I must say that when I decided that I needed a mobile computing device, the idea of using a PDA never crossed my mind. I always thought of them as mere organisers, unable to cope with real documents. The Psion 5mx has proved me wrong. The first thing to note is the speed of the units. Apps load near instantly and there is no boot-time. The OS helps in this respect as well. It is an uncluttered interface that gives you quick access to what you need. You can be typing a document within seconds. The programs included are basic versions of the standard office tools (word-processor, spreadsheet etc). They provide the functionality needed to get most ...  Read the complete review

Ok. The first thing to say is this is not a PDA for everyone. I bought mine on a number of merits; price, internet access, full keyboard, and programmable. If you want a fancy gadget more than a practical device, go blow a fortune on a flashy pointer-only, colour screen device that requires the national grid to do anything lengthy. I am an IT professional, and I decided on some quite reasonable criteria for a PDA if I was to own one. Wanting a proper keyboard (that was actually useable) severely narrowed down my choice of machines, and the price restriction pretty much helped complete my choice for me. The screen on the 5mx is not brilliant, ...  Read the complete review

The 5mx is well established now and there are a number of reviews already here on DooYoo, so I'm going to concentrate on a few personal issues that have occurred during my 14 months' use. First, I should establish that overall I'm very impressed with the product; it clearly reveals the expertise that Psion have acquired over many years of producing PDAs. My 5mx runs my life, and it has been almost entirely reliable at meeting my various needs. The size is ideal; I change the batteries about once a month. The software is very fast and reliable [on average I need to reboot only about once a month - just think on that, Windows users!] and ...  Read the complete review

I am writing this opinion as I have just discovered what I consider to be a significant flaw in an otherwise excellent machine. I was a fan of Psion machines having had a Series 3 originally, which fell apart after admittedly some rough use. I upgraded to the 5mx and was determined to protect my machine and so bought the ultra-tough Palm-Tec hard case. I was then surprised to suffer from a broken screen cable after 18months of ownership and annoyed to find this costs £100 to fix, as Psion will replace the whole screen. They will only guarantee this for 3 months, so I am left with the impression that the cable breaks every 18 months so making the machine ...  Read the complete review

I have abandoned my personal organiser. It has bleeped its last bleep. It sits now in a quiet corner of a forgotten drawer, its batteries slowly fading, its lifeless screen folded in redundancy. A Psion resting in peace. I had lusted for that Psion. Every address of every person I had ever met was logged in there. Their children’s names, hobbies, birthdays – cross referenced, of course, to the diary, with special bleeps for the day, and even more special advance reminder bleeps. My first Psion, my beloved Psion series 3, had an entire section of the database reserved for research material. As a lawyer I had crammed it with every ...  Read the complete review