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To Treo, Or Not To Treo?

I appeal to your collective wisdom.

My dear old ridiculously outdated Visor Deluxe, purchased the first month these became available, had some badly-timed “senior moments” this past couple of weeks, and I’m realizing that though I’m very attached to it, it’s time to look for something better. I’m tempted to get a Treo 600, and the only thing holding me back is my concern that as soon as the new one arrives, PalmOne will announce a new version. (I rationalized the cost by reminding myself that I’ve skipped at least 2 PDA generations by holding on to Old Faithful.)

Aside from industry info, are there predictable patterns for the release of new versions of equipment? Such as, never on Good Friday, at least every six months, after X sales?

I may just get it anyway, and appease myself, since I’m so good at rationalizing, by noting that PalmOne had a nice discount for people who upgraded.

I’ve played with one and shopped around, and I do feel this is the right match. (A new PDA every five years, I say, whether I need one or not…)

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This was written by K.G. Schneider. Posted on Wednesday, March 31, 2004, at 8:07 am. Filed under Hot Tech. Bookmark the permalink. Follow comments here with the RSS feed. Both comments and trackbacks are currently closed.