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Palm Tungsten T3 Handheld OS 5.2.1 / 64 Mb | 
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| Brand: Palm
Category: CE
This item is no longer available
Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 27822
Platforms: Mac Os X, Palm Os
Media: Electronics
Number Of Items: 1
CPU Speed: 400
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.1 x 6.1 x 6.1
MPN: Tungsten T3
Model: Tungsten T3
UPC: 805931009791
EAN: 0805931009791
ASIN: B0000E0ZLR
Release Date: October 2, 2003
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 The Best Yet January 11, 2004
A. Horner (Erskine, Scotland)
54 out of 54 found this review helpful
This is my fourth Palm – I had the original 1mb Palm Pilot, a Palm 3x, then a 3c, now the Tungsten T3. Each is a vast improvement on the previous model. The Tungsten has a highly sensitive touch screen (which is much larger than previous versions if opened out fully), a clearer, better defined pixel display and enough memory to keep Einstein happy. I’m still coming to terms with it, but it plays movie clips and I’ve downloaded photos I’ve taken with my digital camera (and they are displayed clearly – 500% better than any mobile phone camera). I purchased the Tungsten as a business tool (I bet they all say that) so the use of Word, Excel and Powerpoint on an extended screen was a major factor in my choice, and I’m not disappointed. It’s Bluetooth enabled, so connects with my laptop, and has a phone-link, Note Pad (for scribbling direct to the screen), Palm Reader (for eBooks), voice memo and RealOne MP3 player. A great bundle and a joy to use. Be aware that prior to full use some patches need to be downloaded from the web to update the software but that’s no problem. The only issue I have with the T3 is that Palm have started to use Graffiti 2 which, if you’re used to the Graffiti (handwriting recognition) on previous Palms, is a real pain. Why change something if it works well? All in all, a great buy.
Just buy the Palm T3! May 21, 2004
Masood Syed (UK)
87 out of 88 found this review helpful
This is an edit to my initial review a couple of years back - having now used the palm T3 day in and day out for 3 years+, I still stand by my initial review - its an excellent peice of kit. I don't know why the last couple of reviewers had problems with their palms, I have used it since day one on win 2000 and win xp (pro) no problems (and I use mine on several machines as I used to be based in three diff offices). I synch with MS Outlook at work and home, use datebook, and notepad/scribble a lot. Other fav apps: Contacts Pro, Smartlists, Bug Me, SplashId, ZLauncher to name a few (games to many to mention).
I used to use tom tom on it all the time as well (just pair a gps to the T3, install tomtom to the sd card and your good to go). Tom tom uses the whole screen so you get some really good use out of the screen. The bluetooth on my T3 has concked out recently, but for the number of years I have had the T3 I am more than happy with the milage I have got out of it. Its a pity they dont sell bluetooth as an add on SDIO card (like they do with the WiFi), and the add on WiFi card seems stuck on the 50 mark the last number of years which is a pity.
If your reading this beacuse your thinking of buying a second hand/reconditioned T3, its still an excellent buy, still lots of software available, my pda still shows up other people with newer models, because the T3 is still the only model with a sliding out extended screen (i dont know why they didnt carry that idea on, everyone who sees the T3 thinks thats one of the best features of the T3. Main downside is lack of WiFi, although you can still buy the SD WiFi card.
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original review:
This is my first colour pda. After a lot of research the choice was between the hp2210 and palm T3. I finally decided on the palm and have never regretted it since.
Battery life is good for a colour pda, I usually have to recharge between 2 - 5 days depending on usage during holidays. As I synch between home and office (I have two hot synch cradles - bought one off a mate who's old palm died - the cradles are all compatible as all palm models use a universal connector) I don't have any battery problems.
The extra screen size is a godsend when doing spreadsheets or reading a pdf (as is the landscape view). Excel functionality is limited but acceptable, and doing large word documents is a bit fiddly. Listening to music does require an SD card. Although it wouldn't beat a dedicated mp3 player for playback, quality it is more than adequate.
The pda uses graffiti 2 and I read a lot of reviews saying the first version was better, but never having used it I find graffiti 2 to be excellent.
One of the niggles I have about the T3, is I haven't found a decent hard cover that I can hot synch without taking it out of the case. Throw away the crap grey flap they provide with the T3 and buy a good case plus a few more transparent screen protectors you stick on the screen. Also the manual is a huge pdf - no printed manual :-(
I was quite surprised to find out that palms *do* crash. However, it was 3rd party software I downloaded to it that caused it (mainly games :-) Some of these crashes even required a hard reset, but it was a simple matter of hot synching to get back up to scratch. (if like me you found the backup still caused fatal crashes, create a new profile in the hot synch software and gradually copy over the pdb and prc files together, stored in a 'backup' sub folder within a folder named after your profile name, hot synching in between to find out what program was causing the crash).
Some excellent games out there eg. Popcap games. My wife has started to use the palm too, mainly drawn like a moth to a flame with the extremely addictive games.
I found a lot of reviews claiming the Hp2210 active synch was not reliable, however with palms hot synch I have never had a problem backing up the palm.
I use the T3 for work as well, so I synchronise with Outlook. I quickly found I had to supplement the built in calendar with Datebk 5, which has tons more options.
The variety and number of free and shareware programs for palm is very refreshing, although not very many programs make use of the T3's extended screen. I'm a bit disappointed with the built in database creator (or lack of!), having said that there are 3rd party commercial ones available.
Overall an excellent buy. You couldn't go wrong going for the Palm T3.
Great gadget...and its useful too! November 13, 2003
114 out of 116 found this review helpful
I bought my T3 about three weeks ago, and it's lived up to all my hopes and expectations. I was split between the HP Ipaq 2210 and the T3 for some time. I came to the conclusion that the Palm, both in terms of hardware and operating system, provided a more robust and polished experience.My primary reason for buying the T3 over the (cheaper) T2 was the screen size, which makes editing excel and word documents significantly easier. The Dataviz package (word and excel editing) is good for creating smallish documents. Editing larger documents are more fidley, but its still up to the job. Excel functionality is limited, of course, but has most of the popular functions for data manipulation, including standard deviation etc. Unlike the premium edition of the software, however, it does not have spell-check and excel graphing functions - poor effort. The voice memo facility was also a selling point for me. You can record up to 3 hrs onto the internal memory. The mic is as good as any digital voice recorder available (and I've tested a few). I use it for recording lectures, and even at the back of a crowded lecture hall, it'll do the job perfectly. Voice files can be downloaded and filed on the Palm desktop software. To save space on your device, I'd suggest copying these files elsewhere. Playback on you PC is via Mediaplayer etc. I bought an MP3 add-on to go with it (basically a 64MB MM card with headphones). RealPlayer One comes on the disc, and does the job of converting CD to MP3 well enough. Playback on the handheld (also via RealOne) is good - via headphones or the surprisingly good internal speakers. A note of caution, however. Make sure you download the recent Palm update for the T3 relating to SD cards. Out of the box, its likely the T3 will take exception to you SD card, and refuse to write data to it. With the update it works fine. *(Be warned, if you record voice memo's staight to the SD card, it doesn't work. Better to record to internal memeory and transfer to the card afterwards.) I've downloaded a number of freeware games and third party software packages (including an upgraded version of the Infinity powerOne calculator). Unfortunately, none use the T3's 320x480 screen. This may be a recurring theme and expect to wait some time before developers catch on to the joys of the T3's screen. Other key points to note are: +ve: Adobe for Palm: - very useful package which condenses huge pdf files to the Palm reader - handy! Picture veiwer - Should prove useful for digital camera users - simply transfer SD cards to the Palm and you can take a more detailed view of your albums (Ah the joys of a big screen) Web browsing - Ive been using my T3 with Nokia 8310 (infrared) phone over Orange GPRS network. Overall it has proved hassle free, and navigation through Webpro is easy enough. Bluetooth - As new products come on stream this should prove useful. Web browsing using a bluetooth phone should be a major selling point (who needs a P800). Hotsyncing is best done throught the cradle, however, if only to make sure you keep it topped up with power (see below). Video playback - The Kinoma desktop and handheld software do the job well. In landscape mode, widescreen movie trailers certainly look impressive. Screen resolution's a little slow but certainly not painfully so. -ve: Battery-life - Use it too much and you can visbly see the juice bleed from your T3. I've had to recharge it pretty much every day so far (bear in mind that's based on heavy useage ).
Versa-Mail - Have been completely stumped as to how useful this software actually is. Downloading emails from my PC are easy enough - but sending emails remotely are a real pain. Using a web-based email account is the only real answer.
Amazing bit of kit November 15, 2003
Paul W (UK)
37 out of 37 found this review helpful
This is truly excellent, fast, loads of memory and a great screen size. I find it so useful, not just for the usual contacts, diary and so on but also as an MP3 player, dictionary (bought 200,000 word one online) and so much more. No way I'd send it back!So some of the pros for me were: 1) Great size of screen
2) Good quality MP3 playback on headphones (dire on speaker)
3) You get used to Graffiti 2 - bit tricky at first mind
4) Very fast and lots of internal memory
5) Very easy to dial phone numbers, send SMS and emails (if you have a phone with the stuff to do it)
6) Looks good - very compact and truly pocket sized Downsides for me:
1) Screen brightness is acceptable - not super bright but I have no complaints, having said that a bit of extra brightness wouldnt do any harm ;-)
2) SD-Cards. Right out the box it doesnt work with some brands, for example I bought a 256mb SanDisk card - and it worked at first, very slowly, but then broke. My attempts to reformat it failed. Bought a Panasonic 256mb card from Argos and that worked very well. Also essential to upgrade the T3 from the palm website.
3) Comes with a screen protector - well grey leather looking thing that flips over the front. Its find for normal use but I find it doesnt stay flat - prob best to buy a case to protect it when travelling Other than that I love it. The other reviewer had problems with VersaMail and his Nokia 8310. I have the same phone, same network and also GPRS and have no problems connecting to my mail server when out and about. In fact only yesterday I retrived and sent a mail while on the bus - didnt have any problems and sending from moving vehicles is the ultimate test! Ok if you have the money go buy one - NOW!!!!!
You'll love it!
Whats the fuss - go on do it!! February 25, 2004
24 out of 24 found this review helpful
What can I say great product, great features, great software, I have been a Palm user for over 5 years and have had a tungsten T for about a year, which I have loved and have even successfully moved some of my colleagues away from their PocketPCs. The Tungsten T3 is a good step foward, great screen really useful for extra long documents, slideshows and pdf documents, email is a bit tricky (needs more work or a better application) however everything else is good, bluetooth worked a treat as it did with my old TT and got browsing with GPRS within 5 mins, Indeed moving from my TT to T3 took all of 3 mins, by pressing the button on my cradle all appointments and software (bar some of the older ones) copied across in one easy step, very neat! Just to answer the other review about digitiser problems, I have had no such problems with any of my Palms even the old 3's, any issues were due to over use whilst in my pocket or briefcase!! These were easily resolved by recalibrating the digitizer through the preferences/Digitizer menu. In Summary a great product with useful features and solid performance with non of the microsoft stability issues.
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