Palm TX

[Chaos]

Originally Posted by NatCh

Oh, I agree whole-heartedly with that, and didn't mean to suggest otherwise. I just think it's a bit of an odd move for the newer, higher-priced model to drop some functions that were on older, lower-priced ones (i.e. dimmer screen, no built-in flash-drive functionality, whatever).

Actually, the TX is $100 (USD) cheaper than the T5. I saw both models in-stores after the TX was released, and the T5 was still priced higher. I'm not certain if this is still the case, however.

[Dick Tracy]

The T5 has been discontinued.

We who post in forums like this one are not typical Palm customers.

[NatCh]

Originally Posted by Chaos

Actually, the TX is $100 (USD) cheaper than the T5. I saw both models in-stores after the TX was released, and the T5 was still priced higher.

All of the T line are ~$400 when they first come out
Of course what the retailer does isn't necessarily indicative of the MSRP.

As Dick Tracy notes, the T5 has been discontinued, and I'm thinkin' it was discontinued around the time the T|X came out (though I could easily be misremembering). In any event, there are always a number of the "last" model floating around after they're discontinued, so you doubtless saw one of those, and the retailer was probably trying to get as much out of it as he could, as retailers will do.

My point, though, was that T|X is a generation later than the T5, and it had what could be considered downgrades on a couple of features. I'm not saying Palm shouldn't do such a thing, I'm not even saying it was a bad move, just that it seemed like an odd move to me. Of course, Palm doesn't ring me up and clear their reasoning for their design decisions with me, so I'm left to assume that they had some reason for doing something that seems odd from my perspective. I suppose I could get all riled and upset about it, but that takes a lot of energy, and doesn't really accomplish anything except raising my blood pressure, so I believe I'll stick with option "A."

Originally Posted by Dick Tracy

We who post in forums like this one are not typical Palm customers.

I was going to contest this for my own account at first, DT, but then I thought about it, and realized that since I only use my Pilot mostly for its original primary design purpose (organizer), plus a few extras (like e-reading!), I likely don't qualify as a "typical" Palm user either.