Palm m515

It can be a bit difficult to keep track of Palm's product range these days. There are now five different Palm PDAs on sale, excluding the wireless Palm 7 model that is only available in the US. The fact that they glory in nondescript names such as the m130, m500 and m515 doesn't really help.

However, all you need to know about the m515 is that this is the new top-of-the-range Palm organiser. It has the same attractive, slimline design as its predecessor (the discontinued m505), measuring just three inches wide, four-and-a-half inches high and a mere half-inch in thickness.

The weight is the same too, at a barely noticeable 4.9 ounces (138 grams), so it's small and light enough to carry in a jacket pocket with no trouble at all.

Palm has made a few changes since the m505, though. The biggest problem with the m505 was that its colour screen was rather dark, so Palm has opted for a new 'ultra bright' display that provides much better visibility.

The m515 has twice as much built-in memory as well, with 16Mb of RAM - enough to store thousands of names, addresses and perhaps a few colour pictures.

Palm has also just released a new Bluetooth card that provides wireless connectivity to other Bluetooth devices such as mobile phones and notebook computers. You can buy the m515 with a Bluetooth card for £449.99.There are less expensive PDAs with colour screens and the Palm OS, such as the Visor Prism from Handspring. These other devices tend to be larger, though, and generally only have 8MB of memory. So, if you're looking for a really compact colour PDA, you'll find that the m515 is one of the best available.

Specifications

• Handheld organiser using Palm OS 4.1
• Built-in address book, calendar, to-do list
• Colour screen displays 65,536 shades
• Rechargeable li-ion battery
• SD (secure digital) expansion slot
• USB cradle for PC connectivity
• Optional Bluetooth card

Price
£369.99 or £449.99 with Bluetooth (both prices include VAT)

Contact
Palm: 020 7365 9820 www.palm.com/uk

See also:

IBM and Palm go hand in hand

Deal will see IBM reselling Palms with WebSphere  24 Jul 2002

Palm sets its eyes on the enterprise

Announces new software aimed at corporate deployments  27 Jun 2002

Palm m515

The m515 addresses some of the key weaknesses of its predecessor.  28 May 2002

Hewlett Packard Jornada 568

Great software bundle and excellent expandability make this a PDA to check out.  17 May 2002

NEC PocketGear

Very similar to other Pocket PC devices, but with a lower spec.  10 May 2002

Handspring Treo 180

PDA/dual-band GSM mobile phone combo.  10 Apr 2002

Psion Series 7

The big daddy amoung the Psions, the Series 7 is a cross between a PDA and a sub-notebook. With a large colour screen and an equally spacious keyboard, it will please those who need to key in lots of data on the move.  01 Mar 2002

Nokia Communicator 9210

Is it a PDA with a built-in phone, or vice versa?  01 Mar 2002

Handspring Visor Pro

An upmarket PDA with 16MB of Ram.  26 Feb 2002

Sony Clie PEG N710C

A worthy rival to Handspring and Palm.  21 Jan 2002

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