5MX - the max Psion 5? (Psion Series 5mx Pro)

Member Name: Kingcod

Product:	Psion Series 5mx Pro
Date:	16/11/02 (229 review reads)
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Advantages: Great Keyboard, Fast reliable software

Disadvantages: Monochrome Screen, A bit too big for you top pocket

As I write this you may have some trouble finding one of these babies in the shops - Psion no longer makes them moving out of the PDA market for good - more's the shame!

I wouldn't be without the 5MX. I don't want to go over ground covered in reviews of the Series 5 - the MX is simply a lot faster - particulalrly for searching through databases. It also syncs very well to my PC through PsiWin - this keeps my MS Outlook diary and contacts right up to date every day.

There is also a lot of software out there to use on the Series 5 - a great free chess programme, and lots of freeware and shareware. With a flashdisk port you will not run out of storage space - the 16MB inbuilt will pack a lot of data.

The touchscreen is effective, and I think I am right in saying a little brighter than earlier Series 5 Psions.

OK - now the downside - it ain't windows CE or anything like - but the EPOC operating system is renowned as a reliable platform all the same, and is logically arranged in all the main applications in ROM - menus on the top.

I use my Psion in all my office work - type a report using the excellent keyboard, record conversations, get beaten at chess....

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