Casio Cassiopeia EM-500 Pocket PC

Pros: Inexpensive Color PDA. Easy to use! FUN
Cons: MMC Memory hard to use, but can be substituted for SD.

I purchased my EM-500 last year to use as my date book and personal organizer. It comes with Outlook, word, excel, and Pocket PC for the OS. I began using my EM-500 by entering as many dates (birthdays, appts, etc) into the date book as I could remember ...

Pros: Excellent color screen, variety of programs, good expandable memory with MMC
Cons: Only 16MB built-in memory, lack of expandability

My PDA Requirements When I was shopping for my first PDA, I had several requirements. First ...

Pros: Superb stylish look with choice of colours, Easy to use, Large, clear screen
Cons: Unable to upgrade OS, Memory size small, Tab protecting computer connection easy to lose

The first thing that grabs you about the Cassiopeia EM500 is the look of it. Available in a variety of colours it's ideal for those people who like to have a slightly more personalised pocket pc. The design of the EM500 is in my opinion excellent. All...

Pros: This little PDA rocks! Beautiful screen, MP3 Capabilities, MMC Card Usage, Software
Cons: Not really anything, actually smaller I found than the new Compaq.

I am enjoying my EM500 thoroughly! I love gadgets and this one does about everything except wash dishes. I have had the EM500 for about a month now and couldn't be happier. It lets me organize my life, write notes and type word documents, play games,...

Pros: style, cost and o/s.
Cons: bulky size, limited 16 mb ram, unreadable screen under sunlight

I bought it refurnished-new from ubid for 180$.
There are many things I like about it: the very pretty green cover and the great screen color resolution. A huge plus, for me, is the o/s windows ce; I am used to the window o/s and I like the...

Pros: MMC expansion slot, great color screen, price
Cons: Not enough memory, could be faster, easily scratchable screen

Once in a while you get a device while it's new and hot, and forget to tell anybody else about it (at least on Epinion)... this is one of those times...

I've had the EM-500 for almost a year now. At that time, I was looking for a...

Pros: Color screen is super clear and bright. Expansion slot for more memory.
Cons: Few accessories available. Low RAM.

INTRO/WHAT TO EXPECT

The Casio EM-500 comes in varied packages, depending on the retail location. I purchased mine for $299.00 at Costco, and this included a 32 megabyte multimedia storage card (talked about below), which is not...

Pros: Nice color Display
Cons: Only has a MMC slot, only has 16 MB of RAM

The casio EM-500 is a very nice machine. If you know how to use the Windows operating system them you will have no problems at all with the windows pocket operating system. Its has a very nice 65,000+ color display. It would be nice if it came with 32MB...

Pros: Beautiful display, fast processor, separate backup battery, great functionality, USB connection
Cons: MMC memory cards are extremely rare and expensive; no cradle

Those of you who read my Epinions in electronics know that I bought an HP Jornada 525 Pocket PC in the not-so-distant pass. I also returned it because I couldn't stand the incredibly long transfer times through the serial interface. And so I set out to...

Pros: Nice color display and functionality
Cons: Screen cracks easily

When I first received my Cassiopeia EM500 I was trilled. But after having it less than 30 days I accidentally dropped it from my lap onto a carpeted floor and the screen cracked. The unit is virtually inoperable after the drop. All I can do is turn...

Pros: Good handwriting recognition, nice colors.
Cons: Not much memory, but that can be solved with a memory card

A few weeks ago I was out looking at an electronic store when I came to the section with the wonderful pocket PC's. I played on a few out and instantly fell in love with them. I decided that before buying one I should do some research on them.
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Pros: Decent software, Easy to use.
Cons: *Dreadful* to use in daylight or strong indoor light. Expensive.

I have had my EM-500 for about 4 months now. I confess to having second thoughts about it all, now that I have had it for a while.

There is no doubt that it works exactly as its supposed to, WinCE is fine as an OS (unless you happen to be...

Pros: modern, color, easy to use
Cons: i've been having minor problems...

I actually received a Casio EM-500 under special conditions, and it's surpassed my expectations. I had a Compaq, but the plastic of the push-pin battery compartment opening mechanism broke, and the battery compartment would no longer close. Noticing...

Pros: Great screen, very good character recognition
Cons: Mediocre sound recording, Battery life too short, No cradle,Accessories availability

I wanted a good TFT color screen. I preferred the Cassioppiea over Palm because of a better screen resolution and larger usable screen size. I preferred it over Compaq because of better pricing and better score in a PC Magazine review and a wider range...

Pros: inexpensive, pocket-sized means to break away from your desktop without losing contact
Cons: it dices and slices, but does a lousy puree

The Cassiopeia EM-500 may not be the end-all solution to doing away with your clunky desktop or laptop, but if you want an inexpensive way to get away from your cubicle without losing touch, well read on.

Let's start with functions: As...