Prism PI Data 800

Advantages: Faster processor, 16-bit colour, Springboard expansion slot, nice casing colour
Disadvantages: Screen flickers occasionally, fatter and heavier than the Visor Deluxe

...WOO-HOO! I've finally got my hands on the new Handspring Visor Prism! Luckily, Handspring has learned from its past mistakes and ordering a Visor is now quick and painless. ----------- Blue devil ----------- The first thing that hit me when I opened the Prism box was that the machine looks COOL. The Prism comes in only one colour -- Handspring calls it ``cobalt blue''. What the pictures on the Handspring website don't show clearly is that the Prism is actually a very nice dark metallic blue. The Prism also comes with a new cradle to accommodate the increased thickness. Like the Palm IIIc, the Prism's lithium ion battery is charged up when you put it on the cradle. What is interesting is that the cradle can also charge the new VisorPhone (a module that turns the Prism into a handphone) at the same time, if you have... Read review

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Advantages: Fast processor, Vibrant colour TFT screen displaying over 65,000 colours
Disadvantages: Costly, Paint known to occassionally peel off casing

...data via infra red. The Palm IIIc is currently quite cheap, seen for as low as 230 pounds on London's High Streets. This makes it cheaper than the Platinum and the Prism. The IIIc is good if you want colour, but are unable to afford the Prism. The Prism's screen has more clarity and is brighter than the screen of the IIIc. For the serious PDA user, the Handsprings are much more expandable than the IIIc, using the Handspring expansion slot. This can be used for software modules, memory modules, modems, phones, GPS and MP3 player modules. To conclude, the Handspring Prism is the ultimate for the serious PDA user. It is not only a colourful, powerful tool, but has an almost infinate expandability potential. It has few disadvantages to it(see above), the major one being its high price tag. In short, I highly recommend it. If it were... Read review

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Advantages: many
Disadvantages: brands vary

...are likely to be sold a costly card by them dreaded IT salesmen. Now onto the geeky stuff.... ~ ATI X800Pro 256mb DDR3 ~ With my previous card lacking power and unable to play games to my satisfaction I decided to save up and get something with a little kick to it. After a fair bit of research into graphic card technology and prices I decided on this mainly due to its cost of £75 new. To give you a comparisson, I will list my previous card and the current card details. ATI Radeon 9600pro 256mb DDR Architecture : 256-bit GPU Speed : 400Mhz Memory Speed : 400Mhz (DDR 200x2) Memory size : 256mb Memory bandwidth : 9.6Gb/s Fill Rate : 1.6 Billion This card has 4 pipelines for graphics handling. ATI Radeon x800pro 256mb DDR3 Architecture... Read review

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