Palm Pilots

[Davis 51]

I'm in the market for a decent palm pilot. My mother wants one this christmas and I need some reccomendations. She's mostly going to be using it for scheduling and organizational purposes, so I don't need anything too fancy, but I want something a bit above entry-level that won't cost an arm and a leg.

Any suggestions?

[RThurmont]

The Palm Pilot hasn't been on the market in about a decade IIRC. However, its decendents from Palm are, in my opinion, quite good. I use a Tungsten E2. The market for non-cellphone PDAs is sadly declining however, as everyone wants their PDA to also function as a cellphone (which is understandable, but still, for those of us who would like to have a pocket-sized computer and who already have a great cellphone like the Motorola RAZR, it makes no sense). Assuming your mother doesn't want a smartphone (in which case the obvious choices are between the Motorola Q, the Palm Treo, and the Blackberry), I'd strongly reccommend the Tungsten E2-it's not exactly cutting edge, but its relatively inexpensive, good looking, and quite durable (I've dropped mine repeatedly without damage). If you buy the $69 wireless keyboard and the $99 WiFi SD card, you turn it into a mobile laptop replacement that fits into the pockets in a standard business suit.

[Davis 51]

The Palm Pilot hasn't been on the market in about a decade IIRC. However, its decendents from Palm are, in my opinion, quite good. I use a Tungsten E2. The market for non-cellphone PDAs is sadly declining however, as everyone wants their PDA to also function as a cellphone (which is understandable, but still, for those of us who would like to have a pocket-sized computer and who already have a great cellphone like the Motorola RAZR, it makes no sense). Assuming your mother doesn't want a smartphone (in which case the obvious choices are between the Motorola Q, the Palm Treo, and the Blackberry), I'd strongly reccommend the Tungsten E2-it's not exactly cutting edge, but its relatively inexpensive, good looking, and quite durable (I've dropped mine repeatedly without damage). If you buy the $69 wireless keyboard and the $99 WiFi SD card, you turn it into a mobile laptop replacement that fits into the pockets in a standard business suit.

She's definitely not looking for a smartphone, and isn't looking for a laptop replacement either. I'll look into the Tungsten E2.

[RThurmont]

IIRC the E2 is $149. There is a cheaper option, the Z22, for $99, but frankly, I don't think its worth the savings. If she wants a really high end option, they've discounted the LifeDrive down to $349, but that's probably way more computing power than she'd need.

[phongn]

I have the Tungsten E(1) and it's a pretty good basic PDA.