Organizer Reviews

Three words: "No" "Power" "Supply" :( You've got to pay $20 more for a power supply. That, and they don't even offer an automobile charger (if you don't use theirs you might void your warrantee). Compare this to a Compaq and it is obvious which is the better product. Take it from me; buy a Compaq iPaq.

The cradle works fine, but the whole idea of a spare cradle is to be able to leave one at work and one at home. Without a second AC adapter you'll be using batteries or carrying the original adapter back and forth. Don't forget to get an AC Adapter for another $20.

I dont know why there is so much neg. feedback. I find the cradle easy to use. yes it does lack the AC power but I charge my cassiopeia every night and have no problems.

This product is terrible as are most screen protectors for the Toshiba Pocket PC e405. I tried several times and could not fix the problem, which was that the overlay kept trapping in many air bubbles. Your best best is to buy a aluminum case for it. I purchased one and it's working great (InnoPocket sells them for about $30).

Belkin lists the Toshiba e750/755 as PDA's that these overlays will fit. It is a very poor fit for this model. It's about 3/16" too narrow and too short.

Tha actual dimensions of the overlays should be published in the ads and on the packaging.

The bubbles will disappear over time (osmosis?). All you have to do is get as much of it out as you can.

I purchased this item ...about two weeks ago, ..., well the next day I wanted to see if this outragiously priced case would actually work, so I tested, I dropped it with an older model iPaq I own, and when it hit the ground, the screen went off, I picked it up and shook it. All I could hear was rattling from the compaq, so I tried to turn it on, wouldn't turn on. It was completely destroyed, all the components in it had fallen off the circuit board. So I would just like to let you know, buyer beware.

I purchased this item from a store about two weeks ago, and it diid cost $120.00, well the next day I wanted to see if this outragiously priced case would actually work, so I tested, I dropped it with an older model iPaq I own, and when it hit the ground, the screen went off, I picked it up and shook it. All I could hear was rattling from the compaq, so I tried to turn it on, wouldn't turn on. It was completely destroyed, all the components in it had fallen off the circuit board. So I would just like to let you know, buyer beware.

Great product a must have for the real user. Well thought out product. Compaq has doon it again. Side note * I hope the goofs from HP do not screw up Compaq.

Just as stated in other reviews, this case does drain the heck out of the batteries. I have owned my Visor Deluxe for only 17 days and I just inserted the third set of batteries! This bothered me since the FAQ's stated that the batteries should last at least 30 days. When I contacted customer support, I found that it could be the case. Now I am searching online for a new case. As a woman carrying a PDA in a pocketbook, it just isn't feasible to ask me to turn it upside down in my purse. How absurd. Spend the extra $10-15 for a good aluminum case.

I bought this case a few weeks ago, and suddenly my Visor batteries started to run down in about a day. Turns out that the front of the case taps the screen and keeps it on all of the time. Very lame! Even worse... Here was my response when I wrote to Handspring technical support: Thank you for your email. Yes, actually when you close the case it causes the Visor to turn on. I suggest that you turn the Visor face down when closing the case.

Thank you, Handspring Technical Support

What kind of solution is that? Turn the Visor face down??? That's crazy. It makes the device very inaccessible, which is a total pain. Anyway, was hoping to keep others from having to suffer this problem

This case is attractive and small, both features that I was looking for. The case is a tight fit but manipulating the leather to increase the softness is working. I haven't had the problem of the case draining the batteries but if you do turn the visor over I think it would provide more protection. All in all the price was right and the quality of the leather is good. It is difficult to remove the stylus within the unit when it is snapped into the case. Small inconvenience, I like it.

Despite the title, this is not a USB to Serial adapter. It is an adapter for users of the Hewlett Packard Jornada 720 only! If you don't own a Jornada, this product is useless and will not fit a USB connection. It has absolutely nothing to do with USB at all!

Despite what it's called in Amazon.com's listing, this is NOT a USB-to-serial adapter; it is a HP Jornada-to-serial adapter. When I finally received it, I noticed that nowhere on the actual box does it mention USB. It would appear that this is a listing error on Amazon.com's part.

When this product was delivered I discovered it has something that looks like a USB connector, but it is not a standard USB connector. It is useless to anyone other than the owner of the computer specified.

My work colleague and I both ordered one for our Tungsten T3 and it hasn't worked for either of us. The Tungsten is secured to the case with a velcro patch that you put on yourself- from the beginning, every time I took my Tungsten out of the case, the velcro stayed in the case and the double sided tape remained on the back of my Tungsten. I scraped it off and put on a smaller patch of velcro (left over from when I trimmed it the first time) - same thing happened. My work colleague doesn't even use hers anymore - her Tungsten was too difficult to open in the case so she went back to her old zipped palm case. What a shame for something that looks good but is useless.

This case has to be the biggest waste of money for someone trying to find a case for the Palm Tungstens. That Palm cannot have designed one, just one, decent case for a nice handheld like the Tungsten T3 is just astonishing. But that's the case, no pun intended, here.

Palm does a great job of making small handhelds that are busting out with capabilities. But the people at Palm who design cases seem to go ever more in the opposite direction. For example, this case is not small, being the size of a big paperback book. You know the kind. Like a Tom Clancy novel. At that size, you'd think it would hold an annual report. But no, it doesn't even have space for business cards. But it does have one, just one, slot for an app card. Seriously, how many T3 users carry around these cards? And you have to sticky some velcro on the back of your new Palm Tungsten to use it. Just crazy. Come on Palm, get real. Mine is now serving time as a paper-pad holder.

My suggestion to Palm is to fire its case team and go and hire some freshly minted product design students from either Rhode Island School of Design or Art Center and start over. For as elegant as the T3 is designed, the cases for it are sheer bulky, ugly junk.

This is the ultimate in protection. It closes with two magnets so no buttons to fuss with; and, it's quick to open and close. The case completely encapsulates my tungsten-c and nothing is exposed to the outside so it's safe to throw it into a bag with your keys and stuff. The case closes without touching the screen or buttons so if it ends up in the bottom of your bag with a heavy book on top, no worries about the case flexing and breaking the screen. The case is lined with soft velvet and won't scratch the finish. Now for the problems... the PDA stays in using velcro but you can't really see it. The velcro does hold the PDA tight so frequent charging requires brute strength to peel it out of the case. I don't use the cradle; I prefer to use the travel charger and sync cord. The stylus cannot be removed or inserted on the tungsten-c but this should not be a problem with the tungsten-t models. The tungsten-c is a perfect fit; it is probably a little too big for other palm models. It will not hold the tungtsten-w. My only other complaint is that it is made of vinyl and not leather. But, it's cheap and it offers great protection. If money is no object then look at the $100 Vaja leather case; if you want a cheap case that offers great protection and looks custom made for the tungsten-c then look no further.

If you're looking for a well-built aluminum case for your Visor, take a look at the one made by Kensington. I recently bought it for mine and it is very well designed. All the complaints I've read about the RhinoSkin simply don't apply at all to the Kensington model.

The Kensington holds the pda very firmly, but it is also very easy to slide the Visor in and out when you want. Also, one of the lids on the Kensington is magnetized, which keeps it shut (no clips to mess with). Oh yeah, the Kensington is cheaper too. You'd be hard pressed to find a better case.

The case will not provide any crush protection. The aluminum on this case is so thin it can easily be bent by hand. With the case closed the clip releases tension and the top of the visor becomes loose to rattle back and forth in the case. If the case were dropped I'm afraid my Visor would probably be ejected from the case and sustain damage due to the poor construction.

Okay, I bought the case, and now I'm back on amazon looking for another option. I'm not entirely sure I will replace it, but here are some of the pros and cons: Pro: finally, a slim, rigid case for my visor; a port for IR beaming and stylus; I feel a little more comfortable about bumps and drops; it looks sleek and clean. Con: seems shoddily constructed for a [price] case; the cover doesn't close exactly true with the bottom(when they line up there is a gap, and it is hard to open. When they are skewed the gap closes up and will open easier); the neoprene padding is very thin; it opens hard; the visor doesn't sit snugly in the case, requiring me to push it down to remove the stylus; when I tried to adjust the tension by bending the inside clip the glue holding it there almost came off; when closed, the visor rattles around inside a little; when I recieved it one of the pins that holds the bottom of the visor had fallen off and I had to fumble with the micro-screw to re-attach. A mixed bag, I guess. I just got it, and it seems functional enough as far as using the visor while encased, but I am disappointed with the actual quality of manufacturing. This is aluminum, not titanium, so where does this [price] tag come from? Not quality engineering.

Stupid thing doesn't have a button to start hotsync! I have to check the box to see if there are any instructions. I'll write another review if I can get it to work. I'll write a BAD review if I can't get a refund.
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Nowhere in the item description does it mention that this cable has a female 9-pin serial adapter. It is not USB.

The description CLAIMS compatibility with Mac OS 8.6 and above. But current Macs don't have 9-pin serial ports. The last Mac that had one was the Mac 512Ke, discontinued 16 years ago! But that model accepted 9-pin MALE connectors, and it certainly can't run Mac OS 8.6! Maybe this product works for PCs, but the description is at best misleading, and at worst, flat-out wrong.

Nothing fancy here: just a simple serial cable, just like the Palm OEM (Palm M100 never came with a USB link!). True, it has no start button, but one is hardly needed: just click on the HotSync icon in the application to start the sync. Duh! (Whether your cable has a start button, like the Palm OEM, or not, like this one, you still must set the HotSync preferences to "Local" and "Direct Serial.") For putting up with this "deficit" you will save 2/3!

I found this case to be unusable. It is difficult to get my PDA in and out and considering it is a phone, time can be an issue when answering a call. I also found it provided very little protection. I would not recommend this case for a Treo 300.

This case fits too tightly to be usable.

While not as classy as the case from Handspring, this case is still well made and fits the Treo 180 snugly without being too tight. It is also refreshing to find an alternative to all the black cases out there. It also comes in a few other colors and will fit the Treo 90 as well. I think it provides good value for the price.

There are two problems with this kit. One is the fact that the synch connector is not compatible with the iPAQ 3835, and this bit of information is missing from the product description. The other is the I did not get a stylus/pen combination, I got a simple stylus. So, if you own a 3800 series iPAQ, stay away from this product.

The connector to synch the iPaq with a PC is not compatible with an iPaq 3835, this bit of information is missing from the product description. The kit also comes with a plain stylus, not the pen/stylus combination. If you have a 3800 series iPaq, you should stay away from this product.

I just received the product and found that the cable is not compatible with my iPAQ 3835. Amazon.com shows this product under accessories for the 3835 but it does not work.