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Palm m515 review

7.2

Editors' Rating

Very Good

7.5

Members' Rating

Very Good

Typical price:£ 288

Verdict

Palm finally got everything -- well, almost everything -- right with the m515, but that's not quite enough to give it a clear competitive advantage over Sony's high-end CLIEs... Read Full Review.

Pros

  • Expansion slot for adding more memory
  • Bright, active-matrix colour screen
  • Super-compact design.

Cons

  • Screen isn't high resolution.

Key Specs

Dimensions (W x H x D): 114x13x79 mm
Weight: 139 g
Operating system: Palm OS 4.1.x
Software included: Address Book, Date Book, Clock, To Do List, Memo Pad, Note Pad, Mail, Calculator, Graffiti, Documents To Go 4.0, Palm Reader, MGI PhotoSuite, AOL for Palm OS, Vindigo, AvantGo, MultiMail SE, Palm Mobile Internet Kit
Processor: Motorola Dragonball VZ
Clock speed: 33 MHz
Memory expansion: SD/MMC
Installed ROM: 4 MB
Installed RAM: 16 MB
Display size: 3.3 in
Wireless PAN: infrared
Expansion slots: SD/MMC

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Member Opinion

7.5

Average Member Rating

Very Good

2 Members have reviewed this product

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Anonymous

Anonymous

GREAT

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10

Perfect


Paul Miller

Paul Miller

Contsantly locks up & loss of data

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5.0

Average


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