First Impressions of the HandEra 330 Parts I-III - Page 6
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Mapopolis has released a version with HandEra support. That is a nice fit, as maps are one type of file where folks are constantly scrolling. Seeing more map at once is good. There are several Doc readers with 330 support including Aportis Doc and TealDoc (although I still like cspotrun and use it on the 330). PalmJPG lets you view JPG files from a CF card directly. It resizes the image for you automatically and will display in full screen mode. Being able to take a CF card directly from a digital camera, put it in the 330 CF slot, and see pictures is pretty amazing.
So after three weeks am I still in love? Yes. Do I think the HandEra 330 is perfect? No. But it's by far the nicest Palm I've ever seen. I can hardly stand to look at my Palm III or PalmPilot Professional anymore. They look faded, dull, and fuzzy. Probably the biggest difference for me is the nicer font face. It really makes reading much nicer, and that's something I thought was pretty nice before. Backing up to CF is quick, and being able to keep several backups around in case of emergency is very nice. I am honestly surprised by the number of applications that are not only compatible with the device, but that even work in scale-to-fit mode. I was expecting some real compatibility issues, but they just haven't been there. At just $349, a very low entry point for a high end Palm, the HandEra gives you a lot of bang for your buck.
