I' ve used a variety of portable devices over the past few years
including Tandy systems (102, 200 and WP-2), Newtons, Mac portables, Palm
and WinCE handhelds. The one thing they all had in common was they worked
well for the task which I needed at the time.
I no longer use the Tandys or the Palm Pro (all were sold ages ago) but
I do use a Newton, an iBook and my NEC MobilePro 700 on a regular basis.
I would suggest you buy an AlphaSmart Dana and give it to your employees
to test for a couple of weeks. Is the application they will be using
available on the Palm platform? Do they like the screen and keyboard? Is
there sufficient battery life for the task at hand? Does the unit stand up
to the abuse a portable is often subjected to? Only you and your employees
can answer these questions.
Never be afraid of moving on. The important thing is that the device you
use be suited to the task you need to do.
If you decide to try out the Dana, I'd be interested in hearing how you
and your employees use it and their thoughts on it.
Hope this helps,
Rick
on 12/3/2002 8:15 PM, Glenn Roe at myhome_at_cwnet.com wrote:
>
> I just checked out the Alphasmart Dana thanks to the posting and
> discussion on this list, and am seriously considering replacing the
> eMates I give my employees to use with Danas. I'm very reminded of the
> eMate in the design, and the sync ability and compatibility with both
> Mac and Windows platforms makes it a feasible replacement for the
> eMates. I have been struggling to keep my staff supplied with eMates as
> the majority of them have suffered the screen/ribbon problem. I have a
> shelf full of broken ones in my office. I love the Newton/eMate platform
> and have used it in my business since prior to it's discontinuance. Up
> to now I haven't really found anything that I considered replacing them
> with. I'm putting this on the list because I would welcome
> discussion/feedback from the list about this decision. I end up
> investing $200 plus for an eMate & flash card, so the $400 price doesn't
> look bad. I've never had any extensive experience with Palm OS devices,
> but employees who have used Palms & Newtons definitely appreciate the
> Newton as a real computer vs. device. The Dana looks to be touted as a
> replacement for a laptop vs. just another device. What do you think????
>
> Glenn Roe
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