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Rating: - DIGITIZER PROBLEMS
I have had several Palm PDSAs previously, all used with no problems.

I got this on purely because of the increased functionality. It is a very good PDA, but unfortunately it is very frustrating to use because of digitizer (where you touch on the screen isn't where it thinks you are touching)problems. Reading other reviews this really does appear to be a systemic problem and it really isn't good enough - shame on you Palm.
I shall shortly be reverting back to my basic but trusty problem free Palm Tungsten E.
I have lost a lot of my faith in Palm and would think seriously before buying from them again.

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Rating: - How the mighty fall...
It worked perfectly for just over 12 months then the screen started to loose contrast on start-up and became very 'pale'. This could be rectified by slightly flexing the case and was an intermittent but only a slightly annoying feature.
However, about 18 months after purchase the screen 'flipped' 180 degrees and it was impossible to access data as the underlying touch technology remained in its original position. I did all the resets etc but still no joy. Contacted Palm and seems the 'digitaliser' is to blame and will cost £110 to replace.
Lets do the maths £180 for original T|X plus £110 repair = £290 which over 18 months = approx £16 per month ...
Seems like it would be good money after bad.
I've owned 5 Palm devices over the years.
This will be the last one.
Bring on the 2 year warranty!
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Rating: - I had fatal software issues
I can't comment on how good the TX is once up and running, because I never got that far. It may have just been a fault in my product, but I never got the synchronisation software to work. There is an efficient technical help system, which started off being helpful, but when an essential supporting software failed they said I had to buy my own version, even though it came with the TX and I couldn't work it without it. They stopped replying to my requests once I threatened to return the TX. Amazon, on the other hand, were increadibly efficient and helpful and gave me a full refund no questions asked.

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Rating: - Great pda
Good-Great for ebooks

Not so good-battery not replaceable, SDHC not read, browser-phone software dated

Had a lifedrive which was awfull! The palm TX is much better, its stable, easy to use, has wifi and bluetooth. I use it for ebooks(using ereader), audiobooks(using audio gateway) and movies(using TCMP), keeping me entertained at home and when I travel. It even lets me work on documents while travelling. I used to link to a gps for on and off road navigation. I still use it for on road navigation but viewranger on my nokia phone has replaced it for off road navigation.

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Rating: - Palm T/X: daily workhorse
The T/X is a great piece of kit despite it's release being a few years ago. For all its venerable age, Palm OS remains one of the most intuitive and easiest mobile OSes to use, not to mention being capable of serious work as well as fun stuff such as playing music or watching movies. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth deliver good connectivity. In a world of smartphones and feature phones with small square screens, the 320x480 display rocks. Compared to a mobile or even smart phone, there's acres of screen real estate. This is great for doing fun stuff like watching movies or surfing the web, and makes it possible to do more than just read a Word document or spreadsheet (I use mine to work on the daily commute). The office suite, Documents to Go, offers compatibility with MS Office docs and upgrading to the latest version is highly recommended. Palm's PIM apps remain among the best there are. Add a folding keyboard and a 2GB SD card and you've potentially got a laptop replacement. Mate it to a 3G mobile and you can have mobile internet. Although lacking the uber-cool possessed by the iPod Touch, the T/X easily matches its functionality(okay there's accellerometer) and vast array of 3rd party apps that extend the T/X way beyond its intended functionality (SDHC support, overclocking...).

There IS an issue with the digitizer (I had the problem myself), but ca' canny and you should be ok. Sure, the T/X isn't indestructable (try tossing your iPhone/iPod Touch around...) but I've found mine to be fairly robust (especially if you get an aluminium hard case). If the T/X was Palm's last foray into the world of PDAs, then this was a good way to go out. Not perfect, but darned close!