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PalmOne Zire 71 HandheldBrand: Palm
Binding: Electronics
Release Date: 2003-04-23
Warranty: 1 year warranty
Features: - Bright, 320x320 transflective TFT color display supports more than 65,000 colors
- Texas Instruments OMAP310 processor (ARM); 144 MHz
- Integrated digital camera with 640x480 resolution, auto exposure, and automatic white balance control
- SD expansion slot
- What's in the box: Zire 71 Handheld, Protective Carrying Case, USB HotSync Cradle, Power Adapter, Desktop Software CD-ROM, Software Essentials CD-ROM, Stylus
Zire long on features hard to use [Posted on 2007-01-05]
rating really somewhaere between 3 and 3.5 stars depending on how much hassling with what I am trying to do.
I you are not very computer savy, don't get the Palm Zire 71. It fit my budget however and feature set for my budget. So far, it is filling the bill. It shows photos well, plays mp3's OK (Using real player sucks tho - GUI interface really poor). It has locked up once on me. No clear reason except was while trying to read a PDF.
The cradle is the worst design I have ever seen, you better get it on right or it does not connect and tips really really easy. We'll see if the cradle lasts.
Software included very very antiquated. I am going to have to get tealdoc just to read text files easily. I use it for practicing music on guitar and it works for that but a lot of fiddling.
My wife could never never use this thing.
Screen is excellent, Graffiti is better than my old visor. Seems to work fine with 512 meg sd card.
camera would be useful in a crash to document, not much else tho except really low quality snaps.
MBR
Great palm. It will serve you well. [Posted on 2007-01-23]
I bought this as an alternative to a laptop when I was in college. I purchased a fold-out keyboard and typed my notes in class. I kept my schedule, notes, assignments, photographs and some mp3s all in my pocket, then simply sync'd it to my home computer when I got home. The doodle feature in the notepad was very helpful to me, and the graffiti was equally as easy as the keyboard function. I was able to write substantial chunks of papers at the library or in cafes then transfer them to Word at home. The desktop program is very intuitive. It was so much lighter and less conspicuous than a laptop...especially walking all around campus. The camera feature is easy to use and it holds a ton of pictures. I totally recommend this product to anyone who is considering buying. It is worth taking the time to explore its features and use them!!!
Zire 71 Loses Data Regularly [Posted on 2007-12-23]
I agree with having had the repeated frustrating experience of having something in my purse hit the toggle, turn on the power, and then lose the charge in my battery. But what is worse is that I bought the Zire 71 to help me remember appointments and organize my addressess book, yet random items completely drop out of the memory. It is just awful! I tried downloading repair patches and they seemed to help a little, but there has been no cure. If this product is as leaky as my brain, then what good is it?
fun little machine [Posted on 2008-05-29]
this is my first pda..and I rarely use it, so I'm not a good one to review it..but it was fairly easy to figure out.. Getting photos into the pda from my computer was sort of complicated but I did it, and still have not figured out how to get the photos in to the computer.. the camera is pretty convenient but not great so don't plan to use it for important photos.. it is a fun little unit and certainly worth what I paid for it. I bought it used
best customer service [Posted on 2008-07-12]
timely deliverly and Zire arrived in good condition. - had a small snag but provider was available for help, in fact went above and beyond.
Would use this provider again - exceptional
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