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Jun. 28th, 2005 10:52 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
johnpalmerDear PalmOne:
You make a nearly-excellent product. In fact, I have only two words for you that would make your product truly excellent.
Replaceable
Batteries.
"No user serviceable parts inside, including the battery" screams "this is a disposable device. In fact, it must be, because batteries wear out.
Yes, a Zire 31 is a nice, cheap little organizer, and it's sweet and I'd love to own one. But I'm not going to spend even a lousy $129 on a device that I know I have to replace (or risk destroying, when I replace the battery on my own). I will shortly be the proud owner of a used M125. It's got a third of the processor speed, and half of the memory, and a grayscale screen.
But I can replace the batteries.
If I could replace the batteries, I'd have been tempted by the Zire 72, and the Tungsten E2, both about 200 bucks, and dreaming of the $500 lifedrive.
I'm just sayin'...
Sincerely,
John (You remember, that long haired weirdo, who still likes his HandSpring Visor (which, note, has replaceable batteries)? You don't remember? I don't blame you.)
PS: HP IPaq. Replaceable batteries. Again, just sayin'.
You make a nearly-excellent product. In fact, I have only two words for you that would make your product truly excellent.
Replaceable
Batteries.
"No user serviceable parts inside, including the battery" screams "this is a disposable device. In fact, it must be, because batteries wear out.
Yes, a Zire 31 is a nice, cheap little organizer, and it's sweet and I'd love to own one. But I'm not going to spend even a lousy $129 on a device that I know I have to replace (or risk destroying, when I replace the battery on my own). I will shortly be the proud owner of a used M125. It's got a third of the processor speed, and half of the memory, and a grayscale screen.
But I can replace the batteries.
If I could replace the batteries, I'd have been tempted by the Zire 72, and the Tungsten E2, both about 200 bucks, and dreaming of the $500 lifedrive.
I'm just sayin'...
Sincerely,
John (You remember, that long haired weirdo, who still likes his HandSpring Visor (which, note, has replaceable batteries)? You don't remember? I don't blame you.)
PS: HP IPaq. Replaceable batteries. Again, just sayin'.
