PalmOne Tungsten E Handheld

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Manufacturer: PalmOne
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Product Features:

• Packed for business and priced for value
• Create and edit Word, Excel and PowerPoint-compatible files on the run
• Listen to MP3s, watch video clips and view photos wherever you go
• Easy-to-read, high resolution, 320x320 transflective color screen
• What's in the box: Handheld device; Palm Desktop software, including Documents To Go; all basic utilities such as Calendar, Contacts, Tasks., etc.

Product Description:

The sleek and powerful new Palm Tungsten E handheld comes packed for business and priced for value. Access your calendar, addresses and important information anywhere.



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Average Customer Rating:

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Comment: Thanks Palm! Rating:
T|E is an excellent device with minor problems. For the price its a bargain and will ensure Palm's market share stays high.

Pro's,
1. Its a Palm, with the latest version of Palm OS.
2. Looks good and feels solid in hand.
3. Superb screen and extremely clear.
4. mp3 playback is very good.
5. Uses standard mini USB jack, not propreitary Palm connector.
6. Fast performance. Don't compare raw MHz between PDA's, this one's faster than 400MHz PPC's.
7. About 28MB is available memory, which is a lot for a Palm.
8. Good software bundle and stable OS.
9. Speaker is - suprisingly - good at playing mp3's (64kpbs sounds great).
10. Flip lid and a screen protector are in the box. (I don't buy a PDA without flip)
11. Stylus is superb, thick/heavy/shinning metal.

Con's,
1. Down button is hard to press, ironically that's the most used button on T|E. The 5 way navigator is poorly designed and cheap plastic.
2. Size is bigger than some other handhelds like Clie SJ20.
3. Case is slippery and tough to keep clean.
4. Thread on included flip cover scratches T|E at the top easily.
5. Battery life is just like Pocket PC's, needs charging frequently.
6. Included charger is not a world charger and is bulky.
7. No bluetooth or Wifi but atleast it has SDIO slot (poor Clie fans have to put up with propreitary memory stink slot).
8. Weak alarm sounds (think this can be fixed?) and no vibrate only mode.
9. Packaging in plastic box is tough to open and not eco friendly.
10. Battery is not user replaceable. (dead Palm after 2 years?)

Most of the minor issues with T|E will go away if you spend double and get a T|T3. Overall this is a great Palm at affordable price. Thanks Palm!

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Comment: Bright screen, light, fast, but battery weak Rating:
I bought this a few months ago to replace my all but defunct Vx. Now, had my Vx not stopped working, I would be using it to this day. But I'm glad to have the color screen and the peppiness that the Tungsten E provides. I got a hard RhinoSkin case for it so the dimensions and heft come to about the same as my old Vx in its hard case. HotSyncing is quick.

There are two drawbacks, however. The first is that Graffiti 2 is a pain, and should be done away with. It is much less intuitive and much more intrusive and obfuscating than the original Graffiti. Second, the battery life on this thing is poor. It won't last a whole evening of playing a game, and 2 days of regular office use bring the battery down to 40%. My old Vx would last a couple weeks where this Tungsten E lasts only days or less. This can actually cause difficulties since I travel often, and that means taking yet another charger along.

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Comment: What is it good for when it breaks down? Rating:
Like many of you, over the years I've bought many electronic products. But not one of them broke down within 6 months of use except this palm Tungsten E. When I originally made my decision to buy this model, I liked the look, design and expected a lot from this little handheld computer. But little did I pay any attention to the warranty. IT IS THE ONLY TUNGSTEN THAT HAS 90 DAYS WARRANTY. Other models all have 1 year. Pretty smart Palm! Obviously they figured out this one can't last long.

Ok, about the problem. It won't turn on any more, no matter what you do, soft reset, hard reset, etc. I figure it's either the power switch or the screen. But would you pay more than half the price to get it fixed and patentially have the same problem happen again?

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