petvas
10-03-2006, 03:22 PM
The last months I couldnt find any joy in using my Pocket Loox 720. I wanted something new, something that would make me go wow, like the original iPaq did! Looking at the market I couldnt find a single device that had this effect on me. Everything seemed mediocre to me. Nothing special...
So, I didnt buy anything at that time but I also stopped using my Loox. After a couple of months I saw the Sony Ericsson M600i device! What a design! I bought it immediately and tried using it as my main PDA. Well, nothing is what it seems. The Symbian OS is so slow! The lack of third party applications also stroke me, where is Pocket Informant, Agenda Fusion, Codewallet?
The installed PIM applications were a joke and the device in general was also very instable. Syncing was another issue since I have a MAC, so now after two months I am selling my Sony Ericsson. Symbian? No, thank you!
Last week, I saw the Palm TX device: 4" screen, looks nice, Wifi, Bluetooth. I decided to give it a try, so I bought it and I am using it since Friday. Today I put it on eBay for sale! Why? Well, read on!
This is my first (and probably last) Palm OS device. The OS is really very bad compared to Windows Mobile! I thought that Windows Mobile was nothing special but now I can say that it is by far the best PDA OS!
Palm OS doesnt support multitasking, so I was surprised to see that I couldnt use my Calendar apps while syncing. What? Palm, u have to be kidding!
Then, I wanted to set a recurring alarm to wake me up every day at 6:30. Yeah right...After some digging I found the alarm feature but there u can set only an alarm for the next day. There is also a nice explanation, saying that the Alarm application mimics a normal Alarm Clock! Well, Palm ,its the 21st century! Why have a computer then?
I then set up my email account. Versa Mail worked very well, better than Pocket Inbox. Here is Palm clearly the winner!
The Palm Internet browser was also very good, the only irritating thing was the level of Fonts Size. You dont really have an option in points, u r being offered specific sizes to choose from. This is the case with most apps in the OS!!! I think the fonts are generally too large and look clumsy!
Then, I went out to test the "best" PIM: Agendus...
What a piece of c*"§!
Its not as customisable as PI or Agenda Fusion, the interface sucks, the available views are not customizable and the contact view is really a disappointment. I dont even understand people that like it so much!
Just have a look at Pocket Informant or Agenda Fusion and you will see the difference!
Palm OS is also very instable. I got many random restarts while working with the system!
In the end, I started thinking why I bought this device! Its really very limited, the available software on the market isnt so great and its really a step backward!
I just ordered the iPaq 6915 and I cant wait! I will never get a palm again!!!
So, I didnt buy anything at that time but I also stopped using my Loox. After a couple of months I saw the Sony Ericsson M600i device! What a design! I bought it immediately and tried using it as my main PDA. Well, nothing is what it seems. The Symbian OS is so slow! The lack of third party applications also stroke me, where is Pocket Informant, Agenda Fusion, Codewallet?
The installed PIM applications were a joke and the device in general was also very instable. Syncing was another issue since I have a MAC, so now after two months I am selling my Sony Ericsson. Symbian? No, thank you!
Last week, I saw the Palm TX device: 4" screen, looks nice, Wifi, Bluetooth. I decided to give it a try, so I bought it and I am using it since Friday. Today I put it on eBay for sale! Why? Well, read on!
This is my first (and probably last) Palm OS device. The OS is really very bad compared to Windows Mobile! I thought that Windows Mobile was nothing special but now I can say that it is by far the best PDA OS!
Palm OS doesnt support multitasking, so I was surprised to see that I couldnt use my Calendar apps while syncing. What? Palm, u have to be kidding!
Then, I wanted to set a recurring alarm to wake me up every day at 6:30. Yeah right...After some digging I found the alarm feature but there u can set only an alarm for the next day. There is also a nice explanation, saying that the Alarm application mimics a normal Alarm Clock! Well, Palm ,its the 21st century! Why have a computer then?
I then set up my email account. Versa Mail worked very well, better than Pocket Inbox. Here is Palm clearly the winner!
The Palm Internet browser was also very good, the only irritating thing was the level of Fonts Size. You dont really have an option in points, u r being offered specific sizes to choose from. This is the case with most apps in the OS!!! I think the fonts are generally too large and look clumsy!
Then, I went out to test the "best" PIM: Agendus...
What a piece of c*"§!
Its not as customisable as PI or Agenda Fusion, the interface sucks, the available views are not customizable and the contact view is really a disappointment. I dont even understand people that like it so much!
Just have a look at Pocket Informant or Agenda Fusion and you will see the difference!
Palm OS is also very instable. I got many random restarts while working with the system!
In the end, I started thinking why I bought this device! Its really very limited, the available software on the market isnt so great and its really a step backward!
I just ordered the iPaq 6915 and I cant wait! I will never get a palm again!!!