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Zano2004
05-04-2006, 04:25 PM
Is NV Memory Worth It? With all the problems people are having with NV memory, I got to wondering if anyone has anything good to say about it?
NarrowRoad
05-04-2006, 04:37 PM
I'd say it's worth it in the sense that all the new machines are using it so, unless you're satisfied with an older device it comes with the territory. But, there are work arounds for many of the problems and I think having a newer machine outweighs having to jump through some hoops, at least for me. Hopefully Palm will come up with some patches or improvements and future devices (if there are any that aren't dumb phones) will be better.
braj
05-04-2006, 05:26 PM
Not having all my data lost if my battery dies keeps me using my TX way longer than I would have trusted from a previous device.
NarrowRoad
05-04-2006, 05:33 PM
Not having all my data lost if my battery dies keeps me using my TX way longer than I would have trusted from a previous device.

Oh yea, there is that :D
dmitrygr
05-04-2006, 06:47 PM
Is NV Memory Worth It?

Short answer: "no" with a "if"
Long answer: "yes" with an "but

:(
braj
05-04-2006, 07:06 PM
Short answer: "no" with a "if"
Long answer: "yes" with an "but

:(

That should be "an 'if'" and "a 'but'" (sorry I work in QA, can't help it :p)
bh77a
05-04-2006, 07:34 PM
I have nothing bad to say about it. At first there were a few incompatibilities that I needed to sort out, but I am better off software wise because of them.
Digital712
05-04-2006, 07:38 PM
Is NV Memory Worth It? With all the problems people are having with NV memory, I got to wondering if anyone has anything good to say about it?

If your wife throws her's in her purse unprotected so it gets turned on all the time and runs it dead constantly... YES. :mad:

Saves you a lot of time restoring it. Too bad mine still has a TT. :(

Tony
Dick Tracy
05-04-2006, 07:58 PM
NV memory is worth it. Can't say the same for old applications that haven't been updated in eons. More cache with NV memory wuold be ideal.
Zano2004
05-05-2006, 04:33 PM
Short answer: "no" with a "if"
Long answer: "yes" with an "but

:(Care to expand on your answer? Pretty please......:D
goonie
05-05-2006, 04:38 PM
I don't have a TX, but my perspective comes from having owned both a TE and a TE2 (the latter with NVFS, most other specs being comparable). Personally, I'm good about backing up and hotsyncing frequently, so data loss is not as much of a concern. If I had my choice, I'd go back to a TE, it was much more stable. Hopefully newer NVFS models are designed to avoid the cache problems (=crash problems).
SoS
05-05-2006, 05:01 PM
NVFS is good for converged devices (ie treos), that is why Palm have embraced this architecture......no wirries about losing all your info (contacts etc) while on the road - change the battery with no worries etc etc..almost irrelevant in my experienxce for pdas, I have never run out of juice - ever!
Zano2004
05-05-2006, 05:11 PM
I don't have a TX, but my perspective comes from having owned both a TE and a TE2 (the latter with NVFS, most other specs being comparable). Personally, I'm good about backing up and hotsyncing frequently, so data loss is not as much of a concern. If I had my choice, I'd go back to a TE, it was much more stable. Hopefully newer NVFS models are designed to avoid the cache problems (=crash problems).I feel your pain..... my 650 is more stable than my Tx.
braj
05-05-2006, 05:19 PM
Isn't the 650 a NVFS device?
Zano2004
05-05-2006, 09:10 PM
Isn't the 650 a NVFS device?Yes it is.
MegaManXcalibur
05-05-2006, 11:58 PM
I think it's certainly worth it, but again I haven't had an issues with NVRAM. The big selling point to me is the fact that when my battery dies everything doesn't go away. So in my book it's certainly worth it.
skaf
05-06-2006, 03:50 AM
I agree. When I had my (non-NVFS) Sony TJ-25, I was not really happy to have to restore a card backup every time I (or classmates) ran down the battery. Having NVFS makes backups on cards slightly less important (but still highly recommended), and now there is a point in using entry-level devices without card slots (e.g. Z22). I haven't really had many problems due to NVFS on my TX, but I think that the PalmOS can be optimised to use it in a more effective manner. I shouldn't have to load the entire program into RAM to work with it. A PC does not do that either. Still, I think it's worth it.