[plug] linux-friendly pda

[Fred Janon]

You definitely want to avoid the 600. At this point, I would ignore the
650 and look at the newer models. Not sure if it is still the case but
the ones with the external antenna were getting much better signal. No
external antenna = better look but headache for the signal engineer.
Don't take my word on it, technology changes fast.

The rest of your questions is personal preference I guess. Have you
also checked into buying it directly from Palm? Not sure if it is even
interesting, most of the time not from a manufacturer, but they run
factory sales sometimes. I never had to buy one, I had 6 on my desk
back then! :)

Fred

--- Gavin Chester <sales at ecosolutions.com.au> wrote:
> 
> Now, for me three critical questions remain unanswered or unclear to
> me:
> 
> 1/ With my heavily limited budget, which model of Treo is worth
> considering - balancing compromised performance against cost? 
> Checking
> on ebay Aust I see that a new treo 750 fetched $735, a new 680s sell
> for
> $700-$800, and new 650s sell for $300-$400 - used ones a bit less at
> $200-$300.  I gather from your comments that the 600s are not worth
> looking at, so I haven't bothered tracking them;
> 
> 2/ Is it wise to get such an item from a dealer on ebay or should I
> waltz into a phone shop somewhere local to be certain of getting
> better
> warranty service, etc?  Is it too risky to consider buying one used
> from
> Joe Blow (non-dealer) for the sake of saving $100 or so? 
> 
> 3/ I've asked about other brands that would sync with linux, but no
> one
> has recommended anything (eg., does the blackberry?).  Is this just
> an
> omission in the responses or is the Treo the only candidate to work
> with
> linux?
> 
> Thanks again, folks.  I'm teetering on a decision, but may have to
> end
> up sticking with pen and paper and pedal radio if it is too complex
> and
> expensive :-(  To explain: I am an environmentalist and limit myself
> to
> something like 10-year upgrade cycles for my hardware.  Eg., this
> hard-thought purchase decision will be to replace an old casio E10
> pda
> and motorola phone circa 1997! ;-)
> 
> Gavin