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[David Aikema]

>From my 3 1/2 years as a university student, in spite of my
near-illegible handwriting, I still prefer hand-writing my notes.

I don't have extensive experience with PDAs, but if I were you I'd be
looking for something that either has or will support the addition of
a keyboard of some sort.

David

On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 23:41:12 -0500, Christopher Rose <kf6snj at lycos.com> wrote:
> As I prepare to begin classes at the University of Phoenix Tacoma, I find myself wondering if I should buy a palm device. I am debating between a used Sharp Zaurus ZR-5800 for $25 and a new Royal Excelsior for $20. Yes, I know that the obvious advantages of lower price and a newer machine make the Royal look like the better choice. However, amongst other things, the Royal has 1.5MB of ram while the Sharp has 2MB of ram. Also, the Sharp does speadsheets which the Royal does not. Please bear in mind that I am going to attempt (I have dropped out of college once before, so this is my last chance) to earn a Bachelor's of Science in Information Technology. I would appreciate any opinions in regards as to which of the two devices might be more appropriate for taking class notes and keeping track of my soon to be hectic schedule. Thank You.