Palm Tungsten E2 Handheld

Life isn't stagnant - it moves constantly. Wherever your life is going, the sleek, stylishly designed Tungsten E2 handheld from palmOne is the perfect handheld to take along for the ride. With a brighter, richer color screen, it brings your calendar, contacts, documents and presentations, photos and videos to life. Just as important, its flash memory keeps all that information safe even if you don't have time to recharge. There's even built-in Bluetooth technology for wireless connectivity. Taking work to go? Create and edit Word and Excel documents, view PowerPoint presentations and PDF files. Easily sync your calendar and contacts from Outlook. And grab your MP3 tunes, too. It's one portable device you don't want to be without. Tungten E2 helps your life move where you want it to go. Read and draft email when you're out of the office with VersaMail application. Sync and send when you're back at your computer MultiMediaCard, SD and SDIO expansion-card compatible with built-in expansion slot. This enables storage of MP3 files for play. Also id your digital-camera uses SD memory for picture storage, your pictures can be easily transferred to the Tungsten E2 for display. Listen with headphones (sold separately) using the built-in stereo headphone jack Track appointments To Do Lists Calendar functions Long life rechargeable battery Includes Stylus, Power Adapter, Flip Cover

Customer Reviews:

dad liked it, I say - go for the TX
the TX has a larger screen, wifi , stronger CPU.
but if you just want a palm, to handle your time table, address book , and todos, then this is fine.
Niv
--2006-12-20

Tungsten E2 is slow
My Tungsten E, which was very satisfactory, was showing signs of battery failure so I opted for the E2. I'm sorry I did not buy the TX which has a faster processor. The E2 has non-volitile memory and a different file system. It is so slow that it may take 4 seconds to turn on or to change programs. I often get an "out of memory" message. PalmOne did give me good tech support on this. I have to do a warm reset. The good news here is that the stylus that comes with the unit will work to do the reset on the back.

Today, the E2 failed to do a Hot Sync or to turn on. I finally tried the reset, and that solved the problem. The PalmOne site shows that getting close to the 500 number of files limit will create problems. Fortunately, I have less than 200 files.

Other than speed between programs and the need to reset about once a week, the E2 is doing everything my E did, and just as well. If you haven't tried the Palm Sudoku from Astraware, you're missing a most efficient way to play the game electronically.
--2006-12-15

Unreliable handheld
I thouhght this was a great handheld when I first got it, but after two months I found it dead one morning. None of the recommended procedures revived it. I sent it back to Palm and after a week and half it was returned. It worked for 2 weeks and then it died again. I told Palm tech support I wanted a new one since this is obiously defective. They refused to give me a new one and said they would fix this again. The cost of using this device goes up considerably when you consider that all the time you spend on the phone with these people is on your nickel. They do not have an 800 number. Then there is the cost of shipping it back to them (they do not pay for return shipping) And finally there is the inconvenience of being with out the device for the week and a half that it takes to fix it. Between service and reliability issues, I would recommend buying a handheld from anonther company.
--2006-12-14

Palm
I recommend this product for its utility. It's easy to use !! Adding an MMC/SD card increases its storage capacity. No complaint so far !!!
--2006-12-04

a nice slim handheld that is quite capable
I replaced a very old Handspring with the E2 (I have to give it to the Handspring though, it is still going strong, my wife now is using it) but this is a review about the E2. It is much thinner and lighter, which is nice. I use it heavily and am quite impressed with battery life. I was a bit skeptical with the rechargeable battery as opposed to replaceable AAA's like my Handspring had. I was also basing that opinion on Consumer Reports reviews regarding battery life, however, I must say the longevity even with heavy use is very good.

Regarding other features, it is very versatile and user-interface is very good. I use my E2 to double as an MP3 player and it works great. I do wish it was compatible with a larger SD card--it was rather difficult to discern this even from Palm's website. Suffice to say, the max is a 1 GB card. One minor complaint, and it is minor. I used to use a "floating event" a lot on my Handspring, for something that you wanted to do that day but if you did not get it done, it would carry over to the next day in the datebook. There is no way to even set up an event like this is Palm's calender software. It is a minor gripe, but I still miss that feature. Overall, though, this is a good product which stands up to heavy use.
--2006-11-30

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