Handspring Visor Platinum Reviews
Product Type: Handspring Tablet PCs / eBook Readers
Description:Model ID 1017DE /
Newest Review: ... over USB. For those people who don't have a computer with a USB port, Handspring also offer an optional serial link. The ... more
... second main advantage of having a Handspring over a Palm is that the Handspring has a Springboard port that allows you to plug in a range of add-in modules such as a digital camera or a Blue Tooth transceiver. This gives the Handspring a much better defined upgrade path. One of the problems with the Handspring range is that the Operating System is not flash upgradeable so you will never be able to fully upgrade to the latest palm OS when it becomes available. As it happens the Platinum is already running the la...morePrice Comparison for Handspring Visor Platinum
Customer Handspring Visor Platinum Reviews (1)
by - written on 07/02/01, updated on 07/02/01 (Somewhat useful, 167 readings)
Rating:
A Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) is perhaps one of the most useful bits of electronic kit that anyone could ever own and you could do a lot worse than the Handspring Visor Platinum. As well as doing all the usual stuff that you can do with any Palm OS based PDA it also has a few unique features. Firstly the hot sync cradle connects to your computer via a USB cable. This allows much faster transfers than the slow serial link that comes with the Palm computers. However for some reason on the Platinum handspring have set the default speed to 56kbps, although this can be adjusted to take advantage of the full bandwidth available over USB. For those people who ... Read the complete review
Technical Details for Handspring Visor Platinum
| Product Description | Handspring Visor Platinum |
| Product Type | Handheld |
| Dimensions (WxDxH) | 7.6 cm x 1.8 cm x 12.2 cm |
| Weight | 153 g |
| Colour | Graphite |
| Localisation | German / Germany |
| Processor | Motorola MC68VZ328 33 MHz |
| RAM | 8 MB |
| Display | 160 x 160 |
| Image | 4-bit (16 grey levels) |
| Audio Input | Microphone |
| Wireless Connectivity | IrDA |
| Input Device | Touch-screen, stylus |
| Battery | AAA type |
| Run Time (Up To) | 2 month(s) |
| Operating System | Palm OS 3.5.2H |
| System Requirements for PC Connection | Apple MacOS 8.5 or later, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition, Microsoft Windows 98/2000 |
| Manufacturer Warranty | 1 year warranty |
