Palm Tungsten E2

Advantages: Stylish, Durable, Easy to use.
Disadvantages: No Wifi, Limited SD Card Memory

...I bought the E2 about a year ago (2007). Since then I have greatly enjoyed using it. This Palm Pilot comes with Real Player, and all the other great programs that Palm always includes. It is very easy to install new programs from the internet and on the disc that is included in the package. It is very handy when managing one's daily life. I personally use it to manage my money, daily, monthly, and yearly activities, its great if you need to jot something down real quick, It stores all my phone contacts and eMails. Its also great for checking eMail on the go. You can download your eMails from you computer through the mail application or it you have a Bluetooth connection to your phone you can check via that. What is also handy is you can store photos, songs, video clips, and other media on a SD Card up to 1 GB. Plus you can transfer...

MJSalter 24.11.2008 · Read review
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Review of Palm Tungsten E2

Tungsten E2, my first PDA

Advantages: easy to use, long battery life, great screen, read the review
Disadvantages: read the review goddammit!

...BACKGROUND ******************** I am a bit of a gadget nerd. I love gadgets. When I see one I don't need, I'll find excuses to need one. I started a new job few months back, and I saw one of my workmate pluggin a PDA to a craddle everyday, until the day I asked him about it. When he showed me, I thought that was really cool, and I wanted one. I bloody hardly knew about PDAs!!! Anyway, I searched for the same as his, a Palm Tungsten T3, but it was apparently discontinued... SO I started a painstaking search for the new gadget of my dreams (needs): A PDA. Ta da da... After a few weeks browsing around, I came to the conclusion that the cheapest and apparently most suitable for my needs was the Tungsten E2, that I bought from Pixmania.com (reviewed by me in previous episodes, check it out...). LOOKS ************ It is a PDA...

monsieur.Joda 20.04.2006 · Read review
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Review of Palm Tungsten E2

Dont stick your Tungsten at me, I Palm you up!

Advantages: Slim, large screen, portable, sexy, like a super model turned into a PDA
Disadvantages: Battery life, ugly interface, sounds like a dying giraffe sometimes

...constantly it's 3 hours, that's very dissapointing since the Palm is not that fast. I am glad it's not a pacemaker. So flaws aside what can this piece of technology do? Well you can view your pictures with it, you can edit your Office Word/Excel/Powerpoint files on it, listen to MP3s, watch videos, take quick notes, organise your day, surf the internet (when it has internet access) and read ebooks with it. All this straight out of the box without purchasing extra software. There are also games on the device and emulators that let you play console games i.e. Gameboy Advance, so that's very tempting (you must own game to be legally allowed to play it on the Palm) but they will need downloading or purchasing. This device really is a mini box of tricks, I actually wrote this review on my Tungsten E before uploading it here. Not to shabby don't you...

china_wolf 05.09.2004 · Read review
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Review of Palm Tungsten E

Palm Tungsten vs Ipaq, sayonara Ipaq

Advantages: small, fast, sexy, best palm ever
Disadvantages: relatively high price

...I never thought I would make the case for a palm handheld from 3com. I used to be a dedicated Ipaq fan but got increasingly disappointed with it. So I decided to take a bold step and try out the new Palm Tungsten. In one word: AMAZING! I will compare, wherever possible the Tungsten with the Ipaq. Note that I am comparing the new Tungsten with my previously owned Ipaq 3850. For exact specifications of both PDA's I refer you to the www.palm.com and www.compaq.com Look and feel I always found the Ipaq sexy, but it is still a bit bulky. The Palm is not much lighter (6.2 oz vs 5.6 oz for the palm), but much smaller (length 4'' vs 5'' for the Ipaq). This is due to the fact that the bottom slides open to reveal the grafiti writing area. The garfite colored aluminium casing feels much more sturdy than the aluminium looking, though plastic...

thijsj 19.12.2002 (03.01.2003) · Read review
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Review of Palm Tungsten T

In you Palm

Advantages: A neat unit with lots of applications
Disadvantages: None

...The Palm Tungsten is a sleek cool looking handheld with a vast array of features that are going to suit the majority of users. It comes with most of these features pre-loaded, but there are more on the provided CD which also contains the software to enable synchronization with your PC or Mac. Also provided in the box are several power adaptors which will make in rechargeable almost worldwide. Although the unit comes with Bluetooth there is also an additional cable supplied which will link your Palm to your computer for the transfer of data. I have found through experience that the cable method is definitely significantly quicker compared with the Bluetooth, but again each to their own. One thing I have noticed is that the lifespan of the internal rechargeable lithium battery is greatly improved from previous...

donf18 07.06.2008 · Read review
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Palm Tungsten T (2nd hand BUYERS BEWARE)

Advantages: Brilliant when new
Disadvantages: After two years use it begins to deteriorate

...the handheld this one time and Phew everything transferred back to the "T" and all was well, or so I thought. Yesterday, I turned on to find it all blank again! Hard reset again and nail biting hot sync later followed by the obligatory tap on the reset button gave me a bright screen with "Palm Powered" in the centre but nothing else and I couldn't even turn off the unit! I thought maybe it just needed more time to reset itself but three hours later it was still in the same state. It took three attempts at a Hard Reset to get it back to square one AGAIN! This time all the preloaded programmes have disappeared too, whether I can get them back using the CD provided I have yet to find out. In conclusion, a brilliant little PDA when brand new, but watch out for those first niggly signs of things going wrong after about 2 years and anybody...

GretelNevols 06.07.2006 · Read review
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Review of Palm Tungsten T

Palm Tunsten fits needs to a T

Advantages: Its a palm sized, fully functional computer
Disadvantages: Grafitti interface can go haywire with overuse

...Ahh, the joys of using your palm for pleasure...NOT THAT WAY! I'm talking about the Palm Tungsten T handheld PDA, a fully functional, palm sized computer. I must admit, I'm a bit biased being a computer enthusiast but, on the flip side, that also means that you can trust what I'm saying as truthful and enthusiastic. With that said, on to the review. When the Tungsten T (TT) was initially released, it was heralded as the next generation of handheld devices. It has a unique sliding body which increases screen size by about ten percent. When closed, the TT is 9.5 centimeters (about 3.75 inches) in height, when open it is 11.5 cm in height (about 4.5 inches) and 1.5 cm (about .5 inch) thick. In closed position, the grafitti writing area is hidden. Very compact, though not something you want hanging in your shirt pocket behind...

DonMackaroni 30.09.2004 · Read review
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Review of Palm Tungsten T

Big Improvement on the PDAs of Old

Advantages: Small. Syncs well with Mac OS X.
Disadvantages: SMS software lacking some functionality.

...appear but I have to delete every SMS separately from the memory. Sometimes I find its just better to leave them on the phone. Synchronisation is another. I used to use a Psion Revo which backed up fine on my Dad?s PC at work. I?m a Mac user though and Psion connectivity support for the Mac was pretty lame. Fortunately Palm have really won through on this one. Not only can I transfer contacts over from my old Psion but the Tungsten also syncs almost effortlessly with my Mac keeping the address book and diary on my computer as up to date of that on my Palm. Therefore if I?ve been to a conference and collected a load of email addresses they are there ready for use by my email application that evening. Certainly if you?re a Mac user this is, I reckon, the best supported PDA for use with Mac OS X. It works best with iSync, a free...

Briz_Hatchings 08.05.2003 · Read review
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Review of Palm Tungsten T

Real Economy PDA

Advantages: Fast and has an excellent display.
Disadvantages: No universal connector.

...The Tungsten E is one of the most exciting models to come out for the general consumers with Palm OS. This model has the speed, quality and memory that all of us desires, You have a high resolution color screen, decent battery life, a good amount of memory, expansion capability, and more with a few drawbacks. It has a classical look similar to Sony’s T-series PDA’s, having a dimension of 4.5 x 3.1 x 0.5 inches and weighs in 4.6 oz. This unit is easy to hold and the case can easily get some smudges and fingerprints, it has a five way navigator and four standard application buttons. The 4 application buttons are Calendar, Contacts, Memos and Tasks. The application and 5-way navigation pad layout are a combination of old versus new styling. The buttons are easy to press and have excellent tactile feedback, although when you press it in...

blairtony 28.10.2004 · Read review
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Review of Palm Tungsten E

Good starter PDA

Advantages: Small, durable, stylish, cheap
Disadvantages: poor battery life, poor connectivity

...I have had this PDA since June 2005 and have found it to be very durable and stylish. However, if you plan using it for MP3's dont expect a good battery life as this it will only last about 4 hours continuous play. I have dropped my Tungsten E many times, and can honestly say it is VERY DURABLE. The touchscreen still works perfect and looks great, the built in speaker works fine but i find it a little quiet but it is only small. I use it to; view word/excel/powerpoint documents, view email, listen to music, view video, view pics, to organise my timetable and to archive my mobile phone text messages. I also use this device with the optional Kirrio GPS pack which turns this PDA into a fully functioning Sat Nav and i think this is great and use it for this alot. Now then, the problems; the battery life, this means that when i am...

djbrookes 05.02.2007 · Read review
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