Palmtop wanted for beginner

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I'd check out eBay for a decent Palm device. I just got a Sony Clie SL-10
for £25 last week. OK so it's a battery device (as opposed to rechargeable)
but it's a good introduction to Palm for next to no cost.

As for syncing to Exchange server, perhaps others can offer opinions on what
software (if any) would be required.

Mike.

"Andrew Hodgson" <news@nospam.hodgsonfamily.org> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> My father wants a cheap palmtop that will act as a calendar. The only
> requirement really is that is easly syncronises to an Outlook calendar
> running on an Exchange server, so that other users can view his
> appointments. I realise that if we go with Pocket PC and Active Sync,
> we can also do the syncing remotely, but at the moment this isn't
> really needed.
>
> Not a high budget, so cheap and cheerful is good!
>
> Any suggestions gratefully received,
> Andrew.
> --
> Andrew Hodgson in Bromyard, Herefordshire, UK.
> My Email: use <andrew at hodgsonfamily dot org>.

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Andrew Hodgson <news@nospam.hodgsonfamily.org> wrote:
>My father wants a cheap palmtop that will act as a calendar. The only
>requirement really is that is easly syncronises to an Outlook calendar
>running on an Exchange server, so that other users can view his
>appointments. I realise that if we go with Pocket PC and Active Sync,
>we can also do the syncing remotely, but at the moment this isn't
>really needed.
>
>Not a high budget, so cheap and cheerful is good!
>
If you go "new", the Zire 21 ($99 list, but certainly cheaper on sale) is
probably the most inexpensive solution. It comes with PocketMirror, which
syncs to Outlook pretty much flawlessly. The Zire is also a B&W unit, so the
battery life runs rings around the color units (which need to be recharged every
few days if used daily). I've also seen some Sharp organizers for sale at
office supply stores (OfficeMax, etc.) in the $50 range that tout Outlook sync
capability. No experience with those, 'tho.

If your dad is a heavy cellphone user, then you might want to check out what
Smartphones are available from his service provider -- many of them can be
sync'd to Outlook, and might be a nice match for someone who really just needs a
PIM, as opposed to a full-scale handheld computer.

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On Tue, 22 Jun 2004 11:47:41 -0600, Andy Hill <andy_hill@hp.com>
wrote:

>If you go "new", the Zire 21 ($99 list, but certainly cheaper on sale) is
>probably the most inexpensive solution. It comes with PocketMirror, which
>syncs to Outlook pretty much flawlessly. The Zire is also a B&W unit, so the
>battery life runs rings around the color units (which need to be recharged every
>few days if used daily). I've also seen some Sharp organizers for sale at
>office supply stores (OfficeMax, etc.) in the $50 range that tout Outlook sync
>capability. No experience with those, 'tho.

I had seen the Zire 21 and quite liked the look of it from the outside
(its a pen based unit which is b & w). However, The unit comes with
Pocket Mirror, but what is the advantage to say getting a more
expensive version of Pocket Mirror on such a small Palm device? What
I am trying to see is how good the Outlook sync on this actually is?
>
>If your dad is a heavy cellphone user, then you might want to check out what
>Smartphones are available from his service provider -- many of them can be
>sync'd to Outlook, and might be a nice match for someone who really just needs a
>PIM, as opposed to a full-scale handheld computer.

The phone he has has this on already (my old SL45), but he wants a pen
device not a keypad device, and only uses the phone occasionally.

Andrew.
--
Andrew Hodgson in Bromyard, Herefordshire, UK.
My Email: use <andrew at hodgsonfamily dot org>.

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You asked for advice on a *cheap* PDA. Palm is the way to go to save money.
I have never had any trouble syncing with Outlook on a Palm.

"Andrew Hodgson" <news@nospam.hodgsonfamily.org> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 22 Jun 2004 11:47:41 -0600, Andy Hill <andy_hill@hp.com>
> wrote:
>
> >If you go "new", the Zire 21 ($99 list, but certainly cheaper on sale) is
> >probably the most inexpensive solution. It comes with PocketMirror,
which
> >syncs to Outlook pretty much flawlessly. The Zire is also a B&W unit,
so the
> >battery life runs rings around the color units (which need to be
recharged every
> >few days if used daily). I've also seen some Sharp organizers for sale
at
> >office supply stores (OfficeMax, etc.) in the $50 range that tout Outlook
sync
> >capability. No experience with those, 'tho.
>
> I had seen the Zire 21 and quite liked the look of it from the outside
> (its a pen based unit which is b & w). However, The unit comes with
> Pocket Mirror, but what is the advantage to say getting a more
> expensive version of Pocket Mirror on such a small Palm device? What
> I am trying to see is how good the Outlook sync on this actually is?
> >
> >If your dad is a heavy cellphone user, then you might want to check out
what
> >Smartphones are available from his service provider -- many of them can
be
> >sync'd to Outlook, and might be a nice match for someone who really just
needs a
> >PIM, as opposed to a full-scale handheld computer.
>
> The phone he has has this on already (my old SL45), but he wants a pen
> device not a keypad device, and only uses the phone occasionally.
>
> Andrew.
> --
> Andrew Hodgson in Bromyard, Herefordshire, UK.
> My Email: use <andrew at hodgsonfamily dot org>.

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Syncing with Outlook is not the same as syncing with an Exchange server
calendar. Can a Palm sync with Exchange Server calendar?

"Andy Hill" <andy_hill@hp.com> wrote in message
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> Andrew Hodgson <news@nospam.hodgsonfamily.org> wrote:
> >My father wants a cheap palmtop that will act as a calendar. The only
> >requirement really is that is easly syncronises to an Outlook calendar
> >running on an Exchange server, so that other users can view his
> >appointments. I realise that if we go with Pocket PC and Active Sync,
> >we can also do the syncing remotely, but at the moment this isn't
> >really needed.
> >
> >Not a high budget, so cheap and cheerful is good!
> >
> If you go "new", the Zire 21 ($99 list, but certainly cheaper on sale) is
> probably the most inexpensive solution. It comes with PocketMirror,
which
> syncs to Outlook pretty much flawlessly. The Zire is also a B&W unit,
so the
> battery life runs rings around the color units (which need to be recharged
every
> few days if used daily). I've also seen some Sharp organizers for sale
at
> office supply stores (OfficeMax, etc.) in the $50 range that tout Outlook
sync
> capability. No experience with those, 'tho.
>
> If your dad is a heavy cellphone user, then you might want to check out
what
> Smartphones are available from his service provider -- many of them can be
> sync'd to Outlook, and might be a nice match for someone who really just
needs a
> PIM, as opposed to a full-scale handheld computer.
>

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"Mike" <mikeotown@nospam.msn.com> wrote:
>"Andy Hill" <andy_hill@hp.com> wrote in message
>news orgd01lhhv303rquovbdd7mso5o6dgant@4ax.com...
>> Andrew Hodgson <news@nospam.hodgsonfamily.org> wrote:
>> >My father wants a cheap palmtop that will act as a calendar. The only
>> >requirement really is that is easly syncronises to an Outlook calendar
>> >running on an Exchange server, so that other users can view his
>> >appointments. I realise that if we go with Pocket PC and Active Sync,
>> >we can also do the syncing remotely, but at the moment this isn't
>> >really needed.
>> >
>> >Not a high budget, so cheap and cheerful is good!
>> >
>> If you go "new", the Zire 21 ($99 list, but certainly cheaper on sale) is
>> probably the most inexpensive solution. It comes with PocketMirror,
>which
>> syncs to Outlook pretty much flawlessly. The Zire is also a B&W unit,
>so the
>> battery life runs rings around the color units (which need to be recharged
>every
>> few days if used daily). I've also seen some Sharp organizers for sale
>at
>> office supply stores (OfficeMax, etc.) in the $50 range that tout Outlook
>sync
>> capability. No experience with those, 'tho.
>>
>> If your dad is a heavy cellphone user, then you might want to check out
>what
>> Smartphones are available from his service provider -- many of them can be
>> sync'd to Outlook, and might be a nice match for someone who really just
>needs a
>> PIM, as opposed to a full-scale handheld computer.
>>
>
>Syncing with Outlook is not the same as syncing with an Exchange server
>calendar. Can a Palm sync with Exchange Server calendar?
>
Without having Outlook act as an intermediary? Not that I've ever heard of.