PalmOne Zire 71 Handheld by Palm
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Digital camera reviews of PalmOne Zire 71 Handheld
Digital camera Review: Great Palm for a year, then adios.....
Summary: 1 Stars
When I first got my Zire71 two years ago, I loved it. The camera was neat and convenient, I was totally organized. Then, after about 18 months, all of the sudden the screen wouldn't recognize the stylus and acted like something was pressing in the middle. The only fix was to let the battery drain all of the way down, recharge, and sync. Then it would work for a week or two before going into convulsions again.
I would definitely NOT recommend purchasing a Zire71. I am currently shopping for a new PDA -- camera, WI-FI, Bluetooth ?? Palm does offer the Zire72 - but with no WI-FI, I may be looking into a new Sony Cli?. Besides...... I'm not sure I want to keep on buying a new Palm every couple of years.
Digital camera Review: Poorly Made
Summary: 1 Stars
My wife and I each bought a Zire 71 and they both failed after about a year. Makes you think the units are made to be disposible. The problem with my wife's was the battery. After a charging it would drain almost immediately. More than likely caused by the camera or joystick(she tried taping the unit shut so it wouldn't slide open but this didn't help). Mine stopped syncing and the touch screen worked eraticly. We owned other Palms which were simpler, better made and lasted longer. The Zire 71 is a disaster!Digital camera Review: Good for 18 months, then went belly up.
Summary: 2 Stars
The Zire 71 was a pretty good PDA for the first 18 months of its life. The camera was kind of a "wow" feature when I first got it, but the picture quality is poor. I haven't found much use for the camera, but overall the Zire 71 worked pretty well.
The problem is that the touchscreen has gone haywire. It no longer responds appropriately or predictably to the stylus and the PDA has been rendered useless by this problem. Unfortunately it is not worth the $125 that palm charges for non-warranty repair.
Digital camera Review: terrible software and terrible support
Summary: 3 Stars
I am quite pleased with the handheld itself and have never had any major issues with it. The desktop softare, however, is downright terrible. I can't switch to a yearly or monthly calendar view without having it crash. I have reinstalled several times to no avail.
I contacted tech support but they never seem to understand the problem, insisting I reinstall their software even though that is what I have already told them I've been doing. I filled out a survey telling them I was unhappy because they hadn't been able to solve my problems and never heard from them again.
If a decent competitor arrives on scene with better software, and better tech support, palm will quickly be a thing of the past.
Digital camera Review: FRUSTRATING!!
Summary: 1 Stars
I loved this when i got it for xmas 2003-- then about a year later, the trouble started.. i had many problems hotsynching with my mac at work, finally worked that out, and then the battery must have been running by being in my purse (the joystick must have been pressed in) and i lost everything on my palm. i had backed up fairly recently and was able to convert alot of my info back on to the unit... then the fun really started! some phantom appeares to be playing with my palm, i will hear click click click and it will be in a loop of toggling beetween functions, or in the calandar it will highlight an event over and over again, and i can not get it to stop. I will turn it off and turn it on, and still the same issue - we did a restart and now it is unusable- the stylus will not respond and it just clicks all over and it is a waste.
I am sad because i really enjoyed the camera function and used it a lot for quick pics to friends and family via email of things that were new in my life.
i will have to find a new pda, and i do not see myself getting another one of these, beware!!!