early x-mas gift

rasermon · Post by **rasermon** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 8:56 am

My wife said go and get it, so I did. Handspring Treo 600. It's a PDA / cellular all in one. 144 MHz ARM powered Palm OS 5 organizer, a GSM/GPRS or CDMA module, a fully integrated QWERTY keyboard, a five-way navigation pad, a 160x160 bright color screen, a VGA (640x480) camera, 32 MB Ram, and a SD/MMC slot. The only thing I have to wait for is the leather case and Bluetooth SD card. Anyone else receive early x-mas gifts yet?

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scherry2 · Post by **scherry2** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 9:11 am

yep!! 32 inch sony trinitron flat screen TV merry x-mas

millster · Post by **millster** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 10:11 am

Wow! Very nice. How do you like it so far? I wish Verizon would contract a decent convergence device. I'm not a big fan of the Kyocera or the Samsung that they have. I got two early presents. A new phone (LG VX6000) and a new laptop. Sounds like a nice TV there Scherry. I bought a 27" flat screen a couple years ago, and I don't think I could ever go back to the round tubes.

meathead333 · Post by **meathead333** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 11:04 am

cool, how much?i got lots already...portable dvd, reg dvd, 19 tv, furniture, a new bed and lots more! then again, i did just get married. but it always christmas when your in the army.

rasermon · Post by **rasermon** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 11:17 am

Quote, originally posted by millster Â»Wow! Very nice. How do you like it so far?Thanks! It's taken sometime to get use to after having a regular cell phone for the last 4 years and this time I had to read the manual. I bought a 256MB SD card and loaded it up with MP3's. The wireless internet is nice and also receives my pop3 email. You can view regular internet sites and also run the big three (Yahoo, MSN, AIM) messengers. Just waiting for upcoming Wi-Fi and Bluetooth cards. Quote, originally posted by meathead333 Â»cool, how much?$399 after $50 Bestbuy and $150 Sprint rebates.

millster · Post by **millster** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 11:28 am

Cool. I'll bet that is nice to have everything in one. Although, I can't really complain about my Pocket PC and my cell phone. I've had a little fun with my new phone and mobile web. It's pretty handy just on a phone, but I'm sure the Treo takes it to another level. The e-mail with the keyboard has to be handy too. How would you say it compares to a Blackberry (if you've ever used one)? Anyway, congrats again on the purchase.

AKLGT · Post by **AKLGT** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 3:20 pm

oh you lucky. we can't get anything like that here! just regular digital or analog phones... i bot myself a new laptop and a new digital camera. $499 for the laptop after rebates from Best Buy (2.4 Ghz P4, DVD/CD-RW, 14.1" screen) and $300 for the camera (casio exilim z3 w/ movie feature and 3x optical/4x digital zoom, 2" lcd screen, and the size of a credit card). can't wait for them to get here!

Vibe · Post by **Vibe** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 3:55 pm

WOW!!!!!!!! What a nice gift,I will have to check those out.BTW---------Now thank your wife and get her a really special gift for Christmas. But knowing you I think you have something up your sleeve. LOL!!!! James (Vibe)

rasermon · Post by **rasermon** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 5:56 pm

Quote, originally posted by Vibe Â»BTW---------Now thank your wife and get her a really special gift for Christmas. But knowing you I think you have something up your sleeve. LOL!!!! James (Vibe) I was thinking on getting her a DVD recorder for the TV...

Reynoma · Post by **Reynoma** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 9:27 pm

I really like that device. I know that Cingular (my current carrier) just announced that they are going to support the Treo 600, so I have to start saving up.Be sure to give us periodic updates about how you like it & things you dislike. It is a lot of money, but it is also alot of phone!

ullbergm · Post by **ullbergm** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 9:39 pm

Quote, originally posted by scherry2 Â»yep!! 32 inch sony trinitron flat screen TV merry x-mas nice i'm selling some computer equipment on ebay and if it sells we'll have a nice christmas.. dlp projector and motorized 100" screen, woohoo!but it all depends on if i sell the stuff..we both got LG VX-6000'snever thought i'd use the camera feature, but its been cool

millster · Post by **millster** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 9:48 pm

Quote, originally posted by ullbergm Â»we both got LG VX-6000'sCool! Yes, I like the camera feature. It was handy the last time I was on a business trip to the west of the state and drove by a forest fire in the mountains. I was able to grap a couple of quick shots of it on the way by. I'm actually pretty impressed with the quality of the images too.

Kari · Post by **Kari** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 9:53 pm

Quote Â»a new laptopYou being a Mac person...I just have to ask...which one? I love my iBook G4.

ullbergm · Post by **ullbergm** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 10:06 pm

Quote Â»Cool! Yes, I like the camera feature. It was handy the last time I was on a business trip to the west of the state and drove by a forest fire in the mountains. I was able to grap a couple of quick shots of it on the way by. I'm actually pretty impressed with the quality of the images too.yes, i was suprised by the quality too.obviously its not as good as a 'regular' digital camera but its pretty good for being a phone.here is a picture i took on the way to work one day.. a car is on fire..

millster · Post by **millster** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 10:45 pm

Quote, originally posted by Kari Â»You being a Mac person...I just have to ask...which one? It breaks my heart to say this... Gateway M675. My old PC is on its last legs and I need a PC compatible machine for work projects. That and my Macs are still fairly new, so I'll probably rotate them out with new stock in a couple more years.

millster · Post by **millster** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 11:17 pm

Wow, that's funny how we both took photos of a fire. I've heard some pretty interesting things people have caught with these camera phones. Hit-and-run drivers, all sorts of things.

Kari · Post by **Kari** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 12:33 am

*gasp* You bought a...a....PC?!?!?! *dies*LOL j/k

millster · Post by **millster** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 12:40 am

Quote, originally posted by Kari Â»*gasp* You bought a...a....PC?!?!?! *dies*That's how I felt too. To be fair, it is a pretty nice one as far as PCs go. http://products.gateway.com/pr...eg=hm

Kari · Post by **Kari** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 1:05 am

I still prefer the Apple design, though. Some of the new Dells are alright, but they still look like a PC laptop. Macs seem to be a whole different breed of machinery. I get lots of compliments on the looks of my iBook...it's always a conversation-piece, especially here in this PC-centric area where we can't even buy a Mac within 3 hours of here.

Kari · Post by **Kari** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 1:31 am

While we're being artistic...let's take the depth of this shot one step further...Taken with my bday gift to myself last year, my Fuji FinePix 2650, of my present to myself this year, my iBook G4.

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Kari · Post by **Kari** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 1:54 am

I love mine...it's like $150 now I think at Circuit City. Takes great pics too.

Kari · Post by **Kari** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 1:59 am

No, it came with a CD with PC software. I just didn't have to install anything at all on my machine because it was native to the Mac. Mike has the same camera, I'm pretty sure.

drunkenmaxx · Post by **drunkenmaxx** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 2:09 am

ah, the beauty of a mac, it truly is plug and play!

Kari · Post by **Kari** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 2:15 am

Mike as in ragingfish...I could be wrong. I thought we had the same one though. But the FinePix 2650 IS PC compatible.

Kari · Post by **Kari** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 2:27 am

It takes movies, and they are in QuickTime format, which is not Mac-only.

Psychobroker · Post by **Psychobroker** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 3:37 am

I treated myself to a Samsung DynaFlat HDTV (TXM2798HF), as well as Samsung's pro-scan DVD/VCR (6-head) DVD-V3500Both of these units are awesome, and LOOK asthetically pleasing too! Plus, I got a slamming deal on them from http://www.hypeaudio.com.

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Psychobroker · Post by **Psychobroker** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 3:45 am

I treated myself to a Samsung DynaFlat HDTV (TXM2798HF), as well as Samsung's pro-scan DVD/VCR (6-head) DVD-V3500Both of these units are awesome, and LOOK asthetically pleasing with a shiny titanium finish! Plus, I got a slamming deal on them from http://www.hypeaudio.com.

rasermon · Post by **rasermon** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 6:09 am

Hehe! Another step further...

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millster · Post by **millster** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 6:14 am

Quote, originally posted by rasermon Â»Hehe! Another step further...Now that's just twisted.

Kari · Post by **Kari** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 7:23 am

That was actually 2 steps...LOL. This is getting to be a cool pic.

Merzbow · Post by **Merzbow** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 10:32 am

I bought myself a set of red rubber sleaves to put on my dome lights for red interrior...and maybe if I'm lucky I'll buy myself a set of silverstars.

GT_03 · Post by **GT_03** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 11:36 pm

i just took delivery of my early x-mas gift. 55" of pure love

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AKLGT · Post by **AKLGT** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 2:41 pm

this is the cool little camera that is on its way to me

millster · Post by **millster** » Wed Dec 10, 2003 9:56 am

Haha! It's here! Here's a photo of my new family member. Unfortunately, the photo does not do this beast justice. I've never seen a laptop so physically huge! Of course I didn't intend it to be carried much, it's mainly to be used as a replacement for my desktop and to be a more portable desktop for doing schoolwork while I'm on business trips. I think it should suffice. The widescreen display is cool. I'd like the resolution to go a bit higher, but it's fine for the work I need it to do. I can always connect my external LCD when I'm at home if I need more. I do need to call Gateway tomorrow since I ordered the memory card reader in place of the floppy drive, and receivedthe machine with a floppy drive. No biggy, I'm sure they'll correct it.

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rasermon · Post by **rasermon** » Wed Dec 10, 2003 12:02 pm

Millster, that thing looks huge!

millster · Post by **millster** » Wed Dec 10, 2003 12:06 pm

Quote, originally posted by rasermon Â»Millster, that thing looks huge! 16 inches wide and 8.8 pounds, sporting a full-size keyboard with 10-key pad. I think I've gone backwards in time from laptop to luggable. It's really nice though. I can't wait to try editing video with it and see what Hyper-Threading is all about.

Kari · Post by **Kari** » Wed Dec 10, 2003 3:31 pm

Holy crap. I'll hold onto my iBook at 4.9 lbs and like 10" wide. LOL

millster · Post by **millster** » Wed Dec 10, 2003 11:08 pm

Yeah, I will keep mine as well. This Gateway was intended to be portable, but not frequently so. The iBook, on the other hand...

AKLGT · Post by **AKLGT** » Thu Dec 11, 2003 9:58 am

wow. my new toshiba satellite is like 5-6 lbs. its only a 14" but i really wanted 12" and 2-3 lbs for ultimate portability. oh well, can't beat $500 for a 2.4 ghz processor!

rasermon · Post by **rasermon** » Fri Dec 19, 2003 11:25 pm

Last week I bought a used laptop from silverawd26. It's a Sony Vaio PIII 500 MHz, 192 MB memory, docking station. I bought a Linksys Wireless-G notebook adapter and now I can't get it away from my wife hands. LOL, she sits in the lazyboy and plays games at pogo.com. Thanks Rob for the great deal on the laptop package, my wife is happy again.BTW, anyone have a good used iBook they would like to sell?

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Kari · Post by **Kari** » Sat Dec 20, 2003 2:16 am

I think I may be the only one who HAS an iBook...LOLI'm trying to convert people though.

millster · Post by **millster** » Sat Dec 20, 2003 2:34 am

Quote, originally posted by Kari Â»I think I may be the only one who HAS an iBook...LOLHey! Don't forget me!!! Rasermon, I may replace mine before too long (with another, faster iBook) if so I'll keep you in mind.

rasermon · Post by **rasermon** » Sat Dec 20, 2003 2:36 am

Quote, originally posted by millster Â»Rasermon, I may replace mine before too long (with another, faster iBook) if so I'll keep you in mind.Sure thing man. I would like the best of both worlds.

Kari · Post by **Kari** » Sat Dec 20, 2003 3:29 am

Oh okay, I didn't know if you had an iBook or a PowerBook... On the other hand, you DID just buy a Gateway... Sin of all sins, man, I'm tellin ya...LOL j/k

cohocarl · Post by **cohocarl** » Sat Dec 20, 2003 9:58 am

I bought one of these last week:http://www.yamahamultimedia.co...0.aspHave it hooked up to a pair of Yamaha 636 (8" 3 way) home speakers on top of my computer hutch.

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Sputnik · Post by **Sputnik** » Sat Dec 20, 2003 10:32 pm

I asked my boyfriend for the Canon Powershot A80 4.0 megapixel camera for Christmas. Time for an upgrade.

Reynoma · Post by **Reynoma** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 3:10 am

Hey Rasermon,So, do you still like your Treo 600? I'm about to take the plunge. Not sure if I am going to go new ($450 with 2 year agreement) or used on ebay ($400-$500 with no agreeement).Have you used it to listen to MP3/WMA files?

ebslopp · Post by **ebslopp** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 4:07 am

you should wait a few months. They will be releasing the new Treo 650 late this fall!

rasermon · Post by **rasermon** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 7:45 am

Quote, originally posted by Reynoma Â»Hey Rasermon,So, do you still like your Treo 600? I'm about to take the plunge. Not sure if I am going to go new ($450 with 2 year agreement) or used on ebay ($400-$500 with no agreeement).Have you used it to listen to MP3/WMA files?I don't leave home without it! My SD card is loaded with MP3 and movie clips. My MP3 player (Pocket Tunes 3.0) also streams music from ShoutCast. http://www.pocket-tunes.com/I would wait until next month when they release the new Treo 650 like what ebslopp said.

rasermon · Post by **rasermon** » Mon Nov 29, 2004 9:50 am

I did it again, but on black Friday this time and saved some $$$.Samsung 46" DLPâ„¢ HDTV Monitor (HL-P4663W) with stand and a new Samsung HD DVD player. That should keep the wife happy for a couple months.

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