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julietMy 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?
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?
