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6" / 15 cm

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The Psion Series 5mx is the latest palmtop from Psion. With your Series 5mx you'll have double the organizing power you've come to expect from the Psion Series 5.

With twice the power from a new ARM710T processor and 16 MB of memory, you literally have access to thousands of names, addresses, phone numbers, and appointments, plus built-in e-mail for the freedom to work anywhere. Hidden within the uniquely designed case is a wealth of features not seen in other palmtop computers. To discover what we mean, just click Technical Data and read for yourself.

Created with the mobile user in mind, the Series 5mx has many built-in features to communicate with other devices and log on to the Internet. It has the ability to synchronize with your PC so you can organize your daily routine from either your PC or Psion.

Whatever you're doing, wherever you are, the new Psion Series 5mx palmtop computer helps you communicate with colleagues and friends, organize your business and private agendas, and connect with your desktop PC and familiar office tools.

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Product Dimensions

6.7 x 3.5 x 0.9 inches

Item Weight

12.5 ounces

ASIN

B00000JX3C

Item model number

5MX

Batteries

2 AA batteries required. (included)

Customer Reviews

24 ratings

3.3 out of 5 stars

Best Sellers Rank

#929,083 in Office Products (See Top 100 in Office Products)
#276 in Handhelds & PDAs

Is Discontinued By Manufacturer

Yes

Date First Available

September 4, 1999

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Psion

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llama lee

Great PDA, Substance over Style

Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2001

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As someone who works in the high tech environment I am exposed to a variety of PDA's with coworkers and clients. I have used a number of different devices and have found all of them lacking. Well now I have what I consider to be the best PDA available, the Psion 5mx. I did a lot of research and came to the conclusion that this was the best value I could find in today's market. What a delight to enter data with a real keyboard. To be able to download Word and Excel files from my office desk top computer to the 5mx and work on them while I am traveling. Meeting with a client and being able to make changes to a price quote because I have the spreadsheet in my 5mx. Lugging around my laptop was always a pain, the 5mx gives me the access I need to files while I am away from my desk in a neat little package. A great operating system, bullt in programs that are fast and efficient, no longer am I kept waiting for the Windows hourglass. It is expandable with Compact Flash cards, (the same type as you use in a digital camera) so they are much less expensive and easier to obtain than a PDA's manufacturers proprietary card. There is a lot of software available on the net, much of it freeware or shareware. This is a great PDA designed for someone who is serious about having a real business tool without all the marketing hype.

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Mark Henderson

very useful and flexible

Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2001

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I'm a long time Palm user. After two days with the 5mx, I'm a convert.
The bad news about the 5mx: It is larger than a Palm III, Palm V, Visor, etc. The screen contrast isn't great.
The good news:
1. It has a keyboard. I find input of text much faster and easier than the Palm even though I am fairly experienced with Graffiti.
2. It has 16MB of RAM and is expandable with off the shelf CompactFlash cards. One of the first things I did was purchase a 48MB CompactFlash card.
3. You can program in perl, java, or python on the 5mx.
4. There is a lot of freeware/shareware available. Not as much as for the Palm, but still I find that software is available to duplicate almost all the functions that I used on the Palm.
5. The 5mx can multitask.
6. The built-in Email client can use POP/IMAP/SMTP to fetch and deliver mail to an ISPs mail server.
7. The screen is big enough that web browsing on the 5mx is actually fairly practical.
8. The 5mx runs nethack ;-)

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B.M.C.

Good and Bad

Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2001

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I bought the 5mx and promptly returned it. The Good is this little thing is a true computer-- not just a fancy organizer like the Palm. It's word program is very good. The Bad is the screen contrast is quite poor in my opinion. Without the back light, I had trouble seeing the text even in a well lit room. Also, the key board is small (as expected), but the disappointing part with the keyboard was I had to press firmly (kind of like a small calculator) for the key to register, as opposed to a soft touch like a computer. This really slows down the typing process. So for me, it just did not work out. However, if the screen contrast does not bother you and you are a "hunt and peck" typist anyway, this would be a great buy IMHO. Like I said above, it really is a little computer!

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A. Hamilton

I Love It - And It loves Me!

Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2002

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Well, I like to think so, anyway. I spend more time staring lovingly at this thing than at my wife. I've had it for eighteen months now.
Really an excellent product. Great keyboard, great memory, great battery life. Synching up to the PC was no problem. Small enough and light enough to take it anywhere. Stands up to the occasional knock. No flaws yet.

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John Hopkins

I'm never without my Psion.

Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2002

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The design of the Psion is superior to other designs. The built-in keyboard is a bit small, but compared with other alternatives are to have no keyboard or carry a big keyboard with you to plug in. The 5 MX has been the palm-top of choice for me. I wish there was an updated model.

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Gift

Great but not too great product

Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2019

It a great Toy in 2019. And powerful keyboard office tool. I use to have psion 3c but it became handicap because Hing breaken. Try to find replacement but still expensive. Compare to simple $20 smart phone. If you are collector it a good collection. Got one series 5 found good on screen, sync, portable, powerful... Donnot know why some one star writer from year 2000 to 2008 said it bad. You are in the right year to have soft copy an gear for this toy, I'm in the wrong year 2019 to setup this toy yet I get most out of it. Compare to palm, HP, Phillip.. what I felt it the best PDA inteam of process speed, office tool, storage (you can store in CF card, reply to the guy lost all info. Why?) If you do know how to use it I can help. I have little knowledge in CASIO,sharp,HP,compaq,dell,psion,Phillip PDA handheld

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Michael A. Kinsella

75% of the functionality of a laptop - 100% portable

Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2001

Psion announced they will no longer be developing PDA's, but will sell existing models while demand lasts, and continue to support for 3 years - until Dec 2004 at least.
I work in sales and marketing, travelling internationally. I find the Series 5mx provides most of the functionality of a laptop - I use it to take notes in meetings, write visit reports, and for spreadsheet calculations. EPOC system never crashes and boots up instantly. Took 2-3 days to get used to small keyboard, which works well.
The main shortcoming relative to a notebook is preparing presentations - there is software available for the Psion but I cannot believe it would work well with the small screen. Synchronization with Outlook is excellent with latest software. Connects via (included) cable at 112k or via IR port at 56k. Takes about 10 minutes to backup 5.4 Mbytes, and about 4 min to synchronize Agenda+2000 contacts. I sometimes use the IR port to transfer data to other Psions, also works with some cell phones.
Fair amount of 3rd party software, the only one I have used for work is "Convert Pro", formerly free, ... I find it invaluable for converting currencies, English units to metric SI, you can add your own categories to the 18 provided. I have 2 games - Chinese chess and Go - but in general PCs are better for games.
The "Time" program showing chart of globe with local times is invaluable if you deal with international locations all the time, I also use the Psion as my alarm clock when travelling.
Batteries last about 20-24 hours if you do not use the backlit screen.
This is more like a pocket PC rather than merely a PDA.

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