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The Palm IIIx carries on the tradition of the attractive and popular Palm line of PDAs. With its 4MB memory, this connected organizer is rated to hold 12,000 addresses, 5 years of appointments, 3,000 to-do items, 3,000 memos, and 400 e-mail messages. The "x" in IIIx stands for expandable, and the Palm IIIx offers memory expansion with an internal slot for upgrade cards.
Setting up the Palm IIIx was easy--we just inserted two batteries, connected the cradle to a desktop PC serial port, dropped in the software CD-ROM, and followed the installation wizard.
You can navigate through the Palm IIIx's main applications--memo pad, to-do list, address book, and calendar--with six push buttons or by tapping the stylus on the backlit display. Palm OS 3.1 facilitates drag-and-drop linking to Microsoft Word or Excel and provides network synchronization and automatic configuration with Microsoft Outlook. The CD-ROM that comes with the Palm IIIx provides all the necessary software to manage tasks on your desktop, too.
The Palm IIIx is PC- and Mac-compatible (an inexpensive MacPac connection kit is required for Mac users), and, as with the PalmPilot Professional, the Palm IIIx uses the industry-acclaimed HotSync technology to exchange data with your desktop PC. The documentation is extensive and well written; it includes a Getting Started card, a handbook, a software-and-resource guide, and an accessory catalog.
In our test of the Graffiti Power Writing feature, which allows you to write on the Palm IIIx using Graffiti's shorthand alphabet, the Palm IIIx interpreted a full paragraph with no errors. We easily and successfully transmitted the text to another device through the infrared transceiver. We found Palm IIIx's expansion slot beneath its cover. While memory upgrade cards are not yet available from 3Com, other manufacturers do make compatible cards.
With its increased memory and OS 3.1, the Palm IIIx is a great evolutionary step in the Palm line. --Mike Brown
Pros:
- Expandable for possible add-on hardware and memory upgrade cards
- Easy to set up, learn, and use
- Widely supported by third-party software, shareware, and freeware
Cons:
- None
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- Advanced LCD screen with improved viewing in both dim and bright light
- 4 MB storage capacity
- Holds 12,000 addresses, 5 years of appointments, 3,000 to-do items, 3,000 memos, 400 e-mail messages
- Infrared transceiver
- Open expansion slot for addition of optional add-on hardware and memory upgrade cards
- Includes Palm desktop organizer software, Microsoft Outlook conduit, 2 AAA batteries, DB-25 adapter, protective flip cover, HotSync docking cradle, handbooks, and Palm IIIx organizer applications
- Internet ready with TCP/IP software included
- Flash memory allows Palm OS software upgrades via internet download
- Mac compatible (requires connection kit)
- Size in inches: 4.7 x 3.2 x 0.7
- Weighs 6.0 oz
- Requires 2 AAA batteries (included)
- Supply is limited --
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Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2016
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G. C. Levine
Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2012
It works for me. That's all it has to do. It was and still is, an interesting idea who's time came and is still with us.
Michael A
Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2005
I have had my Palm IIIx for almost 5 years now, and it is still working as well as the day I bought it! I am more than satisfied with Palm products, and am currently looking into a Tungsten as an upgrade. The Windows based palmtops are nice too, but they cannot beat the Palm's reliability and ease of use. The software is also very stable and easy to use. This is the only device of its kind I own that has never lost data or become corrupted. Reliability goes a long way with me, so I give it 5 stars!
Megan Oliver
Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2000
I have wanted a Palm Pilot since they came out and being a poorcollege student, I wanted to make sure that I got the best dealpossible. I have had my Palm IIIx for about a month and I can say that I am quite pleased with it. There are a few flaws, but I will present the pros and cons of purchasing a Palm IIIx. Please email me with any questions.Pros: -There is an abundance of software out there and several sites. More software is coming out daily and some of my favs are jot, Traffic, Four.zero, and flash, among others. -You will get a lot of attention, this is a great toy and people are interested in it. -an excellent way to get organized, much more fun than a pad a paper and plus, there are alarms to remind you of important dates. -The handwriting recognition is superb. I once owned a Davinci which has horrible recognition. I would also suggest Jot, which is a program with a more advanced handwriting recognition system. -Customer support is ok, I'm not blown away by it but I can understand because there are a lot of palm users out there. -The price. In my opinion, it is the best value out there.Cons: -yes, you have heard it everywhere. The backlight is pretty weird. But it's not terrible, it does the job -I have had mine crash twice in a month, but luckily only one time did I lose data. There is a "soft" reset which comes in handy -Everyone else says the hotsych is great, but I have had problems with it. I cannot get it to work on my computer, but that may be the exception. -no color display, but hey, I can live without it because it costs hundreds of dollars more.Overall, great product. It's fun and helps me to be more organized. Buy it!
C. Freeman
Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2000
Does Palm have a problem it's not admitting? My two-day old Palm IIIx lost all its data this morning--garbage on the screen, no response to power button. A soft reset "restored" the unit--not the data, of course, just the factory defaults.Funny thing is, the Palm IIIx replaced a Palm III which had lost all its data the day before I bought the new one. I figured the old Palm III had probably had it, but at least it had served faithfully for two years. The new Palm IIIx didn't make it through two days.Palm tech support says the "solution" to lost data is a reset. Sure it is--that restores the unit to its factory condition. And then you synchronize it again to restore from your desktop. And again and again and again? Tonight will be the third attempt to get the data I depend on every day from my desktop to a Palm III model. All I want is a Palm IIIx that can hang on to my data for more than a day!
Hilary Stewart
Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2000
I am a first time owner of the Palm IIIx and I am currently searching for an alternative. I received my Palm IIIx as a gift about 7 months ago, and I have lost all of the data in my organizer 8 times. I am an active professional in the television industry and I travel to remote parts of the world for weeks at a time. I have been away from my computer (to HotSync and restore the data) all but one time and have been left without vital professional and personal contacts as well as lost all new contacts and production memos and notes. I have determined the cause of the failure. If you own a Palm IIIx and have it with you, follow along with me. Locate the battery compartment on the back of the unit. Open it up and look at the way the compartment is designed to have the batteries installed. The top AAA battery slot is designed such that the positive end of the battery (the one with the 'bump') must maintain contact with a wire coil. What happens is this. Let's say you have your Palm IIIx in your purse, briefcase, backpack, fannypack or WHEREVER. If you drop your bag, set it down a little too hard, or even RUN with it, chances are that the contact coil will slip off of the positive terminal on the battery and you'll lose all of the memory in your organizer. First and foremost, I CANNOT BELIEVE that 3Com allowed this product to be released with such an incredibly inept design flaw. Second, I can't believe that they didn't install a back-up battery to which the organizer defaults in cases of lost power for ANY reason (let alone because the inherent design of the product leaves it prone to losing power and therefore data). Finally, 3Com Customer Service has done NOTHING to respond to my repeated attempts to bring this to their attention and ameliorate the situation. The Palm IIIx is SUPPOSED to be a powerful tool for powerful people. I'd be surprised if the execs at 3Com would utilize their own product.
Vaughn
Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2000
3Com did a great job creating the Palm line and OS. But since the birth of the Visor, they are no longer best on the block.Handspring Visors are the same machine but better, cheaper, and easily expandable. They even have a plug and play slot. You can get twice the memory of a Palm IIIx for $20 less. You can get the same 4MB as the Palm IIIx for $120 less. Same OS, same user interface, same everything. Except the Visors also have a better screen and Palms are not explandable. Need I go on?Do yourself a favor. Go to handspring
cbova@uswest.net
Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 1999
Although I love it and found it to be more useful than I had expected when it would not turn on or activiate after two months of use I felt lost, ripped off and up a creek with out a paddle. Would 3com upgrade to the latest model - NO WAY ! Did it take 10 minutes to speak to someone in customer service - count on it. It may be too early for this technology to last and $300 plus for a 2 month day planner will hurt you just like it did me ! You have been warned !
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