Bizrate User Review.
Perfect for students/PDA beginners
, Aug. 12, 2004
QuickTake:
Pros: Excellent value, all the basics that I need
Cons: No backlighting
Recommended: Yes
Has Owned Product: 4 months
Bizrate User Review.
Addicting
, Nov. 28, 2003
Comments:
Not having had a PDA before I was very pleased to receive the basic Palm Zire as a gift. It works well for keeping my customer's names and addresses on file, also I have a busy schedule full of appointments, the kid's sporting events, meetings etc. The da
Not having had a PDA before I was very pleased to receive the basic Palm Zire as a gift. It works well for keeping my customer's names and addresses on file, also I have a busy schedule full of appointments, the kid's sporting events, meetings etc. The da
QuickTake:
Pros: Nice compatable desktop program, simple format
Cons: Durability or lack of.
Recommended: No
Has Owned Product: 5 months
Bizrate User Review.
They 'palmed off' a piece of junk
, Aug. 28, 2003
Comments:
I could not get the system out of a stylus calibration loop. Unfortunately, the calibration step is required in order to use the Zire's features. Although customer support response to my query was rapid, they advised me I'd have to send it in for repair
I could not get the system out of a stylus calibration loop. Unfortunately, the calibration step is required in order to use the Zire's features. Although customer support response to my query was rapid, they advised me I'd have to send it in for repair
QuickTake:
Pros: cheap
Cons: unusable
Recommended: No
Has Owned Product: 3 months
Bizrate User Review.
Zire is a Crappy Product
, Jul. 31, 2003
Comments:
I purchased a Zire at Fry's on sale for $80. Less than six months later, it dies totally. It will not turn on; it will not reboot. Palm's warranty is only for 90 days and Palm's minimum charge to repair the Zire is $75. Palm's suggestion? Buy anoth
I purchased a Zire at Fry's on sale for $80. Less than six months later, it dies totally. It will not turn on; it will not reboot. Palm's warranty is only for 90 days and Palm's minimum charge to repair the Zire is $75. Palm's suggestion? Buy anoth
QuickTake:
Pros: It is a mediorce paperweight
Cons: This products fails in less than 180 days
Recommended: No
Has Owned Product: 6 months
Bizrate User Review.
Terrible Quality and bad cutomer xervice
, Jul. 27, 2003
Comments:
I purchased my palm zire 5 months ago, for only paying $89 I thought it was not worth to but an extended warranty for and additional $30. Boy was I wrong. I went to charge my palm zire, next day it wouldn't even turn on. Now I'm screwed because I didn't b
I purchased my palm zire 5 months ago, for only paying $89 I thought it was not worth to but an extended warranty for and additional $30. Boy was I wrong. I went to charge my palm zire, next day it wouldn't even turn on. Now I'm screwed because I didn't b
QuickTake:
Pros: cheap
Cons: piece of junk
Recommended: No
Has Owned Product: 5 months
Bizrate User Review.
Excellent for the typical College Kid
, Jul. 19, 2003
Comments:
I was given this Palm as a gift, and I really love it. It's great for a college student, it helps keep homework assignments on track and keeps appointments and deadlines organized. I've never had a single problem with it so far, and it's proved very use
I was given this Palm as a gift, and I really love it. It's great for a college student, it helps keep homework assignments on track and keeps appointments and deadlines organized. I've never had a single problem with it so far, and it's proved very use
QuickTake:
Pros: Small, Simple, Stable
Cons: Only 2 MB of Memory
Recommended: Yes
Has Owned Product: 3 months
Bizrate User Review.
Don't use with Franklin Covey software if you use categories
, Jun. 23, 2003
Comments:
If you use the Franklin Covey Planner Software (I use version 8.1) and use the "category" function to filter your to do list or your contacts, the categories will be lost in your Palm Pilot. I tried setting up the categories on the Planner software first
If you use the Franklin Covey Planner Software (I use version 8.1) and use the "category" function to filter your to do list or your contacts, the categories will be lost in your Palm Pilot. I tried setting up the categories on the Planner software first
QuickTake:
Pros: Light, compact, convenient
Cons: Loses "categories" when HotSync w/ Franklin Planner software
Recommended: No
Has Owned Product: 3 weeks
Bizrate User Review.
My first
, Jun. 4, 2003
Comments:
I found it easy to use, had enough memory to download a scaled down version of documents to go, and games. I found it coordinated very nicely with Outlook and saved me a lot of time with names and addresses. The Graffiti is easy to learn and is my favorit
I found it easy to use, had enough memory to download a scaled down version of documents to go, and games. I found it coordinated very nicely with Outlook and saved me a lot of time with names and addresses. The Graffiti is easy to learn and is my favorit
QuickTake:
Pros: Good starter, easy to use, good price
Cons: none yet
Recommended: Yes
Has Owned Product: 3 weeks
Bizrate User Review.
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, Feb. 5, 2003
Comments:
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QuickTake:
Pros: oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Cons: bad bad bad bad
Recommended: No
Has Owned Product: 1 day
Bizrate User Review.
i would rather buy a dirt clod
, Feb. 5, 2003
Comments:
not good,utterly bad,only 2mb,not much software,ugly ugly ugly,it only has the basic funtions rather have a royal and thats saying somthing,flip cover is disgusting no backlight,it is white,dumb shape,palm shoud have sold poop rather than the zire
not good,utterly bad,only 2mb,not much software,ugly ugly ugly,it only has the basic funtions rather have a royal and thats saying somthing,flip cover is disgusting no backlight,it is white,dumb shape,palm shoud have sold poop rather than the zire
QuickTake:
Pros: nothing
Cons: everything
Recommended: No
Has Owned Product: 1 day
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Found it on sale for around $50, it has really everything I need without being overloaded with a bunch of extras I will never use. Good battery life, has survived being dropped a couple times. The only drawback, for me, is that it doesn't have backligh