Palm Zire PDA

16MHz, 2MB, Palm OS v4.1 - MPN: P80707US

Description: A versatile tool for versatile people from the industry leader. Easy to learn and use, the Palm Zire handheld offers you great value at an affordable price. It?s compact enough to slip into a pocket and keeps all of your important information?addresses, appointments, notes, ... read more

A versatile tool for versatile people from the industry leader. Easy to learn and use, the Palm Zire handheld offers you great value at an affordable price. It?s compact enough to slip into a pocket and keeps all of your important information?addresses, appointments, notes, and more?at your fingertips, whether you?re at work, at school, or at home. Enter information right on its screen with Graffiti software, Palm?s alphabet, or easily transfer it from your PC or Mac. With a rechargeable battery for hassle-free operation and a handy flip-cover to protect the screen while you?re on the go, the Zire handheld is a practical and reliable way to keep your busy life in balance. minimize

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kinaidos from WA

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Jun 2003

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User has 7 Months of experience with this product

This is the most practical PDA I've yet seen. The ...

Strengths:

Battery Life, Size, PalmOS 4

Weaknesses:

No back-light, 2M ram, no expansion, non-upgradeable, hard to find sync cable

Posted Jun 3, 2003 - This is the most practical PDA I've yet seen. The biggest plus the long battery life and rechargeability. I find that the trickle charging it does while hooked up to the USB is enough to keep it charged. I NEVER have to worry about the battery. You are not going to find that sort of convenience in any other PDA less than $200. You have to be careful what you load, because of the 2M ram. (e.g. Avantgo plus the morning paper is going to eat up half of your ram.) But if you hunt around for non-bloated alternatives you can pack lot onto the device. (I run an exercise tracker, a document reader, a couple of games, a guitar tuner, and a few other apps and still have over 1.5 M left over for data.) Pic one doc format, find a small footprint reader, and find a decent conversion script or app to get docs into that foramt. It works pretty well if you are careful. Two gripes: 1) The sync cable is a hard to locate accessory (unless you buy a $25 sync kit for the $5 cable in it) - it's an A to mini-B USB cable. 2) Palm should have put together a suite of small footprint third party apps on the install CD.

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Lifelover197... from NY

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Sep 2004

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User has 4 Weeks of experience with this product

I purchased this PDA for basic use. That being sai ...

Strengths:

Battery life, Ease of use, EXCELLENT screen resolution.

Weaknesses:

Memory.

Posted Sep 17, 2004 - I purchased this PDA for basic use. That being said, this is an excellent PDA. It has alot of intuitive controls and functions not found on more expensive models. This PDA has only 2mb of memory, hardley a storage warehouse. However if you are looking for BASIC functions only (Address/Phone book, Calandar, Appointments, Etc.) Then 2mb should be more than enough room. If you want to play games then simply look for another PDA. Bottom Line: This is a great PDA for those whose needs are basic. If you fall into this catagory, you can't go wrong!!!!

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dynamyte8013 from IN

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Jul 2003

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User has 7 Months of experience with this product

I bought my Palm Zire after Christmas day of 2002. ...

Strengths:

Palm OS® 4.1, Light / Easy to use.

Weaknesses:

No back-light. Not alot of storage space.

Posted Jul 14, 2003 - I bought my Palm Zire after Christmas day of 2002. I really like what it has to offer. Entries are easy to add, sort, and etc. As I am getting more advanced, as a student, I would need a more powerful PDA Device. I do recommend the Palm® Zire for the starters (and basic/easy to use). Thumbs up!

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aeroandy88 from PA

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Feb 2003

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User has 3 Months of experience with this product

I enjoy using my Zire. It works fairly well, and i ...

Strengths:

cost

Weaknesses:

low memory, no backlight, only 4 keys

Posted Feb 22, 2003 - I enjoy using my Zire. It works fairly well, and its low cost is one of its best features. If you are looking for an easy to use, basic pda, I would highly recommend the Zire. It is not good for some uses though, do to its skimpy 2MB of memory and lack of backlight. Another complaint is its lack of the traditional 6 buttons, which makes it a much more capable gaming machine (it doesn't complicate many other features though). If you do get a Zire, I recommend downloading some free software. Try palmgear.com and the PC World download center. My highly recommended program is AvantGo(avantgo.com). It allows you to pick websites from a comprehensive list with news, weather, sports, entertainment and more, and lets you put this info on your palm. Check it out, it works great. Bottom line: Before buying the Zire, check out the older, m105, which, although older, has more memory (8MB), a backlight, and more keys. I wish I had bought it, but the Palm is a good second choice.

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bmwxcoupe from PA

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Dec 2003

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This PDA is a PDA for people who do not want to sp ...

Strengths:

Lithium Ion Battery, Ease of use

Weaknesses:

2 MB of Memory, different controls than other Palms, most Palm apps are not compatible.

Posted Dec 30, 2003 - This PDA is a PDA for people who do not want to spend money on a PDA. It is basicallly for storing addresses and keeping a schedule and nothing more.

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bivasb from AZ

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Nov 2003

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User has 2 Weeks of experience with this product

For basic everyday use for keeping track of appoin ...

Strengths:

Decent size screen for easy viewing, ease of use, intuitive interface, excellent battery life.

Weaknesses:

ring tones for appointment reminder could have been louder

Posted Jan 9, 2004 - For basic everyday use for keeping track of appointments and schedules, this is one of the best there is. No fancy e-mail or internet or camera mode. I needed it for just one purpose, to keep track of my appointments and see the busy dates and times while making new ones and that is what this does perfectly. The graffitti is a nice feature, makes entries a lot quicker sometimes. The cover it comes with is also very nice. Computer interface speed is decent. Also, the different ways of viewing schedules is very handy. Satisfied with the purchase.

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nyjetsrock88 from NY

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May 2003

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User has 1 Years of experience with this product

when i first got the zire i was really excited bec ...

Strengths:

small,light making it easy to carry, long long battery life,good stylus,

Weaknesses:

no backlight,b&w,4 keys not 6,no expantion slot,2mb,no keybord,slow,NOT GOOD! IT IS HORRIBLE!

Posted Oct 10, 2003 - when i first got the zire i was really excited because i always wanted a palm but now i think it sucks like heck. i can't play during the night i barley have anything on it. alittle advice if your gonna get a palm dont even think of the zire!!! go to pricegrabbers.com and search the palm U want and get it at a cheap price! the main reason i hate hate hate the zire is because when i write home work or want to write notes i have to write it witth graffity i cant use a keybord!!!!!!!!!! so do me a big favor DONT GET THE ZIRE!!!!!! my advice is look for either a clie or a palm like a tungsten:) but if u are looking to buy a palm at a cheap price that will be a good palm to use then look at the M125 or the M105 K THANK YOU FOR TAKING MY ADVICE! :) :) oh and now i found an even better palm the clie t615 that clie is amazing try to get that one see ya!

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Victor112

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Jul 2003

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User has 9 Months of experience with this product

I bought the Zire as a present for my birthday in ...

Strengths:

Battery life, price is competitive

Weaknesses:

no blacklite, very difficult to plug modems or datacables

Posted Jul 3, 2003 - I bought the Zire as a present for my birthday in December 2002. I was satisfied in principle. It is working great with the software included. For people using textfiles, it's great. There is also Office software on the market, if you plan to use Excel. If you plan to use email or Internet, you must get a infrared cell phone. Zire works on USB, so normal modems for normal telephone lines do not work.Email application are easy to find, shareware and freeware. At the conclusion, you will buy a practical PDA at a competitive price. With a little patience you wil be able to do much more than you expect with it.

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lbrandau from IL

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Oct 2004

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This PDA is a great entry level device. It is eas ...

Strengths:

cost

Weaknesses:

memory

Posted Nov 9, 2004 - This PDA is a great entry level device. It is easy to use and is a convient tool for calendar use and addresses. I had no problem syncing with Windows XP. Not for someone who wants frills, but for the price, it can't be beat.

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flamingidiot from TX

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User has 4 Months of experience with this product

this palm is good for basic tasks but with only 2M ...

Strengths:

Small, Compact, Light, Good for basic tasks

Weaknesses:

no backlight, only 2MB of RAM

Posted Jul 14, 2003 - this palm is good for basic tasks but with only 2MB you can't add many applications. It's small, light design looks great but it has no backlight.

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callmebenny from IN

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May 2003

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It is the cheapest PDA ever, but it just has basic ...

Strengths:

It is so light!

Weaknesses:

too basic

Posted May 16, 2003 - It is the cheapest PDA ever, but it just has basic functions. A student like me would be perfect, but for a businessman would have some problems. If you are a beginner, Zire fits your need.

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degustibus14 from OR

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Mar 2003

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User has 3 Weeks of experience with this product

I have a Jornada 540 series, but the limitations a ...

Strengths:

Price, OS, lite weight,

Weaknesses:

Monochrome, no backlite

Posted Mar 19, 2003 - I have a Jornada 540 series, but the limitations are that you can establish connectivity with only two machines via ActiveSynch. So much for Pocket PC. I wanted to ty a Palm OS PDA to see if there was a difference. Happy to say there is. With InfoSych I can establish connections to as many machines as I want. More: With an add-on called Desktops to go, I can synch my Zire with Outlook on all of my other machines. So the Zire served its purpose, and I'll probably let it go on eBay and pick up a Palm OS with a color screen. Meanwhile in my experience all these PDAs are braindead, you can synch anything except address with Ird, what's that all about. Meanwhile you can take pics with some play mp3 (hah), make phone calls etc etc. Goofy geeks.

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oledavec

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Dec 2002

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User has 30 Days of experience with this product

I was looking for something which could keep track ...

Strengths:

Simple to use, many third party applications to add on, one of which exports .qif files for Quicken

Weaknesses:

b&w, no wireless

Posted Dec 19, 2002 - I was looking for something which could keep track of appointments, to dos, have a game or two for while on the train, and keep track of my cash expenditures to Quicken. This DOES IT and for only $99.00. A third party software suite called Splash exports cash expenses to .qif files which can be imported to Quicken, can also keep track of the many user names and passowrds, and also can show pictures. There's another 3rd party deal which can read ebooks. Just what I wanted, and backupable to my Mac, so I can enter data from either platform and synchornize both. A Great Deal! Thanks, Palm.

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