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Summary: I love this product so much...
Review: I've researched on this palm handheld so much. I've even compared it with a similar ... Palm M151. It is small and it is not like all other boring Palms. It comes with a address book, a find option, you can search, and do more. For people who hate the grafitti, they can use an on screen keyboard. I like it so much I want it. For any beginner like me who wants one so badly the Palm would be my first choice. Sony's are the best ones to buy but people who can't afford [that] palm this is right for them. Sone Clie's have similar stylings to this one. At least I think so.
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Summary: Unreliable
Review: I need a palm to have my calander and address book on hand at all times. This model proved to be extremely inefficient. The lack of backlighting meant that often I could not see what was on the screen and it's memory would empty from one moment to the next. I would be stuck with no calander or address book. I contacted the company by email and the only advice they had was to keep the Palm seperate from my cell phone. This I did, to no avail, the Palm continues to discharge it's memory.
I have now discharged the Palm into the rubbish bin and will not purchase another!
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Summary: Wonderful Item
Review: I don't know what people expect when they buy this item, but for me, it was to keep addresses, phone numbers and download my outlook calendar. If that is all you expect, then this is perfect. For those people who live and die by the palm gadgets, then get yourself one of those expensive palms. Zire is cheap and convenient enough to take it anywhere you want and you don't get upset when you bang it around a bit. I had it for about a year and zero complaints. Also, the battery lasts extremely long for my purpose. So, if you are a simple guy like me, then this is perfect for you. If you are expecting a small computer, then you need to spend some money. Hope this helps.
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Summary: Decent product - horrible support!
Review: I bought this Palm as a cheap contact manager - that's what I got - I knew what I was getting into. However, a word regarding Palm support...
After a couple months - the screen went completely black and I needed to call tech support. What a nightmare. It's obvious to anyone that Palm has exported its help desk overseas (India most likely). The five different support engineers I talked to ALL had very thick accents, could not understand simple English sentences, could not make logical decisions (they follow a very formal script) and made the whole experience VERY frustrating, time consuming and expensive (they don't have a toll-free number anymore). The point is simple - sooner or later you're probably going to call tech support for help - and in my opinion, the "help" desk at Palm is horrible!
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Summary: great entry level PDA
Review: the Palm Zire is probably the best entry level PDA available. i've had mine for a while and its great, holds my schedule, contacts, my notes, a few small games, and is my alarm clock and it has great battery life. since its not realy fancy you don't get a big back lit color screen, or voice recording, or a gaming machine. But its great. the only thing i didn't like was the flip cover it comes with. but guess what... spend like 12$ to get a nicer one and its realy the best thing you can have.
at work I regulalry use a PocketPC with a barcode scanner and I hate it, its slow, bulky, won't recognize my writing well, and is prone to porblems
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Summary: Excellent product, for some.
Review: Ok people, consider this phrase, ENTRY LEVEL PDA. The Palm Zire is an entry level PDA. I'm still in highschool, and it works great for what I need. It has all the basic features I need, an address book, datebook, and a calculator, plus a lot of other features. Plus I can download additional programs from the Palm website for free! Some other reviews on this site complain about the amount of memory. Sure, if your going to store five hundred addresses and tasks and put a million programs on it, its gonna be to little. But if you only need it for school or for light use, then its perfect. Also, the fact that it is cheap helps too. (I got mine used for under thirty bucks.) I currently have Pong, Battleship, a school planner, a joke book, an animation program, a sketch program, an Asteroids game, a database program, a diary, a Merlin game, a miniature version of Word, and a solitare game on my Zire, and that only used two thirds of the memory (with all the included programs on the Zire too). The included cover isn't that great, but it is better than nothing, and what do you expect for something that was included for free? All in all, this is a great product for anyone who just needs a decent, affordable PDA.
Update: I've now had this handheld for a couple of months and still no problems. And I'm the second owner, and still no problems. I'm currently looking to upgrade to something with color and a backlight, possibly the Zire 31, but I'll definetly be keeping my good buddy the Zire.
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Summary: Good for really basic use
Review: I bought a Palm Zire over a year ago and still runs as good as the day I got it. I studied up a lot before I made the purchase, and chose it over the m125 because of its cheap price and I didn't think I needed all the little bells and whistles the m125 had. I think it is a great Palm for simple applications like Memopad, Notebook, Datebook, and all the other Palm software that came with it.
The only problem I've ran into with it is the lack of memory. After I realized all the cool add-ons you could get on the internet for Palms, I went download crazy. I have over 20 ebooks and 15 games for my Palm downloaded onto my PC, but I can't have very many on my Zire at a time. Because of the limited memory I can only have 1 or 2 ebooks, and I have to use games that take up minimal space.
For basic uses the Palm Zire is a great product. For extensive ebook and gaming use, get one with larger memory and/or an expansion slot.
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Summary: Great Price...Limited Memory
Review: I really liked how light and small this was but it was limited to 2MB of memory and was B&W. With the release of this PDA at its time really was a bummer. All the PDA's on the market were Color so the applications you could download were limited. Also the was only 2MB of memory and you couldn't expand. If it was released a year ealier it woulda been way more useful.
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Summary: Great little thing!
Review: I received this palm as a gift. It's great! It never let me down. The batteries last so long I forgot when was the last time I recharged it (it charges when syncing with PC). It is the ultimate substitute for a little black book - it holds infinite phone numbers and adresses and datebook meetings. Regardless of small memory it holds all the necessary programs and even some more.PROs: price, compatibility, ever-lasting batteries, size, great contrast, many free useful programs CONs: relatively small memory (still enough for finances, small database, simple games and more), very weak loudspeaker (does not wake you up), strange (not usual palm) hardkeys, no backlight (turn on the light beside your bed)
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Summary: zire palm disappointing
Review: I never had a palm before and didn't know how much I would use one. So I didn't want to spend too much on one. This one was exactly what I needed. It is very easy to use. Has plenty of memory for all my addresses and appointments. I have experience no problems with it at all. It has never reset on me or lost data. Its not color, so what. The data in very readable and clear. Very few games, so what. I didn't buy it as a game. No back light to view in the dark, so what. When's the last time there was no light around? I would recommend this to anyone who doesn't need bells and whistles, but just wants their information handy.
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