Palm Tungstenā„¢ E Handheld

Pros: Beautiful screen, lots of software, excellent for taking notes
Cons: No universal connecter, crashes occasionally, quality problems, slow at synchronizing

I actually bought mine off ebay. Therefore, I didn't get a warranty of any sort! It was slightly used, but fully operational. PalmOne was not very helpful when I asked them if I could buy the software CD off of them since the software CD wasn't ...

Pros: Inexpensive color PDA when purchased.
Cons: Battery life stinks!

My husband bought me a Tungsten E for Christmas. I was so excited (it was my first). Unfortunately, by early summer the battery was dying within hours of recharging and actually resetting the Palm, so a "re-load" was required from my PC. Now, due to lack of battery life, I don't use it anymore. I'm very disappointed and am not sure if I will purchase another Palm product.

Pros: Light, good color
Cons: Warranty is only for 90 days.

I must say that I love everything about this PDA except the warranty that Palm offers. It is only for 90 days. I purchased this in April 2004 and it is completely dead. Palm will see what's wrong with it and fix it for $125.
Other than that I love everything about it but when it is dead, it is of no use to me...
Contemplating research for a Sony or another brand that will have a better hardware warranty....

Pros: Hi res screen, tons of memory, fast processor, quality built
Cons: Battery life. Can't get it replaced for less than paid for unit. 90 day warrantee.

This PDA has served me very well for the time it lasted. I've taken volumes of notes and stored tons of data. The quality of the unit, from the high res screen to the construction is quite high for an economy unit. I've had very few issues with it. I don't particularly like Grafitti 2, but there's no getting around that.

The warrantee time is abysmal. 90 days? Mine is less than one year old and the battery is already dead. The battery has been the biggest issue from the start. I can barely run if for a few hours before I have to recharge it again. Now that it's dead, I can't find anyone who will replace it for less than what I bought it for. (I got it as a returned model for only $99). I'm just relieved that I didn't pay full price for it.

I'm not so sure I'm going to rely on PDAs anymore.

Pros: plays mp3's
Cons: none that i can find

What a great machine. I needed something to get rid of all those scraps of paper in my pockets, which could get lost so easily. I found the Tungsten E. As an added bonus, it can play mp3's and It uses SD cards which coincidentally my digital camera uses, so i can take pics and see if they look ok on the palm, as it's hard to tell on the tiny LCD viewfinder on the camera.

Pros: The Palm OS is far superior to any other PDA.
Cons: Quality control.

The Tungsten E is my fifth Palm over the years - Pilot, III, V, & Vx. I loved them all. My Tungsten E, as well as my son's Tungsten E, is a major disappointment. The quality of the equipment is horrible. Soon after I bought it the on/off button because almost unusable. Now, I can hardly get it to recognize graffiti. I have to press so hard that I know its going to soon damage the screen. Palm Support? Don't bother. I was an early fan and promoter of Palm products. No more.

Pros: Inexpensive
Cons: Cheap, Warranty

At first I thought, 'what a great deal!' I was initially pleased with my Tungsten E. Then a month out of warranty my power switch/button started malfunctioning. I called Palm tech support and was told the Tungsten E is the only Palm that has this 90 day warranty, and I should try doing a hard reset. After attempting 8 hard resets I called them back to tell them that I could get it to work. They told me I could send it back to them and for $125.00 they would repair it for me. That would bring the cost of my out-of-warranty product to $304.00. Think twice before buying this product.

Pros: Rechargeable Battery, Full Color Screen, MP3 capability, Secure Digital Expansion Slot, slim design
Cons: Battery Replacement is pricey, processor speed is slower than others.

The Palm Tungsten E is one of the best PDA's for the casual user. This powerful unit has 32 MB of internal memory, enough to store large amounts of information as well as add on programs and files. Palm has designed yet another expandable PDA for easy upgrades through a Secure Digital Media slot. This PDA has full color bright enough to please any user and create an excellent picture on the screen. The unit contains a rechargeable lithium ion battery to avoid the issue of replacing batteries. The unit also comes with a built in MP3 player to download your favorite song titles for the user who needs a little entertainment in their palm. The Palm software also comes with the Documents to Go software to create and download applications from your favorite Microsoft applications such as MS Word and MS Excel. This PDA is a wonderful buy for the basic user and would be an excellent recommendation for any buyer.

Pros: Size and screen image quality.
Cons: UNRELIABLE, very short 90-day warranty (they must know of the problems).

Great machine. Great looks and screen, small and discrete. HOWEVER, immediately after 90 day warranty expired, machine began to blink and click and would not obey any input, including "power off." Resetting machine simply brought it back to the same mode.

Calling Palm is fruitless. The cost of technical support is $25, and the "flat rate" repair cost of $125 approaches the cost of a new machine.

This machine is clearly not reliable and "not ready for prime time." It has permanently changed my opinion of Palm for the worse.

Pros: The price Vs the applications
Cons: Short warranty (3 months)

Let me say this thing, Palm Tungsten E is the only PDA that can give you everything that you are looking for. Before this one, I’ve had a M515 and you just can’t compare these 2.

One of my favorite application on the Tungsten E is the free One Player that came with it. You just select your favorite songs and synchronize with you pc. If you can also buy a 512 or 1 Gb SD card with it, you will be in business for good.

Also, there are tons of cheap programs that you can buy (Kinoma player) that let you plays movies on your palm.

Pros: Size, ease of use, great
Cons: Recognition of expansion

This is my 3rd Palm and the best! The price was good, the color screen is fantastic. I can sync both my work and home computers. I am having an issue with not recognizing my expansion card, but I'll figure it out. It is nice and small ... I LOVE it!

Pros: backlit screen (can use in poorly lit areas), customizeble shortcut buttons,
Cons: not bluetooth capable (infrared takes an eternity to transfer files)

This is my first experience with a handheld, and I can't beleive how useful it is for me. I did a good amount of researching on the internet comparing and contrasting several models before settling on this one. The tungsten e is great for a beginner because of it's ease of use, nice color screen, and good amount of memory (about 28MB).
Thanks Palm.

Pros: Try wrestling this away from your significant other after loading Bejeweled.
Cons: Battery life, like every portable computing device, can be improved. Headphone port occasionally sticks.

I'm not sure why I asked for my Tungsten E as a Christmas present over a year ago. I believed my Handspring, which I had owned earlier, didn't have any useful purpose. However, I can't live without my little trusty Palm. Beyond a great office productivity tool, offering fantastic synchronization between my Mac's Entourage email program and my Palm's appointment list, I carry photos of my sweetie, can play music through my car, maintain my list of phone numbers and addresses in one convenient location, allows me to keep score at baseball games, and play games to keep me entertained. After purchasing an infrared keyboard to type at meetings and SD memory cards to hold my important documents, I can't understand why—and I'm a devoted Mac user—anyone could invest in the one-trick-pony iPods. My Tungsten E is reliable, holds a decent charge and hasn't failed me. Skip the laptop and buy a computer for your suit pocket.

Pros: None.
Cons: Poor performance. Shameful warranty. Outrageous charges for customer service. Simply horrible purchase.

I've owned my Tungsten E for less than a year, and I am very displeased with it's performance for a variety of reasons, but most of all because of its defective battery system. The unit always had a problem holding a charge for more than a day or so, but now, it literally will not work at all after being away from its power cord for more than a few minutes. This, of course, renders the unit completely worthless, since it only works when plugged into the wall. Oh, and by the way, Palm sells this product with only a 3 month warranty (as opposed to their usual 12 month warranty). But don't worry, their phone operators will be happy to speak to you about any problems you might have for a standard $25 fee. I will never buy Palm products again, and would advise you to consider the same. I would have been happier if I had thrown my $199 plus shipping into the ocean and watched it float away.

Pros: Clear screen, fast, intuitive, good memory, nice design
Cons: Reliability becoming a problem...buy at brick/mortar store

This is my second E-model. First was stolen, but was quite reliable and worked well. I replaced it with a T5 that would not connect to computer. Turned out that the startup disk did not have a USB driver for the T5, and was not available for download from support site. Returned it for another E-model which loaded and connected perfectly, worked great, but after about 3 hours of use the battery went dead and now will not hold a charge. I can't help but believe that Palm is letting their quality fail as competitors drop out of the market. I use my PDA constantly in my medical practice and must have one for ePocrates, etc. Fortunately I purchased this one at Circuit City and can return it tomorrow. I do not recommend buying from Internet dealer with current reliability issues.