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Palm Tungsten E2 Handheld |  | Brand: Palm
Category: CE
List Price: $277.19
Buy Used: $78.99
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New (8) Used (38) Refurbished (10) from $78.99
Seller: Monicatuck
Rating:  393 reviews
Sales Rank: 951
Platform: PDA
Color: Gray
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Palm OS
CPU Speed: 200
System Memory: 32
Memory Type: SDRAM
Battery Type: Lithium Ion
Native Resolution: 320 x 320
Modem: None
Free Memory Slots: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 4.5 x 3.1 x 0.6
Calendar Date book Contacts Address book Tasks To do list Memos Freeform text notes NotePad Write on the screen Media view photos and videos RealPlayer for Palm² Music and other audio, MP3 Web Web browser, for use with mobile phone Bluetooth® Manager Wireless connection manager Calculator Basic World Clock What time is it around the world? Expense Business or travel expenses Favorites Customizable list of applications, files and folders Prefs Global settings for your handheld HotSync® Synchronization Card Info SD/MMC expansion card info Quick Tour Learn about your handheld 2 - Requires SD expansion card Software Installation CD Palm® Desktop software Personal Information Manager software for desktop computer DataViz© Documents To Go Professional Edition Create and edit Word, Excel, and PowerPoint compatible files Adobe® Reader® for Palm OS View PDF documents on handheld³ - info VersaMail© Email PalmSourceTM SMS Short messaging HandmarkTM Solitaire Game Power by Hand eReader Read eBooks from the Palm eBook store AdditTM Try & buy Palm's software connection Quick Install Windows - install aplications instantly Send To Handheld droplet Mac - install applciations instantly RealPlayer Windows - companion for handheld's RealPlayer Windows Media Player/DirectX Windows - play and convert videos for handheld QuickTime Play and convert videos for handheld
Warranty: 90 days
MPN: E2
Model: E2
UPC: 805931015563
EAN: 0805931015563
ASIN: B0007VMROE
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| | 320x320 Transflective TFT color display with touchscreen, supports more than 65,000 colors | | | Built-in Bluetooth technology for connecting to compatible wireless devices, such as mobile phones, laptops, and printers | | | Powerful, yet affordable, with 32 MB of memory (26 MB actual storage capacity) | | | Create and edit Word, Excel, Adobe PDF, and PowerPoint compatible files | | | Supports SD, SDIO and MultiMediaCard expansion-cards to add extra memory, features or content |
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Product Description
Introducing the sleek, stylishly designed Tungsten E2 handheld from palmOne. It's packed with features, including Bluetooth Wireless technology and an extra-sharp, high-resolution color display. It also features non-volatile flash memory for safe storage for your Calendar, Contacts, documents and presentations, photos and videos, even if you don't have time to recharge.t have time to recharge.
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 perfect for an absent minded professor April 29, 2006
Mark H. Webster (Tacoma)
44 out of 45 found this review helpful
This is my first organizer ever. I'm totally impressed. After reading some of the reviews here I was scared to put my money on any of these things. Seems like someone had complained about every model out there. This one had at least above average reviews, and I liked the fact that fewer people complain about the soft boot issue.
Now it's two months later and I can't imagine living without it. I'm a college teacher, with lots of faculty meetings to track, plus a freelance business, and the usual dentist and car appointments. I used to keep a paper "to do" list in my shirt pocket, but it doesn't ring if I forget to scan it several times a day. In short, my life is so busy that I was beginning to drop appointments.
I'm happy to report that this tungsten e2 syncs perfectly with Microsoft Outlook 2002. There are a few minor anomalies, but nothing that is a deal breaker. I was disturbed at first to discover that the thing is never really off. I would have liked to be able to totally turn it off when I had no appointments coming up, to save juice. However I've found that this is a none issue. It runs for at least 4 days, sometimes a week and a half before needing a charge.
The operating system seems quite solid. It locks up maybe once every 2 to 3 weeks, but that requires just a tap of a pen on the reset button on the back, and it comes back all happy in a couple seconds. When I was installing third party software every couple days it would lock up more frequently, but I've got everything I need now, and things have settled down.
I don't use it for email, or for surfing the net. I have a laptop for that, and I didn't want to pay an extra hundred for the wifi card.
The coolest thing about this e2 is the calendar and alarm, the tasks list, and the contacts. With the hot buttons on the front to access these vital functions, this thing never leaves my person. I even take it climbing in my backpack. Never know when I might want to make a note about something, or meet a new friend and exchange phone numbers.
After I bought it and realized how useful it was, I was tempted to exchange it for the treo, which has all this, plus a phone...until I found out that you have to pay at least $50 a month to the phone service to make the internet stuff work. Scratch that! I love this thing. It's perfect for my needs. I did buy the 2 year replacement policy from circuit city. $30 seemed like a small price to pay for peace of mind.
The software you can get for Palms is amazing. Here is my list of essential software:
Uninstall Manager - Northglide
BDicty 5.9 Pro - dictionary, thesaurus and conjugator
Pocket Tunes from Normsoft (it is compatible with the "plays for sure" windows media player files. I can play free downloadable audio books from the library.)
Tide Tool 2.2 - toolworks dot com (if you live near saltwater, a must have)
MessageEase V.5 - faster than graffiti for entering text, and it's free!
AvantGo - captures websites off the net when synced, view them on the commute later. - free!
Excellent value November 13, 2005
R. Galloway
46 out of 49 found this review helpful
I've been using my Tungsten E2 for about one month now, and I'm very pleased. I've owned the Tungsten E and Zire 71 models, and the Tungsten E2 is definitely an improvement. The screen looks very good, and it is even readable in direct sunlight. The battery life has been excellent, and the Bluetooth works great. I really think the Tungsten E2 remains an excellent value for those who want lots of functionality but do not require 802.11 wireless or a larger screen (i.e. the TX model). I use mine heavily, and I've not experienced any problems so far. The only thing I don't like about this model is that I can't charge the device via USB. I don't like having to carry the large AC adapter with me when I travel. I miss being able to charge my Zire 71 via the USB cable, whether it was connected to my laptop or the car adapter which came with my USB sync cable. Aside from this one complaint though, I highly recommend this device--even in light of the two new models Palm recently released (the TX and Z22 models). Of course, if you don't mind spending the extra money, go for the TX model. Otherwise, I think the price and features of the Tungsten E2 make it an excellent value.
A Writer-Teacher's take April 7, 2007
Theresa Williams (USA)
23 out of 24 found this review helpful
I would like to offer a somewhat different perspective on this product. I am not a business person; my thinking and needs are very different from a business person's. I am a reader, writer, teacher. Moreover, I am a very disorganized person. I thought maybe if I had a device that could centralize all the various elements of my life effectively, I could have some peace of mind. I have never owned an electronic tool of this sort. After reading and investigation on various brands, I chose this one. I have to say, it is one of the easiest electronic tools I have ever used. I didn't buy it for the bluetooth capability, so I can't speak to that. But it is a wonderfully easy and handy tool for keeping apointments straight and having contact information handy anywhere. Reading through the description of the E2, I was initially afraid that I would have to buy Microsoft Outlook in order to be able to have a calendar and appointment capability, but this is not true. The CD that comes with the E2 has those features--and many more--on it. As a writer, I appreciate the "Documents to go" feature. It is so easy to transfer Word documents to the Palm, and I have put several of my favorite poems on it. I have also bought a little keyboard to go with my Palm so that I can work on poems/stories while away. It is so much more compact than my laptop (and I have the smallest laptop that Dell ever made). It probably wouldn't be a good choice for writing the "Great American Novel" on, but for capturing those ideas that just can't wait, and when your brain is working faster than you can write by hand, this is a great device. I write a lot when I travel. I can also put my lecture-PowerPoints on the device so that I can review them anywhere. Finally, with expansion cards, you can also carry music, photos, and video with you. I do have a 60GB iPod, but, frankly, I am reluctant to carry it with me on some of my more rugged road/boat trips. And, as much as I love my iPod, I still find putting photos on it to be a confusing process. (I am not that technically savvy.) But the E2 works like a dream; simply drag and drop the photos, music, video that you want and there it is! The E2 also has a small speaker which works surprising well and I use it for listening to poems. A headphone jack allows for a richer experience for listening to music. The only downside is that the E2 doesn't have much memory and the expansion cards can be expensive. But I've decided the expense is worth it because now I can carry so many of my precious documents with me in once device which is fairly rugged (at least compared to the iPod which does not have the more stable flash drive that the E2 does). So I can use my iPod to store ALL of my music, to plug into my home speakers, and to take on short, easy adventures. But the E2 can go with me practically everywhere. The E2 is small, light, fast, easy to use. I really, really like it.
Wonderful! Very Pleased September 14, 2005
Carolyn (New Hampshire USA)
18 out of 19 found this review helpful
An upgrade from the E (which had to return because of a bad screen). Same price as the E with the $50 rebate, so why not?
Nice upgrades such as using your own photo's for backgrounds, better intergrated programs, better battery life - used over a week now including at least an hour of music and barely 1/8 down.
Setting up the sync was a little tougher since I upgraded. The sync keep trying to sync my old stuff. Finally figured it out but took some time. Palm doesn't supply very good directions for set up. Especially when upgrading.
I use a Mac and sync with iCal, Address and Stickbrain. Works great.
I would most definetly get an extended warranty. PDA's are known to break down for various reasons and since you're spending $200 +/-, it's worth it!
Great Gizmo September 20, 2007
K. Rowley (Austin, Texas United States)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
Bought this device to use for a new job that I have just started. Could not be happier with the unit I received. One thing that I will complain about - when I bought the unit, I also bought one of the Palm 2GB SD memory cards. Only to find out that this particular unit (E2) can't use that large an expansion card. So I ended up returning the 2GB card and buying two 1GB cards instead. I also bought the book, "How to Do Everything with Your Palm Powered Device" - which I found to be very helpful in minimizing my learning curve. I originally bought this device to do the standard business sort of things, but I must confess that since discovering that you can use it to read eBooks AND play MP3s - I now have a hard time going somewhere without this thing tagging along.
2-23-2009, Just an update to my original posting... I've been using my E2 now for the past 18 months or so on a daily basis... and it's still running fine.
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