Palm m105 Handheld

Pros: Sleek, Light, Powerful, Compact, syncs with your Outlook... dump your planner!
Cons: Not in color

I'm never the first person to possess a new technology; in fact, I'm usually one of the last. Since I just started a new position, which involves regular traveling and is closer to the trendy world of marketing, I've noticed that most of my peers have a...

Pros: small, light, relatively cheap
Cons: small screen, lack of expandability functions and expensive for the current market

The palm m105 is a recent addition to the Palm Computing handheld line of products. This handheld is geared towards consumers who are either new to the PDA scene or are economically conscious. This handheld is a good idea, but for the price, it is too...

Pros: small, fashionable, clock with press of up button
Cons: no Flash, hotsync incompatibility, small screen, no network hotsync

Usually when a new device is created to replace an older device, it contains all of the functionality of the old device if not more.

A few months ago Palm released the m105 to replace the Palm IIIxe. Sadly, they did not incorporate all of the...

Pros: Easy To Use, Many accessories Available
Cons: Screen could have been bigger

INTRO

It was my wife’s birthday just the other day. She is a student at Oklahoma University and was saying that she needs to be more organized, so i thought i would get her a PDA for her birthday present.

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Pros: Price, Durable, Fun!
Cons: No expansion slot, no modem

Here is what you need to know about the Palm m105 Personal Data Assistant. I’ve owned other PDA’s in the past that gives me the ability to make an informed judgment. Here are the 8 most critical factors you should consider when purchasing the Palm m105...

Pros: It's cheap, but that's about all it's got going for it.
Cons: Small, low quality screen; fragile cover; poor digitizer, flaky beaming. Like I said, cheap.

For the past 2.5 years, I've been a PalmOS software developer for the University of Michigan's Center for Highly Interactive Computing in Education. (Hi-CE) (shameless plug: http://www.handheld.hice-dev.org/) In this time, I've spent a lot of time...

Pros: small, lightweight, 8MB RAM, carry in pocket
Cons: tiny screen, OS not upgradeable

I bought the m105 to use as a "lightweight" companion to my Handspring Visor Deluxe and I can safely say that the m105 is superior to the Visor in one way, and one way only: size.

The new m105 comes with 8mb of RAM which is quite an...

Pros: Small footprint, pleasant aesthetics, large memory, robust
Cons: Non-existent upgrade path, cover can fall off, lacks raw speed (and multitasking)

The Palm m105 is quite a nice little machine, all things considered. It's small, versatile, quite sturdy, and seems to run my life considerably better than I can. It even functions as a watch, thanks to the porthole on the cover which allows easy access...

Pros: Ease of use, expandability, price, extra memory
Cons: Hard to jot notes in a hurry

As a several-year veteran of traditional paper planners, I have been very hesitant to get a PDA because I was never sure if I would use it. Sure, it's a great toy at first, I reasoned, but would I really use it in the long run? At my company, legions...

Pros: Reminds of appointments, AvantGo, games
Cons: Cannot read mail

I got the m105 for Christmas (which is why I had to guess the price) to replace the palmIII I had been lending from my friend. The first things I noticed were the somewhat decreased screen size and a flip cover. The cover is good since I tend to scratch...

Pros: A wonderful entry-level PDA; compact, efficient and utilitarian
Cons: small screen, not upgradable, data transfers not bombproof

I was looking for a way to get my life organized. I have a ton of addresses, phone numbers and emails I need to keep track of, and I was constantly losing track of important dates. When I learned that I could manage other critical functions like my...

Pros: easy to use
Cons: flawed design

I experienced rather troubling performance with a Palm m100 that is applicable to the m105 as well, this product as well as the other products using the design mentioned below may not be suited for everyone, read on before you buy.

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Pros: More features, light weight, non shatter screen, comes with "Note pad"
Cons: Smaller screen size

Since the M105 is a replacement model for the Palm IIIxe, obviously, it is made with better functions and features than the Palm IIIxe.

The most significant difference is the shape. The M105 has a rounded bottom which fits nicer on your hand...

Pros: great look, lot's of memory, awesome clock.
Cons: awkward size, does not fit in a pocket all that great

So what is a PDA
if you know what a PDA is you might want to scroll down. PDA is short for personal digital assistant. This name was given to the first basic PDA's and kind of stuck. Today's PDA's are much for advanced and can offer email,...

Pros: It is very easy to use and integrate into your life.
Cons: Some people don't like the smaller screen.

This evaluation of the m105 probably applies to most PDAs using the Palm operating system. I have found it very useful and not much trouble to learn.

Software installation on the computer:
It was very easy on this chopshop computer...