Palm IIIc Handheld

Pros: Keep information handy
Cons: Looks, location of stylus

I received the Palm III as a gift. It was relatively new to the market then so it was considerably expensive. I like it mainly for the address function, it’s much easier to make changes when people change their address, emails, or phone numbers. The note...

Pros: Ooh... see the pretty colors?
Cons: Too much $ for too little gadget

I have had a Palm Pilot III for about a year now and it works pretty well for me. I have used it to sync with Outlook and Yahoo, store phone numbers, keep memos, play games, etc. I find that it is perfectly suited to the tasks that I assign to it. But...

Pros: All you could need in one device!!
Cons: Sometimes customer service can be slow

I bought the Palm III a year ago, shortly after it came out. To say that I was satisfied with it would be a huge understatement.
I love this thing! I don't know what I'd do without it. It has a date book, address book, to do list (that you can...

Pros: Cheap Light
Cons: Screen Somewhat Difficult to Read

I bought the Palm III a few months ago and immediately fell in love. Its a great device and I recommend to everone with no hesitation. Unfortunately they guys at 3com have slowly started to raise the prices again. just a fw months ago they were...

Pros: Great Color
Cons: No wireless web support available yet.

Dear Prospective Palm owner, You may be enticed by dropping priced to purchase a Palm IIIc and enjoy the great 8MB of memory and color screen. I would avoid it. Although you do have lots of memory and the color is great, at the time of this writing ...

Pros: Small, Robust, lots of software available
Cons: Handwriting is not easy

I bought the Palm III because I liked the idea of being able to link with my PC sales management software and have addresses, phone numbers and schedule with me. I found the software easy to set up and the size and weight not to difficult to carry...

Pros: Bright colors, rechargeable battery, easy to use,
Cons: Size (not for the shirt pocket)

I owned an old Cassiopeia and hated it because it was hard to read. So, after lots of research, I purchased and tested three Palm units: M105, IIIc, and M505. The IIIc was by far the best product. Granted, the M105 and M505 are smaller, however, with...

Pros: None
Cons: Not Enough Space, Too Expensive

I have had my Palm III for a while now and I have found it to be useless. Sure I have kept all of my friends and family's numbers in it, but after that I have found no use for it. I got my Palm III as a gift and when I saw that the estimated price was...

Pros: Color
Cons: Screen too reflective, lack of color programs, too much hardware to lug around

I purchased the IIIc thinking of all the nice color applications. Palm forgot to add color to programs behind the colorful icons. The applications included (date book, address, memo pad, to do), are pretty much the same applications as on the IIIx,...

Pros: Very dependable device with lot of options out there in the market
Cons: No USB Connection, needs USB-Serial adapter ($40)

The Palm Pilot III is the best organizer I ever got. Lot of software and options out there to download and buy with no problem at all.

The interface of the Palm OS is very intuitive and easy to learn and use. The character recognition...

Pros: Data sharing (with cradles) between home and office systems, plentiful shareware program to make it even more useful (and inexpensive), cheap (relative to rivals)
Cons: no color, needs dedicated com port (shich can be scarce on some systems

I've been using it for over a year now and find it to be extremely useful as an office and home tool as well as a fun tool (for long flights). The data cradle with links to MS Outlook is the most useful of tools it offers. I keep a cradle at work and...

Pros: Small, simple, and functional
Cons: It's NOT a computer

I've had a Daytimer (R) planner for 20+ years. (Yea, I know, I'm "old.") This is the first September that I've let my pages lapse. That I won't have the trusty binder. I already has pages this year, since I got my PalmIII as a gift last...

Pros: Uplinks into PC
Cons: Password/ security system

This is a great product that can be used in almost all aspects of work, home, and recreation. I purchased mine, mainly to coordinate activites between work and professional duties. I now use it for everything. There are many options for entering data,...

Pros: Cheap, easy to use, tons of software
Cons: Not the best screen

With the newer models of the Palm Pilot available you might wonder who would want to buy the old Palm III? Here's a short list of why I think it's still the best one. 1) It's really cheap! That is if you can find it. You pretty much have to buy them...

Pros: lots of amenities
Cons: lots of amenities you probably will not use

I agree with most of bluesun's opinion. But to add to "After the novelty wears off", the so-called useful purpose diminishes on the Palm III organizer. It is fairly simple to use for most people I think. When all the novelty and...