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01 Aug, 2013
Great keyboard. Sturdy, doesn't move around, and looks sweet!
Great keyboard. Good value, sturdy, doesn't move around, everything where you expect. I prefer these for programming, and they have a nice bit to hold your pen too.
14 Jan, 2012
Buy it!
Palm m500 Review
Features
Released in March 2001, the Palm M500 features a DragonBall CPU as usual, clocked at 33MHZ. There is 8mb of RAM and the usual IrDA port (I never use this apart from controling my TV using NoviiRemote).
New to this line is an SD (Secure Digital) / MMC (MultiMediaCard) slot. I could not get this to work with large (1gb) or SDHC cards, perhaps due to its age.
It appears that this may be supported under newer devices by using some Shareware called PowerSDHC, but it just crashed my m500 with a fatal error, causing me to need to reset it in safe mode.
There is also a new silent (blinking) alarm, which is great for when you don’t want to disturb anyone. There is also a vibrate feature. It is quite weak, however.
The rechargeable battery seems to charge fast, and you get at least a day of solid use, or over a month of on-and-off use, which is a little better than my old Palm IIIx, as well as being much cheaper (No more expensive Duracell AA's!)
Display
My m500 is monochrome, unlike the m505, and has the usual 160x160px display. The display is much nicer than that of my old Palm IIIx, having improved contrast, and being less green/shiny, making it much easier to see in all light conditions.
I also think they have used a different digitizer, as it "feels" different - Less solid, but not in a bad way - Perhaps they used plastic instead of glass?
There is still the naff inverted-backlight (Which I hate!), but it is much nicer than on the IIIx, as its a light grey/white on dark grey/black, rather than the old blue on green.
One thing to note is there is no contrast "wheel" (I was hunting for it for ages!), but a button on the grafiti area to launch a sofware-based contrast adjustment application. This works quite nice as when you move the slider, it changes in real-time.
Chassis
The brushed-aluminum chassis (The back is coloured plastic, though, but looks indistinguishable from metal) is very similar to that of the popular the Palm Vx. Unlike the Vx's hot-glue construction, it is fastened with (T5?) Torx screws - Making hacking it that much easier :)
The m500 is also much thinner than the III series - The m500 is about half the size of the IIIx, with the flip cover.
The unit weighs about 120g. I cant quite guage whether this is any lighter or heavier than the IIIx or Vx, but it feels "right", and thats what matters.
Buttons
I prefer the new black buttons to those on my old Palm IIIx (Apart from the power button, which I hate, as it can be set off by the hard case), as they feel much nicer, and are recessed so that its harder to accidentally activate them (And drain your battery in doing so.... This happened a lot on the IIIx until I installed a hack to fix it).
The power button does have one nice feature, though. It is translucent and doubles as the battery charging light. Annoyingly though, it never changes to let you know when it is actually finished charging!
Syncing
The m5xx line features a new, faster, USB sync interface. However, this meant that I was unable to sync under Linux (Which I had previously found very easy using a serially-connected Palm IIIx). There are also no signed 64-bit Windows drivers (Although I had success with the ones from Access).
03 Dec, 2011
Still the best datebook you can buy.
The Palm III was the 3rd generation PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) manufactured by Palm Computing, a division of 3Com / U.S. Robotics.
It went on sale in March 1998 for $400 USD, and was intended as a replacement for the classic PalmPilot hand-held, boasting an improved case and infrared file transfer.
With relation to the former, “improved case” – While it is sturdy, and ergonomic, I really do not like the plastic flip-top cover, even if it is probably a good idea. The stylus is lovely, though. Metal body, good writing tip, and a reset pin in the top.
The IIIx models also featured and 2MB of Flashable ROM, allowing for Palm OS (Version 3.x) to receive bug fixes and other improvements. Also, the RAM itself could be upgraded from the stock 4/8MB, by means of expansion cards.
The 160x160px LCD touchscreen is 2-bit (i.e. Monochrome with 4 shades of grey), and features a (Strange!) electroluminescent back-light for easier viewing in dark areas. I should explain that its strange because it illuminates the text instead of the background. The screen is also quite green, but gives good contrast.
The device is powered by two regular alkaline AAA batteries which can last a month or so, providing you don’t use the back-light much. Another strange thing I didn’t like was how one of the batteries goes in “backwards” – I.e. the pointy positive (+) bit pushes against the coiled spring.