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Palm Tungsten E review

7.7

Editors' Rating

Very Good

7.3

Members' Rating

Very Good

Typical price:£ 149

Verdict

With a high-resolution colour screen, a sleek design, an expansion card slot, and a £149 (inc. VAT) price tag, the Tungsten E will hit the handheld sweet spot for many mobile professionals and consumers... Read Full Review.

Pros

  • Affordable
  • Nice colour display
  • SDIO expansion card slot
  • Runs Palm OS 5.2
  • MP3 and multimedia support
  • Robust software suite.

Cons

  • Battery isn't removable
  • No voice recorder.

Key Specs

Dimensions (W x H x D): 79x12x114 mm
Weight: 131 g
Software included: Calendar, Contacts, Tasks, Note Pad, Memos, Calculator, Security, Expense, Clock, Documents To Go Profesional Edition 6.0, VersaMail, SMS, Phone Link, Palm Dialer, RealOne Mobile Player, Kinoma Player, Graffiti, Acrobat Reader, Palm Reader, powerOne Personal Calculator, Handmark Mobile DB, Handmark Magic Dogs, Kinoma Producer
Processor: Texas Instruments OMAP 311
Clock speed: 126 MHz
Memory expansion: SD/MMC (+SDIO)
Installed ROM: 8 MB
Installed RAM: 32 MB
Wireless PAN: infrared
Expansion slots: SD/MMC (SDIO-compatible)

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Member Opinion

7.3

Average Member Rating

Very Good

47 Members have reviewed this product

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Anonymous

Anonymous

superb bit of kit

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10

Perfect


Anonymous

Anonymous

Battery failed

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3.5

Poor


Anonymous

Anonymous

Never a problem. Works well.

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8.0

Excellent


Anonymous

Anonymous

Battery horrible

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5.0

Average


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