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User Reviews for
Palm Tungsten E2 PDA
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so good
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Reviewed
May 10 2005 10:42:55 PM
22
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28
users found this recommendation helpful.
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Ratings:
5
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Pros:
easy to use |
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nothing wrong the tunsten e is easy to use and i was so surprised how easy it was to download stuff on it.
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I'd be lost without it
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Reviewed
April 10 2006 9:15:53 PM
13
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15
users found this recommendation helpful.
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Ratings:
5
out of 5
Pros:
It's fun to use so you remember to use it! |
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You have to remember to bring it with you I was concerned that I wouldn't use my palm pilot at first, I was devoted to my date book. But the E2 is soooo fun to use that it makes it easy to remember to check, because you look for any excuse to pull it out and start entering in dates! I love reminder features, I also love the reoccuring event feature, saves time if you have monthly meetings. Like I said, I don't know how I got along without it.
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Tungsten|E2
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Reviewed
May 10 2006 5:55:57 AM
8
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9
users found this recommendation helpful.
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Ratings:
2
out of 5
Pros:
Sleek & Attractive, Impressive color screen |
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Cons:
Unreliable, Horrid customer service. I've been using a Palm M500 since it first came out. Even though it is now heavily outdated, it's incredibly reliable! When I started my company I decided I needed more dings & whistles and sense my M500 had been so good to me, I decided to purchase another Palm product. The Tungsten was my choice. Within 1 week of having it, it wouldn't turn on for me on 2 occasions. Though I let it charge sufficiently, I figured it was just a glitch and decided to ignore it. Then, one day it totally crashed on me! EVERYTHING WAS GONE! Phone numbers, addressess, files, notes, EVERYTHING. So I sent it back and am waiting for my Blackberry.
Customer Service: It would be nice to speak with CSR's whos first language is English. Incredibly furstrating when half of the conversation is "Wud you say?". Additionally, the US call center representatives are more interested in pawning you off to someone else rather than helping you with your problem.
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Budget PDA Packed with Features!
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Reviewed
November 25 2005 9:58:16 PM
4
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4
users found this recommendation helpful.
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Ratings:
4
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Pros:
Easy to use, good for beginner, bright screen, batt life |
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Smallish Screen, Higher Price when not on sale, internal battery Purchased this Tungsten E2 for my wife. She loves it! She is a beginner PDA user, but it has everything she needs to stay organized. Packed with to do lists, contacts, note pad, calculator, mobile word/excel, others. Long battery life. Great to stay organized! Metal case is a big plus, doesn't feel cheap like other plastic PDA's.
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Compatibility issues with Windows 2000, XP
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Reviewed
April 4 2006 12:24:35 AM
3
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3
users found this recommendation helpful.
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Ratings:
1
out of 5
Pros:
Units looked nice. |
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Cons:
Will not synch with Outlook Express I have purchased two of these and neither could be made to hot sync with Outlook Express calander and contacts. I had my company's s/w gurus work on this over 20 hrs. and nothing! The first Tungsten E2 had a bad cable with sync button and I was advised to return it and did. The second in going back tomorrow. For this one, the sync button worked, but the s/w gurus could not get it to sync no matter what they tried.
The units themselves both worked.
This is ridiculous.
ralphba
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Flash in the pan
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Reviewed
January 13 2006 5:05:17 PM
3
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3
users found this recommendation helpful.
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Ratings:
2
out of 5
Pros:
WiFi capable |
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support After only owning this product for 4 months, it stopped working. To repair it would cost $145 (you can buy it for almost this price on the net). I would recommmend buying a long warranty, if you plan to buy this product.
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More than I expected
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Reviewed
January 3 2006 2:41:58 AM
2
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2
users found this recommendation helpful.
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Ratings:
4
out of 5
Pros:
Bright Screen -- Lots of Features |
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No Wifi Included -- Must put music on SD card to listen to it I got the Tungsten E2 for Christmas and I was very satisfied with it. It comes with a cover the flips from the left side, which you can flip to the backside. That however covers the speaker on the back which results to muffleing the sound. It isnt that big of a deal though.You have to get an SD card to listen to Mp3 files, but this isnt bad because you should get more space so to allow you to add videos too. Videos play back with pretty good quality and the screen is vibrant with lots of colors. This PDA also has real good battery life too so overall I think this is a great product for anyone starting out on Palms or somone who wants to upgrade.
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Tungsten E PDA Best Value
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Reviewed
July 8 2006 2:24:27 PM
3
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5
users found this recommendation helpful.
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Ratings:
5
out of 5
Pros:
Lots of space for downloading |
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often sells out on various websites I am going to upgrade soon to the E2, but I have had the Tungsten E for 2 years, and I am very pleased with it. I have had no problems downloading photos, files, or anything else that I needed onto my Tungsten. I would recommend to anyone that is looking for a good value, easy to use PDA. It is very simple to navigate, and not hard to learn at all. Two big thumbs up!
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Oh how I loved it!
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Reviewed
July 31 2008 5:59:59 PM
1
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1
users found this recommendation helpful.
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Ratings:
3
out of 5
Pros:
Bright display, easy to use, compact, Documents To Go |
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Cons:
Short lifespan Before it died, that is....
After graduating from high school and beginning on the road to college in 2006, I originally bought the Tungsten E2 as a cheaper and easier alternative to a laptop. I bought it in June 2006. I bought a PalmOne universal keyboard and used it to type notes and papers on my trusty little sidekick. I loved my little Tungsten; I hot synced it almost every day, always made sure it was charged, planned my days on it, loaded mini games on it, played music from it, and even bought a cute little hard cover to protect it! It traveled with me everywhere.
Documents To Go had to have been the best program I had ever encountered, and even to this day, I am impressed. Here I was able to write my papers, stories, notes, read Adobe PDFs, etc. and transfer them from computer to Tungsten and vice versa. It was awesome, and I was very pleased.
Not only was it a magnificent help with my studies, it also helped me with my organization. It was quite easy to get on the desktop here, and plan out my schedule on palmOne's Palm Desktop program. After I was finished, I would simply hot sync my little Tungsten, and I would have an up to date schedule for the day, week, month, year(s)!
However, in my second year of college of 2007, I decided to give my Tungsten a break as I had misplaced the charger during a cleaning spree. The last time I pulled it out was in January of 2008, when I wanted to check out the birthdays I had programmed in. It had worked just fine, but I knew needed to find the charger. In May of 2008, I find the charger and am plugging it into my little Tungsten only to find it will not turn on!
I repeatedly hit reset; I recurrently hit on/off all to no avail. For my little sidekick is gone...gone forever. I realized my 1988 Nintendo Gameboy lasted longer than it. I guess I could easily say it served its purpose, no matter how much I miss it.
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PDA I like
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Reviewed
June 17 2007 2:59:04 PM
1
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1
users found this recommendation helpful.
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Ratings:
5
out of 5
Pros:
Portability, intuitive |
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Cons:
poor function, abysmal support I've been into computers for almost 3 decades and am I professional in the business. But, until my wife gave me the Palm Tungsten E2 for Christmas, I hadn't delved into the PDA world.
I did a lot of research on PDA's and quite honestly the Palm operating system wasn't my first choice. You'd think my "choice" was taken away from me when I received the gift. My wife can attest that I am notorious at returning gifts that weren't just right; And this PDA was no exception.
Out of consideration, I played with it. Started using it. And, it surpassed my expectations. I was planning on spending well over double what she did. Surely, it wasn't going to do all I wanted. But wait, it's easy to use and it DOES seem to do all I want. And, lots of software is available for download. If you just use what comes with the Palm, then it's just an expensive calendar and date book with a good sync capability with Outlook. Download some software and this PDA becomes a very useful tool.
I especially like the Pocket Quicken so that I can keep on budget; and the OnTime Rx software that tracks your Prescriptions and alerts you to take meds. Also cool is AvantGo which allows you to subscribe to news.... auto downloading your favorite web-content. You can also download plenty of games, many free such as Sudoku.
It has a good security feature that, if enabled, forces one to type in a password before it enables usage. However, if you don't know the password (i.e. someone found your lost PDA) then it has a place that (if populated by the owner) will provide contact information so that it'll hopefully be returned.
The only problem with it is the same problem you'd have with any PDA. It's so darn easy to misplace. Lucky for me, the alarms eventually guide me to it.
I just love this PDA. It's reliable. It's intuitive to use. I'll likely buy my wife one too.
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