[delfuhd]

I was using a crappy Palm VII, then walked into my dad's office a few years back (I was about 12) and saw his Casio E-115.. :drool:

It was so cool! A Start menu, COLOR Screen! wow!

So after I lost that Palm VII, I asked my dad if I could have his Casio when he got a new one from his work, and he did and I got the Casio.. That's how I switched

[delfuhd]

I was using a crappy Palm VII, then walked into my dad's office a few years back (I was about 12) and saw his Casio E-115.. :drool:

It was so cool! A Start menu, COLOR Screen! wow!

So after I lost that Palm VII, I asked my dad if I could have his Casio when he got a new one from his work, and he did and I got the Casio.. That's how I switched

[c38b2]

I was in the market for a new PDA and there was an ad in the Staples flier that compared the Toshiba e310 to the Palm m505 - the e310 had like 7x the processing power, 4x the RAM, a higher resolution screen, etc... and so I got it instead of another Palm. :wink:

[arnage2]

i switched because ppc has better processors, wifi/bt, graphics ctrl, and greater windows compatability.

[Zack Mahdavi]

My main PDA was an m505, and before that a IIIxe. I used to love Palms, but I hated the lack of multitasking. I wanted to play mp3s on occasion. Of course, I could buy a new T3 to play mp3s. But I wanted to have Bluetooth AND WiFi. None of the Palms offered that except for the expensive Sony Clie.

So basically, it was the connectivity options of the iPaq 4155 that converted me. There are a lot of pros and cons about Pocket PCs, but I think overall, I made an excellent choice by switching. I tried to hold out for OS 6, but I couldn't resist waiting a few more months for something that's been around for a couple years... :?

[Jon Westfall]

Needed a phone/pda converged device, and really the Treo looked like crap to me. Liked the form factor of the PPC Phone Edition (T-Mobile branded) and decided to buy one over ebay. Got it, switched sims from my motorola v70 (cute design, horrible functionality on that one) and have been in love ever since.

Jon.

[shipwreck]

I haven't exactly actually "Switched" to PPC, Rather I have expanded to it. Ya see, I just recently bought me a iPAQ h1945, mainly for the connectivity, Multitasking, and entertainment value, And I absolutly love it, but I also own, and still use my Sony Clie' TG50, which is still a very good Palm device, it just sucks for internet and has such a small screen. :?

[TMann]

Well, as a Palm user and PPC newbie, I must say that many of you former Palm users would be surprised by what one can do with a Palm nowadays. My newly departed Tungsten T3, and my current TG50 are great e-mail and web browsing machines (via BT and my T-mobile GPRS account.) I've used them in a lot of different ways: PIM, word processsing, spreadsheet (simple), e-book, MP3's, audio books, database and numerous reference books. Both of them are pretty speedy, and as for multi-tasking, well, I have to admit that I've never really been bothered by it.

Having said that, I am within a week of receiving my new (used) e805, and I am just jazzed! The screen is beautiful, and I'm pretty excited about FINALLY having a PDA with Wi-Fi. I'm on the lookout for a socket BT card so that I can continue to use my T-mobile GPRS account.

Getting back to the original question, I think that the lack of Wi-Fi options is really the biggest failing of the Palm OS. Until recently, the only way to get Wi-Fi was to spend a lot of money on a Tungsten C, or a high-end Clie. This is getting better with some of the recent Sony offerings, but Palm is still WAY behind in this regard.

In any case, I'm just excited to be here and am looking forward to getting to know my new toy. (I'm sure I'll have lot of questions.)

Ted

[Kowalski]

multitasking multimedia office and outlook sync well made software rather than palm
are these enough?

[Veggie_Musician]

I had 2 palm T3 but took them back because of faulty screens. Saw a 4155 for a cheap price and thought why not give this a go (Im not a fanboy). To be honest theres not much between PPC and Palm. Each can do what each other can do - some things worse others better.

[Vidge]

Originally Posted by TMann

Well, as a Palm user and PPC newbie, I must say that many of you former Palm users would be surprised by what one can do with a Palm nowadays. My newly departed Tungsten T3, and my current TG50 are great e-mail and web browsing machines (via BT and my T-mobile GPRS account.) I've used them in a lot of different ways: PIM, word processsing, spreadsheet (simple), e-book, MP3's, audio books, database and numerous reference books. Both of them are pretty speedy, and as for multi-tasking, well, I have to admit that I've never really been bothered by it.

Well said. I have a T3 as well.

Originally Posted by TMann

Getting back to the original question, I think that the lack of Wi-Fi options is really the biggest failing of the Palm OS. Until recently, the only way to get Wi-Fi was to spend a lot of money on a Tungsten C, or a high-end Clie. This is getting better with some of the recent Sony offerings, but Palm is still WAY behind in this regard.

Another alternative for Wifi is the Enfora Wireless Portfolio, which I use with my T3. It works quite well.

I have ordered an Axim X30 (624 mhz) and I am looking forward to seeing what the "dark side" is all about. I can't say that I have "switched" - that will have to wait until I actually get my X30 but I am bored with my T3 so we shall see.