Psion Series 5mx Pro Reviews

I bought mine used off Ebay and it has been excellent. The battery life is fantastic and runs of two AA batteries. A handy battery meter is built into the device and is pretty accurate too. The screen is the best part. This has to be the best monochromatic screen I have seen on a PDA. Its sharp, clear and ahs a wide range of ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review

Where would I be without my Psion 5? I'm not sure, but I'll know where I've been through the Personal Organiser's Agenda, which looks like a little diary. It can be customised to look the way you want it to, and you can view by day, by week or by "To Do" list (the annual view is pretty useless, but is an option.) Or you ...  Read the complete review

good alround - Advantages: expandable, loads of programs - Disadvantages: black and white, thick

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. ...  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 ...  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 ...  Read the complete review

Excellent cheap computing away from home. - Advantages: Small, Nearly as useful as a laptop, turns on instantly - Disadvantages: Screen a little small

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 ...  Read the complete review

...shame about pretty much everything else, really. I've been a Palm user for several years, but decided that I was spending so much time commuting I should put it to good use, and do some writing. Graffiti is fine for quick notes, but for anything more you really need a keyboard. I considered buying one of those dinky foldaway Palm ...  Read the complete review

I have sold Psion products for nearly 11 years right from the psion II. For along time Psion were untouchable, your choice was either a laptop PC or a filofax. However as Palm, handspring have moved in, Psion is beginning to lose its uniqueness. Firstly the Psion Series 5mx is an great product for the 30 something buisness person, who is ...  Read the complete review

I've been a fan of Psion for a long time (at least 6 years). Starting off with a Series 3a I used it all the time and downloaded many great applications from the Internet. After a couple of years Psion brought out the Series 5 which I decided to buy. The touchscreen was really useful and made navigation so much easier. The drawing ...  Read the complete review

I upgraded from a 3c and I'm pleased I did. If you're considering the same ponder on the following: Pros: - you can sync your diary to MSOutlook and should you wish post it on the web - the database has more detail - separate spaces for home details & work details for example - the To-Do lists are more detailed and ...  Read the complete review

Great machine - keyboard input beats all other pen devices hands-down for speed and efficiency. Recently thought of changing to a sexy IPaq - but once I tried it out for 2 weeks quickly swapped back to the 5Mx. Pity about the synch capability though - and Lotus Notes support is really poor. Batery life is very good, although ...  Read the complete review

I did quite a bit of research before buying my 5MX. My husband already had a Jornada (really nice little PDA complete with colour screen) but I needed a lot of the software that is only written for the EPOC based PDA's. That said, the 5MX was the only real choice as I see it - it had a really nice keyboard which is easy to use with a ...  Read the complete review

The Psion 5mx is the progidy of the Series 5 - Psion took the Series 5, ironed out the initial problems, improved a few things, and released it with a jumped up spec and some new software. So, the question has to be, is this release worth it, and, now that the Series 7 is out, should you be buying one? The answer is a resounding yes. The ...  Read the complete review

I did my homework before buying my Series 5 two years ago. I liked the idea of a comparatively large keyboard, and the variety of different functions, from the Agenda, to Word and the database. They haven't disappointed - I love the database in particular as it's so fast for numbers/emails etc. I also love the freeware available ...  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 ...  Read the complete review

Psion has in its Series 5 of palmtops an excellent range of products. There are basically three different types of Psion Series 5 palmtops (when you exclude the simpler REVOs), the original granite black coloured model, the special edition metallic green one and the more recent 5MX. There are very few differences other than aesthetical from the ...  Read the complete review

Psion has in its Series 5 of palmtops an excellent range of products. There are basically three different types of Psion Series 5 palmtops (when you exclude the simpler REVOs), the original granite black coloured model, the special edition metallic green one and the more recent 5MX. There are very few differences other than aesthetical from the ...  Read the complete review