcover.