Palm TX Handheld

The Palm TX Handheld has a typical palm setup, good selection of applications/facilities but after 18 months the screen does not calibrate properly and the left side is very awkward to use. I'm going to go either asus or hp when I replace it this year. This is the third palm device in ten years I've had trouble with. longevity is not a feature.

The system is fast and other than a few glitches when synchronising is good to use. Battery life seriously affected when Memory card added. Nice screen clear and good for movies and photographs.Easy wifi set up.

I still have my Palm TX until now. The good thing about it is the simplicity of its design and functionality. Of course, currently there are far more better designs than TX, but back then 2 yrs ago. This gadget rocks

Bad thing about it is it's battery life especially when using a Wifi or bluetooth function, it drains it easily.

Don't worry about rumors that TX's built-in battery is "no-good", I guess it is more reliable than commercial rechargeable batteries. I still have 'til now right?

Palm should make a newer model of the TX series adding various other support software already installed on the internal. Or the should encourage Customers to buy "the New TX" With Linux already installed, with the best selection of games ans softeare that most people are likely to use..HOPE TO SEE IT!

Palm Tungsten T|X, Intel 312 MHzXScale processor, Palm OS Garnet 5.4, 128MB memory, stylus, 320 x 480 16-bit (64k color) TFT active matrix display, touch screen, five-way navigation button, flip cover, SD memory slot, IrDA, Bluetooth, IEEE 802.11b, 4 pin USB Type A , mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm, sealed Lithium ion battery (not user replaceable).Software/CD included: Addit, Media, Memos, Tasks, Blazer, Expense, Calendar, Contacts, Note Pad, Security, Solitaire, WiFile LT, Graffiti 2, PocketTunes, PalmOne Media, Palm VersaMail, Wireless Manager, Bluetooth Manager, EReader for Palm OS, Palm Desktop Software, Adobe Acrobat Reader for Palm OS, DataViz Documents To Go 7 Professional Edition

I sent the Palm TX back to the company because my paper work did not give any other location nor was there a phone number to call. After 1 month and 19 days it was returned saying they did not accept unsolicited products. Even though it was their own. I dont feel they were helpful when it came down to my problem. Just sell the product and move on in my opinion. I should have listened to the people who wrote the reviews. Many seemed to have had the same experience of it not lasting but a short time..

Battery life, easy availability of 3rd party software, fast Wi-Fi, ease of use

Palm TX Handheld is a useful tool with all the functions I need in a compact package.Good value for money.

Wi-fi internet and email are very good. They operate at roughly dial-up speed (limited by the processor speed I guess).

The "Document to Go" software provided free are MS Word/Excel compatible and work very well.

The MP3 software also included works perfectly.

For me one of the best features is that you can increase memory using an SD card.

Finally, as with all Palms, there is a vast choice of third party software available, some of the best being freeware.This is an amazing piece of equipment full of great features, many times more powerfull than my original PC.

I got this as a present to replace my M500 and have been really pleased with it for nearly a year. I find the interface easy to use and it synching directly with Outlook is much better than needing extra software.Wi-Fi web browsing is reliable and connection through blue tooth/mobile phone GPRS is also easy.I also use an HP iPaq with work and the Palm wins hands down.

I own a Palm TX and I have been using it for almost 8 months by now. I use it quite regularly everyday for organizing my stuff and sometimes playing a small game or reading news and ebooks. I can easily connect it to my PC at home and also at work to synchronize my documents.

I've tried quite a few handful of PDAs and the Palm OS is the way to go. Sure Dell has something like this but it is bulkier and built with the unreliable windows sytem. Sure the battery does die rather quickly but what do you expect with a product with wifi enabled, an external speaker and video capabilities? Just would be nice if they let you easily remove the battery for replacement.

Though there is a way around this and there are devices that will charge your items via USB. For about $15 you can buy a USB battery Extender and plug in Four AA batteries and then charge your Palm TX back up. So that is an alternative to that problem. Just like the iPod I am sure you can also replace the internal battery as well so I don't find this that big of an issue.

I've been successful in converting and watching a movie (isn't dvd quality but not bad for the size downsampled to 200KBPS to 300KBPS) on this but you definitely don't want to use the built in feature because it is extremely slow so get a Transcend 80x Secure Digital Card, USB 2.0 Card Reader (If your system supports 2.0), and visit "The Core Pocket Media Player" website and become enlightened. This is the fastest way to do it. I converted a 20 minute video in about 4 minutes and transfered it on to the SD card in about 30 seconds roughly. Only COMPLAINT is sometimes you may hear some static which disappears when playing music, videos, or games but if you just have your headphones plugged in you will hear this faint static noise which could be just electronic interference or I just have good ears. Again something that doesn't have much weight to not to like this TX.

The Palm TX Handheld is a great product to buy for every business person and student that needs there day organised and there work down outside of the working place. Plays videos which can be downloaded through the blazer program and can also play videos added through the computer.

The TX has a navigation system that allows you to add your most used programs and website to a screen that is displayed at set up that allows quick links to the program or website.

It also has a status bar which is always at the bottom of the screen which tells you the time and whether you have Bluetooth or wifi turned on. it also has a button which allows you to change view between landscape and portrait. the TX also has 2 different methods of entering data:

1) through an onscreen keyboard

2) through the handwriting program

overall this is a very good product and I highly recommend it.