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please help

Jul 14, 2004 10:12AM PDT

i need help
i don't have very much money to spend on a pda and cant find anything that works for me
i need it for school and want a color screen
any suggestions??

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Jul 14, 2004 11:15AM PDT
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some considerations:
Jul 14, 2004 12:47PM PDT

if you dont care about platform, Dell Axim has a low end model with pretty good reviews. PPC platform.

the zire 31 is a lower end palm pilot, though now palmone.com is selling refurbished zire 71s for pretty cheap. But you may not want a palm that someone else returned.
I think the 31 is the lowest color zire, but i bet you can find some old models that palmone doesn't make any longer on ebay or other tech resale sites.

clie may have some priced at the 150 range.

HP should too, but it will probably be stripped down.

I would suggest you read all the PDA reviews on this site, and then give a more detailed request.

But as a student, i think you will probably need only the most basic utilities, plus a word processor.
For PPC thats Pocket Word,
For Palm thats Documents to Go.

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PAlm Zire 31
Jan 25, 2005 11:49PM PST

Just replaced my HANDSPRING VISOR with a Zire 31. It's got all of my organizational apps, many fun and useful shareware and freeware downloads to choose from, and it's color (what a difference!) Only downside is the lack of metal cases for the 31! I've settled for a BodyGlove case. Palmone.com or Ebay has the devices and accesories. Definitely read the reviews on CNet.com, too.

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Try an IPAQ
Apr 10, 2005 9:54AM PDT

Try a 1900 or 2000 series IPAQ. You can find either one on ebay for a very reasonalbe price.