Dead Palm

My Palm has died (won't switch on; when I tried resetting it the screen started flashing alarmingly & wouldn't stop). This is BAD & I am now going to have to fork out for a new one.

Inspection of the various available Palms reveals that the one I really want is the M500 (it's light, small, monochrome (I don't need colour), & has a rechargable battery). Unfortunately, this isn't readily available any more - Dabs have it for £175.07 but have to order it specially for you, no one else appears to have it at all. Or I could get one from Ebay for £75 (or maybe a bit less - that's the "buy it now" option).

The other option is the M130, which is cheaper (£139.82 from Dabs) & available, but colour, heavier, & twice the thickness. Or the M515 (£202.10 from Dabs, though, which is getting a bit expensive given that really I didn't ought to be spending the money at all, but I NEED an external brain!. And it's colour, heavier, but with more memory).

So: does anyone have any experience of the M130/M500/M515? And does it seem sensible to buy a M500 on the cheap from Ebay, or is this going to be a false economy? (the current one was second-hand, after all, & has only lasted a year, bah) Oh yes - & is that "Notepad" application (where you can write handwritten things) any good at all?

Dead Palm

My Palm has died (won't switch on; when I tried resetting it the screen started flashing alarmingly & wouldn't stop). This is BAD & I am now going to have to fork out for a new one.

Inspection of the various available Palms reveals that the one I really want is the M500 (it's light, small, monochrome (I don't need colour), & has a rechargable battery). Unfortunately, this isn't readily available any more - Dabs have it for £175.07 but have to order it specially for you, no one else appears to have it at all. Or I could get one from Ebay for £75 (or maybe a bit less - that's the "buy it now" option).

The other option is the M130, which is cheaper (£139.82 from Dabs) & available, but colour, heavier, & twice the thickness. Or the M515 (£202.10 from Dabs, though, which is getting a bit expensive given that really I didn't ought to be spending the money at all, but I NEED an external brain!. And it's colour, heavier, but with more memory).

So: does anyone have any experience of the M130/M500/M515? And does it seem sensible to buy a M500 on the cheap from Ebay, or is this going to be a false economy? (the current one was second-hand, after all, & has only lasted a year, bah) Oh yes - & is that "Notepad" application (where you can write handwritten things) any good at all?

Hurrah

rejs told me how to get the Palm working again. Sadly this involved a hard reset & the loss of all data. I think I have a *fairly* recent backup at home...

I have a sneaking suspicion that this will happen again, though, so I'll likely look to get a replacement in the near future anyway. The Treo is definitely looking tempting...

Hurrah

rejs told me how to get the Palm working again. Sadly this involved a hard reset & the loss of all data. I think I have a *fairly* recent backup at home...

I have a sneaking suspicion that this will happen again, though, so I'll likely look to get a replacement in the near future anyway. The Treo is definitely looking tempting...

Bloody machines

Right. So, not only did the Palm restore go Horribly Wrong, leading to loss of all data save my keyring stuff (so, um, if I had your address, I don't any more. Email it me if you think I should have it. Thankfully the mobile hasn't lost people's phone numbers - YET). But having finally gotten around to trying to sort my laptop out to do wireless magic, the memory's fucked & it won't boot.

I am *not* going to start hitting things. I am going to have a nice bath & sulk.

Anyone out there know anything about Thinkpad memory? I've had a brief prod at the inside, & everything useful appears to be hidden underneath the battery with big DO NOT MOVE notices all over it.

<sigh>
It's not like I really *need* a laptop anyway, I suppose. We do have Pete's work laptop for use in the garden, even if it *is* Windows.

This is not a good day for me & technology, clearly.

Bloody machines

Right. So, not only did the Palm restore go Horribly Wrong, leading to loss of all data save my keyring stuff (so, um, if I had your address, I don't any more. Email it me if you think I should have it. Thankfully the mobile hasn't lost people's phone numbers - YET). But having finally gotten around to trying to sort my laptop out to do wireless magic, the memory's fucked & it won't boot.

I am *not* going to start hitting things. I am going to have a nice bath & sulk.

Anyone out there know anything about Thinkpad memory? I've had a brief prod at the inside, & everything useful appears to be hidden underneath the battery with big DO NOT MOVE notices all over it.

<sigh>
It's not like I really *need* a laptop anyway, I suppose. We do have Pete's work laptop for use in the garden, even if it *is* Windows.

This is not a good day for me & technology, clearly.