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Palm Zire PDA

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• Reviewed by: BryanFRitt

  Updated: 06-09-07

  Overall Rating: 3 Star Review

  Duration of ownership:2 Years

  Strengths: Agendus (buy separately), has a camera (ok quality if perfectly still), has SD slot.

  Weaknesses: poor error handling, poor AC recharge connection, sync can be confusing.

  Overall Evaluation: Agendus for Palm(sold separately) is one of the better organizers I've seen. It's as good/better than the desktop ones.The Camera is okay for still pictures; sometimes it can take a few seconds to take.If there is an error on the Palm, the display gets stuck on on, if you're not there to look at it to turn it off, the battery will drain very quickly.Sometimes the AC connection doesn't work well, and you have to play with it to get it working. Mine recently quit working even with playing with it.To play mp3 files you have to use RealPlayer to load them onto the card.The sync install can be confusing. The install that comes with the disk has Microsoft spyware built in that will crash once a month on computers with anti-spyware installed, and will require a reinstall. Download the newer Palm Desktop to fix. (Also, get the MS Outlook 2007 update, and the Vista update, if they apply to you)The dimension not seen when looking straight on is larger than I'd like, but ok.Has a small buzz (just noticeable) sound when the display is on, and not being written on.Overall, this would be ok, if I can get the AC connection working.

• Reviewed by: jpharoldson

  Updated: 02-27-06

  Overall Rating: 2 Star Review

  Duration of ownership:15 Months

  Strengths: excellent screen, very functional, size is good

  Weaknesses: HIGH PITCHED TONE, became slowed after a few applications were added, battery life

  Overall Evaluation: This was a great PDA and I used it daily and thought the world of it until it started emitting a constant, unbearable high pitched tone whenever I turned it on. The screen looks great and programs have been too, but I'll never buy another Palm because when I went to troubleshoot at Palm's web site I found that many people have this problem after some time has passed and it isn't exclusive to this model. I'm switching to pocket PC once I can afford another one because of that.

• Reviewed by: luvaboxer

  Updated: 01-24-05

  Overall Rating: 5 Star Review

  Duration of ownership:7 Months

  Strengths: This is a great PDA. Comes with all the bells and whistles.

  Weaknesses: Needs a better case than the one that comes with it.

  Overall Evaluation: This PDA suits all the needs on a daily basis and is a great addition for a gadget junkie! The 32 mb of memory is a good start and can eaily be upgraded with expansion cards. The Palm One hard aluminum case is a good investment over the stock case. This PDA gets an A+.

• Reviewed by: LittleBlue

  Updated: 01-11-05

  Overall Rating: 4 Star Review

  Duration of ownership:20 Days

  Strengths: Color Display & Brightness, Ease of Use andNice add on software

  Weaknesses: Camera could take better pictures

  Overall Evaluation: Upgraded from Palm Vx because of the fantastic display and ability to see and use it even in the dark.From past experience of Palm turning on in my pocketbook, I purchased the hard case and problem has been solved, that is really the way to go (as this also adds extra protection to the camera lens).I purchased mine from the Palm One site where they offered a limited edition Silver Metal model which I chose as I had heard about the problems of the blue paint chipping. I would reccommend this Palm to everyone.

• Reviewed by: lnstrong

  Updated: 01-09-05

  Overall Rating: 5 Star Review

  Duration of ownership:45 Days

  Strengths: Color display, mp3 player, camera, ease of sync

  Weaknesses: no flash for camera, tone controls for mp3 player, cover for power, usb expansion card slot and ear phone plug

  Overall Evaluation: As a former Zire 21 owner, this was a major upgrade for me. It took me about a year to exceed the memory capability of the Zire 21 and with no expansion capability, I wanted something that has become very helpful in organizing my work, home and son's hockey activities. I didn't want to pay the amount ($299) for a PDA but with the $50 rebate, free 512MB SD card (with a $15 rebate) it was very hard to pass up. I have become a power PDA user, taking it everywhere with me. Having schedules, appointments, work documents to review at home, not to mention games and music all in one very conveient piece of electronic is simply fantasic. I really do not know how I ever got along without it. The built-in feautres and software alone is worth the price. Plus the combination of freeware and purchased software has satisfied all of my business and personal needs. I have looked and compared many of the Palm and PockePC PDA's and believe me, the color screen, sharpness and crispness of the characters will truly amaze you. And the ability to listen to music while you play many of the games available for the Palm or review my email and other documents from work has me patting myself on the back for purchasing the Zire 71. For the price, you can be a power PDA user without spending $400 of more.

• Reviewed by: jwong74

  Updated: 12-09-04

  Overall Rating: 5 Star Review

  Duration of ownership:8 Days

  Strengths:

  Weaknesses: Better with Hard Case

  Overall Evaluation: First own PDA, very nice and light. I Purchaed from Officedepot.com with 100 dollar rebate and 30 dollar instant offer. With this kind of price PDA, It's very worth. Bluetooth connection to my Nokia 6230 are perfect. Fast connecting with internet. Plus It have a lot of features what I don't except. Digital Camera on this device are clear and fast taking pictures. Weaknesses parts is. It should come with hard case and more onboard memory. I will add another 512mb of SD card memory. Over all I will recommended all of you who want PDA.

• Reviewed by: cflewellen

  Updated: 11-30-04

  Overall Rating: 3 Star Review

  Duration of ownership:7 Months

  Strengths: I previously owned a Zire71 and unlike users complaining about the cradle I am happy I don't need all the extra clutter. The camera is definetly an improvement over Zire71.

  Weaknesses: The biggest complaint I have is PalmOne rushed this model out and as a result did a terrible job with the paint flaking. Based on other users they had to be aware of the problem. This is a turnoff.

  Overall Evaluation: I called about my paint flaking problem and found PalmOne not to be helpful at all about resolving the problem. After paying $250.00 for a Zire71 and Zire72 within thirty to forty days of each other you would think they would work to accomodate you as a customer. They wanted me to ship the Zire72 back to them and leave you completely without a unit, that was unacceptable since I depend so much on my PDA. This thing goes everywhere I go, as a result if I had to replace this unit would I purchase again? No, lack of a battery and support.

• Reviewed by: xsli77

  Updated: 11-12-04

  Overall Rating: 3 Star Review

  Duration of ownership:11 Days

  Strengths: good design and lots of function

  Weaknesses: seems that battery can't be replaced and power is too easy to turn on when it supposed to be off

  Overall Evaluation: This is a very cute little machine with good design and lots of function, including but not limit to, using as low end camera, playing MP3 and using as an organizer etc. with this many functions, at the same time, you still find that there is no problem to use it but I thought their design has some problem, first, I still didn't figure out how to change battery, and second, a small touch of any button will turn on power, which I think is not very good for power reservation. so, I rate three out of five for this product, a fair value

• Reviewed by: stogner

  Updated: 11-10-04

  Overall Rating: 1 Star Review

  Duration of ownership:

  Strengths: Lots of functions, good price

  Weaknesses: Battery can not be replaced

  Overall Evaluation: Palm builds product with batteries that cannot be replaced. Batteries regardless of technology need replacing within a year of purchase. I bought the Zire 71 and now the battery needs replacing but I cannot. I should have bought a Pocket PC. Every vendor of Pocket PC, Cell phone and MP3 player all understand that batteries don't last forever. Palm does not understand this and I will never buy another Palm.

• Reviewed by: Vdez

  Updated: 10-30-04

  Overall Rating: 5 Star Review

  Duration of ownership:5 Days

  Strengths: Wonderful design, great compatibility with bluetooth phones (Tested with: Verizon - Motorola V710, Sony Ericsson T61c; Cingular/AT&T Wireless - Sony Ericsson T616, Nokia 3620).

  Weaknesses: No protection for the camera unlike the Zire 71 (Zire 71 required you to slide the back panel down for camera usage).

  Overall Evaluation: I love the new bluetooth on the Zire 72, plain and simple. I have used it time and again to check and send e-mail with my Verizon Wireless phone acting as my internet connection. The design of the PDA is superb. The only flaw lies in the lack of protection for the lens on the digital camera. The built-in memory is a bit low, but it doesn't take alot to get a compatible memory card for the video capture and MP3 music storage. The space on the PDA is sufficient for photos taken on the go. The pictures taken by the camera are rather nice in comparison to the Zire 71 or other PDA cameras. The lack of any optical zoom is the real limited factor with the Zire 72's digital camera, although the feature is hardly expected. I've used the Zire 72 on both my PC and Mac and haven't had any issues when swapping the device between the pair of computers, which is something I've always liked about any PalmOS device. The ability to take a document done at home on a PC to the college campus and finish it up on a Mac is certainly a great thing and very convienent, not having any transfer or formatting bugs in the documents. Definitely a recommended buy, especially if you're multiplatform or simply looking for a PDA with mobile power to work with your other devices (i.e. Bluetooth mobile phones).

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