Customer Reviews

PalmOne III Leather Belt Clip Case

5 star:		(7)
4 star:		(9)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

I like the product, it keeps my Palm III handy, however, it does have some minor drawbacks. 1. You will have to remove the Palm III from the case to operate it 2. If you have the flip cover on the Palm III it is a very TIGHT fit 3. The metal belt clasp will scar your dress belts. 4. I find the clasp will slip out unoticed from inside dress pants 5. The top loading cover panel seems backwards to me. I hope next years model incorporates some improvements...

I can't live anymore whithout my Palm III. But I also hate to carry things around. Enter the Belt Clip Case for PalmPilot. It is extremely light, holds thightly to my belt or jeans pocket and it features a hard plastic screen protection sewed inside. I let my Palm III (inside this case, fortunately) slip and it fell all the way down on a 17 steps stairs. Not a single scratch! I wish it only had an internal pocket for credit and business cards.

Although the Palm Pilot is thin and compact it may exceed your pocket capacity. With the belt clip you can carry the Palm Pilot, enter and review data at any time. This especially useful for physicians who are on the move constantly. I have found this carrying case to be an excellent accessory.

I spent a great deal of time looking for a case for my IIIxe. Because of the price I decided to try this one. I am not in the slightest disappointed. The IIIxe fits perfectly WITH the flip cover in place, and comes out of the case easily, but will not fall out. (From other comments, I suspect this case may have been recently improved. If so I have the newer one.)

The hook on the belt clip keeps the case in place, but allows it to be moved fore and aft as you sit or bend. It will not come off a belt by accident.

I frequently forget I'm wearing it - and that's the highest compliment.

If you have looked around for the ideal case for the Palm IIIxe like I did, then you know how frustrating this can be. Most seasoned Palm owners I talked to have gone through two to four cases before finding one that suited their individual needs. Many of these owners had ended up with this case as the best solution when one wanted to carry their Palm III in a "hands-free" fashion.

This is a well-made belt/clip case, and you have the choice of using the belt loop or the metal clip to secure it to your person. I've even used the sturdy metal clip to fasten it conveniently to the strap of my notebook PC when going from car to office.

The black leather is soft, and the case is lined so that you can slide the PDA out easily - once you've broken it in. I had heard that it was hard to remove the PDA from this case, so when I got mine, I simply inserted my Palm IIIxe into the case with its flip cover attached. Then I carefully eased two floppy disks into the case as well (do this carefully) and left it for the weekend. Three days later, I could slide my IIIxe in and out the case without any problems, flip cover and all. If you want it to slide even easier, use it without the flip cover, as there is an interior panel designed to protect the screen.

The top-loading lid to this case is reversed so that it will not inadvertently snag on things, and is Velcro fastened. There is just enough light padding to protect the Palm device from light bumps and accidents, but just remember that this is not an armored case.

There are a couple of other leather cases with clips on the market, but if you do the research you'll find that some of the owners have complained about the clip breaking off. This doesn't appear to be a problem with this case.

If you're looking for extreme portability without a lot of frills, then this may be your best choice. Do yourself a favor though, and read the other reviews here as well!

I got quite the scare recently. I knew I had been using my Palm IIIx earlier in the day, but when I reached into my jacket pocket at the train station, it wasn't there. After a quick search of all my pockets I realized I didn't have it. I retraced my steps, but it wasn't in my office, nor in the Starbuck's where I got my coffee.

Fortunately, it turned up the next morning. The cab driver who took me to the station the previous day had found it in the cab and was honest enough to return it. Five minutes after I got my Palm back, I was online here at Amazon looking at cases. I finally decided that the belt clip case made the most sense for me, as the other cases would still risk falling out of a pocket.

The leather is very nice and seems to adequately protect the organizer from damage from inadvertent bumps. The belt clip holds securely. There are a couple of drawbacks that prevent this from being a 5 star product however. One is that it barely fits around the flip top cover of the Palm III. Makes it very hard to remove your organizer from the case. Also you have to take the case off your belt to get to your Palm. It would be nice if the cover were hinged the other way to enable removing the organizer without unclipping the case. Still the case does exactly what I bought it for, which is to keep my Palm handy at all times, without the risk of losing it.

Overall, I have been very happy with my belt clip case. I carry my Palm everywhere with me, and the belt clip case has made that easy and safe to do. My only gripe is that I wish I could access my Palm without having to remove it from the case completely. I would really appreciate a case that would lock securely onto a belt but also allow for complete detachment and then use of the Palm without removal from the case. However, until someone designs such a case, I would highly recommend this one.

I have been using one of these for about six months and strongly recommend it to anyone looking for an inexpensive solution that allows carrying around of a Palm III.

This is not a perfect item; it took me a couple of weeks to get used to pulling the Palm out of it. I suppose it is possible to push it up from the bottom of the case, but I just felt more comfortable grabbing it from the top.

The initial fit was a little tight, but not seriously so, and the case soon loosened up just enough that slipping the Palm in and out of it became quite easy. I have never had a problem leaving the flip-top case of the Palm itself attached.

In my experience, this may not be the best solution, but it is cheaper than many and, with a little care, holds up well under use. The only significant problem I have found is that it has a slight tendency to slip off of a pant waist; with a belt, however, the loop in the clasp has always kept it firmly attached. Obviously, this case was designed for use with a belt, rather than not.

Also, there may be initial problems with the inside lip of the case tending to catch and fold inward while inserting a Palm; this is unfortunate, but is easily overcome with practice.

We know that the Palm organizer is the greatest invention in the history of ever. The only complaint I had with my Palm III was that it was kind of a pain to carry around, especially on weekends. Enter the leather belt case. Now I can keep my Palm with me everywhere! This little accessory will keep me going until HandSpring gives us a Palm OS mobile phone...

I recently purchased and returned one of these cases. Unbelievably, my new Palm 3xe would not fit this case. The unit just barly slides in, to the point where it took me serveral minutes to pull it out. Is the Palm 3xe slightly bigger than the older units? I don't know, but regardless this dosen't work.

As far as the quality of materials used, they seemed good, but not great. Definatly dosen't seem worth the $30 Palm charges, even if it had fit my particular unit.