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The Palm m125 is similar to the Palm m100 and m105 in its shape and classic, powerful Palm organizer functions. But it also offers several features that elevate it above the other two models--a memory card expansion slot, bonus software, and compatibility with peripherals for i705 and m500 series models.
The curved base of the Palm m125 fits snugly and comfortably in the palm of your hand. It features a protective cover that flips up and is flexible at the end--a nice touch to prevent damage if you scrape it against anything while opening. It also has a window on the cover that lets you check the time by pressing the button that pokes through.
Like other Palm handhelds the Palm m125 doesn't have a keyboard. Instead, you write shorthand-like strokes on the special writing area at the bottom of the backlit grayscale screen, which the m125 recognizes as letters. You can also tap with the stylus to type letters using an onscreen keyboard, as well as open menus and select icons. (For more keying power, you might consider the optional Palm portable keyboard.)
The Palm operating system (OS) is very efficient, so the 8 MB memory is enough to store a lot of data and quite a few applications, too. If you want to add more applications or content, you have two choices. First, you can find applications and e-books on the Web, download them to your desktop or laptop hard drive, and synchronize the data using the USB HotSync cradle, which attaches to the Palm universal connector at the base of the handheld. It's the same connector as on the m500 and m505 and Palm has promised to support it for three years, so there should be plenty of peripherals available.
Your other option is to use the expansion slot on the side of the handheld, which accepts Secure Digital (SD) and MultiMediaCard (MMC) memory cards. Palm offers a number of expansion cards with content (such as e-books and Lonely Planet travel guides), applications (the PalmPak language translator, for example), and games. You can also store applications and content on memory cards (such as those from Viking or SanDisk) without sacrificing any of the Palm m125's 8 MB memory.
The Palm m125 comes with Palm OS 4.0, which has new e-mail and Web browsing software, and enables you to send SMS (Short Message Service). You can use infrared to connect to your cell phone for a wireless connection, or add an optional modem to connect to a standard phone line.
In addition to the standard built-in utilities and the Palm Desktop application (for both Windows and Mac), you get extra software including an e-book reader, Documents To Go (for viewing and editing Word and Excel documents), and AvantGo (which downloads Web content, such as news from BBC or the latest soccer scores).
For a budget PDA, the small, light Palm m125 has some nice design touches, is loaded with software extras, and can be customized with thousands of available Palm OS applications. It may not be the most powerful PDA on the market, but its expansion capabilities certainly kick it up a notch. --Mary Branscombe and Agen G.N. Schmitz
Pros:
- Expansion card slot for SD and MMC memory cards
- Lots of bonus software, including Documents To Go and Mobile Internet Kit software
- USB universal connector ready for lots of peripherals
- Not as thin as the Palm m500 series
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Technical Details
- 8 MB memory--stores thousands of addresses, phone numbers, appointments, and to-do items- New Secure Digital/MultiMediaCard expansion slot for additional memory and functionality such as a dictionary/thesaurus, games, and more
- Link to Microsoft Outlook for synchronizing data and downloading e-mail (Windows only); compatible with Windows and Mac
- Comes with add-on software, including MultiMail SE (for e-mail), AOL for Palm, DataViz Documents to Go, Palm Reader (for e-books), AvantGo
- What's in the box: m125, USB HotSync cradle, a stylus, a protective flip-cover, and two AAA alkaline batteries
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By Lisa Brown (Orem, UT)
It's too bad that palm doesn't stay with what it does best, a great planner. When they went to the phone mode, the sound was terrible. That's why I just wanted a simple old-fashioned palm (I prefer something separate from the phone). This is no fault of the seller, but I just wanted a palm I could use just as a primary function-planner. This was a real disappointment. I ended up buying an I-touch with the planner app.
By M. Kirk (Midwest Fan)
I am satisfied with this product except for the battery usage. Turns out that in some of these units the 'ultracapacitors' were leaking and eventually were shorting out. Ultracapacitors maintain the device memory during battery changes. This leaking/shorting caused the following:
- immediate loss of data memory when batteries removed
- high drain of new batteries - sometimes only lasting 1 day in my case
If you are technically handy with a soldering iron, you can order 2 new ultracapacitor parts from Digikey (<$10) and solder them in yourself. I did this 3 years ago and have had great results - no loss of memory when changing batteries and new batteries last over 3-4 weeks with moderate use.
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The m125 is deffientally worth it's wieght in gold. At my middle school, there has been a Palm Pilot craze, and at the same time, I found myself wishing for something to help me keep organized. I tried a paper panner, but it was too bulky and heavy to carry around all day. I was just looking for a simple Palm Pilot and found the m125. It was PERFECT!
I love the m125! It is perfect for 13- year olds like me who just need something simple and nothing too fancy. The m125 is what I found to be a wonderful Palm Pilot. It has lots of expansion cards and I bought a games one, an eBooks card, and the E-mail expansion.
I also like the m125 because of it's size and price. I can tuck my m125 in my binder and carry it around with me. And I found it to be one of the cheepest, best working Palm Pilots i've ever seen.
But one thing, the batteries run out really quickly(like anywhere from 4 days to one week), and my family is getting tired of our battery "bill".
But overall, if you need a small, compact Palm Pilot, then this is you "Ticket". I highly reccmond getting a m125!
By J. Hannah (Somerville, MA)
I was given an m125 as a gift to help me keep track of my appointments. I found it to be very useful, and the one I had worked optimally. It takes notes, has a calendar, lets me make lists, draw little pictures, play some simple games... it's great. And if I use it normally without playing games much (just to save info, which is the main use for it after all) the batteries last a few weeks, and it's no big deal to back up the data at the end of every day, just like I would charge my cell phone at the end of a long day. (Make sure you always back up your data! It won't save it when you remove the batteries, but it's very easy to restore it at synch time once you put new batteries in.)
It's a great PDA... Palm is pretty awesome. Sure, there's always something to be desired - we always want more than what we have, but for the basic things, this is a great machine.
I really don't think it is fair for a few people to write reviews based on a units that are basically malfunctioning. I strongly suggest people ignore reviews like that. Before you pay for a unit, see that you have some kind of protection ahead of time, if you are really worried, check with your bank or credit card company first.
By J. Storchan (Livonia, Michigan.)
I have been a user of PDA's for quite awhile. I have only owned Palm Pilots. The first one I owned worked fantastic, it was my life. I used it for appointments, directions, and a rolodex. It was my life blood. Somewhere, someplace, I lost that Palm Pilot. I figured I would upgrade and I purchased the new version M series. I got the M125. After awhile I could not set my time or date, I just could not press the lower left hand done button. I ran out of battery power and by the time I got back to my computer, or a drug store, for new batteries, the memory was wiped out. No problem if only I could set the date to coordinate my calendar with the true date. I looked on the web and found that it was a prevalent problem with the M Series. To replace the touch screen would have been $40.00. I purchased a fairly new M125 on eBay and sure enough, it had some issues. But I was able to set the date. I guess when I have the money to invest in a color screen like the Compaq unit, which I see is a flawless product, I will purchase it.
I don't think I would ever purchase a Palm product again.
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