Compare Royal Vista Handheld to Sharp Wizard OZ-590A Handheld

The Vista is a rudimentary electronic planner that can store up to 12,000 records. I saw it at an Odd Job discount store on Lexington Ave and it was selling for forteen dolas, so I bought it just to see what it was like. Well, doesn't look like I'll throw away my HP iPaq 1910 Pocket PC any time soon. The Vista is cute and really small and weighs only 1.6 oz with its two watch-type batteries (one for backup), but since you need the keyboard or a PC to input data, it's not convenient. The user interface is more complicated than necessary, although it's not hard to figure things out on your own. If you get lost, the 4-point-font user's guide helps. It also comes with PC sync software although I have not tested it since this is not going to be my main PDA. For me it's more a toy. But I can see my dad using it; in fact I'm buying him the version with a stylus and touch-screen for the same low forten dolas. Less

The Sharp OZ-590 organizer has 8MB of memory in a sleek new full-size PDA style with a metallic finish and protective flip cover. Nine built-in PIM functions include: telephone/address books, calendar, scheduler, date reminder, memo, to do, expense, world clock, calculator and conversions. Touch screen navigation-stylus stows conveniently inside the unit and the 14 x 5-line display has a backlight for easy viewing. Includes an English/Spanish word translator with approximately 20,000 words, and Slots and Brick Attack games for hours of fun. The CD-ROM software and a PC-link cable is included for sync with Outlook Less