Palm Z22 Handheld – Customer Reviews
Data Loss after hot sync with Palm Desktop Software
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In my humble opinion backup your Palm Desktop software prior to using this product and performing a hot sync.
Note: I have been using the Palm Desktop "software" for years as my personal digital assistant (PDA).I accumulated over 2000 entries over the years.
After purchasing the Palm Z22 Handheld I did the next best thing.I synced the PalmOne Z22 PDA to my Palm Desktop software that contained all my data:
- I used the default setting for my first hotSync.But, the default setting was to "synchronize the files" between calendar, contacts, memos, etc.
The hotsync deleted 50% of my data due to the "default" settings.
Here are all my categories that were deleted.
-- Memos
- Desktop category 'onlinePurchases' has been deleted.
- Desktop category 'music' has been deleted.
- Desktop category 'Linux & Windows' has been deleted.
- Desktop category 'massage' has been deleted.
- Desktop category 'grammar' has been deleted.
- Desktop category 'cc' has been deleted.
- Desktop category 'magazines' has been deleted.
- Desktop category 'software' has been deleted.
- Desktop category 'Dell' has been deleted.
I'm sure this will happen and be harmful to many people.
In my humble opinion backup your Palm Desktop software prior to using this product and performing a hot sync.10/18/2006 12:00 AM | Rating:
The Palm Z22
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This is a really great Palm for beginners or those who don't want something so high tech it takes days to figure everything out. I would have given this 5 stars but the only thing I didn't like about this was when you want to type you use your stylist on the abc area and you have to tap it quite a few times to get it to come on. Frustrating, but in all a great gadget.
10/17/2006 12:00 AM | Rating:
Easily the best replacement for paper planners
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I bought one for my wife and she just loves it. It has a small form factor, long lasting battery, and NO DATA LOSS ever. However, it does not come with bell and whistles like MP3 player, fancy screen, etc. But as a electronic planner, it does an excellent job and it looks cool.
10/12/2006 12:00 AM | Rating:
Be wary of battery drain
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The Z22 has no way of disabling the automatic wakeup for calendar alarms. This may cause you to lose battery power much faster than you might expect. Especially if you do not constantly use the device for a few days and then expect to look up an address or phone number (think vacation).
If you have appointments, the Z22 will turn on automatically to give you an alarm, and then repeat the process a number of times for each appointment even if you have the alarm sound turned off. This will drain your battery quickly when you think you have not been using the PDA. You can lower the time period before the automatic shutdown and reduce the number of alarm repeats, but you cannot make the display stay off and preserve your battery.10/12/2006 12:00 AM | Rating:
love it, very easy
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got this for my 19th birthday, i am a college student, i have an ipod and a camera and a laptop, so all i needed was an actual organizer. this is it!! very easy to use!! my first hotsync went close to flawless. (i have xp) and i already uploaded an ebook. very very satisfied. beautiful product. also i recommend getting the screen protector(it comes with one but i got a better thicker one from amazons website) and gummy skins. i also got the aluminum case and clear case.
i think this product is perfect for a college student or anyone really!10/11/2006 12:00 AM | Rating: