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Feb 26 '04
Pros: Vivid colour, high resolution, long battery life, rugged, and great design.
Cons: Only 8 mb, and memory card on side of device
Summary: First of all, the Palm m130 is an inexpensive handheld, now that doesn't mean it doesn't preform well. It preforms great! I got the Palm m130 as a Christmas gift, and i've had it for about 4 months. I've been really liking the Palm m130, it is really ... read more
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Nov 17 '03
Pros: Very portable and has many different uses.
Cons: I'm sometimes worried about scratching the screen or dropping it.
Summary: I love my m130. Originally, it was a Christmas gift from my mother because as a music teacher, I have lots of re-occuring appointments. I have 7 different faceplates that I can change whenever I want, including red, blue, snakeskin, and leopard print. ... read more
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Oct 02 '03
Pros: Convenient to have and easy to use.
Cons: Poor customer service.
Summary: I loved my palm pilot. Used it everyday. Liked the idea of downloading games or applications off the ... read more
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Sep 03 '03
Pros: Affordable, color screen, EFFICIENT OS, amazingly useful
Cons: (nothing bad) Simple beep speaker, sort of small memory [8mb]
Summary: A while ago, a coworker of mine bought himself a Pocket PC - which technically is a much more powerf ... read more
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Aug 03 '03
Pros: New user, thought a real palm would be a good idea. Like the color screen.
Cons: Missing the First Step.
Summary: Hey, I'm new to this, so don't hold it against me. But, in Reliability Engineering, I have found that many times the system doesn't tell you the first step. I got a M130 yesterday at FRYs in Anaheim. Its a refurbished one, so that may have something to ... read more
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Jul 31 '03
Pros: Excellent Value for money
Good software
brilliant customer support
Cons: Varaible backlight
Limited memory
dodgy hot sync-ing
Summary: the palm m130 is a great gadget. infact i could barely live without it! its great value for money at ... read more
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Jul 24 '03
Pros: 1. Colour screen
2. Affordable
3. User friendly and fairly lightweight
Cons: 1. Only 16-bit in colour
2. Limited to 8MB internal memory
Summary: I had been doing some research about PDAs and discovered that it's a terrific tool for storing ebook ... read more
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Jul 22 '03
Pros: Design, color screen, universal connector, memory expansion
Cons: Two brightness options, some parts may break off easily
Summary: Overview I've been in the market for another color palm since my loyal Palm IIIc died in ... read more
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Jul 10 '03
Pros: price
Cons: customer support
Summary: I am very disappointed with this unit. It will not hot sync to my computer and the only solution of ... read more
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Jun 14 '03
Pros: You'll use it, stylish, price, color, many free programs available
Cons: color display less vibrant then other color displays
Summary: Update Late January 2004 my Palm power button stopped working. This irritates me and it doesn't appear it will be fixed without forking over more bucks to Palm. I've had an otherwise great time so far with my Palm. The good news, is I can ... read more
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Apr 30 '03
Pros: color, price, packed with features
Cons: a little bit too bulky
Summary: First I have to say this is my 4th PDA. Before the palm I was using a Psion 3mx that was long due for replacement.
COLOR
At last affordable color is available for PDA and that's the main selling argument for this one.
It's a pleasure ... read more
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Apr 26 '03
Pros: Price, Palm OS, Color, Available Applications, Battery Life
Cons: Screen Size, Screen "brightness"
Summary: The M130 is a fine basic PDA. If you are looking for basic functions with color screen then this is the PDA for you. IF you have good eyes and never plan on using it in bright daylight.
The PDA uses the tried and true Palm OS. Installing ... read more
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Apr 15 '03
Pros: Great ergonomic design, flip cover, SD slot, COLOR
Cons: Can't use all universal devices, screen hard to see in natural light, no flash ROM
Summary: My wife purchased the M130 for me for Christmas this past year, and got a great deal on a free keyboard that came with the device.
This was an upgrade for me from a Cassiopeia E-11, and it was well worth the learning curve for the Palm OS. ... read more
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Apr 09 '03
Pros: Color screen, easy use, design, faceplates, applications
Cons: Battery life, lack of sound, hot sync
Summary: For the price this PDA is a good choice. The color capability is decent and the battery life is okay. One good thing is that you don't lose your information when your battery goes down you have a week to recharge it. Also you aren't replacing ... read more
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Apr 02 '03
Pros: reasonable amount of memory, color display
Cons: none!
Summary: The m130 is a stylish and affordable tool for everyday use, it has a multicolor screen that provides an okay contrast. It runs on Palm OS 4.1, with an expansion slot, you can place dictionaries, e-books, and just about anything you can think of to put ... read more
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Mar 27 '03
Pros: Excellent quality, good apps nice look
Cons: Cradle is hard to use, flip cover is cumbersome
Summary: Despite a few minor issues The Palm M130 is easily the best in it's price range. Screen color and brightness are excellent. Color is vivid and the unit is of good size and weight.
The 8MB. of memory that comes standard should be enough for ... read more
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Mar 09 '03
Pros: Palm OS (best), Color, Nice size
Cons: Grainy display, SLOW
Summary: I am selling my m130 today because I replaced it with a Sony Clie sj33.
My reasons for leaving the m130 are as follows:
The graphic resolution on the Sony is TWICE what the Palm was.
The m130 could take up to a minute ... read more
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Feb 23 '03
Pros: Handles well, good vivid color, SD/MMC expansion and SDIO abilities, easy to HotSync
Cons: Battery life, customer support, poor for outdoor use
Summary: To be perfectly honest, I'm still relatively new to the whole "handheld" universe. My first PDA was a Palm m125, but I always wanted an earlier PDA, but never felt that I could justify one. The m125 suited me quite fine until I decided I wanted either ... read more
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Feb 06 '03
Pros: color screen, rechargeable battery, 8 MB of memory, small, affordable, attractive
Cons: I wish it had 16 MB.
Summary: Laptops are too expensive. I don't like to write by hand, I prefer to type. What is the only electronic portable device other than a laptop that you can type with? A PDA, which is short for Personal Data (or Digital) Assistant. There are two main types ... read more
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Jan 01 '03
Pros: Hello it's a palm! Color screen! Still cool looking design! Battery Life.
Cons: Picture quality. No sound, who cares!
Summary: I got this for christmas! I wanted it for a long time. The main reason i wanted a palm was that i was tired of people saying when i had a pda that they mistakened it for a REAL palm. The build quality is good. That was the main reason i picked a palm ... read more
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Jan 01 '03
Pros: Stylish, Very Good Graphics, easy to use, inexpensive, expandable, lightweight.
Cons: PC Sync software is difficult to use. Limited Instruction material.
Summary: After lugging my leather bound daytimer around the last 4 years I decided I wanted a PDA to lighten my load. I decided the Palm M130 was a good beginning and asked Santa for one for Christmas. Luckily Santa was in cahoots with my wife and she got it ... read more
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Dec 16 '02
Pros: color screen, 8 mb memory, expansion, usb, smaller model
Cons: small screen
Summary: This is a great Palm Handheld to look into. Offering a more personal look on the outside. The m130 offers 8mb of memory, a backlit color screen with a great resolution, a smaller body style, expansion slots, and much more. One con of the m130 might be ... read more
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Nov 18 '02
Pros: Color screen, easy to use
Cons: Hard to clean
Summary: The Palm m130 is a very excellent PDA. I was looking for a PDA that had a color screen, basic electronic organizer capabilities (datebook, addresses, etc.), and the capability to load additional programs onto it. I found the m130.
The m130 ... read more
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Oct 16 '02
Pros: inexpensive for color, 16bit color, palm os
Cons: difficult to see in sunlight, small memory
Summary: This is a great little computer thats cheap (at least cheaper than most color PDAs) for a color PDA and has great graphics display with a backlight (it shines brighter)
This model is almost exactly the same as the m125, but with color display ... read more
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Oct 09 '02
Pros: Vivid color screen, rechargeable battery, flip screen, availability of software, expansion slot
Cons: Small 8mb memory, small screen, difficult to see in sunlight, hotsync cradle, turns on unexpectedly
Summary: I received my palm as a present at the beginning of this year. As I'm a techie, I immediately rushed to the internet to find as many programs for it as possible, and I'm still spending countless hours surfing.
I don't use almost any of the ... read more
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Aug 26 '02
Pros: Conveniently small; color screen; lots of uses; very easy to use
Cons: No hardcopy instruction manual; the case that's made for it; outdoor display limited
Summary: For the last six years, I have been a Sharp Wizard user. All I wanted from my handheld was a good organizer, scheduler, to do's etc. I put off leaving my Wizard behind because I loved the perfect keyboard, big screen etc. Alas, after serving me well ... read more
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Aug 16 '02
Pros: Reasonably priced color PDA, included software, expansion card slot.
Cons: Hard to put into Hotsync cradle.
Summary: UPDATE: at bottom of review
I had a Palm III back in 98 or 99, but I never used it much and gave it away to a friend. I never thought that I would have the need for another PDA, but this year that all changed.
Why did ... read more
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Aug 09 '02
Pros: A computer, but fits in your hand. you gotta love it.
Cons: check this out
Summary: This is the best thing since the portable notebook computer.
It has a lot of the same features as a notebook only its cheaper and fits in your palm, comon you gotta edmite thats prety sweet. This thing can be your calculator, address book
, ... read more
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Aug 07 '02
Pros: Fresh, stylish look with color screen for good entry level cost.
Cons: thicker than the Palm Vx I had before.
Summary: DISCLAIMER
You will find that I am not one of these folks who has each and every PDA on the market.(Do they really personally own 8 or 9 PDA's?) I have had two personally and been exposed to two others, although not nearly ... read more
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Aug 04 '02
Pros: Great Look, Great feel, Its Color, 8mb storage space, tons of acssesories, Palm os
Cons: NONE
Summary: THis is the best Palm pilot on the market, for the price of course. At 279 dollars it wasn't too expensive and it has all the great features of a much more expensive one. First of all this Palm is in color. This feature is a must for anyone who wants ... read more
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Jul 22 '02
Pros: Expansion Slot, easy to use, rechargeable, included software
Cons: Plastic screen, stiff cradle, life between charges
Summary: Introduction
The "m" series, like any other product family, has grown. It started with the m105 and has now a total of five PDAs with the m130 as the latest addition to the m1** family.
What's included
Palm m130 device ... read more
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Jul 10 '02
Pros: Numerous features, computer hook-up
Cons: Not as much as memory as I need
Summary: This personal digital assistant was the first one I bought, which was about a year and a half ago. Since then, I have not thought of purchasing another one. The great number of features included with this PDA is quite significant, and many of them will ... read more
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Jun 17 '02
Pros: color screen, Memory Expansion Slot, good design
Cons: small screen, no flash capabilities
Summary: Here are the specifications for the m130
· 33mhz Motorola processor
· Digital/MultiMediaCard expansion slot
· 8MB Static RAM
· 4MB ROM
· 16-bit backlit color LCD
· Lithium Ion battery capable of recharging
· IrDA ... read more
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May 09 '02
Pros: Small, Light and lots of Features
Cons: Dim display still kind of pricey
Summary: Weighing in at a hefty $280 (Street Price U.S.) one the latest contenders in the PDA
arena proves to have some punch behind it. Don’t let the stylish good looks
fool you. Right out of the box it comes out swinging, taking your
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May 09 '02
Pros: Nice size and weight, buttons easy to use, nice flip top, great price.
Cons: Color and brightness leave a bit to be desired.
Summary: A week ago I bought the m130. I have previously owned an m100 and a IIIc. I really didn't need a new Palm, but I saw this one and just had to have it.
Size
There were a few things I didn't like about my IIIc that kept me from using it as ... read more
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May 08 '02
Pros: clearer display, small size, flip cover
Cons: display still not as bright as my iPAQ, rechargeable battery
Summary: Fate, and maybe a bit of impulsive stupidity, put my Palm m130 in my wallet. However it got there, I am glad it did. It is the perfect PDA for me. The m130 gives me the features that I need with a price that I can afford. No, it is not the best PDA ... read more
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May 08 '02
Pros: : price, solid color screen, SD/MMC Memory Expansion Slot, 8 MB of RAM, nice design
Cons: small screen, problems whith cradle, thickness
Summary: The m130 Hardware Specs
Inside the case, the m130 consists of:
· 33mhz Dragonball VZ processor by Motorola
· Secure Digital/MultiMediaCard expansion slot for expansion ram and other addons
· Universal cradle/sync connector
· ... read more
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May 08 '02
Pros: Feels good in my hand. Light weight. Awesome 16bit color screen. fast. Expandable
Cons: None that I can think of.
Summary: This is the third Palm that I have purchased. My first Palm was the Palm III and I was impressed with that unfortunately it was stolen. My second Palm was the M105. I liked it and was really getting used to the Graffity stuff but I wanted more, no I ... read more
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May 07 '02
Pros: Color, palm software, new OS, changeable faceplates, battery
Cons: Bulky, buttons, sylus, and competition is better, no backlight
Summary: In perspective
Any Palm pilot, regardless of make, will (in my opinion) please you and exceed your expectations. In this light lets look at the 130 in comparison to it cousins in the Palm line; Palm 100 (basic) Palm 105, Palm 500, Palm 505, ... read more
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Apr 25 '02
Pros: Great visibility of the screen in all light levels.
Cons: Battery is somewhat low-tech.
Summary:
Just when I was getting a bit fed up, the boss goes out and got the employees the wonderful Dell Inspiron laptops that I wrote about in “Thanks, Boss, I Needed That”. The excitement of that has worn off and I expressed interest in some sort of a ... read more
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Apr 15 '02
Pros: Brilliant Colour screen, SD Card support, nice form factor!
Cons: Nothing significant to rant about!
Summary: I was totally awed by the faceplate m130 comes in: I think Palm finally got it right! The nice glossy/'polished' surface feels smooth to touch, and I almost couldn't bear to put it down. Moreover, the blue/silver colour theme complements that of Palm's - ... read more
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Mar 31 '02
Pros: Sporty design, affordable color PDA, memory expansion card, 33MHz processor
Cons: no Flash ROM, small screen
Summary: Overview
Although the Palm m130 didn't quite fit my needs, I think this is an exception handheld. The m130 still fits in the shirt pocket, provides all the functions of an everyday organizer, gives you access to the majority of Palm OS ... read more
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Mar 27 '02
Pros: Color screen, affordable, SD/MMC slot, nice faceplate
Cons: Narrow viewing angle, small screen, poorly designed cradle and only mask ROM.
Summary: For those that find are unsatisfied with their handheld's color screen or just like to make an upgrade for a color screen, yet trying to conserve our wallets for something different. The Palm m130 is your handheld solution to color, without breaking the ... read more
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Mar 05 '04
Pros: worked great during it's short life
Cons: customer service, battery life, product life
Summary: If you're expecting to buy a handheld that will last you a while and is backed by a supportive technical staff, this product is NOT for you. I have owned my m130 for about 1.5 years and it's dead now. The battery will not charge and the customer service
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Jan 26 '04
Pros: All the features I wanted with a color screen
Cons: Recharging problems, losing data problems, stylus problems. DO NOT BUY
Summary: After the first month of owning my first Palm, the 130, I had problems. From the start I had to call the company on 3 separate occasions with recharging difficulties. On the third time I asked for a replacement which they refused to do. Instead, I had
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Oct 20 '03
Pros: Color screen, easy to use, many downloadable apps, memory expansion, nice processing speed
Cons: Low screen resolution, covers expensive/hard to find, can take FOREVER to access memory card
Summary: I have wanted one since the first PDA came out way back when, but could never afford one. Back in early May, I finally bought a Palm M130 from a friend who never used it for $100, and have loved it ever since. I still use it every day & the novelty hasn't
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Mar 18 '03
Summary: I'm not great with computers. My husband bought it for me to replace my pocket bible (Bookman brand
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Mar 14 '03
Summary: This is my first PDA. And has gotten me scared of using Palm. According to the person I bought, this
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Mar 06 '03
Summary: Got this unit last month.And it crashed like mad for the first few days.What I hate the most is the
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Feb 26 '03
Summary: I did quite a bit of research when buying a palm and am very happy with this purchase. Easy to use,
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Feb 08 '03
Summary: Great model! Between the great expansions and standard capabilities I'm a happy camper. this tool di
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Jan 28 '03
Summary: The color display is a valuable addition to the Palm's capabilities. Information is easier to read
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Jan 15 '03
Summary: I noticed a lot of other users complaining of lack of memory. Just what is it you need to put in
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Dec 30 '02
Summary: This is my first handheld, but I do love my lightweight equipment. My Palm m130 fits in with my lap
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Dec 20 '02
Summary: This is my first PDA, have had it for about a month now. The ease of use of this product, from creat
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Dec 10 '02
Summary: I broke my IIIxe and was forced to find a replacement. The M130 has been quite an upgrade for me. Th
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Nov 26 '02
Summary: I brought this unit when my trusty IIIxe died. I love this device, because the color is great, it's
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Nov 23 '02
Summary: The overall feel and display are cool. I like the sleek design and shape of the unit. It's light w
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Sep 10 '02
Summary: Great, as a nurse i could not work without it. There are all kinds of free professional downloads.
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Jul 05 '02
Summary: Having the color display makes it a lot easier to read the unit. It has all the features I need plus
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Apr 07 '02
Summary: I am absolutely ecstatic about my m130. it cost about 1/2 of the upperend models but it can do just
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Apr 06 '02
Summary: This is an impressive product. The price is just right. The accessories are great and offer a HUGE
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