Casio Cassiopeia EM-500 Pocket PC

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: 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...

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: 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: Cool multimedia features, more than a simple PIM, Pocket Office, beautiful color screen
Cons: Battery life, lack of peripherals, bigger than Palm V

I paid $250 for my Palm IIIxe and never used it as anything more than an expensive PIM (Personal Information Manager). But with the Casio Cassiopeia EM-500, I have been having so much fun since I bought it 6 months ago -- and actually getting some real...

Pros: A LapTop in your pocket.
Cons: Internal memory

I've been using PDA's since the Sharp Wizard days. I had most Palms, lastly the Palm Vx and now I know what the best is. The Casio EM-500 is by far the most complete PDA and most value for your money. You get all the Microsoft stuff like Internet...

Pros: Amazing display, powerful sofware, multimedia capabilities
Cons: Minor exterior design flaws

I've been planning for a couple of month to get a Palm, probably a Vx, since a lot of friends had it, I knew it, and seemed great. Just when I was about to buy it, I found out there are better alternatives to Palms, and that is PocketPCs, which are not...

Pros: Lightweight, Versatile
Cons: Less Memory

I went out today in search of a Pocket PC that I could fall in love with now that my romance with the iPaq is over and I found it. The Cassiopeia EM500 is truly on the mark.

For those of us who want a lightweight unit (7.7oz) with a good...

Pros: Incredible colors, Big screen, Very nice layout.
Cons: Lose of sleep.

I am thirteen years old and asked for a Cassiopeia 500 for my birthday. I was originally looking at a MP3 player that could hold addresses and phone numbers, I then realized that I could get 10X the screen size and capabilities with a PDA. I was looking...

Pros: Great color, easy to use and MORE
Cons: does not come with cradle but can buy it.

I bought the Casio EM-500 pocket pc in January, and I love it. I got a free MMC card when I bought it (about the size of a stamp). Anyway the 65,536 color screen just screams out at you when you use the applications. You can have tons of applications on...

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: 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: 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: Beautiful Screen, Excellent Hardware
Cons: Expensive, Larger Than Most

Were I to recommend one of the many Pocket PC OS PDAs on the market this would have to be right up there. The Compaq iPaqH3650 was my previous top Pocket PC choice but I think this would have it beat by a slim margin were it not for its size. Casio...

Pros: Brilliant Display, Good for gaming, slim size.
Cons: Expansion is limited by no I/O and hard to find MMC cards, 16mb.

or at least your PDA screen.

The Casio EM500 was released much at the same time as the Compaq Ipaq 3600 and the HP Jornadas. Casio decided to target the em500 at a younger generation, and billed it as a multimedia device. Overshadowed by the...