Handspring Visor Prism Handheld

Pros: 65k of Color, Lithium Ion Battery, Fast Processor
Cons: A little big to fit in Pocket

Lets talk about an amazing product. I have been searching around for an organizer for many months. I have had a Visor deluxe, HP Jornada 545, Compaq Ipaq, and a PalmVx. I was never satisfied by any of those until I got a Handspring Prism. What a piece of...

Pros: Fast, decent memory, good operating system, easy to use, color
Cons: A bit pricey, boxy styling

The first color handheld developed by Handspring is, in my opinion, a huge success. The machine is fast and responsive, and the colors are vibrant. It has decent memory (8 megs); I personally have over 50 programs on mine taking up only about half...

Pros: Great color, fast, usb- cable
Cons: Price is the only thing I can think of.

Finally I own a pda that i love. After being caught with the itch to buy a pda, and not knowing much about who made what, i rushed out to buy a palm vii. Not that I really needed a pda but i wanted one as a toy.

I'm a college student and I...

Pros: Finally rechargeable, fantastically crisp color
Cons: A little on the expensive side, should have had a flip cover

Years ago I bought one of the first PalmPilot models and it ended up gathering dust in my closet because the battery life was so poor. I decided that the next PDA I would buy would have a rechargeable battery. Having had a bad experience with Palm and...

Pros: Color, Expandability
Cons: Price, Limited Memory

If you're looking for a color Palm OS PDA, you don't have much of a selection. Your choices include a Palm IIIc, a Sony Clie, or, in my case, a Handspring Visor Prism.
The Prism's design is slightly bulky, but is overall slim enough to fit in a...

Pros: Color screen, 8MB RAM, USB cradle, Springboard slot
Cons: Pricey, more bulky, screen can be hard to read outside

I'll start my review by saying that I received my Prism for free, so I can't really comment much on the $449 list price (although I do think that has to come down at least $50 for it to be truly competitive in the marketplace). Having said that, this is...

Pros: Color Screen, Springboard Slot, USB Hot Sync
Cons: Size, Internal Battery, Color Screen in Sunlight

I purchased my Prism from Ebay from $310 which at the time was a really good price. The price has dropped considerably since then and can be found for just over $300.

I am not a real busy guy that needs to keep all my appointments somewhere...

Pros: Brilliant color display.
Cons: Difficult to see out doors and it is a little bit heavier.

The Visor Prism does have a beautiful color display. It does beat out the Palm IIIc and the 500 series. It can do anything the Deluxe or the Platinum can do but in color. The down-side is that it is difficult to see outdoors, however, you need to ask...

Pros: Color, runs PalmOS, familiar interface, Handspring's expansion cards
Cons: Heavier than other PDAs in its class, can't see screen outdoors, OS upgrades questionable

The Handspring Visor Prism was my second choice. The first choice was a Palm IIIc and, as usual, the local computer/office supply store didn't have any in stock (I'll save that for a rant in another location). Since instant gratification was the theme of...

Pros: Color, wireless capability, Lithium battery
Cons: No Flash ROM, Larger size than Palm V

I have been a Palm PDA user for the past 2+ years, most recently the Palm IIIx.

When I saw the Palm V, I was impressed with the form factor but I did not see any new capabilities when compared to the Palm IIIx.

When I saw the...

Pros: Color, expandability, fast, stable.
Cons: +size

I have owned 2 Palms and this is my 2nd Visor. I love it. The color is outstanding, its speedy and I think the expandability is what makes it superior to any of the Palms. Every month the are new springboard modules to choose from. The only flaw I can...

Pros: Colors are vivid. Battery life is great.
Cons: A bit bulkier than its B&W siblings.

I purchased my Prism refurbished from E-Bay as I was upgrading from my B&W Visor to the color Prism. I have an 8mb memory card installed on the unit as well. I couldn't live without the Prism. The colors on it are very rich and with the memory modu ...

Pros: It's in color, infinitely expandable.
Cons: Bulkier compared to other PDA's but worth it.

After examining the Handspring Prism at CompUSA, and reading up online about what it has to offer, I feel I have made a pretty good buy with the latest offering from Handspring.

COLOR *****
I finished reading a negative review of...

Pros: Great Screen
Cons: A little expensive

The color screen Visor Prism is one of two new models from Handspring for October, 2000. It's 50% faster than the Visor Deluxe thanks to its 33 MHz Motorola Dragonball VZ processor (the Visor and Deluxe have a 16 MHz processor). It has 8 megs of...

Pros: Expandability, and brilliant color display as well as updated applications
Cons: Display not daylight friendly

A gem of an assistant
It took some time for me to jump on the PDA bandwagon. After all, I had a laptop pretty much constantly with me, what would I need a less capable “toy” for? My workplace issued Handspring Deluxe in an attempt to make...