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10-10-2005, 09:26 AM
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#76 | | Clie lover
Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: USA, CA
Posts: 707
 | It's quite amazing that the more you think about the TX, the more it makes sense.
There's nothing exciting about it, it's nothing revolutionary. Hec, it's so similar to the Clie TH55e that Sony released so long ago.
But...
It's the right color + the right price + the right function combination.
The TH55e is a good device, but at the wrong price, which limited it's sells.
The past Tungstens all lack WIFI.
Now it seems that Palm has done it right, finally. This might be a major cash cow. Chears to Palm, but I don't think people would like to see that TE/T5/TE2/TX casing again. Make this the last one, and do a new look next time, please.
(If only Sony release a revised TH now with competitive pricing, the TX won't seem so good though  But at least, those whose TH55s are dyeing finally have something that is close enough to be the successor to the TH  ) | 
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10-10-2005, 09:28 AM
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#77 | | Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NJ
Posts: 446
| Quote: | Originally Posted by dragonsgames The TH55 is better than the TX  |
I love my TH, but should anything ever happen to it Sony has left me no option as a replacement. The TX looks very promising, I hope it does well for Palm.
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10-10-2005, 11:39 AM
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#78 | | Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 18
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Quote: | Originally Posted by TMann Wow! Very cool! $299!
I may just have to get one of these things, and THEN decide whether to keep it or my Axim. Hmm...
TMann |
in case you don't know, office depot have $30 discount for purchase of $150 or more. Expire 11/1/05. http://www.officedepot.com/maintain...alCode=30960002 | |
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10-10-2005, 01:55 PM
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#79 | | Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: NYC
Posts: 88
| Quote: | Originally Posted by red_sun |
Does anyone know of a bestbuy coupon that can be used in a store???
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10-10-2005, 03:23 PM
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#80 | | Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 1,853
| Dudes, now it really is confirmed. Lets see if it still has a whining screen. If not, my T3 is off to ebays... | |
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10-10-2005, 04:36 PM
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#81 | | Jack of all trades
Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Belgium
Posts: 464
| Quote: | Originally Posted by Fishie_Flop Sweet
Lets hope we get a 299€ pricepoint on em here in Belgium |
Nope, forget about it.
Someone could buy it already in Brussels but the price was ... 399 €. 
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10-10-2005, 05:31 PM
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#82 | | Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 3,146
| IIRC the TH55 cost less than the T|X does when it came out and, at least IMHO, gave a lot more (Not just hardware, but software. Palm still haven't got that whole Value Adding thing down anywhere near as well as Sony did  ).
It's only expensive now because Sony cut short production while there was still a huge demand for it, so prices for it actually started going UP! At one point eXpansys were selling it for twice as much as it's original price!! (I can't think of any other PDA where the price has gone UP instead of DOWN when it got old!!  ) | |
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10-10-2005, 05:49 PM
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#83 | | Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 139
| Quote: | Originally Posted by snark Nope, forget about it.
Someone could buy it already in Brussels but the price was ... 399 €. |
Damn, thats gotta be a mistake.
Most recent Palm´s have had a dollar for a euro conversion lately. | |
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10-10-2005, 05:51 PM
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#84 | | Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 139
| Quote: | Originally Posted by Cyker IIRC the TH55 cost less than the T|X does when it came out and, at least IMHO, gave a lot more (Not just hardware, but software. Palm still haven't got that whole Value Adding thing down anywhere near as well as Sony did ).
It's only expensive now because Sony cut short production while there was still a huge demand for it, so prices for it actually started going UP! At one point eXpansys were selling it for twice as much as it's original price!! (I can't think of any other PDA where the price has gone UP instead of DOWN when it got old!! ) |
The TH-55 released at 399$ thats 100 more expensive. | |
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10-10-2005, 11:11 PM
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#85 | | Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Washington state, U.S.A.
Posts: 155
| Quote: | Originally Posted by Cyker IIRC the TH55 cost less than the T|X does when it came out and, at least IMHO, gave a lot more (Not just hardware, but software. Palm still haven't got that whole Value Adding thing down anywhere near as well as Sony did ).
It's only expensive now because Sony cut short production while there was still a huge demand for it, so prices for it actually started going UP! At one point eXpansys were selling it for twice as much as it's original price!! (I can't think of any other PDA where the price has gone UP instead of DOWN when it got old!! ) |
For a long time the TH55 was the only Palm device that combined the following features:
1. High-res screen
2. Tablet design (not a clamshell.)
3. Built-in Wi-Fi
When you also add in the fact that it had a great battery life, and that for the European model, both Wi-Fi and bluetooth built-in, it's no wonder that prices remained high for a long time.
Having said that, I must say that I never did like the ridiculous placement of the scroll wheel on the TH55. All of the TH55 cases had to have a big cut-out in the back so that you could get to the wheel. The original side-mounted thumb wheel and D-pad of the Palm devices were much better solutions, in my opinion.
TMann
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10-11-2005, 12:20 AM
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#86 | | Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Chicago, IL | Washington, DC
Posts: 22
| Quote: | Originally Posted by intellidryad
The past Tungstens all lack WIFI.
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Hate to be a pain in the *** :P, but, way back when there was the Tungsten|C, unless we're only refferring to "tablet-style" devices.
I may have found myself a Christmas present...
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10-11-2005, 03:17 PM
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#87 | | Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Waco TX
Posts: 4,416
| So, when is it going to be released? I thought that was going to be today... (I need people to tell me whether mySkin and FontSmoother work on it. Of course, free copies of both will be given to the first couple of TX users who give me test reports.)
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10-11-2005, 05:19 PM
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#88 | | tired and confused...
Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: London
Posts: 1,921
| Quote: | Originally Posted by pruss So, when is it going to be released? I thought that was going to be today... (I need people to tell me whether mySkin and FontSmoother work on it. Of course, free copies of both will be given to the first couple of TX users who give me test reports.) |
Pruss, I think it's tomorrow (12th Oct) but dont hold yer breath!! | |
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10-12-2005, 05:54 AM
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#89 | | Palm Junkie
Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Virginia, USA
Posts: 795
| Check the Palm web site. It's as official as it can get the TX is on sale for $299.99 with all the features already known.
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10-12-2005, 06:14 AM
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#90 | | I was; I am; I'll be
Join Date: May 2005 Location: WV, U.S.A.
Posts: 1,646
| One question, is the usable 100MB all RAM or patitioned? I think the Z22(lost the Zire name?) and TX(again, gone with Tungsten?) look pretty good so far. Only way I'd EVER think about getting TX is if the 100MB was all the RAM. I hate the measly 65MB on the T5 and LD. And a lot of things dont run off my HDD or Card. I have 19% left on LD and I dont think even 30MB on SD card. So 65MB is measly amount of RAM to me...
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