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Palm Zire 71 PDA

Palm Zire 71 PDA
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Product Description: Palm Zire 71

Designed for youthful professionals, the Zire 71 handheld helps users integrate their digital lifestyle with Palm's world-class business and personal productivity capabilities. Market research studies from Russell Research reveal that 29 percent of U.S. consumers likely to purchase a PDA in the next several months want a built-in camera, demonstrating a strong interest...
Designed for youthful professionals, the Zire 71 handheld helps users integrate their digital lifestyle with Palm's world-class business and personal productivity capabilities. Market research studies from Russell Research reveal that 29 percent of U.S. consumers likely to purchase a PDA in the next several months want a built-in camera, demonstrating a strong interest in the ability to capture snapshots on impulse. The Zire 71 handheld does this and more, while still fitting in the user's pocket and budget. The Palm(TM) Universal Connector enables customers to add peripherals such as the Palm Ultra-Thin Keyboard. The Palm Expansion Slot lets people use personal productivity, entertainment, education and backup cards.
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Product Specification: Palm Zire 71

Operating System:Palm OS 5.2.1
Color Screen:Yes
Installed Memory:16 MB
Slot Types Provided:MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card
Special Features:Built in Digital Camera
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User Reviews: Palm Zire 71

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    The most bang for your buck

    By Tawny  May 4, 2003 | 78 out of 83 found this Palm Zire 71 review helpful

    Palm Zire 71 deifnitely gives you the most out of a handheld for its price. For $300 you are getting a color-screen PDA with expansion capabilities, a good amount of memory, a digital camera, and an MP3/video player among other things. It also has th...e nice feature of a 5-way navigator that lets you perform functions without having to whip out the stylus. The design is lightweight, sleek, attractive, and fun. The color screen is bright and provides high quality, sharp images (and fairs much better in sunlight than previous color screens). Theres only two complaints: 1) The case that comes with the Palm is terrible. Everytime I slip my Palm in, it turns it on...so expect to purchase a new carrying case if this will bother you. 2) Beware of Palm customer service. I previously had a Palm IIIc, which I dropped accidently (after the 1-year warranty was over) and it froze. I called Palm Tech Support and there was a $25 charge to troubleshoot over the phone and $125 fee to have it sent it to be fixed. What a rip off! Read more Less

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    Best Palm OS PDA out there

    By Bombadier  Oct 4, 2003 | 25 out of 26 found this Palm Zire 71 review helpful

    Pros: LOTS of features

    Cons: No video capabilities with built-in camera

    After being made aware of all the features this PDA has when compared to it's price, this is by far and away the best buy out there right now. The camera is great for taking impromptu pictures, but a portrait camera it is not. It did come in ve...ry handy, however, when I took my daughter to Disneyland....lasted ALL day. Be sure to give the camera a few seconds to adjust to the light level...Great for indoor shots too.The built-in MP3 player and hi-resolution color display is fantastic. It does very well on battery life, although I wouldn't recommend using the external speaker for too long, as I've found this is the biggest battery drainer. My only suggestion for improvement is they could somehow put a "reset" pin built into the stylus or something, as I have on a few occasions had the unit lock up on me and I was not able to reset the unit because I couldn't find anything small enough to fit through the little hole. If you're looking for your first PDA, this is a fantastic place to start. Very user friendly, good styling, intuitive interface and an overall terrific value. Read more Less

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Pro Reviews: Palm Zire 71

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    Pumped-Up PDAs

    You can have your handheld and your Wi-Fi (or a camera) too, but how useful are these extras?What will they put on a personal digital assistant next? Two new handhelds for the executive suite, a Palm and a Pocket PC, feature built-in Wi-Fi, while Palm's new addition to its consumer-oriented Zire line boasts an imaginatively designed built-in camera. All three play your digital music, and one even comes with a joystick for games. Read more

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    Palm - Zire 71 review

    With a great screen, built in camera, MP3 support and an SD slot, Palm's Zire 71 is more than a match for the current range of mid-price Sony PDAs and offers a good alternative to those who want to stick to the Palm OS rather than migrating to Pocket PC. Read more

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