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User Submitted Palm TX Handheld Reviews (cont...)Date: 2008-07-13 From a Physician's perspective I have used Palm PDAs for a number of years. I tried a device running Microsoft software a few years ago - far slower and harder to use. The Tx works well with epocrates and Skyscape for Griffith's 5 min clinical consult and so on. Browser software is a little slow, but then again I can't fit a laptop in my shirt pocket. Date: 2008-07-13 Great Unit-- Not Happy! I've been using a Palm for over 10 years, and when I bought the TX, I expected that I had the ultimate in Palms. It is packed with features, the screen is bright and sharp, and it was going to fulfill all the needs I had developed for myself by using a Palm for so long. Unfortunately, the TX is plagued by a well-known problem with the DBCache, which means that it essentially gets its memory constipated, let's say, and has to reboot, which it does automatically, but unfortunately, often in the middle of an activity such as searching for or entering an event. And when it doesn't restart on its own, it freezes. I've had the unit for more than a year, and have searched the internet for solutions. While there are a few downloadable programs that promise to purge or keep the DBCache clear, I haven't had much success with any of them. I get p.o'ed frequently at the TX, since i depend on it so much. Occasionally, an expected alarm doesn't go off because it has frozen. I'm just not happy with it, and I keep considering buying a new battery for my previous Palm and downgrading!! Date: 2008-07-08 Very Pleased I love my Palm! It has helped me organize my life! This seller was very prompt in mailing it to me and it was exactly what I paid for. No complaints! Date: 2008-07-07 Palm tech support could not make this PDA work My Palm TX was a birthday gift....I spent 7 hours of the big day talking to Palm's tech support. The handheld was unable to access Yahoo email--yes, all the settings were correct and I have a Yahoo Plus email After two days of trying to resolve the issue, Palm gave up and said I should return the item. This problem also occurred on the PDA that tech support was using to simulate conditions. Moral of the story: buy something that works. This product sucks, the tech support was agonizing++. The only bright light was Amazon's customer service. They could not have been better about the return. Date: 2008-07-06 A high end Handheld with nice features and price The Palm TX is Palm's new wireless handheld. It features a improved 320 x 480 pixel screen, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless and 128MB of nonvolatile memory. The TX adds Wi-Fi at a very competitive price. Palm has announced a new partnership with Microsoft, so the Palm TX may have the last Palm OS version that there will ever be. The Palm TX crams a lot of useful features into one tiny device that will many any gadget lover drool. In the Palm TX, they were able to fit Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity into one gadget, which is rare for Palm. It's a pretty well-rounded little PDA, but how does it all come together? Let's take a look... At first glance, you may mistaken the Palm TX for PalmOne's earlier Tungsten T5 due to it's design. The traditional silver case is replaced with a sleek bluish-gray case. The Palm TX is quite compact too, measuring only 5 x 3 x 0.5-inches and weighs about 5 ounces, which is very pocket-friendly. Text and images are quite sharp and brilliant on the Palm TX's 4-inch diagonal LCD display. On the bottom of the display, there is a little toolbar for commonly used features, similar to what the Tungsten T5 has. At the top of the Palm TX, there is an SDIO/MMC slot for expansion, stylus holder, power button, and a headphone jack. Internally, the Palm TX features a 312-MHz processor, 128MB of memory, and wireless connectivity. The Palm TX's Wi-Fi capabilities are compatible with both WEP and WPA encrypted wireless networks. You can also access the Internet via using the TX's Bluetooth connection to connect via a Bluetooth cell phone. The SD memory slot can accept up to 4GB (I am not sure about the 8 GB Cards as I don't have one) of added memory, which makes storage for the TX almost unlimited. Also, DONOT use SDHC with the Palm TX as it will not work with it. Software included with the Palm TX include the Palm OS 5.4, VersaMail 3.1, and Document To Go 7. There is also Pocket Tunes, which is a portable media player that will play your MP3, WMA, WAV, and Ogg Vorbis audio files. Palm also includes a few games and handy programs, like a nice calculator and world clock. I have an iPod, and without a doubt, the Palm TX could never be compared to it for playing the music files. The iPod is easier and more flexible to use as a music player, So, your palm can play music files but don't expect too much. The Palm TX performed pretty well too with me. It smoothly plays video, opens Word documents, and opens Web pages. The internet browser is not that good but it is still usable, don't expect the flexibility of the iphone's safari browser. The only weakness to the Palm TX is its battery life, which is just above 4 hours with the Wi-Fi antenna off. The average PDA gets at least above 5 hours and even up to 8 hours of battery life. The main advantage of the Palm TX, its ability to run lots of medical and pharmaceutical software that can help medical students and professionals to make their job easily. I mainly bought it to run my favorite Pharmaceutical software such as Drug IX, Martindale, Medical directories and all of the nice pharmaceutical software library for the palm OS. It makes my life easier while working in research and in public pharmacies. It is a very good choice for medical students. Although, I think the iPhone will change these concepts when the same software is available for the iPhone. Also, the palm TX freezes from time to time but it reboots after reset very quickly not as slow as the Palm LifeDrive. In conclusion, the Palm TX is a welcomed addition to the Palm PDA family. It brings a lot to the table, including excellent Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity features as well as a lot of expansion opportunities, including large Secure-Digital memory cards. The included multimedia applications also make the Palm TX an excellent portable media player. The TX is great for the on-the-go person who wants all their data in one place and the chance to listen to some music in between. Finally, Advantages: * Excellent Screen * Dual Wireless (Bluetooth and Wi-Fi) * Rich Software, one handed operation * Very good for medical software DisAdvantages: * not 100% stable * Low battery life * No Voice Rec, Vibrate, LED * No included cradle Finally, It is a very good buy for the Price (259 $), Highly recommended for medical students.
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