Xircom Rex 6000

List Price: $179.99

Features:

• Ultracompact and lightweight PDA--the size of a credit card
• 2 MB memory
• Stay organized with a calendar, contacts, task lists, and memos
• Synchronize information with your desktop or laptop computer
• Download Internet content

Customer Reviews:

Rough edges in firmware, but infintitly convienient [Posted on 2001-03-21]
I recently got my 6000 with USB port. First thing I want to point out is that I have had none of the problems others are having with the sync software. I use Outlook and it has worked perfectly from the start.

I will complain a little about the firmware. At places, there is some outstanding interface design. Then at other places, it gets darn awkward. The most obvious awkwardness is that you cannot exit or back out from some places via the touch screen, but instead must use the side buttons. If you have the stylus in your hand, this becomes very cumbersome.

I'm hoping these problems are obvious enough to be fixed soon.

Yet, the size and functionality must be weighed highly. A slighly limited PDA that isn't perfect that I'm willing to carry everywhere is much more valuable than a perfect PDA that is too big to easily carry with me (and thus does not get used).

Great Engineering, but bad marketing? [Posted on 2001-08-28]
For me, the REX is the ideal way to walk around with your Outlook Schedule in your pocket (in the smallest package). At the moment I'm writing this, Xircom (an Intel division) announced they will close down REX.net, which is OK with me, since I never wanted to use that feature anyway. Unfortunately, on the REX.net site you can also read that "Intel will no longer produce the REX MicroPDA". Here is another good engineering product that goes down the drain. Unfortunately, this isn't the first time this happened to an Intel product I loved. I have owned a REX for the last 7 months, in combination with Microsoft Outlook 2000 and I've been quite satisfied with the power of the PDA, given the size of the package (the size of a PCMCIA card). My REX came with a serial adaptor, which is attached to my desktop machine, but I mostly synchonize it by using my portable PC - all I have to do is to plug the REX directly into the Type II PC Card slot and use the synchonisation software.

Even if there is a whole community of REX users..., apparently Intel/Xircom never succeeded to form *real* partnerships that would support the commercialization of this product, while they were wasting money on internet. I guess that within a few year I will be regarded as a Dinosaur while I will stubornly keep using this product. Maybe I'll have to check whether "web technical support will continue through 2006", as Intel announces. Patrick E.C. Merlevede -- co-author of "7 Steps to Emotional Inetlligence"

I Love My Rex6000 (damn Intel for discontinuing it!) [Posted on 2002-06-25]
Personally, after owning my Rex6000 for nearly a year now, I'd have to say it's the most convenient PDA ever invented. I've owned other PDAs before, but they were too cumbersome and bulky to take along with me anywhere I went.

The larger PDA products don't fit well into a shirt pocket, and you certainly may mess them up if they fall out (due to their weight and size) or get damaged in your pants pocket. Unless I wanted to carry around a briefcase or something else bulky to hold those other PDAs, I wouldn't use it on a regular basis.

I know if I'm wearing casual clothes, I can still slip the Rex6000 into a pocket and always have access to my information. Sure the text is smaller than other PDAs, but at least I can keep the information with me at all times. That alone is worth getting this PDA. Unfortunately, you just can't find them around anymore. Too bad, because Intel could have made some money on this with proper marketing and distribution channels.

Great prod....poor support...now no support. [Posted on 2004-07-17]
Does any one know who does service/repairs on the REX6000.Have two & they won't turn on ? Tried the reset on back side ..no luck.....THANKS

Where oh where have they gone [Posted on 2006-04-26]
Another great idea developed, improved and just when they have it just about right...it goes
6000 has touch screen which works surprisingly well and 2Mb ram which if you use the device for what it was designed should be plenty

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