Palm TX - Palm OS Garnet 5.4 312 MHz

I needed something that was not more available, because not produced any more, and I live with this device, so that I needed to have a spare one or two.

MEMORYI upgraded from the Tungsten E2 because it didn't have enough memory to run some of my drug references. They would run, but very sluggishly.128 Mb is plenty of room for all my data. I added a 128 Mb MMC card on top of that for extra space. I store all my contacts and schedule there as well as my drug references and some photos and I added some children`s games. The system runs faster than my Tungsten, even with more data and software.The flash memory feature is really a necessity and I wouldn't recommend anyone go without it. One of my colleagues doesn't have one on hers and whenever she forgets to charge it, she loses all her data.GRAFFITIThere is no dedicated writing area here, unlike with the Tungsten. You have the choice of writing on the application itself (which causes problems sometimes, because I `d activate things I didn't want to activate) or tapping an icon and bringing up a writing area resembling that in the Tungsten. I found Graffiti to be less sensitive in TX than in my Tungsten. I have to press the screen harder and it makes more errors than in Tungsten. With Tungsten, I could use my fingernail or a pen to write, but with this, I often found only the tip of the stylus would do and I needed to press down for it to really work.BATTERYBattery life is impressive. I could go for days without charging. I consult it quite a bit when at work. Of course, if I spend an hour playing a game, the battery will run down, but it does hole its charge well.I did once have a Palm with a charging cradle. Unfortunately, neither this one nor the Tungsten came with one. I would much prefer that to a cord plugged directly to the wall, but it's a minor nuisance.SCREENBecause it doesn't have a dedicated writing area, the screen size is bigger, which makes it nice for viewing photos. I love how they look on my TX. Nice and bright with no distortion.COMPATIBILITYThere were some programs that worked on my Tungsten that were incompatible with my TX. I think that's a problem with many computers and software, but I did find I had fewer compatibility problems with the Tungsten.WIFII tried it a few times and at first, I thought the system was so slow. It couldn't make a connection and when it did, it took forever. Then, I went to McDonald's, which must have a very fast connection. Was I ever wrong to think this little unit couldn't handle WIFI. I just have to go where they have more oomph.SUMMARYOverall, the TX is a nice PDA. Of the ones I've owned, I'd choose this one again, if only because it can handle my drug references. It would be nice if it were compatible with some of my software, but we can't have it all. Were it not for the compatibility issue and the more difficult to use GRAFFITI, I'd give it 5 stars. Because of it, I can only give 4. Still a nice PDA.

Nach langer PDA-Abstinenz (hatte zuvor einen Casio E15G mit Windows CE 2.1 graustufen sowie einen HP Jornada mit PocketPC 3.0) habe ich mich nun doch wieder entschlossen, einen PDA anzuschaffen.Die bereits erwähnten PDAs waren für mich von der Usability her enttäuschend, dies lag vorwiegend daran, dass sie weder Bluetooth noch WLAN besaßen und dadurch die Konnektivität auf Infrarot und Cradle eingeschränkt war. Außerdem konnte ich mich für der Pockt-PC Windows kaum erwärmen, das ist aber eher eine Sache des Geschmacks ;-)Also: WLAN und Bluetooth musste sein, dazu noch günstig und wenn möglich ein Palm. Sprich: Palm T|X.Pluspunkte:- super Design- gute Akkulaufzeit- WLAN/Bluetooth super einfach eingerichtetNegativpunkte:- keine werksseitige Einbindung der Speicherkarten als Laufwerke im Desktop-PC- HotSync ist alles in Allem "etwas umständlich", aber wenn man sich dran gewöhnt hat, fluppt die Kiste ;-)- Palm hat sich eine Cradle gespart. Prima. Hätte bestimmt $2,99 pro Stück aus Taiwan/China mehr gekostetIm Alltagsbetrieb kann ich sagen:- MP3s spielen läuft super, man kaufe sich gescheite Kopfhörer- Synchronisation mit Linux geht gut, sogar per WLAN *ggg*, bis auf gnome-pilot, scheinbar baut da seit paar Jahren niemand mehr dran. jpilot funzt 100%, auch "pilot-xfer" von der Konsole aus- Das eingebaute VersaMail kann IMAP4 und IMAP-Ordner, bin begeistert- Die eingebauten PIM-Applikationen lassen sich intuitiver bedienen als ihre PocketPC-Pendants- Geschwindigkeit ist gut, allerdings macht das PalmOS Zicken, wenn irgendein Netzwerkzugriff mal daneben geht -> lange Wartezeiten bis Fehlermeldung kommt- Documents-to-Go funktioniert ebenfalls wie eine Eins, klasse.- Zum Ansprechen der Speicherkarte hab ich mir jetzt CardExport II geholt, damit kann auch mein Linux auf die Karte direkt zugreifenAlles in Allem: Super Ding, ich geb es nicht mehr her!

I couldn’t be happier, the Palm TX arrived before the expected delivery date, the seller could not provide the cradle, so they refunded that cost but gave me a free car charger adapter cord. My TX was easy to setup and hotsync to the PC. (Do some searching for Palm drivers, there are plenty of great websites to help you on this, as you will need an updated driver for Windows 10 64 bit operating systems)The box had the original Palm install CD, the USB to Palm cable, an AC wall adapter/charger guides and a cover, stylus and a screen protector.The ROM OS can be upgraded with an Enterprise WiFi download to give you access to WPA2 access from the original WEP, WPA(1) protocols. The builtin blue tooth works to stream audio and can with other software programs be used to transfer files and hotsync as well. There are lots of simple programs you can get for free to keep you Palm backed up and running great.I wish I bought one of these back in their day as I would have enjoyed using it then as I do now!

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Produit incapable de se connecter à internet, ne reconnait aucune carte sd. Une vrai déception, surtout qu'on m'a facturé 24 euros après livraison. Désillusion totale.

I loved my Palm TX, bought from Amazon. It is (was) my third Palm, and my fourth PDA. I upgraded from my Tungsten T to get wi-fi with WEP security. That alone makes it really great. I can update my e-mails all over the house, browse, update and synchronise documents and listen to MP3s and podcasts. I can even listen to some web radio and view movies, and play tunes on the car radio with a Belkin gizmo. OK, so far so good.After nearly two years my TX began to fail with digitiser problems. It became harder to reset the stylus until it finally failed to reset entirely. I could still work it using the buttons for weeks, but someday I had to do a hard reset, and that meant curtains as I could not set the stylus at the setup. This was a tragedy as it was a really great machine. I bought a cheap one (£100) and I was off again. I could not live without it.Consider all this. You can carry it more easily than a laptop. With a 512MB SD card it holds loads of tunes and podcasts. It synchs "Documents to Go" so that you can do drafts on the move. It has a great colour screen. I have a £10 Targus IR portable keyboard. I found that I could hardly live without it.The down sides are that (amongst other things) the browser is very limited. It works on most things, but not Wikipedia, which I can live without. Based on my experience it might be a good idea to buy a case to protect the screen. When it failed nobody would fix it - the Palm website was useless (as usual) and the listed repair places simply refused to reply. But despite the downsides I reckon it is really good value and superb quality.At the price it is worth viewing it as expendable. That annoys me as my other three old PDAs are all still working. Who fixes things nowadays? In my heart I know - the first Plam TX I bought one did not fail me, I wore it out through overuse. I plan to wear the second one out too.How else do you collect your e-mails with attachments for free in the town square in Georgiopoulis in Crete, listen to "In Our Time" podcasts in the Paris Metro and refine your last minute draft presentation in the living room?I love it. For me, the Palm TX is better than a laptop anyday.