Palm Zire™ 71 Handheld

Pros: Powerful, stylish unit with MP3 and Digicam ability.
Cons: Slippery ergonomics, case prevents use while stored.

Business Execs need not apply... This is NOT your PDA. This is for the average Joe who wants some fun AND serious power in his PDA. The Zire 71 is it, since the standard Zire is little more than those clamshell pocket organizers from yesteryear ...

Pros: Affordable, great for students, nice touch with the camera, small and light
Cons: Don't have Bluetooth, camera resolution not really that good

After a long absence since the Tungsten-T and Tungsten-W, Palm just recently launched two new models, the entry level Zire71 and the higher end Tungsten-C to the ever competitive PDA market. Focused here in this short review would be the Zire71 which I ...

Pros: Awesome Screen, SUPERfast processor, Palm OS5, CAMERA built in!!
Cons: Cheap plastic stylus, 5 way controller gets stuck on provided slip case

The Palm Zire 71 is just what Palm needed to steal the consumer level Palm OS powered PDA market fro ...

Pros: Screen colors and clarity, array of extra features, ease of use, fun factor!
Cons: Misplaced ON-OFF button, high pitched tone when unit is on

I traded up to this model after a considerable amount of time spent using a Palm IIIx. If you’ve used a Palm PDA previously, it takes no time at all to learn to use the Z 71. If you are new to PDAs, I believe that learning the ins and outs of the Z 71 s ...

Pros: Brilliant screen, plays MP3's, digital camera is very handy.
Cons: No included hard case; digitizer accuracy lessens over time; short-ish battery life.

I've had my Zire 71 for about 11 months now and have absolutely NO regrets. I'm a 'old school' Palm user--who started with a Pilot 5000, upgraded to a Palm III, IIIxe, IIIc, m130, and now a Zire 71. The Zire 71 is a solidly-built handheld. I mainly ...

Pros: Camera, MP3 playback capability, expansion card slot, hi-res screen, ease-of-use, attractive looks.
Cons: Smallish memory

The Palm Zire 71 doesn't have the largest file capacity out there, and it doesn't have a mini keyboard like the expensive handhelds, but with expansion cards and Graffiti 2 at this price, who cares? This thing is so far beyond a plain planner, it's ...

Pros: nice graphic display, mp3 capability, and very tiny
Cons: not the best digital camera out there

Sitting on a sidewalk cafe, fondling your fingers over your baby, one person comments "That's so nic ...

Pros: Screen resolution, latest Palm OS, camera
Cons: No cover, battery life, battery charging, weight, Palms support

I am a previous user of the Palm IIIc and, being used to that bright screen there has been nothing I ...

Pros: Well lit screen make reading easy. Camera is useful more often than expected.
Cons: Toggle unnecessary and can get in the way. Problems with Macintosh and external keyboard.

This is a fantastic PDA that combines a low resolution camera with a very readable screen. Scree ...

Pros: Camera, Joystick, Screen Brightness, and Sound quality
Cons: No screen cover, an awkwardly shaped Stylus, and the power button doesn't light up.

The Palm Zire71:

I love the built in, hidden camera; the new, very bright, color screen; and the new 5 point joystick that replaces the up and down button's found on earlier Palm Pilot's.

Some notes about the camera: This camera...

Pros: Great product, for the 15 or so days that it actually worked.
Cons: The worthless Zire 71 is now a paperweight on my daughter's desk.

(1) I bought my 16-year-old daughter a Palm Zire 71 for Christmas. She loved it. (2) Less than a month later, it quit responding to stylus taps. (A common problem, apparently, according to critiques on other web sites.) (3) Called PalmOne ...

Pros: The screen is very nice and bright, camera is fun, the unit is fast.
Cons: SD card problems, Slippery finish, camera color quality.

I bought a Palm Zire 71 for my wife for her graduation to replace her old Palm m105. We've had ...

Pros: Camera (fun toy, but that's all it's good for), screen, speed
Cons: PalmOne, power button pooorly placed, poor camera quality, size/ weight

You can read all about the features from other reviewers, as well as from the different retailers. One place you CAN'T read about it is from Palm: they've discontinued it. Interesting, I bought one, called to have it serviced under warranty, & was ...

Pros: Nice backlit Color Display, Convenient Digital Camera, MP3 and Video Player
Cons: Secure Digital Memory Card Not Included Low MP3 Playback Volume

I finally replaced my 8 year-old original Palm Pilot Professional with the new Palm Zire 71. I was a ...

Pros: Camera, Video, and Battery-life.
Cons: Graffiti 2. Not enough memory at time of purchase.

I have now had my Palm Zire 71 for about two weeks, I previously owned a Visor. While the Visor sti ...