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DiscountDelight - PalmOne Zire 72 Special Edition Handheld Silver
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List Price: $249.99
Our Price: $216.99
Your Save: $ 33.00 ( 13% )
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Manufacturer: PalmOne
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Average Customer Rating:   
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Batteries Included: 1
Battery Type: Lithium Polymer
Binding: Electronics
Brand: Palm
CPU Speed: 312
CPU Type: XScale PXA270
EAN: 0805931014665
Feature: Bright, 320x320 transflective TFT color display supports more than 65,000 colors
Label: PalmOne
Manufacturer: PalmOne
Model: P80722US-SE
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: PalmOne
Release Date: 2004-12-01
Studio: PalmOne
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Features
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Bright, 320x320 transflective TFT color display supports more than 65,000 colors
312 MHz Intel PXA270 processor, Palm OS v5.2.8, 32 MB RAM (24 MB actual storage)
Integrated 1.2 MP digital camera that also shoots video
Expansion slot that supports MMC, SD, and SDIO memory cards
Palm Desktop Software for Windows and Mac and Software Essentials CD included
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Extremely poor customer support
Comment: I purchased this item last August, it failed 6 months after purchase. It has one year warranty. I returned it to the manufacturer with all the details included the sevice order number on the box. It was later returned to me. I am very disappointed.......extremely..... Now I have a product that doesn't work.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Good Agenda but why so many items of inferior quality?
Comment: Peter Drucker said 'Marketing and Technology is all that matters for a company. The rest is cost ..."
Unfortunately, the modern companies run their business planning technology obsolescence and marketing for idiot consumers.
Let's see if this is applicable to Zire 72! First of all PalmOne assumes customers will be forever happy about a gadget that will serve as everything at the same time even with inferior quality.
You may say OK to the photo machine into it! But I ask what's the use of having a 1 megapixel photo machine?
You may say OK to the USB switch to exchange data with your PC! But I ask why use a proprietary soft (Real One) to transfer music and not use a direct communication via Windows Explorer as pen drivers commonly do?
Why additional gadgets of questionable quality are so expensive?
Why mark PalmOne and Zire stamped in the face of it fade?
Ok, I say - that's a great agenda with good quality sound though limited to expensive 1-2 GB memory cards.
Seems like PalmOne knows how to play the game of planning obsolescence counting on your next purchase or on customers with permanently growing budgets.
Some ideas for the PalmOne brilliant marketing department:
- an agenda which prepares tomato sauce for pasta while surfing on the Net;
- a telephone which completes calls from the tip of your mind while you listen to Beethoven's 9th Symphony;
Ok. In case they want more brilliant ideas, I should say my advisorship hour cost is expensive too. Call my skype, please.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Surprized!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment: I recently became interested in this item, after being shown
a zire 71...I was hooked, I purchased a zire 72s on 2/9/2006.
I am new at this, where is the stylus,I been short changed...
Customer Rating:
Summary: What CANT this thing do?...
Comment: ive had the palm zire 72s for almost a year now. there are SO MANY add-ons and programs that you can get for it that i am more and more impressed with it every day. seriously. the more i use it the better it gets.
heres some cool stuff i got my palm to do that nobody else probably told you about:
-ive got a really nice "windows-'98-looking" operating system (not just a skin) that totally made my palm way better looking. very versatile. very nice on the eyes.
-i use adobe reader and documents-to-go for palm to read e-books EVERY DAY. im hooked...
-bluetooth enabled me to send photos, ringtones, and games from my computer to my palm to my phone to everybodys bluetooth phone without paying any stupid charges that my phone company tries to charge me... probably saved like hundreds of dollars already. (no kidding)
-dont forget the zire has infa-red built in to it. are you like me and ever go to the electronics store and in the home theatre section look at all of those nice expensive fancy remotes for like hundreds of dollars? whell, the zire 72 is WAY better than any of those (i own one)- you can buy a program and teach it commands from old remotes, or get them off the internet or database. i always have my remote on me at all times for the entire house. very cool.
-there are also many map and gps programs available in which you can load maps of your city on your palm. i calculate shortest routes and never get lost anymore. it works without gps, but you can get a wireless bluetooth gps receiver for it which makes it even better. must have for the zire 72.
-also, if you have a big enough memory card and enough patience, you can fit full-length, high definition movies on your zire that play smooth, fast, and clear. movies in your car, what more can i say?....
-if youre a student, you can buy a program that turns the zire 72 into a scientific graphing calculator (in HD!!) different skins, unlimited things you can do- i spent a couple hundres bucks on a graphing calculator for school that is half as good.
AND THE LIST GOES ON!!!....
no problems, small light, amazing resolution and color, and all that good stuff...
get this now! there arent enough stars to say how useful the zire 72s is to me. until i break it or lose it one day, i will always have it in my pocket.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Not worth the money
Comment: I have a lot of experience with Palm handhelds, and will never buy another one(See below)
First, I'll list the good things about this PDA.
The good things(Pros):
1.)Decent camera
2.)Nice Screen(NOT the best)
3.)Fast processor
4.)Lightweight
5.)Good software on disk
6.)Recessed SD card slot (This IS good. Slots that aren't recessed result in popping out cards.)
7.)Good button placement
8.)High quality voice recording
9.)Bluetooth
The bad things(Cons):
1.)Horrible screen hissing/buzzing
2.)Exposed screen(As with all PDA's that are not clamshell)
3.)Requires resets OFTEN for intense users
4.)Green line across the top of pictures and movies
5.)No MPEG-4 video support
6.)Low mp3 volume
7.)Nonreliable battery gauge
8.)"Palmone" and "Zire 72s" writing on top rubs off easily
9.)No cradle
10.)Charger comes out
11.)Under-used LED indicator light
12.)Rip off
13.)Constant resets
14.)32mb RAM...PATHETIC! Especially for a palm that boasts mp3 playback and video recording.
15.)No wifi
Now, for my story.
I bought the Zire 72 after my bad experience with the Zire 31. It thought it would be better. It was...slightly. Everything was great, for the first few months. The first thing that happened was the screen hissing. I know this is not only a problem with this PDA...it is something to do with the screen cable. So, what happenned was, I bumped it, or dropped it lightly. Nothing serious. Then, I turned it on. And the screen hissed. Annoying. However, if this was the only problem, I would have given it 5 stars. Next, the resets. I installed some apps and games. Nothing extremely complex...Just some games. I started to have to do resets very often. At least once a day. A hard reset at least once a month. Unexceptable. Then came my broken screen. What can I say...I sat on the thing. That is my fault. 100%. Okay. So I called Palm, because I had bought a warranty from Staples. They told me to call Staples. Well, they didn't just tell me. First, they made me wait a long time. Then, they transferred me a bunch of times. Then, I got on the phone with someone. They asked me for my name, date of purchase, and other information. Then, they told my that I had to call Staples. Horrible customer support. So, those are all the problems I had with my Zire 72.
Now, I'll tell you why it is a ripoff. First of all, there is no Wifi. For $300, can't they throw that in!? Next, there is a 320x320 screen...grafiti input area is a WASTE of screen real estate. Lastly, they act like they gave it to you for free. They hate to talk to people on the phone, they give you some pathetic 90 day warranty...That's the leisure period for the product...thing go wrong after about five to six months.
Just telling you my experience with this particular product.
Now, Ill tell you why not to buy fom Palm.
1.)Their stuff is cheap
2.)Don't care about the customers
3.)Poor software
4.)Breakable hardware
5.)All the reasons in the previous two paragraphs
So...My advice to you...Buy from Sony, HP, Dell, Compaq...Not Palm.
However, If you still want to buy from Palm, don't buy expensive things...I would recommend the Tungsten TX...it's got a big screen and Wifi. A camera is not really necessary.
Questions??
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Editorial Reviews:
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The PalmOne Zire 72 Special Edition Handheld Organizer works as hard as it plays. The built-in 1.2 megapixel camera and MP3 allows you to take pictures, capture photos and video clips (expansion card required), and listen to your favorite tunes—all while you're on the go. Or, create and edit Word- and Excel-compatible files, synchronize with Outlook and get organized (compatible with Windows only). You can also get wireless e-mail and Internet access with built-in Bluetooth (Requires a compatible Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone and an ISP, both sold separately). Features a high-resolution 320x320 color screen, expansion slot and voice memo recording. Imported.
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