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What's in the box: Cassiopeia E-200, Stylus, USB Cradle, AC Adapter, Li-ion rechargeable replaceable battery, CR-2032 backup battery, Pocket PC User's Guide, Hardware Guide
64 MB of RAM
Two expansion slots: one for CompactFlash and one for Secure Digital/MMC cards
Microsoft Pocket PC 2002 Software
3.5-inch TFT active matrix display with over 64,000 colors

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Unique PDA!
If you are a consumer who elects to pay out over a $1,000 for a simple desktop PC and $500 for a PDA, the BE 300 may not be for you. Designed in year 2000, the BE 300 was released in 2001. Casio made it to compete against the expensive fad PDAs. It was worth the original $299 suggested retail price. Casio stopped making them early 2004 and Casio pulled out of the North American PDA market completely.

The BE 300 is unique and there are a few hundred BE enthusiasts worldwide who know it, which is why there is a brisk trade in used units. Today (2005), a BE in its original condition will not please many people. To reduce cost and to provide stable programs, Casio installed a stripped version of Window CE 3.0 and its own programs. It does not come with many programs but it does come with the basics, Music Player, Photo Viewer, Notes, etc. It has a line menu, not an icon screen.

Here is the great part. Unlike the majority of other PDAs, the BE is modifiable. BE enthusiasts do not use the Casio screen. There are three operating systems you can choose from and install . Favorites vary from user to user. My favorite is exPod, which is free. eXpod makes it possible to install and use non-casio software. The BE is small, thin and light. It easily slips into a shirt pocket. It has excellent stereo sound and makes a fine mp3 player. It has a Flash Card slot, type I and II, well located at the top. I own three of them and I have set up disadvantaged students and seniors with used BEs, which can be purchased from $20 to $100. I just bought one that had never been removed from the box for $60

I can not begin to tell you how modifiable the BE300 is and it is well designed and manufactured. It is forgiving. It is incredible the abuse enthusiasts put units through experimenting and modifying and they keep on working. I cannot list all of the reasons here that you should consider a BE 300. Unlike other PDAs, the BE 300 has a large group of friendly enthusiasts who know a lot about the unit, what can be done with it and where to get free and inexpensive quality software. Before you decide to buy or not to buy check out these two excellent BE300 sites [be-central.be] & [be300.org]

Final note: No PDA is a practical replacement for a desktop PC for one reason. The industry has repeatedly failed to come up with a practical input device. The screen keyboards are nearly useless, thumbboards are not much better and foldable keyboards add still another item to pack, carry, set up, etc. PDAs are excellent, true mobile devices for addresses, contacts, dictionaries, encyclopedias, music, for information retreival but input is another matter. If you want a true mobile PC look into the HP Jornada 600 through 728, these are actually mini-laptops built around PDA technology. They weigh under 2 lbs and a battery charge is eight or more hours, depending on the model. NEC still makes handhelds.They have the largest keyboards for handheld PCs (90% of full sized) They are pricy, about $1,000 for the mobilepro 900 but that is the price for a low end notebook, which--lets face it--is not a mobile device. Notebooks are no more than expensive portable desktop computers that people lug around and set up fromdesktop to desktop and once you set them up, you are chained to the desk. I chuckle when I see students and professors lugging them around libraries. Jornadas and NEC Mobilepros come with install phone modems and Jornada 700s come with built in wireless, so do NEC Mobilepros 700 - 900.
They can't keep their eyes off of me when they see me pull my HP Jornada 680 from a coat pocket, open it and immediately type away. I snap it shut, slip it in my pocket as I get up and take off into the stacks, tracking down another journal or reference book. The 680 was designed in 1998 and released in 1999. HP no longer makes handheld PCs but you can get one in great condition on eBay for under $200 and they cost over $900 new!! You do not know about these PDA-mini laptop hybrids because they were business, not consumer devices. Oh, the BE300 and Jornada 600s - 728 have excellent color touch screens.

Great for price and great to learn on
This PDA is great for beginners and to learn how to use a PDA. If you use it, then upgrade to something more technical.

Slow Recall
I have owned this unit.It's processor was very slow when searching a contact.It took up to 20 seconds.I have always had Casio PDA's, but had to trade this one in for a Toshiba. ... Read more

Asin: B00005V61T
Sales Rank: 43084
Subjects: 1. Casio 2. Handheld (Hand Held) 3. Personal Digital Assistant (PDA, Electronic Organizer) 4. Pocket PC (PCs)

SimpleTech STI-CF/512 512MB CompactFlash Card
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list price: $149.95 -- our price: $40.84
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SimpleTech CompactFlash cards allow you to take more pictures with your digital camera, increase the power of your PDA, and enjoy more music with your MP3 player. Compact and lightweight, they easily go where you go. In addition, CompactFlash cards have no moving parts, making them more rugged and dependable than hard drives. ... Read more

Features

Lasts forever with SimpleTech's lifetime guarantee
Highest quality assurance rating available - ISO9001 Certified
Allows you to take more images, listen to more MP3s, or store more files
High speed flash card, sustained write speeds of 1.5MB per second (10X)
Guaranteed compatible with thousands of digital cameras, MP3 players and handheld computers

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Own three SimpleTech 256 and a SimpleTech 512 CF cards
I've taken over 24,000 pixs with these on a Nikon CoolPix 5000 and only once did the 512 give me a fright.But in the end, the pixs were there.It happened during file transfer from the card to a PowerMac laptop.It could've been my fault; a little careless last weekend.

Speed of writing on SimpleTech cards is respectable; price is right though.

Excellent
I have used this card for about 6 months and never had any problems. I used it in a Canon G5 camera.

Incompatible with Muvo2
I purchased this card and the Sandisk 512 CF.Simpletech wouldn't format in the Muvo2.The Sandisk worked like a charm.Previous experience had this card fail in a week.I should have known better.I have never had a problem with Sandisk, but have been bitten twice with SimpleTech. ... Read more

Asin: B00006HCCK
Subjects: 1. Flash Memory (Flashcard, Flashcards) 2. Compactflash (Compact Flash)

$40.84

SimpleTech STI-CF/256 256 MB CompactFlash Card
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list price: $83.50 -- our price: $22.79
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Features

SimpleTech lifetime guarantee
Highest quality assurance rating available - ISO9001 Certified
Allows you to take more images, listen to more MP3s, or store more files
High speed flash card, sustained write speeds of 1.5MB per second (10X)
Guaranteed compatible with thousands of digital cameras, MP3 players and handheld computers

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DO NOT BUY FROM AMAZON.COM
Better cards are available from other retailers - just check epinions.com - you will find a whole bunch for $19 or less. Also they deliver, while Amazon does not.The item has label "usually ships in 24 hours", but I have waited 5 (five !) days, and still it was not shipped. Do not buy this card, and check other place than Amazon. The Amazon stinks...

Fantastic card - unbeatable price
I bought this SimpleTech card in early 2003 and have had great results with it.I have shot over 34,000 pictures on it using my Canon PowerShot G3.I use it extensively with my Dell X5 PDA.For the last month, I have been using it in my new Nikon D70 (over 5000 pictures so far from that).I originally paid about $60 for this card.

The card has never failed me.I have given it extreme use.I also have a 256 MB Sandisk card (it failed me once, and I had it replaced under warranty) and a 256 MB Viking card.I had read a review that the Viking card may not be compatible with the G3, so I never used it in that camera.I used the Viking card only in my Canon Powershot S400.However I did use all three cards in my PDA and in the S400.I have used the SimpleTech and the Sandisk both in my D70, as well as a new Sandisk Ultra II 1 GB card.

By comparison, the Sandisk 256 MB card was definitely the slowest when performing the same tasks.It could not keep up with mp3 playback on my PDA.It has noticibly slower write times for photos on my cameras, especially the G3. The SimpleTech and the Viking cards perform about the same as each other.Neither has noticeable slowness on my PDA.Photo write times on the G3 were acceptable with this SimpleTech card.It really did not cause a delay in shooting dut to waiting for pictures to write to the card.

Interestingly, on the D70, this SimpleTech card still keeps up well.The D70 has an advanced buffering system that can hold several (about 12 at normal quality full resolution) images while writing them to the card.This is so much buffer that rarely so I have the need to exceed this many shots in one burst.Thus, when I am using the SimpleTech card, it really does NOT slow down my shooting at all.

By comparison, I do notice that the D70 finishes writing pictures to my ULTRA II card sooner, especially after a burst of several frames.(based on the blinking light that indicates CF card activity)I really never have the need to shoot a continuous burst of frames all the way to a full 256 MB card.

My conclusion is that this 256 MB SimpleTech card is just about the best way to go for CF memory currently.It will cost you less to buy 4 of these (1 GB) than to buy one 1 GB Ultra II card.And then, if you have one of these fail, you will not be out of memory at a crucial time - because you have 3 other cards to use.And you would be able to get a replacement for the failed card later at your convenience.

I highly recommend using multiple smaller cards over single larger cards.256 MB is my size of choice, and this is my choice among inexpensive 256 MB cards.At the current price (around $20 at the writing of this review) you can't go wrong!

Reliable and fast
I have been using this 256MB card for an year now on two of my Canon digital camera and a Casio PDA. It has always been reliable and there is no diminishing in storage capacity. Read and write are slightly faster than my San disk 256MB. ... Read more

Asin: B0000630TO
Subjects: 1. Flash Memory (Flashcard, Flashcards) 2. Compactflash (Compact Flash)

$22.79

SimpleTech STI-CF/128 128MB CompactFlash Card
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list price: $69.95 -- our price: $19.94
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Features

Lasts forever with SimpleTech's lifetime guarantee
Highest quality assurance rating available - ISO9001 Certified
Allows you to take more images, listen to more MP3s, or store more files
High speed flash card, sustained write speeds of 1.5MB per second (10X)
Guaranteed compatible with thousands of digital cameras, MP3 players and handheld computers

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Has a mind of its own
I'm glad most people are happy with their card because I'm having a terrible time with mine.I just came back from a short trip and was transferring 21 pictures that I took to my computer.By the 4th picture, things came to a halt, it might have been my computer.When I tried again, the camera gave me the "No image" message.Yes, the card was blank, all 21 pictures in the camera simply vanished before my eyes while I was transferring them to my computer.This is not the first time.It did do a few little funny things here and there before.Obviously I missed the crucial sign of a greater potential trouble back then.This memory card has compeletely made me paranoid about taking pictures with a digital camera.It's one of those things that money refund won't replace what's been lost.

Awesome
I've owned it for a year and it works fine.No issues with loss of storange or read/write speed.

solid reliable product at a great value
I purchased the 128 MB Simpletech CompactFlash Card about seven months ago.My digital camera came with a 16MB card, but I wanted more memory and this was great.So far, it has been very reliable in holding pictures upto the full capacity.I read that other CompactFlash Cards can sometimes stop functioning after a couple months or not live upto the "promised" capacity.Not true with this card.I take quite a few pictures and therefore have used the card to its full capacity many times and then erased pictures from it using the camera.I didn't have to format the card and it's still functioning like a new one.I have not had a single problem with it and I am very happy with this product.The price was reasonable as well.I highly recommend this card to anyone looking for a CompactFlash Card. ... Read more

Asin: B000051408
Subjects: 1. Flash Memory (Flashcard, Flashcards) 2. Compactflash (Compact Flash)

$19.94

SimpleTech STI-CF/64 64MB Compactflash Card
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list price: $32.99 -- our price: $17.09
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Features

Highest quality assurance rating available - ISO9001 Certified
High speed flash card, sustained write speeds of 1.5MB per second (10X)
Guaranteed compatible with thousands of digital cameras, MP3 players and handheld computers
Lasts forever with SimpleTech's lifetime guarantee

Reviews (6)

How many pictures will it store?
How many pictures will it store?It is the most commonly asked question from digital camera enthusiast but usually the question that is the most difficult to get a straight answer about.Well, considering I worked in the memory industry for over 7 years I can help clarify this perplexing question and do so unbiased as I have since changed industries.

The SimpleTech 64MB Compact Flash Card, like most 64MB cards, will store on average 71 pictures when used with a 2 megapixel camera, 53 images when used with a 3 megapixel camera,32 pictures when used with a 4 megapixel camera, 25 images when used with a 5 megapixel camera, and 20 pictures when used with a 6 megapixel camera.These numbers are based off the assumption that you are going to shoot your images at the highest quality JPEG setting available for the camera and understand that they are estimates and may be off by as much as 10 percent due to numerous factors including the complexity of the scene being shot and the compression algorithm used by your specific camera.

I truly hope this review was helpful to you in determining whether this card is the right capacity for your specific needs.

Simpletech still has never failed me
Being that I only had the 8 MB that came stock with my camera the switch to the Simpletech 64MB cf card was a huge difference.I have always been happy with Simpletech products.My last purchase of the 64MB CF Card re-assured my faith in ST.

The More the Merrier
I bought the Simpletech 64 MB compact flash card and was instantly impressed with the added storage capabilities. It's inexpensive and definately worth the added functionality to use with digital cameras, PDA's and MP3 players! ... Read more

Asin: B000050ZUC
Subjects: 1. Flash Memory (Flashcard, Flashcards) 2. Compactflash (Compact Flash)

$17.09

SimpleTech STI-CF/32 32MB CompactFlash Card
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list price: $26.99
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Features

Highest quality assurance rating available - ISO9001 Certified
Allows you to take more images, listen to more MP3s, or store more files
High speed flash card, sustained write speeds of 1.5MB per second (10X)
Guaranteed compatible with thousands of digital cameras, MP3 players and handheld computers
Lasts forever with SimpleTech's lifetime guarantee

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Problem Free, as it should be.
I bought two, the both worked well with no problems. Which is what you expect, but it is worth noting.

More MB means more pics for your digital camera!
I already have a 256MB compactflash card from Simpletech, but needed a little more extra just in case... for back-up.This 32MB card does the trick and it works just as well as the other Simpletech cards I have, which is just what I expected!! I also got the Simpletech Flashlink CF card reader, really cuts down the transfer time in getting my digital images on to my computer. ... Read more

Asin: B0000513UE
Subjects: 1. Flash Memory (Flashcard, Flashcards) 2. Compactflash (Compact Flash)

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