Phil Esra wrote:
> We were using a borrowed palm pilot that we may not always have access
> to, so I'm thinking about buying one. Since I'm not really into personal
> organization, it would be a dedicated autox tool, and I'd like to spend
> as little as possible.
>
> Are they robust enough to safely buy a used one? What models are
> suitable? Anyone have a used one they want to sell?
You can safely buy a used one. I would strongly recommend buying a IIIe
or a IIIe Special Edition (with a cool translucent case). List price on
these is $149 as of last week; street prices are just now coming down as
well.
You can probably find an older used Palm, but I wouldn't recommend it --
the screen on the IIIe and other recent Palms is *vastly* superior, and
worth every penny. If you still insist on buying something older, buy
a III, and don't pay more than, say, $75 for it.
Other acceptable choices are the IIIx and IIIxe. These have more memory
and are more expandable than the IIIe, but you won't need it. The Palm
V
series is less robust than the III series. And the old PalmPilot series
is getting less software support these days; the original Pilots are
pretty much not worth having anymore.
Mark
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