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Palm LifeDrive
7.0
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Criteria Comments Rating
  • Features It has 802.11b Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, IR, but won't stand up to anything today. good
  • Display 320x480 resistive touchscreen. Not bad, but not great anymore. good
  • Battery life Features a pretty hefty battery and using with a CF card extends the battery life. Lasts a few days great!
  • Ease of use Palm OS is old, but is very easy to use, and Graffiti has a small learning curve though. good
  • Storage capacity 4 GB may not be much, but it was a lot back then. so-so
  • Design and form factor looks nice. its obese though. good
  • Portability (size / weight) It is a tank in size. 3/4" thick. It fits in some pockets, but its huge by today's standards. poor
  • Durability It's poor with the default hard drive, but replacement with CF is a must. so-so
Detailed review
It did what I needed back then, but for today - its a bit outdated. Web browsing is sub-par, email is so-so, documents to go 11 is decent, getting one today is more for the nostalgia or simply loving Palm OS.
review history
2012-05-24
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Durability rating changed from 2 to 3
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Updated detailed review
2012-04-29
Edited comment on Design and form factor