mivox - 11:41 pm on Mar 18, 2002 (gmt 0)

What do you want to use it for? Palm has a number of applications available for handling text documents, databases and spread sheets, and migrating them between common office apps and Palm-based apps.

I think all PDAs (I know Palm OS models do) come with a basic application suite that includes a desktop application for backing up data and working with your PDA data on your desktop machine.

Of course, a WindowsCE PDA will have more memory, a faster processor... along with increased compatibility with Windows/MS applications, but they're a lot more expensive than basic Palm models... (And the reason they have so much more memory and processing power is because their software requires it.)

I don't see any reason to wait for Bluetooth though... unless that sort of wireless connectivity is the primary reason you want the PDA to begin with.

I went basic with mine: Handspring Visor Edge, 8mb, Palm OS, 16 grey screen, because I wanted an organizer/checkbook/alternative to the teeny scraps of note paper cluttering my life, and I've found more uses for the little thing since then. With 62 applications/documents/extensions/etc., on it, I still have almost 6MB of memory free... So a little goes a LONG way for Palm OS machines. (And there are TONS of free apps available for the Palm platform!)

Xoc, at the other end of the spectrum, has his pair of iPaq monsters, and I'm sure he'll be along shortly to tell you all about them. ;)

But really, just get a good idea what you *want* to do with a PDA, and choose a model from there...