Psion Series 5 Handheld

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Processor: 18.43 MHz Arm
Wireless Capabilities: Infrared irDA
Weight: 12.49 oz.
Installed RAM: 8 MB
Type: PDA

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The solid solution!

byno_kidding May 17, 2001

3 Helpfuls 4 Helpfuls Comment

Pros stable OS; excellent keyboard; superb battery life; good software suite; easy exchange...

Cons contrast & glare of screen could be better

Recommended it? Yes

I bought a Psion 5 two years ago and have never regretted it! The Psion is little known compared to the marketing giants of MS and Palm but it delivers everything you want and more ... for a good price.

Its features include:

A slide-out laptop style keyboard which is excellent... Read full review »

palm & gps

byjitschak Aug 20, 2000

3 Helpfuls 4 Helpfuls Comment

Pros ALL

Cons NONE

Recommended it? Yes

Yes, Psion Palmtop series 5 MX are a wonderful tool to work with especially the agenda en the spreadsheets are a big help for me i work at a school and i have to manage over a 500 computers the psion is a great help with it.
recently i have bought the Palmtop GPS receiver for Psion series 5 mx... Read full review »

The "Ideas Collector"

byfranzig Feb 3, 2000

3 Helpfuls 4 Helpfuls Comment

Pros Great Battery life!

Cons Internet access is restricted

Recommended it? Yes

Are you in the process of writing a book or generally just feel that you sometimes need to quickly jot down some ideas?
Besides keeping your life organised, this handy device can be great for just collecting ideas you may randomly get during your day. It's the perfect substitute for pen and... Read full review »

Pocket-sized wonder

bymurgan Feb 15, 2001

2 Helpfuls 3 Helpfuls Comment

Pros Excellent keyboard. Does not run windows.

Cons No Color screen. Does not run windows.

Recommended it? Yes

Psion (pronounced "sigh-on") are a British-based company with offices throughout Europe and a subsidiary in the US.

I have been a "Psionist" since 1992 when I purchased my first machine - a Series 3 with 256k of memory. Eight years and three upgrades later I was sporting a 2MB 3a.
... Read full review »

You could do better

bychristymom May 17, 2000

2 Helpfuls 3 Helpfuls Comment

Pros ??

Cons Not very durable

Recommended it? No

I used the Psion 5 for work and although it did do the job that it said it would do, it is not a very durable unit. I chose not to buy the optional cover for mine and over about a period of 3 months the paint on the outside of the unit started to peel from use. I also noticed that the hinge on the... Read full review »

Almost wonderful

byjoelorr Oct 23, 1999

2 Helpfuls 3 Helpfuls Comment

Pros OS, battery life, loud alarms, keyboard, apps

Cons synching, lack of Mac support, screen, lack of modem, paint peels off the case

Recommended it? Yes

I freely admit that I enjoy fiddling with new gadgets. However, a careful examination of my time logs revealed to me a while ago that it has been a very expensive preoccupation. Had I spent all that time making sales calls and writing articles, I'd have been able to afford a lot more of these... Read full review »

battery life is everything

bymartin.k Oct 22, 1999

2 Helpfuls 3 Helpfuls Comment

Pros long battery life, big display, great keyboard

Cons no recharger in the package, contrast in display

Recommended it? Yes

the psion 5er series really keeps me going. for three weeks without change of batteries I'm running notes on start ups of paper machines where you just can't start a notebook every five minute. All the other PDA's can't go much longer than five days in average that would mean like tons of battery... Read full review »

Pros & Cons of Psion 5 Series

byricochet1628 Oct 12, 1999

2 Helpfuls 3 Helpfuls Comment

Pros capable to zoom in for bigger font size, 6 minutes of recordering,easy to use.

Cons exterior black finish get rubbed off easily, the pen stylus does not stay in holder

Recommended it? Yes

I am a new age electronic gadget guy, I have used the 3 Com Palm Pilot-III. Psion 5-Series , the Casio Personal
Viewer PV-200 and a Motorola StarTac Clip-On organizer unit. Among all these personal data assistance units, I like
the Psion 5 series of electronic organizer. Its easy to use,... Read full review »

cpable and practicle

bykoumii Sep 17, 2000

3 Helpfuls 4 Helpfuls 2 Comments

Pros all rounder with upgrade capabilities

Cons monochrome screen

Recommended it? Yes

My organisation was deteriorating and i needed some help so i looked to electronic diaries. After some research i found that it would be more worth while for me to get a handheld as a replacement for my laptop. the range of the capability of this product is dramatic, from it's excellent and easy to... Read full review »

Indecisive

bykahing Jul 23, 2000

2 Helpfuls 3 Helpfuls 2 Comments

Pros excellent 3rd party software

Cons the casing is really fragile.

Recommended it? Yes

I bought this product as a replacement for my old and broken 3a. After using it for almost 5 years the hinges finally broke. Thus needing a replacement and being in Hong Kong at the time I decided to opt for its successor the series 5. That is 1,5 years ago. The good software got even better. The... Read full review »