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Product Reviews:
PalmOne Tungsten C Handheld |
Rating: 3 (out of 5)
Summary: Not compatable with Windows Vista
Comments: The Palm Tungsten C is not compatable with Windows Vista. they have yet to come out with software update or fix for this problem. After talking to Palm tech support it doesn't appear that they ever will or care to. The unit is great if you never upgrade to vista which Microsoft seems to be forcing on the public. |
Rating: 4 (out of 5)
Summary: palm tungsten c review
Comments: I replaced a lost palm c rather than upgrade to a smart phone. I like the keyboard on the palm c and the Palm OS platform. I do not feel comfortable carrying an expensive smart phone with me when I go to the farm or work outside. I can then leave the palm in the truck or at the house and carry a cell phone in my pocket. I use the palm in my work, because i can load large healthcare drug databases, and ething revolves around the schedule/organizer. |
Rating: 1 (out of 5)
Summary: They are getting old and used
Comments: I purchased a Tungsten C when they 1st came out and use if for lots of different tasks.
For various reasons I have had to replace them. Its real simple I just place the new1in the the cradle and hit the sync howeverton and I am up and running again.
PROBLEM - each successive replacement is getting worse and worse. The last1functioned for6months before just dying. The battery life is also getting worse and worse.
For what I use it for they serves a purpose however I challenge any seller to offer a decent warrantee on a remanufactured unit.
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Rating: 5 (out of 5)
Summary: A laptop the size of a hand
Comments: I purchased this device a year ago and since then I have used it as much as I can get a chance. This device is easy to navigate with and type although typing is a bit slow and once in a while a little tedious if to type a college essay or equivalent however it is easier to type with than the more recent touchscreen keyboards because you do have to put more pressure, the touchscreen keyboards are a bit more clumsy and I often end up erasing much of the text. The device easy navigate through and just as easy to learn how to use the applications, especially if you work with computers. My only warning is that you should get a hard case for it, A friend of mine had his crushed while it was in his pocket |
Rating: 4 (out of 5)
Summary: This Machine is Great
Comments: I am a mid level manager and my company just gave me the Tungsten C as away to remind myself of upcoming meetings and events. All of the senior level managers are well equipped with blackberry's so there was no doubt in my mind that I was definitely given a hand me down of some sort.
At 1st it seemed somewhat awkward and I wasn't used to using the thumboard, however in all reality I have become attached to this machine. Unlike the blackberry it's not a phone, and I prefer to have my scheduling device to be different than my phone. I use it primarily as a scheduler for meetings and I love the great strong beep it omits when I set alarms that notify me of upcoming events. While others complain that it seems to shut off, I haven't had any such problems in the slightest, and let me remind you that this machine was given to me already used. The thumbboard is now indispensable for me. I look at other palm devices and shrivel at the idea of having to use the draw style method (or however you call it). I also use the device to take notes in meetings and I can use the 'notes feature' of calendar to literally make a point to mention something in1of the upcoming recurring meetings I set with my staff.
My secondary use is for enjoyment. When I spent2hours waiting for delayed connection in an airport, it was so great to have a device in which I could read ebooks and play solitaire. When wireless is available, the wifi has some problems loading however once it does then it's clear and the screen is bright with vivid colors.
This machine has seriously become my companion. I carry it with me ewhere I go and even make my grocery shopping list in it. It seems that all the newer palms are devoid of thumboards of which can only be found in phones. Palm should really make an effort to always include *at least*1device with a thumboard with e non cellular device it manufactures. I have never called palm so I can not vouch for their customer service however1thing I can say is that this company pioneered a virtually new idea in manufacturing pdas, and any individual I have met working in engineering computer electronics always has that dear in the headlights look to them, because they're in effect literally trying to come up with something that's never been done before. however there is no denying that palm just can not fulfill their full potential as a company in the fact that this product alone appears destined to disappear into the land of the obsolete, when in fact they should improve it, emulate it, and put something like it back on the market. There is *still* a market for non cellular devices. |
