Palm M500

This is my fourth Palm in as many years. Not that that's a reflection on the longevity of the products - far from it - it's just that I'm a gadget freak and I quickly outgrew the memory of my earlier Palms. First I had a Palm Pro (1mb), then a IIIe (2mb), then a IIIxe (8mb). The first two have since been passed on to other family members and are still in active service - the IIIxe may go the same way. When Palm introduced their card-slotted PDAs, I was immediately interested. The idea of just being able to buy a £40 card to increase the memory, rather than a whole new system really attracted me. Other reviewers have speculated that the slot ...  Read the complete review

Having had a Psion 5 for over three years, it was becoming a bore to lug nearly 1lb in your jacket pocket and have to replace batteries every fortnight if not on mains power... I wavered for a while between a Vx and an m500, since the former is being sold at knock-down prices (in the UK)and most of the new features are for real techies - I can't see myself need additional memory. As more software applications are developed for this series, it will then come into its own. The real attraction is the mobile connectivity (I use a Nokia 6210), which works a dream with the web-clipping software and the content offered by AvantGo (also suppied with bonus ...  Read the complete review

I have owned a Palm III for 3 years and in this time it has given me sterling service. So it was gutting when I accidentally dropped it on a concrete floor and the LCD screen cracked. However it is a testament to the durability of these palms that the III still worked. So I decided to buy the latest palm M500. At just under £300 it was almost twice as expensive as my III. But it has 8MB of memory, the card interface and a snazzy design. OS4 is not that different from earlier versions, in fact the main difference is the ability to capture an image of your writing in notepad, great for when you hastily need to write down a telephone number, but is it worth that ...  Read the complete review

I recieved the M500 as a christmas present, and, as a student I thought it was going to be quite useful for phone numbers and appointments etc. Oh how I was under-estimating it!! Now I take it everywhere. I'm a student, and I can definitely say this is not just a toy for executives, it makes studies so much easier too! I use it now to read journal articles and books; to keep up with the news; to plan my sutdies and social life; check my email; to keep reading lists for projects that I am doing, that I can update wherever I am; to read lecture notes; it even wakes me up every morning! The M505 is a great option. Reasonably priced it has plenty of ...  Read the complete review