Despite Graffiti's accuracy and ease, we think most people will do the majority of their data entry via computer. The Visor comes with software to synchronize data with various PC and Mac applications, including Microsoft Outlook and Eudora. The Visor also comes with date and address book software, for those who do not already have such software. While it can be a pain to enter this information by hand, typing things in and uploading them to your Visor is quite easy.

We ran into trouble installing the Visor software onto a PC of ours running Windows 2000. It turns out that the software Visor ships in the box is not Windows 2000 compatible. After a relatively short wait on Handspring's tech support line, a technician walked us through downloading and installing the software.

Once we had the software installed, things went a bit better. Synchronizing information is as easy as hitting a button. Choosing exactly what you want synchronized is a bit more difficult though. The PC software configuration interface is as elegant as Jesse "The Governor" Ventura, which is to say, not very. On the plus side, despite the poor interface, the software is highly configurable.

The Visor Deluxe measures 4.8" x 3.0" x 0.7" and weighs 5.4 ounces, which makes it the same size as the Palm Pilot IIIxe .2", which means small enough to easily sit in your coat or pants pocket, but a bit too bulky and heavy to sit in a shirt pocket. It comes with a hard plastic shield for the screen, which thickens the unit slightly. We recommend you use this shield since it will stop the Visor from accidentally turning on and killing your battery as well as protecting the LCD from scratches.

The Visor Deluxe also comes with a leather slip case, which does not do as good a job of preventing accidental button hits and is a lot bulkier, but should provide better drop protection. You can use both the hard screen cover and slip case in concert, which we recommend you do. There are also various PDA wallets and notebooks available, which you may want to take a look at.