Palm Zire Handheld

Pros: cheap, long battery life, lithium rechargable battery
Cons: pretty much everything else

Palm Inc. pioneered the whole handheld genre and thanks to Palm it pretty much is what it is today. (I am taking exception at Apple's Newton which was ahead of it's time anyway. And nevermind that back then it was 3Com.) However, talk about a good thing...

Pros: Palm brand name... ummm... sticker price... urrr... ummm... I give up
Cons: Everything

The Palm Zire is the most innovative piece of equipment ever to be introduced by Palm. The Zire is wonderful, fantastic, a credit to all mankind. It is an engineering milestone! It is... ack.. cough... spit... vomit...

Now that I've...

Pros: Inexpensive, easy to learn, great with the basics
Cons: Not many options/features, a little slow at times

I recently purchased the Palm Zire for my girlfriend in order to introduce her to the PDA concept. My thought was that the Zire is a typical Palm on a diet and, therefore, would be fairly simple to learn, use, and understand. though the Zire seems to...

Pros: The battery , simple buttons and not much else
Cons: Small memory, not upgradable, no backlit screen, slow screen/streaks

The Top Line

After reading at least a dozen reviews of the Palm Zire I was hesitant to write another negative review – lest I be accused of piling on. However, this product is truly so out-of-place and...

Pros: Inexpensive, light weight
Cons: Performance lacking, not very useful

So I am out looking for a PDA for our budding high schooler. Lo and Behold, here is one that {appears} to worth our effort and money. Palm's PDA latest has the lowest price for new PDAs on the market. We grabbed one and (after we paid for it of...

Pros: Lightweight. Cheap. Long lasting battery. Easy to use. Infrared. Hotsync capable.
Cons: Only 2MB of storage. Monochrome display. No color, no backlite. Cheap plastic cover.

Simple Palm - Maybe Too Simple: .....The palm Zire is the simplest Palm out there. Right out of the box, the Zire is ready to use. Even the most novice will find this pda to be a breeze to learn and use. .....The Zire computer is great for ...

Pros: Small, lightweight, rechargeable, an entry-level data powerhouse
Cons: No backlight, no color

Ring in the New Zire; this is pretty appropriate. I mean, isn't one of you resolutions almost always to "get more organized," "stop procrastinating," or "Beam my business card to other palm users?" Ok, maybe not the latter, but this unit is the cheap...

Pros: Palm OS, Easy to use, Brand name, Nice looks(?)
Cons: Everything else...

Before I bought a PDA, people were telling me to buy the Palm Zire since it's a good "beginners" PDA. Instead of investing into this "cheap" device, I went all out and bought a higher-end PDA since you eventually get good at using it. Still today, ...

Pros: Datebook, address, to-do, and memo in a small package
Cons: Can't upgrade or add to it

Modified 5 Jan 03- I stand by most of what I said originally, but I've since done some more playing with my Zire, and I've broken down a few walls of ignorance since I first wrote this.

Though I have been a computer geek for a long time, I've...

Pros: Price, battery life
Cons: 2 mb of RAM, no form of expansion, no universal connector, screen, mediocre software bundle

Palm's new line of entry-level handhelds, the Zire models, have been released with mixed feelings. Personally, I do not like this Palm. It has very few features: no expansion slot, a low res screen, 2mb of memory, OS 4.1, etc. It does make the perfect ...

Pros: Discounted price, Size, Battery life, Ease of use
Cons: List price, No backlight, Funky cover, Not expandable, Little memory

Many others here at Epinions have already given an extensive overview of the Zire's strengths and weaknesses, so I'm not going to be touching on every single point in my review – just the things that were important to me, or which struck me as odd or...

Pros: Size, Battery Life, Affordability, Palm OS
Cons: No Backlight

I have been using a Zire M150 almost every day for about a year and wanted to offer the view of a "long time" user. I received this as a gift last Christmas and at first wondered if perhaps it was adequate for my intended use. After eleven months of ...

Pros: Cheap, simple, runs Palm OS, seems well built.
Cons: 2mb Memory, no backlight, no cradle, no memory expansion, no Infra Red.

Recently my girlfriend purchased a Palm Zire for herself. Being a college student she didn't have the money to go out and buy a nice palm pilot, so she purchased what was in her range.

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I personally own a Sony Clie...

Pros: I got it for free, stylish, rechargeable battery
Cons: 2MB of RAM is really not enough

I got a Zire for free under a promotion by Michelin (what exactly do tires have to do with a Palm, I dunno). I already have a m125, but I was having problems with it and was about to send it in for a warranty repair/replacement. Since the idea of being...

Pros: Entry-level Palm PDA, very simple to use
Cons: Its a Palm IIIe in disguise, therefore not worth the price

Usage

The Palm OS in general is simple to use, i managed to get by without readin the thick thick manual. Navigation within the menu is superb. Although Graffiti (built in handwriting recognition) isnt that simple, but once you get...