Epinions Recent Reviews for Palm Zire Handheld

Palm Zire Handheld: Nice basic palm, good starter unit

Sat, 31 Jul 2004 20:20:15 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author yoshi987654 - Experience: I purchased my Zire on ebay for $25, about 4 months ago. My Zire has been to school every day this year, summer camp, and various road trips. I use it mainly to compose blog entries (useful with an infared keyboard), control...

Palm Zire Handheld: If not immediately, eventually you'll probably regret it!

Wed, 18 Feb 2004 02:08:14 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author smcee - I purchased the Palm Zire on impulse without know anything about PDA's (personal digital assistants). The only thing I knew about them is they were not cheap. So while I was in Office Max one day I just happened to see the Zire on sale for $49 dollars. I...

Palm Zire Handheld: Palm Zire - This Is A Palm? You're Kidding!

Mon, 2 Feb 2004 19:11:57 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author soupcraze - Before I bought a PDA, people were telling me to buy the Palm Zire since it's a good "beginners" PDA. Instead of investing into this "cheap" device, I went all out and bought a higher-end PDA since you eventually get good at using it. Still today,...

Palm Zire Handheld: Are you disorganized and low on cash?

Tue, 27 Jan 2004 00:38:33 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author northernchief - Well then, the Palm Zire is here to solve your problems. Synchronizing with Microsoft Outlook or Palm's own good organizing software. Yes, other reviewers might laugh at it's meager 2MB of memory, but it is not meant for running the games. It is meant...

Palm Zire Handheld: My Life with the Zire

Sun, 7 Dec 2003 15:22:28 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rambo77 - I have been using a Zire M150 almost every day for about a year and wanted to offer the view of a "long time" user. I received this as a gift last Christmas and at first wondered if perhaps it was adequate for my intended use. After eleven months of...

Palm Zire Handheld: What was palmOne thinking?

Sat, 29 Nov 2003 21:19:24 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author sweetums202 - Palm's new line of entry-level handhelds, the Zire models, have been released with mixed feelings. Personally, I do not like this Palm. It has very few features: no expansion slot, a low res screen, 2mb of memory, OS 4.1, etc. It does make the perfect...

Palm Zire Handheld: Alot to be deZIREd About A Zire - Palm Zire Handheld Personal Organizer

Thu, 14 Aug 2003 08:41:42 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author shippo225 - Simple Palm - Maybe Too Simple: .....The palm Zire is the simplest Palm out there. Right out of the box, the Zire is ready to use. Even the most novice will find this pda to be a breeze to learn and use. .....The Zire computer is great for...

Palm Zire Handheld: It could have been a contender.......

Fri, 11 Jul 2003 16:33:59 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author drleonp - After researching PDAs (Palm and Proprietary), I was not completely sold on any of them. [Thanks to...

Palm Zire Handheld: Zire: Fisher Price Makes a Palm

Wed, 28 May 2003 00:02:29 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author jcare -

The Top Line

After reading at least a dozen reviews of the Palm Zire I was hesitant to write another negative review – lest I be accused of piling on. However, this product is truly so out-of-place and...

Palm Zire Handheld: Just the basics!

Sat, 17 May 2003 21:28:40 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author mbasil - I bought this [now the "Zire 21"] because I needed to bring Outlook and its alarm with me. I also have a tendency to lose things, and I was worried about dropping or losing a $400 handheld. At slightly more than a price of sunglasses, this is one a...

Palm Zire Handheld: Good for a techno-phobe or as a back-up PDA

Mon, 14 Apr 2003 16:36:25 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ldlchien - I got a Zire for free under a promotion by Michelin (what exactly do tires have to do with a Palm, I dunno). I already have a m125, but I was having problems with it and was about to send it in for a warranty repair/replacement. Since the idea of being...

Palm Zire Handheld: To Zire or not to Zire...that is the question...

Sat, 29 Mar 2003 20:06:47 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author nc15 - The Palm Zire m150 is a new Handheld from Palm, The Zire has many problems with it. Firstly, it only has 2 megabytes of space which is not good enough. It also doesn't have a backlight, which makes it extremely hard to write things in a dark room. With...

Palm Zire Handheld: A Great Palm to Get You Organized

Tue, 21 Jan 2003 18:22:55 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author lowdog420 - Recently my girlfriend purchased a Palm Zire for herself. Being a college student she didn't have the money to go out and buy a nice palm pilot, so she purchased what was in her range.

*****DISCLAIMER*****

I personally own a Sony Clie...

Palm Zire Handheld: Zire can only do a few things, but it does them well.

Thu, 2 Jan 2003 12:30:19 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author emuelle1 - Modified 5 Jan 03- I stand by most of what I said originally, but I've since done some more playing with my Zire, and I've broken down a few walls of ignorance since I first wrote this.

Though I have been a computer geek for a long time, I've...

Palm Zire Handheld: Zire VS Palm IIIe - Cloned? updated 1/1/03

Mon, 23 Dec 2002 23:40:33 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author zs0m30n3z - Usage

The Palm OS in general is simple to use, i managed to get by without readin the thick thick manual. Navigation within the menu is superb. Although Graffiti (built in handwriting recognition) isnt that simple, but once you get...

Palm Zire Handheld: Ring in the New Zire

Sun, 15 Dec 2002 21:11:31 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author prapresident - Ring in the New Zire; this is pretty appropriate. I mean, isn't one of you resolutions almost always to "get more organized," "stop procrastinating," or "Beam my business card to other palm users?" Ok, maybe not the latter, but this unit is the cheap...

Palm Zire Handheld: Poor Value At List Price, Good Value On Sale

Thu, 12 Dec 2002 08:54:56 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sunspot42x - Many others here at Epinions have already given an extensive overview of the Zire's strengths and weaknesses, so I'm not going to be touching on every single point in my review – just the things that were important to me, or which struck me as odd or...

Palm Zire Handheld: Simple and easy to use!!...

Tue, 10 Dec 2002 22:47:40 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mamatoes_dt3000 - Simple and easy to use!! I only use it as a date book and address book. With my busy life it was t...

Palm Zire Handheld: Just the Basics, Ma'am/Sir.

Mon, 2 Dec 2002 03:02:09 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author empressikoi - I am a tech-toy addict. However, in these economically lean times, I had to temper my tech-toy addiction. For once, I had to think "do I really need this feature? Is it worth paying for?" I like to have the latest and the greatest, so by all means, when...

Palm Zire Handheld: For Some People, The Zire is the Perfect Palm

Sun, 20 Oct 2002 00:20:53 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author hwz1 - I recently purchased the Palm Zire for my girlfriend in order to introduce her to the PDA concept. My thought was that the Zire is a typical Palm on a diet and, therefore, would be fairly simple to learn, use, and understand. though the Zire seems to...

Palm Zire Handheld: Palm Zire: Palm Inc.'s innovation (or the lack thereof)

Fri, 11 Oct 2002 19:03:17 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author theuerkorn - Palm Inc. pioneered the whole handheld genre and thanks to Palm it pretty much is what it is today. (I am taking exception at Apple's Newton which was ahead of it's time anyway. And nevermind that back then it was 3Com.) However, talk about a good thing...

Palm Zire Handheld: Palm Zire : A Palm marketing success for a below average unit.

Fri, 11 Oct 2002 17:57:01 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author yusakugo - The Palm Zire is the most innovative piece of equipment ever to be introduced by Palm. The Zire is wonderful, fantastic, a credit to all mankind. It is an engineering milestone! It is... ack.. cough... spit... vomit...

Now that I've...

Palm Zire Handheld: Good enough for a door stop

Wed, 9 Oct 2002 20:00:30 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author LaFeet - So I am out looking for a PDA for our budding high schooler. Lo and Behold, here is one that {appears} to worth our effort and money. Palm's PDA latest has the lowest price for new PDAs on the market. We grabbed one and (after we paid for it of...