Palm T|X Personal Digital Assistant Review - Issues
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While the T|X appears to me a very reliable machine, there are two outstanding issues of which I am aware. The first involves the digitizer, which is the actual touch-screen of the PDA-the T|X uses a plastic/plastic digitizer. While it's cheaper to manufacture and a bit tougher than the old-school plastic/glass digitizer, some users have had a problem with unacceptable drift in the alignment and/or dead spots in their digitizers, which can be a minor annoyance or a major headache, depending on the user, and there are a few people considering a class-action lawsuit over this. The fix requires either sending your PDA off to Palm for a digitizer (or whole unit, depending on Palm) replacement or upgrading to a more expensive plastic/glass digitizer. The latter, of course, would void any warranty you currently have with Palm.
The other issue is a somewhat rare problem where Bluetooth use (synchronizing?) causes the Wi Fi sync option to disappear from the hotsync menu. I ran into the problem myself, but found several different solutions for fixing it without resorting to a hard reset. These solutions are documented in Palm's Support Forums as well as other places such as Brighthand.com.
Conclusion
If you want a cell phone, well, look at the Treos, I guess. Personally, I like my cell to do cell things and my PDA to do PDA things, and that's why the T|X fits me so well.
If you are looking for a PDA that has a lot of screen, maybe with an .mp3 player and can talk to your cell phone via Bluetooth, then the Palm T|X will fit the bill nicely. You can synchronize it via cable, IR, Bluetooth or Wi Fi. It does not have a keyboard, and if you want a dictation machine, then consider Mark Vail's microphone accessory, or look at Palm's LifeDrive. I understand that Mark has struck a deal with Hampton Software Ltd. which will give buyers of his devices a discount on Articulation, for those who want to use the T|X for VoIP.
With 100MB of available on-board storage, you'll have plenty of room for additional programs and data, but if you need more, the SD slot can accommodate cards at least up to 4GB.
I like this device, and I do not regret purchasing it (I'll still grumble about the price though), and I look forward to many years of portable computing bliss.
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