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I've wanted a PDA for some time. It started when I saw the Royal DaVinci for an unbeatable price. Asked my boss to spring for one, but apparently he didn't see the difference between Lotus Organzier on the desktop and a similar program on a Palmtop...
That stopped me for a while. Just didn't want to shell out for something my boss should have bought for me, understand? Well, I started using notebook, yes, the paper type. I had a stack of them, because I always get ideas and write down stuff. Sometimes one gets temporarily misplaced (they all look alike, so it's not like you'll keep real good care of them, you know?), and I start on another one. I can keep several going at the same time. Well, I do keep all my notes, but locating a specific item, now that's another concept entirely!
That's what attracted me to the DaVinci, it had a find function. I was too chicken in the end to use one with such small capacity, though, so I waited. Funny thing about waiting, you often end up with something more expensive!
OK, I was getting so sick and tired of lugging the laptop with me all the time, and still I must admit to being joined at the hip with computers. I need some kind of computer available to store my essential scraps of info. I mean, I can use any PC for connecting to the internet, as long as I can remember the access number and have a modem. Now, the access number (or in some cases a list of numbers) is a very good thing to have in a palmtop, it's actually even possible to go on the internet directly. Essential e-mail addresses is also important when you're on the go (without the laptop). I got so frustrated with my cell phone. I tried using the address book for storing e-mail addresses. Argh, not exactly meant for that!
OK, I won't keep you in suspense anymore. Finally the day came when I saw a billboard on the sidewalk, PDA's for sale. In Norway even finding a good selection is almost impossible, but I was in luck. This store had Nino, Everex, Cassiopeia, Palm, Psion - although the CassiopeiaE-105 was sold out, wouldn't you know! In fact, they seem to sell the bigger models as fast as they get them.
So, I bought the Casio Cassiopeia E-15. I didn't see the point for color - yet (too expensive in my view, the E-15 was bad enough. It cost three times as much as the DaVinci I looked at first), and when I was trying to decide over E-10, E-11 and E-15, I got the feeling I would regret buying anything but the one with the most memory.
Just to make a big issue go away immediately. I've only ever tried the DaVinci and the E-15. Do not ask me for a comparison with the Palm devices, I'm not going to try them. If I like them better I'll just get unhappy with the one I bought, and I won't buy another one until this one kicks the bucket. OK?
Yes (sheepisly admitting), I'm already thinking of my next PDA. It will have a color screen, and probably a camera attached. I do need a color screen for the camera, but the best thing about a color screen has to be greater visibility. Think I'll hold onto the one I have until the color PDAs drop in price or their specs soar, though. A year or two, unless the Casio camera gets good enough for professional use (that could take some time...).
This was written on the E-15:
You know, I started this review on my first E-15. Suddenly it stopped working, and I'm on my second (replacement) unit. Didn't get to do a backup of the first review, actually.
The trouble started with a startup screen with six-sided dark and light shapes. I got the owner screen and then it shut itself off!
I suspected trouble with the backup battery, but took it back to the store.
The guy at the store had been in the computer biz for decades. He knew Murphy's law... Anyway, he gave me another unit, but since I was worried about someone accessing my files, he took out the backup battery to get the unit to lose the user files. He'd already nixed my theory on the battery, but after he put it in again it actually worked! The unit was still unstable, so I did a hard reset and took the other one home. It looks to me like that funny screen appear after a hard reset and possibly with an unstable unit or one with poor backup battery contact.
Another funny thing: The charge LED on the cradle didn't work with the first unit, but now it works. Like I said, unstable!
This page was created by Ann Elisabeth Nordbo
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Updated 12.26.2004
Premier issue October 26th 1999