RadioShack
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"Took it back" on by Aledo
Pros: 4GB HD, WiFi and BlueTooth, SD slot still included
Cons: Extraordinarily unstable and slow
Summary: I bought it, unwrapped it and it froze up right after charging it. I have been using Palm since the original Pilot 1000 and have owned 5 Palm devices. Unfortunately, Palm is not giving me an alternative to PocketPC any longer.
LifeDrive is sloooow! It requires multiple soft and hard resets which are slow (3-30mins respectively).
I've been using Palm, for medical applications for years but I can't even get Epocrates to run smoothly on the LifeDrive. Whats more is that I installed the Palm Desktop on a new PC (only running windows OS and Office suite) and LifeDrive wouldn't Hotsync without causing a soft reset.
I called Palm twice. They said that they weren't aware of any issues with the LifeDrive but when I spoke to 3rd party software companies...they were replete with problems involving this model.
Whats needed is simple. Look at the iPod Nano...it has 4GB flash memory.
Palm needs to stop dancing around the memory/HD/battery issue. They could easily do: 1. At least 2GB user accessible RAM 2. User Replaceable batteries 3. Beta test their product BEFORE they release it onto the public.
I'm disappointed that CNET rated this so device so highly. I looked up the CNET rating before I purchased it and theirs is just not an accurate evaluation of this product. It really is an underwhelming and frustrating machine.
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I am the unfortunate owner of TWO LifeDrive's, as my hubby also has one. We have each owned 2 Palms previously and upgraded to LifeDrive from a Tungsten E.<br><br>I wish we had kept the Tungsten, but were attracted by the larger screen, better for reading e-books. AND of couse the larger capacity. IF the LifeDrive ACTUALLY DID all the things it claims, it would be SUPER, but then we don't live in a perfect world. Being gullible, I believe the good things I read about products I want.<br><br>I agree with the previous comments and would rate it at 0 or -1! <br><br>It is DEFINITELY my last Palm PDA.
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i bought this machine after reading cnet revies. unfortunately their views are totally wrong. i had to reset(both soft and hard)several times for no reson. hotsync is not smooth, needs reset. now it has stopped functioning and i am about to thorw it to dustbin. lost all the money. palm support is worst.you cant speak to any tech support without paying money.though the large hard disc is attractive please stay away form this product
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I had a similar problem in July 2005 and the dealer repalced the device..it froze again in September and came back to life after 3 days. Now again the device is dead and just doesnt switch on. Yes, it has lots of problems running any medical software and even simple ones like epocrates! Think Palm should recall all lifedrives and refund our money!
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bought last week of august, 3 weeks later, 3 tech support phone calls and 4 quick resets I think I will return this piece of junk!<br>I cannot understand how unstable this thing is (suicidal almost!)<br>All it gives me is grief!
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I use Palm for medical use too. Skyscape should have no problem w/ this lifedrive, Epocrates took too much room in internal memory, I use Tarascon in stead. epocrates always have problem w/ new palm os. If other software causing same problem, then lifedrive should go back to palm, out of market.I do not own lifedrive, I use Tungsten T.
