Which to buy T3 or Zire 72?

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Hugh Pritchard wrote:

> I like the stylish look of the T3 over the 'plastic' style of the Zire 72
> but at nearly 260 GBP against 190 GBP is quite a lot to pay for style. I
> also believe the T3 would fit my existing portable charger but the Zire 72
> wouldn't (although at that price difference I could replace it!). I would be
> grateful for any thoughts anyone may have that would help me in my decision.

Well, the obvious differences are that the T3 has a 320x480 display,
64Mb memory and the Universal Connector. If any of these features is
really important to you, then the choice is obvious. (The T3 most likely
has a slightly shorter battery life, though.)

Also consider that the Z72 does not have a flip cover, while the T3
does. The lack of a flip cover is my only real complaint against the
Z72, for the rest I love it.


Regards
-Laurens

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Hugh,

I have had my T3 for a few months now. Before that I had a 505 and
IIIxe. Long before them I had a Psion, remember them?

I use the spreadsheet a lot and find the wide screen in landscape mode
very helpful. I Also like that fact that I can pop in the SD chip from my
digital camera and view the pictures on it. I find that it works just fine
on the cradle that came with my 505, for charging and syncing. In addition
to that the keyboard that I bought for my 505 works on the T3 (drivers for
it are on Palms site). There is one small quirk. When the keyboard driver is
turned on and you sync, it seems to have a lag when entering the password.
Simply leaving the keyboard turned off when not in use solves that.

I have the T3 in the charger everyday so I really don't know what the
battery life is like. I biggest gripe is with the Palm Desktop software
(Windows version). I run my screen resolution at 1600 X 1200 because that is
native to the LCD display. However using normal fonts make everything way to
small to see comfortably. I changed the fonts size to large font but now the
fields overlap and I am unable to see or enter data. Palm support suggest
changing to normal fonts as a workaround. Makes you feel like they are
giving one the around doesn't it. I would assume that the Z is using the
same desktop app.

FWIW
Jim




"Hugh Pritchard" <Hugh.spamtrap@ikuzus.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:40b7b6d9$0$58817$bed64819@pubnews.gradwell.net...
> >
> > Well, the obvious differences are that the T3 has a 320x480 display,
> > 64Mb memory and the Universal Connector. If any of these features is
> > really important to you, then the choice is obvious. (The T3 most likely
> > has a slightly shorter battery life, though.)
> >
> > Also consider that the Z72 does not have a flip cover, while the T3
> > does. The lack of a flip cover is my only real complaint against the
> > Z72, for the rest I love it.
> >
> >
> > Regards
> > -Laurens
>
> Thanks Laurens,
>
> I was aware of the memory difference having checked out the spec sheets on
> the Palm web site (and also the weight difference) but I have a couple of
> 128Mb SD cards that I use in the TT so I guess storage isn't a major
factor
> to me. How often is the extra display size and landscape option useful? I
> imagine it may be better for web browsing but what else do people find
works
> better with the extra screen size? I was really looking for other owners
> thoughts on the strong points and weaknesses of each unit.
>
> A good cover is important to me though as I like to keep my PDA protected
> and in good condition. The folding leather one I currently use with the TT
> works well but bulks it up quite a bit when in my pockets.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Hugh.
>
>

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Hugh Pritchard wrote:

> I was aware of the memory difference having checked out the spec sheets on
> the Palm web site (and also the weight difference) but I have a couple of
> 128Mb SD cards that I use in the TT so I guess storage isn't a major factor
> to me.

Well, another important point for you then is that the Z72's SD slot is
recessed too deeply, making inserting/ejecting cards unnecessarily hard.
(You have to push against the cards with your nails.) If you switch SD
cards often, this *will* start to annoy you.

> A good cover is important to me though as I like to keep my PDA protected
> and in good condition. The folding leather one I currently use with the TT
> works well but bulks it up quite a bit when in my pockets.

You should also consider that the Z72, lacking an attachable cover,
needs a case, which adds significantly to the bulk. You can't just whip
it out to look up something quickly, you have to take it out of the case
first.

That all said, I still like my Z72 a lot. But if you can live with the
slider, I'd say go for the T3. Personally, I can't stand the slider
(which is why I never bought a T|T, even though I like everything else
about them).


Regards
-Laurens

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On Sat, 29 May 2004 17:32:02 GMT, grilla had this to say...


> i would wait til the summer is over and see what os6 looks like, and the
> devices that run it. imho the zire line is still geared to the toy crowd,
> not the serious business user.

I will wait until at least OS 6.1.
OS 4.0 had hundreds of bugs and was just a tweak of 3.X, OS 5.0 was a
nightmare and was just a port of OS 4.X, OS 6.0 is a total re-write. Be
afraid, be warned.
YMMV, IMHO, HAND

--
Hope this helps.
Jim Anderson
( 8(|) To email me just pull my_finger

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Hugh Pritchard wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a TT that I think is great. Before that I had a III then a V and then
> a 505. I want to replace the TT but I am torn between the T3 and the Zire
> 72. I like to sync up email, diary and contacts with Outlook. I do use the
> Bluetooth to SMS and email but both new models offer that. I use notepad a
> lot and the contacts list. I'm not yet into digital cameras on portable
> devices/mobile phones but that's probably because the quality has never
> seemed that good to me but that's not to say I wouldn't use it if it were
> offered. I would like to surf the net and viewing photos would be nice. I
> may well look to play MP3's although this too is something I haven't done as
> yet.
>
> I like the stylish look of the T3 over the 'plastic' style of the Zire 72
> but at nearly 260 GBP against 190 GBP is quite a lot to pay for style. I
> also believe the T3 would fit my existing portable charger but the Zire 72
> wouldn't (although at that price difference I could replace it!). I would be
> grateful for any thoughts anyone may have that would help me in my decision.
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Hugh.
>
>
If you use an online broker and are not particular about who it is, you can get
a free T3 from Ameritrade if you fund the account with $10,000. I did that about
3 months ago. It took roughly 3-4 weeks to get the T3. I use the T3 every day
for daily news via AvantGo and reading e-books.