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Summary: Leave the Laptop at Home
Review: I run my own business and travel about 120,000 actual air miles per year (mainly short to medium haul flights). On a recent trip to Australia I took both my IBM T40 laptop and Tungsten C. Because I fly American Airlines & QANTAS I was able to access the club lounge WiFi networks in Chicago, LA, Sydney, and Perth. In each case the Palm C connected quicker than my T40 and I was able to check e-mail and surf the web. I have had no problems with my screen and invested $30 in a decent padded cover. Functionality is brilliant and my ACT! database (3000+ contacts) keeps in sync with my T40 no problems at all. I occasionally get dropped WiFi connections but believe these are network rather than device issues because my Palm C and T40 both lose connections at the same time. I previously used a printed Franklin planner but this is now collecting dust on my bookshelf. I owned a Palm III previously but tossed it when the screen broke. This time around I take a bit more care but the padded cover seems to handle the rough and tumble. I'm still searching for the best apps to work with for certain tasks but find that the C has a ton of memory so I can try different apps side by side for a while before uninstalling those I don't want anymore. The color screen is brilliant and makes reading very easy. It would be nice if more web sites were optimised for this format because in some cases lots of scrolling is required, however, I imagine that over time this will improve. Overall a very nice little unit - and believe me I have been a sceptic on this technology.
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Summary: Seems great..WiFi did not work..returning product
Review: I will have to revisit and post another review when I get my new Tungsten C...because this one is being returned. The WiFi would not connect to my home network or any hotspots.I sent an email to Palm tech support which made some suggestions (like hardcoding SSID and IP address) which I had already tried, and then called tech support. They basically read from the manual to troubleshoot it. Then said I better return it. Other than the WiFi no working, the T|C seems great. Colors are excellent, it is fast, and I like the keyboard. I had purchased some add-on SD cards with software and they all worked just fine. I am looking forward to getting a replacement, and will write again once I can try the WiFi.
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Summary: They need to get the quality control issues solved
Review: Never again will I buy a top of the line palm. I have purchased two Palm Cs, and as a previous reviewer has indicated, the LCD breaks if you look at it too hard. I do not recommend this to anyone who has to rely upon it. Very dissapointed.
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Summary: All This without Graffiti
Review: It's about time Palm built this machine. I came back to Palm after a brief time with an iPAQ and I have no regrets. Solid and Simple, this machine will consistently do what a PDA is meant to do plus access the net wirelessly. If people have a need to listen to their MP3's then there are plenty of MP3 players on the market for them to buy. For the Big People there is the Tungsten C. Buy for Business and you won't be disappointed.
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Summary: Most aggravating Palm Award!
Review: I've owned each new Palm since the first one. Reliability, simplicity of essential tasks was what attracted me to the Palm.
In this brave-new-world version of the Palm, the company is attempting to seriously compete with the RIM Blackberry. UNfortunately they sacrificed functionality, simplicity and reliability for glitz, bells and whistles.
First off this monster sized Palm is heavier and thicker than Blackberry. The beautiful color LCD screen was supposed to be the selling point : IT BREAKS IF YOU LOOK AT IT TOO HARD!
Now I understand why Palm wants you to buy cracked screen insurance at purchase time. The replacement cost is $199 without the extra insurance, despite the warranty! Arghhhh!
Next is the WiFi capability which is definitely not ready for primetime and does not substitute for a reliable mobile network provider like ATT for the Blackberry. You need to be close to a hot spot which companies essentially have to provide free access too. You get what you pay for.
LOTS of COMPATIBILITY issues even with the most common 3rd party software: error messages, the Palm often hangs on shutdown, requiring re-booting and the risk of loss of data.
Finally Hot-Sync was always what Palm could always point to as the flagship innovation. Unfortunately,even this is gettin less reliable: I needed 3 (!) replacements for my USB cable/cradle before I got one that worked. And the Tungsten just does not slide in as clean as it used to, with risk of damage to connectors.
Overall, a costly adventure. I am still steaming from the fact that this fancy device fails at routine, mission-critical tasks while claiming to be "cutting edge".
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Summary: WiFi Junky
Review: Well after coming so close to converting over a Pocket PC Ipaq, I decided to go with my instinct and stick with the Palm OS. I've owned a Tungsten T for over 5 months and loved it. I liked it so much, I was willing to wait till Sandisk came out with their WiFi SD/256 mb combo card. Well, my wife developed a need for my T1 and so she began to continuously bug the hell out of me to get a new PDA. So the thought of converting over to the Pocket PC was again on my mind. To make a long story short I broke down again and stuck with the Palm OS. This was purely based on the horror stories I've heard about Pocket PC OS crashing often. It finally became a decision over the Tungsten T2 or C. I ended up getting the C because I'm a Wifi Junky. In addition, it had the processer that was widely used on upscale Pocket PC's. Plus, it had 64 mb versus the 32 mb for the Tungsten T2. Now, if the Tungsten T2 had Wifi, I probably would have gone for it. But as it stands the only plus to the T2 is the metal case. I've had the TC for two days now, and am very glad with my decision. It's stable, and the keyboard which I thought was going to be awkward to use is actually faster then using Graffiti 2. Just takes a little time getting use to. Wifi Transfer speed is noticibely faster then my previous T1 with bluetooth. Surfing the net is also a breeze, but I use the Wifi mostly to keep up with the multitude of message groups I belong to. We also have Wifi at work. The TC is going to help alot during those boring conference room meetings. It'll be more discrete to use in those situations. In summary, I like this upgrade, and also my wife is happy. Now why can't they make a Tungsten T2 with Wifi and the intel processor???????
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Summary: Very Fast Palm, Amazing Color Screen
Review: This is my very first Palm. I have wanted one for years but never wanted to fork out the money. So for my birthday my wife got one for me. All I have to say is WOW! I was worried that it was going to be bulky with the built in keyboard, but that just isnt the case. It is just the right size to use and play with. The 64 megs of ram is great. Right now with my whole contact database from work, 4 games, a few other apps I'm using a grand total of 5.4Megs. If you do decide to buy this unit the first app you need to get is Net Chaser. It a WiFi scanner to look for networks. I am amazed how many networks there are out there and they are unprotected. I can walk through my apt complex and detect over 10 networks and only 3 are encrypted. This Tungsten C is well worth the money.
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Summary: A beautiful piece of equipment for serious business
Review: I've owned Palm units since the very first one came out under U.S. Robotics. This is the finest unit I've ever used. It is super fast right out of the box and the keyboard is a dream. The color is excellent and there's enough memory for anything plus the ability to use SD memory. I couldn't care less about the absence of Bluetooth and sure don't care about the sound. I didn't buy it to play with. I bought it for business. (IRS - did you see that?) And for business, it just can't be beat. The unit is not too hefty or bulky. It's just right. The net now has lots of accessories for it and Palm has a firmware upgrade which takes care of some of the issues other reviewers have mentioned. This is a wonderful unit and I highly recommend it to serious business users. If you want something to play with, choose something else or get a second unit for play. By the way, I've found Palm support to be fast and very good this time around. Be sure and ask all your questions during the first 90 days of ownership, however. After that, there's a fee.
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Summary: Pain at the end of the tunnel
Review: You need to learn to do a workout with your thumbs if you are going to be able to enter your messsages in a rapid manner. Otherwise, you end up using the electronic keyboard, which defeats the purpose of buying a Tungsten C. The missing componenst for me are Bluetooth and the Voice recorder, both available on the Tungsten T. The advantages are the WiFi and the increased memory. I haven't used the Wi-Fi yet, but I miss the recorder and Bluetooth. As I use the C more in the next monrth, I'll write an update. Nancy
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Summary: The BEST! PDA on the market
Review: All of the specs you can get from the other reviews and from Palms website directly. My post here is because I am a new owner of the Tungsten C. Ive had mine about a week now and I am really glad I got it. THE GOOD: tons and tons of great apps and games for this! Some of them like billiards, megabowling, bejeweled, monopoly, pinball, GTS racing, mahjongg.. have high res graphics which make game play estounding! The wifi internet ability makes this palm a 10 star PDA. I can walk near my local apple store or stop into my local coffeehouse and check my email and pull up a website on this palm for free. This PDA will keep me VERY busy for hours on end when I travel on flights. I can even check email in airports too. Im writing a book right now and the built in keyboard is alot easier to type quickly then using graffiti feature. Its great to finally have this PDA to write my book, I no longer need to bring my laptop anywhere! As you can see im not a serious business PDA user but this will last me many years Im sure because it has all the features I want. I recently rode the new Pasadena-Los Angeles metro gold line subway and relaxed doing my Tungsten C.. played some games, replied to some emails, and checked my metro timetables stored as PDFs. Im set for the the future and beyond! (I cant wait until the software to make my Tungsten C a worldwide cellphone is released in September!) The BAD: Palms website rarely works for me during Pacific daylight hours. The built-in palm web browser cant handle popup windows. In some ways thats good, in some ways its bad. The only other bad thing I can think of is people have complained here of the mono audio feature this palm has. I too think Palm either overlooked this feature on the most powerful PDA on the market or they ran out of room on the pda itself for the jack... or they just want you to go buy their new ones coming out a year later! I couldnt wait and Im glad I got this one NOW. I did fix the mono problem. I bought a $15 Nokia cellphone headset and cut the wire 3 inches above the mic. Then I got a nice set of walkman style stereo headphones and cut the end off. I soldered up the leads and now ive got a great set of headphones with mic for my palm. If you know how to solder its fairly easy to do. Just solder the ground leads together, then solder the mono lead to the two stereo leads and youve got mono piped into both headphone speakers. Finish it off with some black electrical tape. Do a great job and take your time and no one will ever know you spliced it! Its a 15 minute fix until Palm comes out with their own version.
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