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PalmOne Tungsten C Handheld

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Price: $239.99

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Binding: Electronics
Brand: Palm
CPU Speed: 400 MHz
EAN: 0805931008367
Item Dimensions: 4.82003.1
Label: PalmOne
Manufacturer: PalmOne
Model: C
Modem Description: None
MPN: P80900US
Native Resolution: 320x320
Publisher: PalmOne
Release Date: April 23, 2003
Studio: PalmOne
System Memory Size: 64 MB
System Memory Type: SDRAM
Warranty: 1 year warranty

Features:

Bright 320x320 transflective color screen
Fast, 400 MHz Intel PXA255 processor with Intel XScale technology
Built-in Wi-Fi and keyboard
Secure Digital/MultiMediaCard Expansion Slot
What's in the box: Tungsten C Handheld, Stylus, Flip Cover, USB HotSync Cradle, Power Supply, Desktop Installation CD, Software Essentials CD

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
Though the Palm Tungsten C is no cellular phone, as a handheld data organizer it includes 802.11b WiFi ability for a completely new level of wireless interactivity. The Tungsten C is engineered to grow with your everchanging needs. Cover Rechargeable Battery and AC adapter included Integrated keyboard helps offers choice of data entry capabilities for ease and flexibility Includes special bonus software bundle on CD Create, edit, and email Word, Excel, and Powerpoint compatible files View PDF files using (included) Adobe Acrobat Palm OS 5.2.1

Amazon.com Review:
Palm's latest PDA offering delivers wireless networking, lots of RAM and a faster processor--a PDA for the professional.Palm has embraced wireless networking with the Tungsten C, which has built in 802.11b capability. This is definitely a PDA for power users, as along with wireless networking comes 64MB of RAM, 51MB of which is available for your applications and data. The Tungsten C runs on the new Intel PXA 255 processor, an update of the PXA 250 which has more speed and better power management than its predecessor.

Compact and powerful

The hardware looks very much like that of the Tungsten W. There is no antenna like the W has, but there is a keypad where the Graffiti area traditionally sits on a Palm. A new version of Graffiti, called rather unimaginatively Graffiti2, is provided, and you can use this to write text direct to the screen should you desire to.

Palm provides a whole slew of applications including Documents To Go, for working with Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents. This is in ROM along with email software VersaMail and software to set up the wireless networking features and run VPN (Virtual Private Networking) sessions. Connecting to an existing 802.11b network is easy as pie -- and a separate manual walks you though the process if required. Once connected, you can use another ROM-based application, Web, to browse the Web using your wireless modem.

Though designed with professional users in mind Palm has not lost sight of the fact that the Tungsten C will appeal to a wider audience. They provide the Kinoma player for watching movies and Photos for looking at digital images. A key notable absence is any kind of MP3 player.

Palm's addition to the range of PDAs with built in 802.11b is a very impressive one. It has the processing power to cope with wireless activity and the memory to deal with the data you'll download and share while using wireless.--Sandra Vogel

Amazon.com Product Description:
Early Adopters Pick: April 2003. Palm's most powerful handheld yet with built-in Wi-Fi, a new, crisper color display, a 400 MHz processor, 64 MB of RAM, and the new Palm OS 5.2.1.

Palm's most powerful and robust handheld yet, the Palm Tungsten C is designed for ultimate performance. Running on an untra-fast 400 MHz processor, the latest Palm OS, and plenty of memory (64 MB), it handles your complex business files with ease.

The Tungsten C handheld's built-in Wi-Fi (802.11b) technology lets you access your business and personal networks, send e-mail and attachments, and browse the Internet with blazing efficiency. You're connected anywhere you have Wi-Fi access--at your office, at home, in airports, hotels, cafes, and more--with the number of access points and Hotspots continually growing.

Display
The Palm Tungsten C features a new easy-to-read, high resolution, 320x320 transflective color screen. Web pages, presentations, e-mails, and more are displayed with vibrant, ultra-sharp clarity.

Expansion
The Tungsten C uses Multimedia Card and Secure Digital expansion cards, which instantly add software applications, additional memory, large databases, and more without taking up built-in memory space.

Operating System
The Tungsten is powered by Palm OS 5.2.1, which provides higher performance, enhanced multimedia features, support for Bluetooth connectivity and networking, and enterprise-class security.

Extra Software
Along with the standard Palm software, you'll receive a Software Essentials CD-ROM containing Acrobat Reader, Copytalk, Infiinity Softworks powerOne personal conlculator, WorldMate, Voice Memo, Printboy printing software by Bachmann, Calligo Calendar, Solitaire by Handmark, Kinoma Player & Producer, Palm Reader, and more.

Compatibility
The Palm Tungsten C is compatible with PCs running Windows 98, NT 4.0, 2000, Me, and XP, and with Macs running Mac OS X 10.1.2 or later.

What's in the box

Tungsten C Handheld
Stylus
Flip Cover
USB HotSync Cradle
Power Supply
Desktop Installation CD with PDF-file Users Manuals
Software Essentials CD
Read This First
Wi-Fi Getting Started Guide
Palm Accessories Catalog

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Not compatable with Windows Vista
The Palm Tungsten C is not compatable with Windows Vista. they have yet to come out with software update or fix for this problem. After talking to Palm tech support it doesn't appear that they ever will or care to. The unit is great if you never upgrade to vista which Microsoft seems to be forcing on the public.

Rating:

- palm tungsten c review
I replaced a lost palm c rather than upgrade to a smart phone. I like the keyboard on the palm c and the Palm OS platform. I do not feel comfortable carrying an expensive smart phone with me when I go to the farm or work outside. I can then leave the palm in the truck or at the house and carry a cell phone in my pocket. I use the palm in my work, because i can load large healthcare drug databases, and everything revolves around the schedule/organizer.

Rating:

- They are getting old and used
I purchased a Tungsten C when they first came out and use if for lots of different tasks.

For various reasons I have had to replace them. Its real simple I just place the new one in the the cradle and hit the sync button and I am up and running again.

PROBLEM - each successive replacement is getting worse and worse. The last one functioned for six months before just dying. The battery life is also getting worse and worse.

For what I use it for they serves ... Read More

Rating:

- A laptop the size of a hand
I bought this device a year ago and since then I have used it as much as I can get a chance. This device is easy to navigate with and type although typing is a bit slow and once in a while a little tedious if to type a college essay or equivalent but it is easier to type with than the more recent touchscreen keyboards because you do have to put more pressure, the touchscreen keyboards are a bit more clumsy and I often end up erasing much of the text. The device easy navigate through and just as easy ... Read More

Rating:

- This Machine is Great
I'm a mid level manager and my company just gave me the Tungsten C as away to remind myself of upcoming meetings and events. All of the senior level managers are well equipped with blackberry's so there was no doubt in my mind that I was definitely given a hand me down of some sort.

At first it seemed somewhat awkward and I wasn't used to using the thumboard, but in all reality I've become attached to this machine. Unlike the blackberry it's not a phone, and I prefer to have my scheduling ... Read More