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2.0 stars
"You get what you pay for"
Pros: Very portable, more capacity than previous entry-level Palm devices
Cons: Touch screen sporadic, grainy picture
Summary: I picked up one of these after my Palm m130 developed a fatal error during a HotSync. My initial impressions are not positive. The first time I HotSynced, the device would not restart so I had to do a hard reset and start over. By putting programs on in several syncs, the problem did not repeat.
The picture on the z22 is brighter and the colors more vivid than the m130, but the resolution is not good.
My main issue is with the touch screen. I think Palm's intentions with Graffiti 2 were good, but the execution was off, as there are at least three letters that I simply cannot do. The screen is also very spotty about picking up stylus movements, so you may have to tap a radio button two or three times before the device processes the action.
I got one of the "special editions" that included the two rubber slip cases. Those should be good to protect against drops, but you'll need to get separate screen protectors because I suspect the touch screen could be scratched and damaged rather easily. The light green slip case did not fit well around my device, but the clear one did. Choose carefully which one you decide to use, because once it is in there, it is a Herculean task to get it out.
I'm hoping that I will eventually make my piece with the z22, but if you can find a closeout on an older Palm device for a similar price, I would go that route, as Palm still has some bugs to work out on the z22.
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