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Palm Tungsten E2

 

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  • User Score (1444)
    6.9 6.9 from 1444 reviewers
  • Expert Score (16)
    6.3 6.3 from 16 reviewers
  • Design (12)
    7.1 7.1 from 12 reviewers
  • Value for money (40)
    7.5 7.5 from 40 reviewers
  • Features (4)
    2.0 2.0 from 4 reviewers
  • Ease of use (43)
    7.4 7.4 from 43 reviewers
  • Performance (24)
    4.3 4.3 from 24 reviewers
  • Comfort (20)
    7.0 7.0 from 20 reviewers
  • Reliability (3)
    6.8 6.8 from 3 reviewers
  • Overall quality (3)
    6.8 6.8 from 3 reviewers
  • Looks (20)
    7.5 7.5 from 20 reviewers
  • Battery performance (10)
    6.0 6.0 from 10 reviewers
  • Display (2)
    4.3 4.3 from 2 reviewers
  • Installation (12)
    7.0 7.0 from 12 reviewers
  • Noise (3)
    8.5 8.5 from 3 reviewers
  • Equipment (7)
    6.3 6.3 from 7 reviewers
  • Portability (2)
    7.2 7.2 from 2 reviewers
  • Connectivity (2)
    1.3 1.3 from 2 reviewers
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Users:
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  • Expert Reviews

  1. consumersearch.com

    23 October 2011

    February 2009. CNet.com has the best coverage of the Palm Tungsten E2, including a video with its written review. There are also about 130 owner reviews – less than half as many as you'll find at Amazon.com, but still a significant sampling. PC Magazine's website and MobileTechReview.com are as credible as CNet.com, just less easy to navigate. And Consumer Reports includes the Palm Tungsten E2 in its roundup of 10 PDAs. Read more

    • Good value, Supports video, Long battery life, Bluetooth-capable
    • Short 90-day warranty, Non-user-replaceable battery, Slow processor, No Wi-Fi

  2. Lordpercy.com

    Lordpercy.com
    20 March 2011

    Palms mid range baby has found a niche, this is the true filofax replacement offering all the office features you need without being bloated with networking and pocket PC style abilities. Read more

  3. TheTechLounge

    TheTechLounge
    6 January 2004

    PDA's are cool! No matter how you slice it, having a PDA is just fun. Some people will use the full potential of this thing while others will use it as a glorified address book. That is what makes this product segment so interesting. Just like a laptop, the PDA can be customized to the users' individual needs. The tools provided will determine just which needs are most easily met. The Tungsten E is a fine product. Read more

    • Got to love the Pricetag, 32 MB of RAM (28.8 usable), Word, Excel, Powerpoint viewer, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Palm OS, Easy to use Synchronization Software, Does charge ...
    • Finish easily shows marks (Fingerprints, scratches, etc), How do you change the battery?, Battery life did seems a bit short, No cradle, Included screen cover will mar...

  4. CNET

    CNET
    7.0/10
    30 September 2003

    With a high-resolution color screen, a sleek design, an expansion card slot, and a $199 price tag, the Tungsten E will hit the handheld sweet spot for many consumers. Read more

    • Affordable; nice color display; SDIO expansion card slot; runs Palm OS 5.2; MP3 and multimedia support; robust software suite.
    • Battery isn't removable; no voice recorder.

  5. REVIEW STREAM

    REVIEW STREAM
    10/10
    11 January 2006

    My sister-in-law got me a new Palm Tungsten E2 for Christmas. I have been a PDA user before but seems like I have outgrown the ones that I have. As far as I remember, the last PDA I had still has black and white display. So when I got this Palm Tungsten E2, I had mixed feelings about it. I was grateful and excited to digitize and organize my stuff again yet I am a little intimidated by it. Read more

  6. Personal Electronics buzz

    Personal Electronics buzz
    17 August 2005

    The Palm Tungsten E2 PDA is my first organizer and I have been using it for about two months now. My job requires me to keep track of appointments, business meetings and conference calls. I find this organizer is a life saver over my daily planner. Read more

  7. Mobile Review

    Mobile Review
    12 July 2005

    palmOne has kept the old design in its Palm Tungsten E2. It added Bluetooth module, universal connector Palm, NVFS file system, which allows keep data at strong discharge. It's a typical budget PDA - there is no voice recorder, LED indicators, the processor is junior. With the current price tag of US$230-250 the model has no direct rivals, this factor will make it a bestseller in 2005. Read more

  8. CNET

    CNET
    7.0/10
    13 April 2005

    The palmOne Tungsten E2 delivers the sleek and affordable combination of productivity and entertainment in a package that should satisfy mobile professionals and consumers alike Read more

    • Integrated Bluetooth, Outstanding battery life, Compact and sleek, Faster processor, Sharp colour screen, Includes Palm OS 5.4 and Documents To Go 7.0
    • Lacks Wi-Fi, No voice recorder, Sluggish when numerous apps are open, No user-replaceable battery

  9. PC Pro

    PC Pro
    8.3/10
    22 June 2005

    No shocks in terms of design or features, but the E2 is more about the things it can do than the hardware itself - and all for a low price. Rather than trying to outsmart smartphones, this simple PDA could be your phone's ideal partner. Read more

  10. goodgearguide.com.au

    review.goodgearguide.com.au
    11 January 2006

    The E2 is an upgrade from the popular Tungsten E, featuring a faster processor, a brighter screen and Bluetooth 1.1 connectivity. The E2 has retained the lightweight but sturdy silver plastic casing of its predecessor and, at 133 grams, is almost exactly the weight. Measuring 11.4 x 7.9 x 1.5cm, the E2 is not the smallest handheld, but it's a convenient sized nonetheless. The front of the E2 is dominated by the 3.7" TFT touch screen. Read more

    • Excellent display quality, fast processor
    • No Wi-Fi, no camera nor voice recorder

  • User Reviews

  1. Not bad for the price.

    8.0/10
    Reviewer: jason222, epinions.com
    3 weeks ago

    This PDA wasn't too bad for the price. What really makes it a 'good' or 'bad' PDA is what you'll be Read more

    • Good screen, not too bad for what I needed it for.
    • Battery life so-so, internal speaker has a poor connection.

  2. Works well for me

    Amazon
    8.0/10
    Reviewer: Brian Parr "Jammin", Amazon
    8 September 2009

    The PDA itself works well (I've owned a few Palms over the years), but the keyboard isn't worth it. If you can find one cheaper without the keyboard, go for it. Read more

  3. "Does only the PIM job, but does it sooooo good."

    CNET
    9.0/10
    Reviewer: cver65, CNET
    7 December 2010

    While it may be outdated now, I still use and love my old Palm Tungsten E for one big reason : it is very fast and does the simple job nicely. Sync with Outlook works as well, so it's possible to have just one agenda on both platforms. While many people may prefer Apple or smartphones, all the time management gurus agree to say you have to have only one agenda. For me, that's theTungsten E. I changed phones 5 times, each time they had incompatible agendas. Read more

    • The Tungsten E is very intuitive for capture of PIM events, including mostly agenda items, contacts and todos. Once accustomed with it, it is VERY FAST to add contacts...
    • Do not expect the new frills usually found on "modern" devices. No photos, bluetooth or wifi. Just simple USB. Also the battery life isn't long, but the new smartphone...

  4. It Does What It Does

    J&R
    6.0/10
    Reviewer: Ms. G, J&R
    28 August 2008

    The product does what it is supposed to do... organize your life, hold your applications and etc. PLEASE BE AWARE dont make the same mistake I made. I baught a 4G SD card for the E2, come to find out that the E2 cannot read SD cards over 1G. In essence, get an SD no higher than 1G. Read more

    • Compact Design, Easy To Use, Long Battery Life
    • Limited Storage, Slow to upload apps

  5. I got a great deal on mine. Very happy!

    Ebay
    10/10
    Reviewer: edgarbazan, Ebay
    18 September 2011

    Although there are many devices out there to keep you updated I prefer the palm pilot as a favorite. It is very user friendly and writing with a stylus is alot faster than with your finger on a small touch screen...in my opinion. Read more

  6. Touch Screen Problems

    PriceGrabber
    2.0/10
    Reviewer: ktrenegade, PriceGrabber
    4 March 2009

    The touch screen broke after 8 months. Replaced whole unit and 2nd E2 touch screen went bad after 4 months!! I babied it but the touch screen still failed!! It starts by activating the line below/above where you touch. It gets twitchy and will jump around where you touch. When you try to re-calibrate the touchscreen, it will keep asking you to endlessly touch the points on the screen over and over. Read more

    • Nice organizer. Great features. Compact and easy to use.
    • Touch screen fails often. Can't handle more than 1GB memory card.

  7. Another Palm

    Newegg
    6.0/10
    Reviewer: dnoyeb, Newegg
    28 December 2007

    Seems like every Palm I have owned after about a year can't keep the screen aligned. I think they use bad ROM or something. Anyway, my purpose in buying this one and not a more expensive Palm was to see if they still failed like this over a year. They do. I won't buy anymore Palms ever. Read more

    • Well organized/structured. Does its job. Screen is nice.
    • Requires software from too many different places to synch. Screen is quite noisy. Lock screen has bugs which still are not fixed.

  8. Durability questionable, plus non-user replaceable battery

    review.mysears.com
    4.0/10
    Reviewer: zwep, mysears.com
    5 February 2009

    Maybe I'm not meant to be the personal organizer type, but I acquired a Palm Tungsten E .  I used it for maybe 6 months before it died (wouldn't take a charge) and did use it and found parts of it useful, others less so, but I guess everyone is a bit different in some ways, and that's why opinions on usefuilness vary so much. Read more

  9. Palm Tungsten E2 - A Decent Choice for Writers

    8.0/10
    Reviewer: luneliza, Ciao
    24 February 2010

    I bought Tungsten E2 with the intention to use it as a portable editor, to input text when I don't have access to my main laptop. It proved to be ideal for that, although I did struggle with the default onscreen keyboard and found the Grafitti feature completely useless. However, I solved that problem by buying a bigger virtual keyboard from a third party and now I'm quite comfortable with writing on it. Read more

    • robust, reasonable battery life, easy to use, versatile, good value for money
    • Grafitti feature not satisfactory, stylus input not satisfactory, limited extra features

  10. Palm Tungsten E

    Consumer Democracy
    8.0/10
    Reviewer: Consumer Democracy
    7 February 2006

    Thouroughly satisfied with this PDA. Very many very useful and easy to use features. Have put hundreds of phone numbers on it and numerous MS Word documents. Love the alarm system with automatic snooze feature for waking while on business trips. Highly recommend a backup memory chip and backup the data regularly. Have experienced an occasional lock-up and fatal error requiring a complete reset. With backup memory card, restoration of data was very simple. Read more

    • Some software (i.e., Rand McNally Road Atlas) worked on the M125, but not on Tungsten E
    • Some software (i.e., Rand McNally Road Atlas) worked on the M125, but not on Tungsten E

  • WikiFreak Description

Palm Tungsten E2

The Palm Tungsten E2 is a PDA that is powered by a 200-MHz Intel Xscale processor and has 32 megabytes of SDRAM. It runs on Palm OS Garnet v5.4 which comes with a number of pre-installed applications including PalmOne Media, PalmSource SMS, RealPlayer for Palm, EReader for Palm OS, Adobe Acrobat Reader for Palm OS, Palm VersaMail, and DataViz Documents To Go 7 Professional Edition.

The PDA, which comes in a silver enclosure color, measures 3.10 x 4.50 x 0.59 inches (W x H x D) an…

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Palm Tungsten E2

The Palm Tungsten E2 is a PDA that is powered by a 200-MHz Intel Xscale processor and has 32 megabytes of SDRAM. It runs on Palm OS Garnet v5.4 which comes with a number of pre-installed applications including PalmOne Media, PalmSource SMS, RealPlayer for Palm, EReader for Palm OS, Adobe Acrobat Reader for Palm OS, Palm VersaMail, and DataViz Documents To Go 7 Professional Edition.

The PDA, which comes in a silver enclosure color, measures 3.10 x 4.50 x 0.59 inches (W x H x D) and weighs 4.7 ounces. It can be controlled using the included stylus and the 5-way navigation button. It also comes with 4 other hardware buttons.

Display

The Tungsten E2 features a TFT active matrix touch panel display with a QVGA (320 x 240 pixels) resolution and support for up to 65,536 colors.

Memory

The Palm Tungsten E2 comes with an actual storage capacity of 26 megabytes. This can be expanded using expansion slots that support MMC, SD, and SDIO cards.

Battery

The device is powered by a rechargeable lithium ion battery.

Audio

The Tungsten E2 supports playback of MP3 files. It outputs audio through the built-in speaker or through headphones using the 3.5mm stereo headphone jack.

Connectivity

The Palm Tungsten E2 supports wireless connectivity to other devices through IrDA or Bluetooth.

Compatibility

The Tungsten E2 is compatible with PCs that run on Windows 2000 or Windows XP. It is also compatible with Macs that run on OS X version 10.2.6 to 10.3.

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  • Manufacturer's Description

Sleek, powerful and affordably priced, the Palm Tungsten E handheld lets you create and edit Word, Excel and PowerPoint2-compatible files and view them on a high-resolution color screen, even take your MP3s, video clips and photos with you, all with the ease of use you expect from Palm.

  • Family Line: Palm Tungsten
  • Operating System: Palm OS
  • Processor: 126 MHz Texas Instruments OMAP 310
  • Installed Memory: 32 MB
  • Wireless Capabilities: Infrared irDA
  • Weight: 4.6 oz.

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