Reviews of the Palm LifeDrive
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CNET Review
The Good: Integrated 4GB hard drive; Bluetooth and Wi-Fi; doubles as USB drive; plays MP3s with support for playlists; lets you create slide shows with music; sharp screen.
The Bad: Expensive; battery not user-replaceable; Web pages slow to load; battery life and audio quality not up to par with today's MP3 players; sluggish; slightly heavy.
The Bottom Line: There isn't too much the PalmOne LifeDrive can't do with its integrated hard drive, its wireless connectivity, and its multimedia capabilities, but it's way too expensive.
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alaTest.com
Review Summary: Experts rate this product 77/100 and users 63/100. Comparing these reviews to 75755 other PDAs reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 90/100 = Excellent.
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digitaltrends.com
Review Summary: The Palm LifeDrive is a good first stab at the PDA-Media Manager hybrid concept, and the overall design shows great promise.
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Computeract!ve
Review Summary: A handheld with a huge hard disk and a heap of multimedia functions
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No Rating
personal computer world
Review Summary: Think Outside claims this is the first PDA mouse, but it is difficult to see why anyone would want a travel mouse...
Manufacturer: Palm
Part number: 1044NA
General
- Product Type Handheld
- Width 2.9 in
- Built-in Devices Antenna
- Depth 0.7 in
- Height 4.8 in
- Dimensions (W x D x H) 2.9 in x 0.7 in x 4.8 in
- Color Silver
- Weight 6.8 oz
- Color Silver
- Included Accessories Protection bag
Processor
- Processor Intel XScale 416 MHz
- Processor Intel 416 MHzXScale
Memory
- ROM 16 MB
- Media Storage 4 GB
- Supported Flash Memory Cards MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card
- Compatibility SDIO
- Total User Available Memory 3.85 GB
- Installed ROM 16 MB
Display
- Display Type 3.8 in TFT active matrix - Transflective
- Display type 3.8 in TFT active matrix
- Image 16-bit (64K colors)
- Display Resolution 320 x 480
Operating System / Software
- OS Provided Palm OS Garnet 5.4
- Software SMS, Addit, Files, Media, Memos, Tasks, Expense, Calendar, Contacts, Note Pad, Security, Favorites, WiFile LT, Blazer 4.1, Calculator, Quick Tour, Voice Memo, PocketTunes, World clock, Phone Dialer, Camera Companion, Handmark Solitaire, Palm VersaMail 3.1, eReader for Palm OS, Palm Desktop Software, Adobe Acrobat Reader for Palm OS, Real Rhapsody 3.0 Desktop for Windows, DataViz Documents To Go 7 Office Suite
- OS Required Apple MacOS X 10.3, Apple MacOS X 10.2.6, Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP
Input Device
- Input device type Stylus, Touch-screen, 5-way navigation button
- Type Stylus, Touch-screen, 5-way navigation button
Audio
- Supported Digital Audio Formats MP3
- Audio Input Microphone
- Audio input type Microphone
- Audio Output Speaker(s)
- Voice Recording Capability Yes
Telecom
- Modem None
- Modem None
Expansion / Connectivity
- Expansion Slots Total (Free) 1 SD Memory Card
- Wireless Connectivity IrDA, Bluetooth, IEEE 802.11b
- Interfaces 1 x Headphones - Output - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm, 1 x USB - 4 pin USB Type A
- Port / Connector Type:Interface 1HeadphonesOutput, 1USB
- Connector Provided Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm, 4 pin USB Type A
- Expansion slot(s) total (free) 1 SD Memory Card
- Cable(s) included 1 x USB cable
Power
- Battery installed (max) 1 Lithium ion
- Power Device Power adapter
- Voltage Required AC 120 V AC 100/240 V ( 60 Hz )
- Power supply device Power adapter
- Voltage required AC 100/240 V
- Power device frequency required 60 Hz
System Requirements for PC connection
- Peripheral / Interface devices USB port
Miscellaneous
- Cables Included 1 x USB cable
GPS
- GPS Navigation None
Battery
- Installed Qty (Max Supported) 1
- Technology / Form Factor Lithium ion
- Capacity 1660 mAh
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