416MHz, 4GB, SDIO/MMC Card, Palm OS v5.4 - MPN: LIFEDRIVE See Product Details
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For those who demand more, palmOne introduces the LifeDrive Mobile Manager. With a huge 4GB hard drive and built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless support, you can easily carry all the essentials of your busy life and use them as you will. Office docs: Word, Excel and PowerPoint docs from your desktop computer, 300 songs, 2 hours of video, 1,000 vacation photos, and more, are always with you. Email & web: With support for POP, IMAP and Exchange email accounts, you can stay on top of your email at any of the thousands of Wi-Fi hotspots around the world. Music, photos & video: Plus, a voice recorder, MP3 player, and photo viewer keep your precious few moments of free time both more interesting and productive.
Quick Glance
Installed Memory: 4 GB
Wireless Internet: Wireless Ethernet - 11 Mbps IEEE802.11b
Operating System: Palm OS
Interface Connection: Audio - Headphone Out (1/8" Mini), Serial - Infrared (IrDA-SIR)
Expansion Slot: MMC Slot, SDIO Card, Secure Digital (SD) Slot
Summary
Product Title: Palm LifeDrive Mobile Manager Handheld PDA
Manufacturer: Palm
Lowest Price: $199.00
Power Score: 3.7 | 18 Reviews
System
Processor Speed: 416 MHz
Operating System: Palm OS
Interface Connection: Audio - Headphone Out (1/8" Mini), Serial - Infrared (IrDA-SIR)
Slots: MMC Slot, SDIO Card, Secure Digital (SD) Slot
Memory
Installed Memory: 4 GB
Storage Size (ROM): 16 MB
Networking
Included Network Card: Wireless Ethernet - 11 Mbps IEEE802.11b
Dimensions
Weight: 6.8 oz
More Info
URL: Manufacturer Link
Additional Specifications
Frequency Band: Synchronize and transfer files with USB 2.0 Updated Document Support: Create and edit Word, Excel, and PowerPoint compatible files Support Open Adobe Acrobat files Hard drive: 3.85GB accessible to user Memory: 55.1MB available to user for Palm OS applications and data Display Modes: Portrait and Landscape Orientation
Software Included: Software Essentials CD: Adobe Acrobat Reader for the Palm OS WiFile LT software Real Rhapsody 3.0 Desktop (Windows only) Windows Media Player/DirectX (Windows only) Handmark Express (Free trial version) eReader (Palm Reader) Tutorial and Getting Started Guide in PDF format On the device: Media Pocket Tunes Web Browser VersaMail 3.1 Camera Companion Phone Dialer Dataviz Documents To Go 7.0 AddIt SMS Handmark Solitaire Voice Memo Files Note Pad Memos Calculator World Clock Expense Favorites Calendar Contacts Tasks
Sound Card: Stereo
Processor Technology: XScale
Strengths: Lots of storage space, MP3 decoder, USB drive capability, landscape mode for screen
Weakness: battery life, brightness limits, some incompatability with older software
OK, here are some tidbits of information that I wish I had had before I purchased my Lifedrive. 1) The unit has both flash memory and an internal micro drive. Only programs and files installed in flash memory are backed up automatically unless you set Documents to Go to backup specific documents that you might have installed. In the event of a hard reset, you will lose files stored on the drive....
Strengths: Beautiful screen. Seriously large capacity for file storage. Integrated WiFi. Easy upgrade from previous Palm OS device.
Weakness: Gets kind of hot after awhile. Applications launch takes a couple of seconds.
I debated between the LifeDrive and Tungsten T5 as an upgrade from my Sony TG-50 Clie. If the T5 had WiFi, I might have gone that way, but the price difference between the T5+Wifi card and the Lifedrive pushed me in the direction of the LifeDrive. So far I'm happy with my choice. The screen on the LifeDrive is crisp, clean, no fuzzy or bad pixels. There is some glare with direct light, but that...
Strengths: Lots of storage, big bright screen, landscape mode, and drive mode.
Weakness: Somewhat slow (at times, you get used to it), and lack of support for earlier palm software
I bought this as a replacement for a Sony Clie T615 that I have owned for over 3 1/2 years. I had been thinking about the T5, but when the LifeDrive came out, I started looking at that because I planned on buying an external hard drive as well to replace my "geek stick". It seems like most people (including myself) had trouble upgrading from a prior Palm OS handheld -- this version of Palm OS is...
Strengths: Lots of good features when it works.
Weakness: Unit locks up repeatedly.
I purchased this LifeDrive hoping that it would be an improvement to my previous Palm PDA, which had problems of its own. The LifeDrive began to freeze up erratically within about one week. Several times, the touch screen would get out of alignment with respect to where it was touched with the stylus. After numerous calls to Palm support, they revealed that freezing up and alignment issues are...
Strengths: Great versatility, nice storage, great screen.
Weakness: Constantly experience unexpected soft resets and often have to hard reset, thereby loosing hard drive contents
As much as I love my LifeDrive, I wish that Palm could fix the quirky nature of resets. I constantly have the situation of working in a program and it goes into a soft reset, which takes a long time to reboot. Then, periodically, I have to initiate a hard reset because of program problems. This results in loss of hard drive data. Other than these problems, I love the product. Even with these...
Strengths: I thought this would be a welcomed upgrade from my Tungsten T1 with all of the new features on the LifeDrive.
Weakness: Won't turn on at times, stylus entry pops all over the screen, time delay in switching from contacts, calendar and all programs terribly slow, hard resets more than anyone should have to endure.
I researched the Lifedrive before upgrading from my Tungsten T1 and am soo sorry I purchased it. The first unit I bought was defective in the 1st 30 days, so Palm replaced it. The 2nd unit is no better, and have spent countless hours online with their unknowledgable tech support people and it is a waste of my time. Palm corp. keeps insisting that my problems are due to 3rd party software - but...
Strengths: Landscape Mode greatly enhances usability of spreadsheets. USB, WI-FI, and InfraRed syncing. Hard Drive and SD Card can be used as removable USB drives on any computer.
Weakness: Only a USB Syncing Cable (not a cradle) is included. Can't use LifeDrive Manager over wireless connection (except for syncing). Can't view/launch files within LifeDrive Manager.
I am extremely pleased with the PalmOne LifeDrive Mobile Manager. Other than a few older, freeware applications (resistor decoder, big clock, and a few games) not working, the transition from my Handspring Visor Prism was very smooth. Yes, there are occasional pauses (1-2 seconds at most) when accessing some applications or files, but the overall speed of the LifeDrive is so much faster than my...
Strengths: Attractive, built-in Wi-Fi, extra hard drive space
Weakness: Expensive, a bit slow in responding
This is a very good looking piece of equipment. It's an added bonus to have the built-in Wi-Fi and extra hard drive space. I would have liked the hard drive to be much larger though. The unit comes with a protective case which is nice. The unit is very easy to setup and use. It seems a bit slow in responding to a touchscreen command; it should be faster for the high price. Overall, I'm happy with...
Strengths: it does have a lot of features, 4 gigs are nice, screen is huge, and loved the stylus
Weakness: ONE HOT BRICK.
I nevered owned a PDA before, I am using for college. When I went to pick one out I thought" Palm is good, right?" They are but not in this model. I find it to be a heavy hot slow brick as it cooks the flesh off my hand! I didnt know what to use it for, keep my class work straight or just cook breakfast on it! I returned it after I had 2 blue screens on my Dell, called but was not able to fix. It...
Interface is Good according to 28 PDA experts. -- "The display is very vibrant and holds up extremely well outdoors and in direct sunlight."-palminfocenter.com -- "beautiful 320-by-480 color display round"-pcworld.com -- "Color depth and vividness is good"-brighthand.com Read more to find expert opinions on more features like Connectivity, Audio, Performance, Multimedia, Battery, etc.
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Awesome Features but has some problems
Strengths: You must get Docs to go and then you can transfer or use word, excel and powerpoint, documents which is awesome and much better than using the memo area of the pda.
Weakness: The craddle is tricky and if you don't touch it, make sure it's attached right, then hit the button and hope it won't give you an error message which is frustrating.
I've had to reset my machine a lot because it would lock up. Outside of that and the problems with the cradling mentioned above, this is the first one I've ever own and it does a lot. I have 2 elderly parents and keep their medical records in there in a word document, this has helped me a lot to keep organized and to remember everything that needs to be done. I can't imagine now being without...
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