AlphaSmart 3000

Pros: Easy to use, durable, no student distractions.
Cons: Wireless only to three feet, text alignment, no graphics.

I have Alphasmart 3000 IR's and they work well with my classroom (http://www.paperlessclassroom.com) The units are exceptionally durable and the battery life is incredible. There is a get-it utility that allows me to transfer text to the keyboard as...

Pros: Beautiful translucent aqua color. Full size keyboard for easy typing.
Cons: Has a hard time transferring text to an old Macintosh.

I love my alphasmart! It runs on three batteries and is only 2 lbs. It is easy on your shoulder when you carry it around. I love the color and the ease with which you transfer the text to a computer. Plus it is a lot cheaper than a laptop computer. I...

Pros: inexpensive, large font on LCD screen, easy hookup and sending
Cons: no light to see when typing in dimness

I am a freshman in college, who has cerebral palsy, which affects my handwriting, so that it is not the easiest to read. One of the counselors at the college told me about the Alphasmart 2000 when I was registering for college. I did not get to...

Pros: inexpensive, simple, compatible
Cons: small screen, typography hard to read

The AlphaSmart keyboard is the simplest way to get writing done. Because it's not a computer and has no operating system you turn it on, start writing, and when you're done you turn it off. No naming, saving or trying to remember where you stored files....

Pros: Lightweight, minimal battery useage
Cons: None

If I'd had my AlphaSmart 3000 with me in the Australian Outback I wouldn't have broken my ankle! I lugged around a heavy laptop for my journal writing and note-taking and it needed constant recharge. I was hurrying to catch my group after arranging for a...

Pros: Price ($249), light weight, durability, compatibility with MAC OS and other platforms.
Cons: Lack of backlight.

As a consultant and regular user of a laptop while traveling, I have found the AlphaSmart 3000 serves as an excellent companion while "on the road." The ability to function for several hundred hours on AAA batteries provides incredible convenience while...

Pros: Writers are poor in their pockets but rich if they own AlphaSmart
Cons: Only draw back is if you don't have one

I'm a pretty simple person. But don't cross me when it comes to this tiny blue machine. The AlphaSmart holds 100 single spaced pages. It has paste copy and cut. There are no disks to carry. A technically challenged person can work it very easy. You turn...

Pros: 100
Cons: 0

The Alpha Smart 3000 is awesome! I have not had any problems with this! I haven't needed any tech support AT ALL! You see, it is in my oh so very humblest of humble opinions that the Alpha Smart 3000 should be put in the Computer Input Devices Hall of...

Pros: Easy to use, easy to carry, extra long battery life, priced right!
Cons: can't add special words to spell checker

The AlphaSmart 3000 is the best, most economical way I have found to type on the road, in my easy chair, at a meeting, at the beach, on the boat - anywhere! When I get back to the computer, a simple USB hookup and one keystroke is all I need to download...