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Summary: Very good replacement
Review: Bought it; didn't work. Returned it for another---didn't work. Tried both on Mac and PC, on USB ports that worked with Palm's hotsync cradle.Called tech support . . . they concluded that it wouldn't work. So I returned it for store credit. Bottom line: DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY OR TIME ON THIS PRODUCT.
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Summary: This thing does not work
Review: Bought it; didn't work. Returned it for another---didn't work. Tried both on Mac and PC, on USB ports that worked with Palm's hotsync cradle. Called tech support . . . they concluded that it wouldn't work. So I returned it for store credit. Bottom line: DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY OR TIME ON THIS PRODUCT.
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Summary: What's not to like
Review: For someone that schleps a 50 lb. bag of electronics all over the Eastern seaboard, as well as back and forth to the office every day I'm in town, paring down size and weight is imperative. But function should remain as close as possible to the same as the larger bulkier products they replace. So it is with this cable. It syncs, it charges, it fits in much less space than the cradle. What's not to like? Well, it could use a button. But I usually have hotsync on my pop-up launcher, so it's all of three taps from any screen to see the list of apps, tap hotsync, and tap Sync.
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Summary: Cheap and Simple Hot-Sync
Review: I bought this to supplement my cradle for Hot-Sync at home and work. It has worked fine with my Tungsten T. This is not a travel charger -- you need a "hot" USB port for it to charge (but that's all you need; no extra power cord required). The cable that came with mine was kind of short, so if I didn't have a USB hub on my desk, I might have needed a USB extension for it.
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Summary: Works as promised
Review: I've had this cable for the last several months and it works great. I bought this cable after being disappointed with the Palm USB hotsynch and recharger cable. (Note: I returned the Palm cable back to Amazon for a full refund because it just didn't seat properly in my Palm Zire 71 to allow for continuous recharging, not to mention a one of the plastic connector pins snapped off after only two uses!). Just like some of the other posts, the cable does not have a hotsynch button (so you have to hotsynch using the PDA's icon) and does appear to have some pins missing...but it apparently does not affect the proper functioning of the hotsynch and recharging. It is a good replacement for the cradle and is particularly useful when traveling (occupies very little space when coiled up inside a laptop bag). The only thing I wish that it had is an adapter so that I can recharge using a car lighter if I wanted to.
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Summary: Very good replacement
Review: Ok, ok: the cable is short, the plug doesn't mach easily, no one-step hotsync operation avaible and no recharge is possible without an USB port... But: This product fits in your pocket, it's only a cable with a USB plug and a Palm plug in the other end, it's very easy to use, no additional software or drivers required, it charges your Palm in 30 minutes (ATTENTION: no from wall-plug, but from a pc USB port), Hotsync operation (you need to select from the handle because there isn't any hotsync-key on this product)... Simply all that you can do with the huge craddle provided by Palm. If your old craddle is no longer working, this product is a very good and cheap replacement with the same functions: all that you need is a pc with a USB port!
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Summary: Excellent Product
Review: The cable works as advertised. Despite having no button on the actual Palm connector, hotsyncing is simply activated from the Palm by using the hotsync program and pressing the hotsync icon in the middle (which is admittedly not extremely intuitive). I think the fact that it has no button is quite good, one less thing to break. The fact that it does not come with all the pins is no big deal, it's obvious only a few pins are required as hot syncing works seamlessly. It's a wonder why Palm do not design their cradle in a similar method, requiring a separate power source to charge the Palm while this cable takes it's power from the USB port. The only reason I can think of is when people are travelling, but even then, a separate travel charger is better than lugging that cumbersome cradle about. I use it with my Tungsten T and have not had a problem.
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Summary: Do not buy this product!!!
Review: The workmanship is terrible. Mine came missing most of its pins and it does not Hot Sync. Now I need to pay shipping and handling there and back to have it replaced. The Palm cradle is poor too, but at least it worked for 9 months before breaking.
Rating:
Summary: Do not buy this product!!!
Review: The workmanship is terrible. Mine came missing most of its pins and it does not Hot Sync. Now I need to pay shipping and handling there and back to have it replaced. The Palm cradle is poor too, but at least it worked for 9 months before breaking.
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Summary: Hot Sync OK, but can't charge from wall
Review: This cable did a hot sync operation uneventfully from a USB port. The end that plugs into the Palm (I have an m515) seated securely and released ok. It seems to be well made. But - it charges the Palm from the power in the USB port, so if you are traveling without a laptop, this cable can't charge the handheld on the road. This threw me, because the Palm USB cradle requires a 5v power supply, so I assumed that the "charger" part had a socket or something for the power supply that came with the Palm. The Palm cradle has a pigtail that the for the connector to the power supply. I wonder why Palm doesn't use the USB power in its cradle. I give the product three stars because I thought it would function as a travel charger and the description was not clear on this point.
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