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Summary: Coolest PDA
Review: I've recently bought the Zire 71 and I must say this is really serious PDA for the price.The most impressing feature of the Zire 71 is its crisp and bright screen, I've never seen such an oustanding display on a PDA. Though very similar to Palm OS 4, Palm OS 5 is way quicker and more handy. In addition to all classic functions of a PDA (calendar, datebook, notebook and co on), the Zire 71 has also unexpected features... I love the built-in camera (that is nicely hidden behind the sliding back of the Zire 71) though it may disapoint those who are looking into the Zire 71 just for its built-in camera. The quality of pictures taken with the Zire 71 is in no way comparable to pictures taken with a digital camera. However, I disagree with reviewers who critizised this feature. The Zire 71 does not claim to rival with 5 mega-pixel cameras! The Zire 71 built-in camera is perfect to take pictures of those unexpected moments you'd like to keep a souvenir, while on the go, and exchange them through email. You can even choose among several settings on your PDA to improve the quality of your pictures, which come at a really decent quality on your computer for that type of camera. The MP3 player is very simple to use and the sound is great. Loading your PDA with music is really simple but may take time if you don't have a USB SD card reader/writer connected to your computer. Those are really cheap and can be found in all electronics stores, so you've got no reason not to get one if you plan to listen to lots of music on your PDA. For this price, you won't probably find any other PDA packed with so many features. The only things Palm could have improved is the back of the Zire 71 which just seems to attract all fingerprints around (though this may be considered as a minor inconvenient), a built-in micro, and the possibility to shoot small footage.
Rating: 
Summary: Low Quality ! Very Bad Service !
Review: I only had this Palm for few weeks, then it stop working, sendback for repair, it took 3 weeks ! Then after 3 months, wane it's stop working again, Palm want me pay $20 to get a RMA number, or go by email service only. so make sure you you buy the service plan from your store.
Rating:
Summary: Low Quality - Short life
Review: I have purchased my Palm Zire 71 in June 2003. In less than six months, The camera is not
working, the full level of battery drains
after a night although the machine was off,
followed by a reset and losing all the data.
Consider a long business trip. It was my first Palm and seems like the last. The international warranty is not wide enough,
so even the Palm is replaced with a new one
post charges will cost me as high as a new device.
a new dvice but never Palm again.
Rating:
Summary: TOTAL JUNK
Review: It being a Palm Zire 71. DON"T BUY IT !! Real Fragile piece of JUNK! It has the durability of a saltine cracker. When I originally purschased this I was quite impressed with the displays resolution,built in camera,and decent operating system. However, if the thing would stop cracking the screen it might actually be a usefull piece of equipment. I don't know about anyone else but I expect at least some durability in the products I purschase. The first time the screen broke I have absolutly no idea how it happened. I put in the the center console of my car, took it out and POP the screen was cracked. The seccond time the screen broke was because I dropped it. It fell from a whopping height of 3 feet from my desk onto thick carpeting and POP the screen broke!! So to conclude things. If you are somewhat like me and expect to actually use it and perhaps expect it survive an occasional drop (yes it does and WILL happen) then stay far far away from the Palm Zire 71. Ps It's time to start expecting more from manufactures. It's our hard earned money and they CAN produce a better product.
Rating: 
Summary: Not too shabby
Review: I bought the Zire 71 6 months ago and have not been disappointed. The colors are great and it's zippy. It's met all my needs. I've added Quicken. I do wish it were thinner and less expensive. I knew the camera wasn't high quality but have been pleasantly surprised by the quality of the random pictures I've taken. I've had one major crash and was disappointed to find out it costs $25 to call Palm. Luckily the device restarted after 1/2 hour and I had backed up my files. I recommend this device to individuals looking for a fast, color device with a few extras.
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Summary: A Few Minor flaws...but lots of fun too!
Review: Overall, I really enjoy my Zire 71. It's got so many fun functions and the Palm OS makes everything pretty simple. It's very cool to be able to watch little movies on the very bright and clear color screen. I'm very impressed with the display. Also, the way the camera is hidden in the PDA is pretty clever...that always gets "oooohs" and "aaaahs" when I show people. The hot synching always works great, and I've never had technical troubles with it at all. Three flaws, in my opinion:
1) THE BIGGEST...the darn thing turns on VERY, VERY easily. Often, I take it out only to find that I've drained the battery. I know I put it away off, but just slipping it into the included soft case apparently is enough to turn it on sometimes. I'm very careful now, but it still happens. 2) The audio and video set up takes a little work. Nothing earth-shattering,but basically, you're installing several different pieces of software to make it all work. But they do work easily and simply once done. 3) I wish I hadn't been required to buy a Secure Digital card right off the bat in order to listen to mp3s. After dropping $300, who wants to drop $20 more for an SD card? Also, I wish there were more colors and a beefier speaker, but that's nit-picking. You'll be impressed with this sucker. Not only does it provide all the features of a good PDA, its very nice screen and multi-media add-ons make this fun for killing some time. Mine goes with me everywhere. Yours will too.
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Summary: Best Palm Yet
Review: After having a original Zire and being fed up with it, I bought the Zire 71, which i MUST say is much improved. The color screen is awesome, compared to the original grey. The only cons I can think of is that the battery only lasts about 5 hours. Buy it, you wont regret it.
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Summary: Cool PDA!
Review: This little gadget is better than other PDAs. Because it has a built-in digital camera. You can take a picture of up to 640x480 pixels in resolution. Then I can bring this to school everyday and taking pictures of my friends. I also heard this PDA has a built-in MP3 player. Then I can have both iPod and Palm Zire 71 to listen to music, and I will donate all of my portable CD players to The Salvation Army. The price is kind of expensive. But I still can afford this little fella. I got my own job. And I got my own allowance. Then I don't have to ask my parents to buy it for me. Everytime I go to CompUSA, Circuit City, or Office Depot, I practice Graffiti on the unit. Right now I did pretty well on the letters, numbers, symbols, and the accented characters. But I still have to practice the special characters. You should buy this model other than the Tungsten Series.
Rating: 
Summary: Kinda disappointed
Review: This is a bit pricey but I was intrigued by the slick little camera and tired of the size, weight and poor battery life of my Dell Axim, so I got one. As another reviewer pointed out, the camera is just a toy. I was hoping to at least be able to take the occasional throwaway snapshot to e-mail to someone, but it's unacceptable even for that. Routine PDA functions like calendaring, contacts, desktop synchronization and such are fine, and the screen is good. Don't know what I'll replace it with, but it will probably be sooner rather than later and I've only had it a couple of months. Too expensive for what you get.
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Summary: Go buy this!
Review: I am a PDA fanatic. Actually, it's a illness. I've owned ten PDAs and I must say that I love my Zire 71 best out of all of them--Pocket PC or Palm. Let me state this now--you will NOT find a PDA that sports a built-in digital camera at this price. Granted, it's not a megapixel camera, but it's good enough for websites and to take pics of possible gift items and bring home to your spouse for review. It's not a necessity in a PDA, but it's a very nice convenience, and it actually does come in handy for those times when you wouldn't have a camera on you. As for more realistic uses, I didn't have any problems inputting phone numbers, memos, creating Word and Excel files (I bought Docs to Go separately), or listening to MP3s. Everything went smoothly and without pauses or glitches. Here are some of the minor qualms I first had with my Zire 71, but quickly got over. Learning Graffiti 2 stinks once you've gotten used to the original Graffiti, but for new Palm owners, it won't be a problem. The Real audio player works fine, but without any equalizer settings, you would probably opt for a 3rd party MP3 player (like I did), and the bundled Kinoma Producer for the PC lacks quality settings that you would need to play high-res movies (so you'll have to buy it separately, if you want better quality). Again, all small problems. I'm just picky. What I like about it:
-Beautiful, crisp color display (even better than my Clies)
-Built-in MP3 playback (Can also play video with Kinoma Player)
-Zippy TI OMAP processor (Makes my Clie SJ30 seem like a snail)
-Built-in digital camera
-Cool slide open design
-Takes SD cards to store pictures, MP3s, video clips, etc. What I don't like:
-Back housing is a fingerprint magnet! (I hate fingerprints!)
-Isn't able to download pics from my Casio wrist camera or my Nokia 3650 phone. (IR problem or OS 5.1? I think it's OS 5.1)
-Huge, brick-like cradle/AC adapter Okay, my only serious complaint was the compatibility issues with my phone and watch. Other than that, this is an awesome PDA that will fit the needs of any working professional, student, or techno-geek. So I give it a 4-star rating, only because it's not compatible with my phone and watch, even though all my other Palm OS 4 devices and Pocket PC devices had no problems with either. As a side note, I own a Japanese Sony Clie PEG-TJ25, which uses Palm OS 5.2, and it works with my watch and phone, so it might be an OS 5.1 issue (or is it just because I bought it in Japan?), which is why I'll keep my 4-star rating.
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