Computers

CORSAIR Corsair Flash Voyager USB 2.0 - USB flash drive - 8 GB

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HP TouchSmart All-In-One Desktop with Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T5850 - Black/Espresso

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HP TouchSmart All-In-One Desktop with Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T5850 - Black/Espresso

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I would initially.

Logitech MX Air Wireless Laser Mouse

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and mouse connect immediately. I already have a Logitech cordless mouse and keyboard set. But that has now moved to the old computer. This being rechargeable is very key, no batteries, long "air" time, and cool looking in the charging dock etc. The photo makes it look rather long and big, but it's actually standard if not thinner, light and feels great holding it. At first, I had it on the desk like a normal mouse, and it's completely great like that, but when you lift it, it then becomes mind-blowing in it's "air" state. It's motion sensitive and at first I was afraid of how to hold it, and wondering if I am blocking something on it, or what to point to etc.. but then I just held it the way I wanted to, and pointed at the screen without hesitation, and noticed we were getting along just fine. You are teaching yourself how to use it, how to click, pick up, highlight etc in a matter of minutes. It's essentially a remote control, and you can do everything a normal mouse can do, just in the air. It really is quite fun and makes many things much easier. Imagine the possibilities on all those "tube" like sites! There's a play and pause button, and .... well.. you have no idea what you are missing!

On a more serious note, this is definitely a perfect tool for office presentations. If you surf in a group with a projection or large screen, this serves as your pointer. Only difference is that you are actually performing the functions instead of referring to them and getting in the way.

This is laser technology at it's finest. The movements you make are spot on, and you adjust as the mouse adjusts to you. The learning curve here is to simply to let go of the standard limitations, and be free to move around the web in comfort and ease. There is certainly something better coming in the future, and I am sure it will be from Logitech.

This is the future, here, now, and worth every penny tomorrow.

D-Link Wireless-N Router with 4-Port Switch

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and mouse connect immediately. I already have a Logitech cordless mouse and keyboard set. But that has now moved to the old computer. This being rechargeable is very key, no batteries, long "air" time, and cool looking in the charging dock etc. The photo makes it look rather long and big, but it's actually standard if not thinner, light and feels great holding it. At first, I had it on the desk like a normal mouse, and it's completely great like that, but when you lift it, it then becomes mind-blowing in it's "air" state. It's motion sensitive and at first I was afraid of how to hold it, and wondering if I am blocking something on it, or what to point to etc.. but then I just held it the way I wanted to, and pointed at the screen without hesitation, and noticed we were getting along just fine. You are teaching yourself how to use it, how to click, pick up, highlight etc in a matter of minutes. It's essentially a remote control, and you can do everything a normal mouse can do, just in the air. It really is quite fun and makes many things much easier. Imagine the possibilities on all those "tube" like sites! There's a play and pause button, and .... well.. you have no idea what you are missing!



On a more serious note, this is definitely a perfect tool for office presentations. If you surf in a group with a projection or large screen, this serves as your pointer. Only difference is that you are actually performing the functions instead of referring to them and getting in the way.



This is laser technology at it's finest. The movements you make are spot on, and you adjust as the mouse adjusts to you. The learning curve here is to simply to let go of the standard limitations, and be free to move around the web in comfort and ease. There is certainly something better coming in the future, and I am sure it will be from Logitech.



This is the future, here, now, and worth every penny tomorrow.

Iomega 120GB Hi-Speed USB 2.0/FireWire400 Black Series Portable Hard Drive

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and mouse connect immediately. I already have a Logitech cordless mouse and keyboard set. But that has now moved to the old computer. This being rechargeable is very key, no batteries, long "air" time, and cool looking in the charging dock etc. The photo makes it look rather long and big, but it's actually standard if not thinner, light and feels great holding it. At first, I had it on the desk like a normal mouse, and it's completely great like that, but when you lift it, it then becomes mind-blowing in it's "air" state. It's motion sensitive and at first I was afraid of how to hold it, and wondering if I am blocking something on it, or what to point to etc.. but then I just held it the way I wanted to, and pointed at the screen without hesitation, and noticed we were getting along just fine. You are teaching yourself how to use it, how to click, pick up, highlight etc in a matter of minutes. It's essentially a remote control, and you can do everything a normal mouse can do, just in the air. It really is quite fun and makes many things much easier. Imagine the possibilities on all those "tube" like sites! There's a play and pause button, and .... well.. you have no idea what you are missing!





On a more serious note, this is definitely a perfect tool for office presentations. If you surf in a group with a projection or large screen, this serves as your pointer. Only difference is that you are actually performing the functions instead of referring to them and getting in the way.





This is laser technology at it's finest. The movements you make are spot on, and you adjust as the mouse adjusts to you. The learning curve here is to simply to let go of the standard limitations, and be free to move around the web in comfort and ease. There is certainly something better coming in the future, and I am sure it will be from Logitech.





This is the future, here, now, and worth every penny tomorrow.

Western Digital My Book Essential 1TB External USB 2.0 Hard Drive

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and mouse connect immediately. I already have a Logitech cordless mouse and keyboard set. But that has now moved to the old computer. This being rechargeable is very key, no batteries, long "air" time, and cool looking in the charging dock etc. The photo makes it look rather long and big, but it's actually standard if not thinner, light and feels great holding it. At first, I had it on the desk like a normal mouse, and it's completely great like that, but when you lift it, it then becomes mind-blowing in it's "air" state. It's motion sensitive and at first I was afraid of how to hold it, and wondering if I am blocking something on it, or what to point to etc.. but then I just held it the way I wanted to, and pointed at the screen without hesitation, and noticed we were getting along just fine. You are teaching yourself how to use it, how to click, pick up, highlight etc in a matter of minutes. It's essentially a remote control, and you can do everything a normal mouse can do, just in the air. It really is quite fun and makes many things much easier. Imagine the possibilities on all those "tube" like sites! There's a play and pause button, and .... well.. you have no idea what you are missing!







On a more serious note, this is definitely a perfect tool for office presentations. If you surf in a group with a projection or large screen, this serves as your pointer. Only difference is that you are actually performing the functions instead of referring to them and getting in the way.







This is laser technology at it's finest. The movements you make are spot on, and you adjust as the mouse adjusts to you. The learning curve here is to simply to let go of the standard limitations, and be free to move around the web in comfort and ease. There is certainly something better coming in the future, and I am sure it will be from Logitech.







This is the future, here, now, and worth every penny tomorrow.

Western Digital My Book Home 1TB External FireWire/USB 2.0/eSATA Hard Drive

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and mouse connect immediately. I already have a Logitech cordless mouse and keyboard set. But that has now moved to the old computer. This being rechargeable is very key, no batteries, long "air" time, and cool looking in the charging dock etc. The photo makes it look rather long and big, but it's actually standard if not thinner, light and feels great holding it. At first, I had it on the desk like a normal mouse, and it's completely great like that, but when you lift it, it then becomes mind-blowing in it's "air" state. It's motion sensitive and at first I was afraid of how to hold it, and wondering if I am blocking something on it, or what to point to etc.. but then I just held it the way I wanted to, and pointed at the screen without hesitation, and noticed we were getting along just fine. You are teaching yourself how to use it, how to click, pick up, highlight etc in a matter of minutes. It's essentially a remote control, and you can do everything a normal mouse can do, just in the air. It really is quite fun and makes many things much easier. Imagine the possibilities on all those "tube" like sites! There's a play and pause button, and .... well.. you have no idea what you are missing!









On a more serious note, this is definitely a perfect tool for office presentations. If you surf in a group with a projection or large screen, this serves as your pointer. Only difference is that you are actually performing the functions instead of referring to them and getting in the way.









This is laser technology at it's finest. The movements you make are spot on, and you adjust as the mouse adjusts to you. The learning curve here is to simply to let go of the standard limitations, and be free to move around the web in comfort and ease. There is certainly something better coming in the future, and I am sure it will be from Logitech.









This is the future, here, now, and worth every penny tomorrow.

Wacom Cintiq 12.1" Widescreen Interactive Pen Display

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hard to live with.
I think part of the reason for this may be because of the limited 2-point calibration, as someone else who reviewed on here talked about. The calibration is just nowhere near refined enough.
Like I said, I also have a 21" Cintiq and I don't have this problem with that. They just didn't do a good job with the 12".

Second. The excessive cables. They really need to figure out how to slim this down and simply it - and I think they could. Before you buy look at the manual online and see all that you have to do to get this thing working. If you're thinking about taking it with you on the go with your laptop, forget it. There's so much to have to deal with. I don't see why they can't just make a simple cable like Apple's Cinema displays - it plugs into the DVI port, a usb port for the pen to work, and then a power brick, which then plugs into the wall. That'd be so much simpler. The cintiq itself is very thin - so it lends itself to portability, but when you have to consider all the extra cables and connections you have to make, it doesn't work out so well.

Third. The quality of the screen. It is cheap. When I first plugged it in I wasn't disappointed - I saw my desktop background on this small 12" screen and it looked nice and bright. But then I started working with it. When you're actually drawing in Photoshop the line doesn't look nearly as crisp as on my Apple Cinema display. Text also suffers. Just reading through web pages it's quite noticeable. I think another review said that they just used a cheap laptop screen, and after working with it for a couple days, I think that person was right.

There are nice things about it. The design is nice and like I said before, it's nice and thin so it sits nicely on my desk (a problem I have with the bigger ones is that they are SO bulky).
It's easy to pick up and put in your lap. And the stand is nice too.
I really wish that it didn't have the problems that it does because I'd love it to work well.
My main problem has to be the cursor jumping around and shaking - it's really awful and I don't think I can stand it. It's worst at the edges of the screen, but you can't even click and drag to scroll down a web page without the cursor shaking. It's not only annoying, it's almost unusable. I'm used to using my Intous 3 and my goodness - what a difference. That one is SO much better at tracking your pin movement.

Worth $1000? Not at all. Hopefully they'll come out with a better updated one sometime soon - then it may be worth the price.

Samsung SyncMaster 245T Widescreen LCD Monitor-24IN LCD 1000 1 1920X1200 245T MNTRVGA DVI 6MS CVBS SVID COM

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cost. There are many other fine 24" monitors - including Samsungs - that use a different type panel which have more restictive viewing angles and can save you $200 or more. These other monitors will look great when you sit in front of them - they just do not look very good if you are looking from above or from their sides. Evaluate whether you need these wide viewing angles because you are certainly paying for them.

Another Plus: This Samsung offers multiple inputs - far more than is normal. Beyond just a VGA (analog) and a DVI (digital) input - which are the only two possible connections needed to hook up any computor ---- this monitor also offers a multitude of audio/visual connections. For example: I've connected two computors to this monitor plus a Sony Playstation 3. This model of Samsung even offers an HDMI input (the new standard for high definition TV connections) which I'm using for the Playstation. My Playstation connected perfectly over the HDMI input at 1080p and since this monitor allowed me to select 16:9 scaling - I had a perfect picture. If I've lost anyone: the bottom line is this monitor will accomodate any playstation, dvd player or xbox 360 perfectly in addition to a computer. However you are paying dearly for these features and you can get a monitor considerably cheaper if you don't need these extra inputs. In my case - they were a "must have".

Other comments: For a Playstation or XBox you'll need to add speakers. This monitor has an audio out jack (and even a jack to provide +12 volt power to the speakers) but no speakers. Any cheap computor speakers will work. It is shame speakers are not built-in.

Hype: This is certainly a fine display but I have to wonder at some of the other reviews which seem to suggest almost a magical quality to the display. I see a fine display but no better than my 19" (which was highly rated) or my 22" (also top rated). My 19" cost me $200 and my 22" $300. In another review, the writer says he is seeing new colors on this display he had never seen before. I don't. My only conclusion is we upgraded from very different monitors. I see nothing different from my previous monitors but they were of high quality.

Bottom Line: This is just about the most expensive 24" monitor you can find. It is an excellent monitor. Buy it if you need multiple inputs with audio/visual support or you need a very wide viewing angle. Otherwise I believe you can get as good a display for considerably less.

Buzzing (see another reviewer's comments): My monitor is quiet and it seems virtually everyone else who owns this monitor says the same thing.

Western Digital My Book Essential 1TB External USB 2.0 Hard Drive

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and says there is nothing he can do. I said to him because I buy the complete package the WD makes I get punished. and if i went out and bought a internal hard drive and put it in a case i'd get a 3-5 year warranty? he responded back, yea. I said dont you think this is a little unfair? and he said sorry. So then trying to be slick I said ok so what if I take the Hard drive out will i get the 3-5 year warranty? he said no you'll void the warranty because they marry the case and the hard drive as 1 unit so they know the hard drive came out of it. But his way of solving the situation he said is they offer a service to recover the data, I asked how much does that cost. he said about $3k. I asked to talk to his manager and he sad it would take 48 hours for them to call me back. (still waiting)
Long story short, if you are interested in buying a western digital I recommend buying a internal hard drive and putting it in a case which are very cheap. Just search external hard drive case, and tons will pop up. by doing this you'll get a real warranty.
I hope this helps others from getting screwed. Good luck

HP Pavilion dv6870us Notebook-Turion 64 TL-64 Gold 15.4

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screen.
4. At least 1.6 GHz dual processor, preferably AMD.
5. Infrared/bluetooth connectivity.
6. DVD burner
The DV6810US met all the requirements except the HDD one.

At 160 GB, the HDD is SMALL! Especially with Windows Vista hogging so much disk space, you can feel the need for additional space. I still decided to go for this one because I have a spare 500 GB external HDD. I use the external HDD to store my multimedia files. The laptop HDD will be primarily used for loading software and temporary storage. Do keep in mind that the external HDD will take up one of your USB ports!

Although, I was looking for anything that had 2 GB or more RAM, I m glad that I bought 3 GB. I strongly recommend at least 3 GB with Vista. Again, although Vista looks smart and has some cool features, it eats any amount of memory you give it! So more the better.

The 15.4 in widescreen with the cool remote and touch-sensitive multimedia controls is one of the best things a multimedia buff will enjoy on this laptop. Watching movies, viewing pictures and playing music is as easy as 1-2-3. Now although, there are 17 in laptop screens out there (and all that real-estate can be pretty useful to artists who edit photos and movies), the factors to consider are cost, weight and portability. DV9810US gives all the same features of a DV6810US on a 17 in screen, and the cost-difference in Apr 08 was only $150. I would have gone for it in a heartbeat had it not been for the weight and portability aspect. A 17 inch laptop will barely fit on the tray-table of an economy seat in an airplane!!! It also consumes that much more battery! And if you don't need 17 inch worth of real-estate on your screen 100% of the time, I would rather buy a 20 inch flat-screen for around $200 and sit it on a table at home!

The DV6810US is powered by 2.0 GHz AMD Turion 64 X2 dual-core processor. Though this is on of the faster processors in the market, Vista seems to slow it down (Only if Microsoft could have gotten out a better OS!)

I often connect my cell-phone to my laptop using infrared. This was a decisive factor when choosing between this one and Toshiba A205, A215 and P305 models. All of these are slightly superior to DV6810US on some other factors but lack infrared connectivity.

The Toshibas also lost because of the LabelFlash technology they used in their DVD burners. My study showed that HP's LightScribe was a better technology because of the availability of media and performance.

Most other laptops in its class feature a webcam, while this one does not. Again, I already had a good Logitech webcam, so I dint care a lot for the in-built one. Although, it will take-up another of your USB ports, it gives your more portability without having to move the entire laptop.

The weaknesses like only 3 USB ports (against 4 in some other models) and lack of webcam are pretty small, and are heavily outweighed by its strengths. The other OS related problems are inherent to Vista, and I believe would come with all laptops.

The other laptops I considered in my study were...
HP DV9810US
HP DV9820US
HP DV9830US
HP DV9720US
HP DV9730US
HP DV9740US
Toshiba Sat A215-S5848
Toshiba Sat A205-S5863
Toshiba Sat A215-S6804
HP dv6748us
Toshiba Sat A205-S5859
Toshiba Sat A215-S5849
HP DV9812US
Toshiba Sat P305-DS8818
HP DV6810US
HP DV6833US
HP DV6751US
HP DV6830US

HP Pavilion Tx2120us Entertainment Notebook PC

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or flimsy.

4. DVD Eject Button: Now I understand that as a manufacturer you need to put the button in a place that if it accidentally gets bumped it won't pop open your drive but if you have big hands like I do than you might want to consider creating a DVD eject shortcut on your desktop like I did by downloading nircmd.dll. There are tutorials out there if you need help.

Now for the positives.

1. Screen: 5/5 Bright, clear, responsive to the touch and large enough to satisfy any user.

2. Battery: 4/5 I have read many places that the battery is only good for 3 to 3 1/2 hours of batter life but after I purchased mine and conditioned the battery (correctly) I was able to get between 4 and 4 1/2 hours of battery usage on "BALANCED" power setting.

3. Processor, RAM, and HD: 5/5 As far as a pc/notebook I don't think I could have asked for more in such a small machine. AMD Core Duo 2.20ghz / 4GB RAM / 250G HD... compare that to other machines in $1150 - $1400 dollar price range and you might find something with 160G HD and 2 maybe 3GB RAM. Not to mention the added bonus of having a touchscreen. ;)

4. Keyboard, and Ports: 5/5 I have read other reviews calling the keyboard "Cheap" or stating there aren't enough ports on the tablet but when you consider the size and portability of this machine it has more than enough to do the job. This machine has 3 USB, 5in1 Reader, 34mm Express Card, Expansion Port 3, Ethernet, Tele, S-video out, 2 headphone, and 1 mic slot. It also comes with a remote control that easily stows in 34mm express card slot.

5. FingerPrint Reader: 5/5 Before I purchased this machine I thought to myself what a waste this addition would be... WRONG. With the additionof the fingerprint reader it quickly and efficiently gives you access to your computer, files, email, banking, etc... and is easily programmable with their preloaded DigitalPersona software.

6. Loaded Software: 5/5 The reason I am giving this a 5/5 isn't because the software is so good it's because there isn't much "bloatware" at all. ;)

Final Thoughts:

This is an excellent machine for the price and I had been hard pressed in finding a machine that had as much goodies packed into it for the price. Whether you use it for business, education, or just for leisure I think you will find this to be more than a suitable choice for all of your pc needs.

I hope this helps!

Western Digital My Book Home 1TB External FireWire/USB 2.0/eSATA Hard Drive

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also said that numerous customers have had similar issues if they plug the drive into a UPS or power strip. They recommend plugging the drive directly into a wall socket, but that didn't seem to help me at all.

I have another external eSATA drive from another vendor on the same computer (plugged into my UPS, no less), and it doesn't have this issue at all. I've left it connected for days not using it and the drive doesn't disappear. So it definitely appears to be an issue with this model of drive.

Epson Stylus R1900 Photo Printer-STYLUS PHOTO R1900 5760X1440DPIPRNTUSB 2.0 13X19 8CLR CD PRN

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also said that numerous customers have had similar issues if they plug the drive into a UPS or power strip. They recommend plugging the drive directly into a wall socket, but that didn't seem to help me at all.



I have another external eSATA drive from another vendor on the same computer (plugged into my UPS, no less), and it doesn't have this issue at all. I've left it connected for days not using it and the drive doesn't disappear. So it definitely appears to be an issue with this model of drive.

Canon Pixma MP520 All-in-one Multifunction Inkjet Photo Printer

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card, since the slots are so well placed, is a pleasure to operate.
As for availability of ink---that seems to be a slight burr in the saddle of all the printer manufacturers. Don't be surprised when you feel you have to get a loan, at the bank, to purchase the OEM ink. With a little searching I found a company with the hauntingly interesting name, Carrot Ink.com, who will save me a great deal with refill kits.
One word of caution. When to receive your purchase and attempt to load the driver you may find the instructions a bit ambiguous. I was forced to eMail questions regarding Canon's instructions. Expected to receive answers in 24 hours like Epson---Scuse me! Canon came back, immediately with the solution. That's customer service!

Am I happy and satisfied with my purchase from Amazon and Canon---YOU BET!!!!!!!!!!!!

Logitech MX Air Wireless Laser Mouse

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blogs and spend the rest of my time in a web browser, so being able to have access to the sides of my mouse to move forward/back are critical and very convenient

But it does as it claims; it functions well as an "in the air" mouse solution. I do not know how long the charge last, I used it for hours to watch movies and surf and when I placed it in the charger it had not even used half of its charge.

Nokia Wireless Internet Tablet - Gray

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blogs and spend the rest of my time in a web browser, so being able to have access to the sides of my mouse to move forward/back are critical and very convenient



But it does as it claims; it functions well as an "in the air" mouse solution. I do not know how long the charge last, I used it for hours to watch movies and surf and when I placed it in the charger it had not even used half of its charge.

Palm TX Handheld PDA Open Box (Refurb)-CO

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diagonal LCD display. On the bottom of the display, there is a little toolbar for commonly used features, similar to what the Tungsten T5 has. At the top of the Palm TX, there is an SDIO/MMC slot for expansion,
stylus holder, power button, and a headphone jack.

Internally, the Palm TX features a 312-MHz processor, 128MB of memory, and wireless connectivity. The Palm TX's Wi-Fi capabilities are compatible with both WEP and WPA encrypted wireless networks. You can also access the Internet via using the TX's Bluetooth connection to connect via a Bluetooth cell phone. The SD memory slot can accept up to 4GB (I am not sure about the 8 GB Cards as I don't have one) of added memory, which makes storage for the TX almost unlimited. Also, DONOT use SDHC with the Palm TX as it will not work with it.

Software included with the Palm TX include the Palm OS 5.4, VersaMail 3.1, and Document To Go 7. There is also Pocket Tunes, which is a portable media player that will play your MP3, WMA, WAV, and Ogg Vorbis audio files. Palm also includes a few games and handy programs, like a nice calculator and world clock.

I have an iPod, and without a doubt, the Palm TX could never be compared to it for playing the music files. The iPod is easier and more flexible to use as a music player, So, your palm can play music files but don't expect too much.

The Palm TX performed pretty well too with me. It smoothly plays video, opens Word documents, and opens Web pages. The internet browser is not that good but it is still usable, don't expect the flexibility of the iphone's safari browser. The only weakness to the Palm TX is its battery life, which is just above 4 hours with the Wi-Fi antenna off. The average PDA gets at least above 5 hours and even up to 8 hours of battery life.

The main advantage of the Palm TX, its ability to run lots of medical and pharmaceutical software that can help medical students and professionals to make their job easily. I mainly bought it to run my favorite Pharmaceutical software such as Drug IX, Martindale, Medical directories and all of the nice pharmaceutical software library for the palm OS. It makes my life easier while working in research and in public pharmacies. It is a very good choice for medical students. Although, I think the iPhone will change these concepts when the same software is available for the iPhone.

Also, the palm TX freezes from time to time but it reboots after reset very quickly not as slow as the Palm LifeDrive.
In conclusion, the Palm TX is a welcomed addition to the Palm PDA family. It brings a lot to the table, including excellent Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity features as well as a lot of expansion opportunities, including large Secure-Digital memory cards. The included multimedia applications also make the Palm TX an excellent portable media player. The TX is great for the on-the-go
person who wants all their data in one place and the chance to listen to some music in between.

Finally,

Advantages:

* Excellent Screen
* Dual Wireless (Bluetooth and Wi-Fi)
* Rich Software, one handed operation
* Very good for medical software

DisAdvantages:

* not 100% stable
* Low battery life
* No Voice Rec, Vibrate, LED
* No included cradle

Finally,

It is a very good buy for the Price (259 $), Highly recommended for medical students.

Canon Flatbed Scanner with Charge-Coupled Device (CCD)

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diagonal LCD display. On the bottom of the display, there is a little toolbar for commonly used features, similar to what the Tungsten T5 has. At the top of the Palm TX, there is an SDIO/MMC slot for expansion,

stylus holder, power button, and a headphone jack.



Internally, the Palm TX features a 312-MHz processor, 128MB of memory, and wireless connectivity. The Palm TX's Wi-Fi capabilities are compatible with both WEP and WPA encrypted wireless networks. You can also access the Internet via using the TX's Bluetooth connection to connect via a Bluetooth cell phone. The SD memory slot can accept up to 4GB (I am not sure about the 8 GB Cards as I don't have one) of added memory, which makes storage for the TX almost unlimited. Also, DONOT use SDHC with the Palm TX as it will not work with it.



Software included with the Palm TX include the Palm OS 5.4, VersaMail 3.1, and Document To Go 7. There is also Pocket Tunes, which is a portable media player that will play your MP3, WMA, WAV, and Ogg Vorbis audio files. Palm also includes a few games and handy programs, like a nice calculator and world clock.



I have an iPod, and without a doubt, the Palm TX could never be compared to it for playing the music files. The iPod is easier and more flexible to use as a music player, So, your palm can play music files but don't expect too much.



The Palm TX performed pretty well too with me. It smoothly plays video, opens Word documents, and opens Web pages. The internet browser is not that good but it is still usable, don't expect the flexibility of the iphone's safari browser. The only weakness to the Palm TX is its battery life, which is just above 4 hours with the Wi-Fi antenna off. The average PDA gets at least above 5 hours and even up to 8 hours of battery life.



The main advantage of the Palm TX, its ability to run lots of medical and pharmaceutical software that can help medical students and professionals to make their job easily. I mainly bought it to run my favorite Pharmaceutical software such as Drug IX, Martindale, Medical directories and all of the nice pharmaceutical software library for the palm OS. It makes my life easier while working in research and in public pharmacies. It is a very good choice for medical students. Although, I think the iPhone will change these concepts when the same software is available for the iPhone.



Also, the palm TX freezes from time to time but it reboots after reset very quickly not as slow as the Palm LifeDrive.

In conclusion, the Palm TX is a welcomed addition to the Palm PDA family. It brings a lot to the table, including excellent Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity features as well as a lot of expansion opportunities, including large Secure-Digital memory cards. The included multimedia applications also make the Palm TX an excellent portable media player. The TX is great for the on-the-go

person who wants all their data in one place and the chance to listen to some music in between.



Finally,



Advantages:



* Excellent Screen

* Dual Wireless (Bluetooth and Wi-Fi)

* Rich Software, one handed operation

* Very good for medical software



DisAdvantages:



* not 100% stable

* Low battery life

* No Voice Rec, Vibrate, LED

* No included cradle



Finally,



It is a very good buy for the Price (259 $), Highly recommended for medical students.