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4.0 stars
"Its a good PDA, though the video review is deceiving"
Pros: Bright screen, good battery life, fast processor
Cons: Doesnt yet work with WiFi card yet, NVFS can be slow, uses an older processor
Summary: I really am disappointed by the video review, for a number of reasons. Though it does have a brighter display, I see no reason to believe it has 1000 more colors, as Palm cites over 65000, which is perfectly in line with 16bit (65536). Some believed when it was originally announced that it would have an 18bit screen, which would be 262144 colors. As for the WiFi card, you may notice that it isnt shown in the review, and the drivers (to my knowledge) have not been released yet, though we may see hacked versions soon, as the hardware is quite similar to a T5. As for the PDA itself, it looks to be a good upgrade from the TE, and with added BlueTooth, NVFS (no lost data), a better screen, and a faster processor, it makes a good intro pda for anyone who wants a fast, solid handheld. One other problem is that though the processor is faster than the previous model, the processor type is the same, and there is a newer version in production now. This is something the user doesnt usually care about, but can affect certain types of assembly code that will run well on it. The TE2 supposedly also has many powersaving features that give it great battery life, though I highly doubt it can top the Sony TH-55 in this respect. It should make a good media player with an expansion card, and as I have said, looks like a great pda.
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The Tungsten E had a few thousand less colors than the E2 not because of a software issue, but the hardware. While the OS, screen drivers, video processor, etc. all sent the 65,000 colors, the liquid crystals weren't capable of showing them all so some were lost.
Also, the wifi drivers have been updated and can be found on the E2 support page on Palm.com.
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Palm Tungsten E2:
$499.99
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