why a zire

[cliemea]

what is the real piontof getting a zire, they have a tiny screen, small memory and nowhere to plun in a keyboard or such accesory, you can now get the m125 for about $25 more

[mpancha]

because my boss bought one, didn't like it for all the reasons you just said, and gave it to me for free.

and once I decide if I really will use this thing, I'll get a real Palm, and pass this on to someone else.... and the tradition will continue.

[cliemea]

i guess its a good beginer pda

[kjman10]

i agree, i got the zire for my first palm and i love it, i just wished it had more memory.

[ebisix]

Originally posted by kjman10
i agree, i got the zire for my first palm and i love it, i just wished it had more memory.

The Zire is not a good PDA. For the same price, you can get an m105 that has 4 times the memory, a USB cradle, 4 hard keys, Flash memory, a backlit screen and the option to change the faceplate. I wouldn't be surprised if the Zire is dropped soon from the Palm line.

[cliemea]

good point, but the zire has os 4.1 while the m105 has 3.5. but then again, you could get an os 4.1 upgrade for about $30

[ebisix]

Originally posted by cliemea
good point, but the zire has os 4.1 while the m105 has 3.5. but then again, you could get an os 4.1 upgrade for about $30

True. However, I don't think the OS would be too much of an issue.

[palm boy]

All that os 4 does is give you SD support, which the ZIRE does not have.

[cliemea]

not really, most newer applications require at least os 4.o

[palm boy]

But do you have room for new apps?

[cliemea]

or course i have room with 16mb, and so does the zire with 2. Most newer megasoft apps need 4.0

[ebisix]

The Zire does have room, but not much.

[lexjuris]

I think I would love to play pocket scorch over the Zire!!!

[kuka11]

i saw the zire brand new (not refurbished) for $79 at a local electronics store. maybe the are going to drop in price soon. good beginers pda if someone isnt sure if they will use one or not.

[cliemea]

but still if you not sure if your going to use it or not, you could just get an m100 or evan an old pilot 1000 for that matter

[palm boy]

and the m100 has four buttons

[Matthew Poulsen]

I think a point everyone needs to consider is that those buying a Zire are usually complete infants to the PDA world. The don't know that the m105 is a better but cheaper PDA. They buy the Zire because its under $100 and it looks cool. It definitely "looks" better then the m105. From a marketing point of view it was brilliant of Palm to make the Zire. From a consumer funtionality point of view it would be stupid to buy a Zire. From a consumer "sexiness" point of view the Zire is a cheap solution. So depending on who you are the Zire obviously has different value. I'm sure I'm stating the obvious for most but maybe not all.

[chipper]

The reason why I have bought the Zire is the fact that there is a rechargable Li-ion battery included. I just *hate* batteries and changing them with the risk of losing everything. Some more positive things of the Zire are the exellent sharp and clear screen (compared with the M105). This has to do with the fact that the Zire has no backlight and that the pixels are therefore closer together, meaning a sharper screen. The nice, small, white design is of course excellent and is very stylish compared with the M105. For my applications (Agenda Adress book and some add-on programs like chess, a star-map, scientific calculator etc.) the 2Mb memory is not even an issue. My address-book with over 100 contacts only takes up 14 Kb of the total 1800 available...
Another point is that in Europe (at least in Belgium) the older Palm models are very hard to get and are still expensive compared with the Zire.

[cliemea]

Originally posted by chipper
100 contacts only takes up 14 Kb of the total 1800 available...


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