Re: [NTLK] Going for a Newton

Well Seb

A Newton 2100, I feel is one of the best PDA's that were ever made. I
simply love its hand writing recognization. It also has a great deal
of software for free that you can download. I am pretty new into this
and I am hooked. I am planning to use it for taking notes during
classes.
The one downside to the Newton is that it is as bulky as a brick. Its
quite light with a battery pack (though I recommend you use the AA
tray since those battery packs are probably too old to hold a charge)
You can get one on ebay.

Thomas

On 8/4/06, Seb Payne <seb@sebpayne.com> wrote:
> Hi Everyone
> I've always been interested in Newton and the associated community. I have
> recently purchased a Palm Z22 which is a small, simple PDA and it does me
> fine - the screen is small and the handwriting area is difficult to use due
> to size but it has great battery. I'm now thinking about getting a Newton to
> see if it is any better (I've used Einstein and I'm liking what I'm
> seeing!). I've read various sites, FAQs, Wikis ans so on but I have the
> following questions:
>
> a.) I've never seen a real Newton - can anyone related how big a 2000/2100
> is to everyday objects?
> b.) How heavy is a 2000/2100 with battery pack?
> c.) Can anyone give any comments on email/internet support - I hear it isn't
> brilliant but any user comments?
> d.) I've been talked to 'knowledgenavigator' (www.newtonsales.com) and I can
> get a 'good condition' 2100 for $189 which seems a lot to me. The $89 ones
> aren't in that good nick. Any thoughts on this pricing (I'm in the UK so I'd
> be interested to hear if anyone has a 2000/2100 for sale in the UK)?
> e.) Is there much difference between getting a 2000/21000 - can't the extra
> memory just be added?
> f.) How stable are the syncing solutions for Tiger 10.4 - are they being
> developed or not?
>
> My main concern is that it is will be too big - I'm only a teenager so I
> don't want to go around carrying something that is gonna make me look stupid
> :-)
>
> Thanks All!
>
> --
> Seb Payne
> www.sebpayne.com
>
>
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