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H/PC Oracle Posts: | 16,175 |
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| Jake - 2005-11-28 11:47 PM
So if it's a machine you really want, throw in an extra five or ten. You won't feel it as long as it arrives intact.
hahaha, so true.. and i still lost that MP700   |
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Subscribers H/PC Guru Posts: | 5,737 |
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| Jake - 2005-11-28 11:47 PM
So if it's a machine you really want, throw in an extra five or ten. You won't feel it as long as it arrives intact.
Thank You for the advice  . |
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Moderator H/PC Vanguard Posts: | 2,829 |
Location: | Choking on the stench of ambition in Washington DC | Status: | |
| Here's an ebay story of handheld woe: on ebay, I believe in Buy It Now (unless it's set at an outrageous price), so when an Osaris (Psion ER4) opened at $35 and with a synch cable and A/C adapter and CF card, I thought what a perfect backup to my Mako...
So I did the Buy It Now at $50 and had good communication with the owner, but lo and behold, he didn't tell me about the Osaris Hole, which is any time you access the D drive or use the backlight, the "Replace Main Batteries" flashes and the machine won't budge until you re-install the batteries. Makes the machine inoperable under most battery-only conditions.
Yeah, it was "news" to him, and I just didn't have the heart to fight him on a return. The cable and adapter and CF card all worked with my mint Series 5 that I eventually won on ebay for $40, which was an amazing price.
But had the Osaris worked, the difference between $35 and $50 is not a difference I would've remembered.
I'd rather slightly overpay and be done with the bidding and pin all my energy and hopes on the actual machine.
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| Well, I won a Velo 1 for 18.50 USD... Cheap considering that it comes with the cradle, sync cable, and Microsoft CD... Now to see if I will win the Nino 320... |
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H/PC Elder Posts: | 2,294 |
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| $18.50....geez
Now if only they sold in stores for that price! |
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Subscribers H/PC Guru Posts: | 5,737 |
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| Okay, thanks..  |
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| OT: I also won a Nino 320 Palm Sized PC with AC adapter, 2 CDs, Snap on modem, cradle, sync cable, case, and the manuals for 13.50 USD.. |
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Moderator H/PC Vanguard Posts: | 2,829 |
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| Well done, on both purchases! Does your Velo come with the 2.0 upgrade?
Never heard of the Nino, though.
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| Thanks... Not that I know of as yet, I believe the Velo did not come with a CE 2 upgrade. The Nino is a Palm Sized PC... |
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Moderator H/PC Vanguard Posts: | 2,829 |
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| On ebay, I saw--I'm sure you did too--that some fellow sold an upgrade for nine bucks, so maybe he has more.
Jake |
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| Ok, thanks. I will look around everyday on eBay for it... |
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