Palm Tungsten E2 - Expert Reviews

Pros: Affordable nice colour display SDIO expansion card slot runs Palm OS 5.2 MP3 and multimedia support robust software suite.

Cons: Battery isn't removable no voice recorder.

Verdict: With a high-resolution colour screen, a sleek design, an expansion card slot, and a £149 (inc. VAT) price tag, the Tungsten E will hit the handheld sweet spot for many mobile professionals and consumers.

Review summary: These niggles aside, the Tungsten is bullet proof. Its 32Mbytes of memory isn't particularly large but it is non-volatile, so even if the battery dies, you won't lose your documents, contacts or any e-mails you've drafted.

Verdict: Palm's Tungsten E2 is a solid business PDA, but some users will find its lack of WiFi and somewhat sluggish performance frustrating.

Review summary: The Hotsync/charge cradle, long a staple on even the cheapest Palm PDAs, has now become something of a rarity. Even Palm's flagship LifeDrive and Treos fail to include a cradle in... review

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Verdict: Overall, this is a fairly decent offering and about what most long-time Palm users expect from that company's self-branded products --- stylish, decent build quality but one or two considerable design flaws and (usually) an overly high MSRP. The internal