Comments on: Palm Tungsten T3 Review

One Palm to rule them all!

-Sniffer

Hey, what I'd really like to see is an external sled that gives me a compact flash card slot! Then I could plug in the wi-fi card of my choice.

It called the Guyver sled:

http://www.hotsync.com.hk/guyver.htm

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Palm says:

"Stay productive in the office, at your favorite HotSpot, or at home with built-in Wi-Fi:"

Are they using Wi-Fi in some new sense?

As for the additional power consumption, my personal app for WiFi is around the house, lounging on the couch on in bed--I keep Palm chargers at both spots. I'd like to be able to do light Web surfing and to control my Audiotron through its Web server.

I take it that's too high?!

Infrared travel modem. You can find them on eBay. Advantage is that one modem will work with any Palm or Sony model (OS3 or newer). You still need to be near a phone jack to use one.

The margin on OS upgrades has actually got to be pretty good. I would bet the PalmSource would help it's licensees to put together an upgrade. I also thought PIC had a comment from Pa1mOne saying they would support upgrades to OS6.

If you feel the need to have the latest PDA all the time thats your problem. Until a month or two ago, I was still using a IIIxe.

Hmmm. So SONY is finaly comming out with a VG tablet huh? Are you a beta tester, A3? Somehow, I don't think it will compete with the T3. SONY's work is to proprietary and over priced.

I don't see the need for the slider. The Clie Sj30 series is the same size as a closed Tungsten and does not hides the graffity area.

Palm could have made it small without the need for a slider.

-Jonathan.


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You just answered your own question.

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If you feel like you're under control, you're just not going fast enough.

Actually, that spec is already available - but not in english PalmOS. It's called Lenovo Pam168. Only avail in China though.

http://appserver.lenovo.com/Product/Product_PDA/Product_detail.asp?productid=1833

A Palm in one hand is worth 2 PocketPCs
: )
-Steve B.

Hope that palm drops the slider soon. What a impractical idea. Very strange.

Decisions, decisions. Choice is a good thing 8-).

Note also different iPAQ series uses different battery sizes/shape. I rather have the Power2Go solution where I can charge up future Palm PDAs with the UC. But that's just my opinion. I will gladly take a T/T3 with or without removable battery since its not on my must have list of improvements (the screen was, the processor was and the memory was). Seeing how Palm SG manages to improves on future models maybe the T/T4 or T5 will have removable battery and/or (hopefully) WiFi. Using WiFi on the TC was a joy and a much better experience than on the iPAQ. If only Sandisk hurry up in their PalmOS driver development!

Psion 5 -> Palm Vx -> Palm m505 -> Sony N770C -> Sony T625C -> Sony NR70V -> Toshiba e310 -> Palm Tungsten T -> HP h2210 -> Palm Tungsten T/3

Boogaboo

Actually, in the title, he wrote "it's" which is incorrect. I think that he was addressing that in his immediate follow-up post, in which he wrote "its." I don't think that he was referring to the "it's" in the body of the post.

Wow, it's funny, debating about it(s).

Jamie

Optical illusion. The T3 is thinner, lighter and only 10% greater in volume than the Treo 600. Given that the display on the Treo is 6 times smaller (in pixels) than that of the T3, there's more room for a bigger battery.

They already have. It's called the T|C.

What I am thinking is that maybe there is the possibility of an 3rd-party upgraded replacement battery, just as it happens with cell phones...

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pauleyc

thanks.

However, I for one, do not mind sacrificing some battery time for a device rich is features such as the T3. The only thing missing for me is WiFi....however that will be solved with the Sandisk WiFi card when it makes it to Australia and the Palm OS drivers are released. But for now I am waiting on the T3 to be released in Australia. Does anyone here know when that will be?

Jodi

Sony CLIE T665:
2.9 in x 0.5 in x 4.8 in
Weight 4.9 oz

T3:
4.3 X 3 X 0.66 (closed)
weight 5.5 oz

I'll take it unless there is a new sony rumor pronto.

-- it's because you gave the world Rupert Murdoch. Now every single one of you must pay up.

Organiser World is the first Aussie site that I have found to have the T3. It is selling for $749AUD, that is less than what is on Palm's web site.

Jodi

One big advantage the PPCs have is built-in support for sub-pixel antialiasing ("cleartype"), so normal text on PPCs is often easier to read (I think) than the standard Palm OS4/OS5 fonts. Most good Palm OS doc readers (I use Mobipocket) have this, so reading long docs is find on Palm but it would be nice to have standard apps like datebook with antialiasing.

You can easily tell the difference looking at photos on a PPC or a Palm though. Palm looks WAY better.

For MONTHS we heard 'Palm is so stupid, give us virtual graffiti.' To which the people with a clue responded 'but that would hurt batter life'.

Now we hear 'Palm is so stupid, all of these new features hurt battery life!' To which the people with a clue respond 'told you so'.

Where the hell are the battery manufacturers?

Dammit, why don't I have an atomic battery?!

I have a 330 and it's a nice PDA, but the original poster asked for a Vx with MP3 and Bluetooth. The 330 is certainly nice for reading e-books in bed, but no MP3 and you'd have to dig for the right "unofficial" OS update and the right card for Bluetooth. The best on battery life though.

The Acer s10 has a mono screen and does MP3 (is there a Bluetooth Memory Stick that'd work with it?). On the non-Palm OS side, there's the Franklin eBookman: 240x200 screen, plays MP3.
http://www.franklin.com/ebookman/shortpage.asp

If you buy a high bang-for-the-buck model, the worst that happens is that you eBay it later and don't lose too much in depreciation.

Scott

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I would like to inform you that all the three new Palm handhelds
have the Palm OS 5.2.1. These handhelds do not have the flashable ROM
to upgrade the Palm OS to higher version. Also, the Palm OS 6.0 is not
released or available to download or to purchase. The Palm OS 5.2.1 is
the latest version. Palm, Inc. has not yet planed about any new Palm
OS.

Sincerely,

Yogesh D.
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Earlier yesterday, another Palm Tech Support Person(the phone rings in Chicago, but they answer in Southern Ontario) told me that ALL 3 New PDA;s that were announced(T-3, T-E, Z21) are DEFINITELY upgradable to OS6! The difference is that this person stated that VERBALLY, as opposed to Yogesh D.m who put it in writing.

So, after the initial excitement, I now don't know whom to believe. To buy Z21 for $99, no back light, is SAD, only to tie me over to OS6, where OS6 Developer Kits will be announced in February, which means that we probably won't see OS6 PDA's till a year from now, or am I wrong?

By not telling us whether T-3, T-E, Z21 can be upgraded to OS6, Palm could be losing T-3, T-E sales to Z21, because folk don't want to stick their necks out.

Because OS 6 will be a fundamental shift in the Palm OS, similar to Apple going to OS X. For the most part even OS 5 with PACE isn't fundamentally different than the OS on your Pilot 5000 (and it certainly isn't considerably different than OS 3.5 with VFS extensions for most users). I'm sure there are some apps still supported today that work on the original Pilots. There will be a whole new generation of apps that are going to be OS 6 and later only. Those devices are probably only about 6 months away.

It isn't a matter of waiting around for some unknown future OS - v6 finally does what v5 should have been in the first place; at the very least it eliminates some limits that should have been removed in v5. They have now with 5.2.1 finally upped the Memo size, but I presume we're still stuck with the 16 category limit. If that category limit exists then the very least Palm can do is fix it in 5.2.2 or whatever and make an update available to current owners.

I know Sony won't offer an upgrade, they're too greedy and really don't care about the customer once they have your money. In the past Palm have been good, but I'm beginning to suspect those days may be over and their attitude may become if you want the new software you have to buy the latest hardware even if it isn't necessary for technical reasons - they must already know most of the requirements of v6 by now.

At the moment I'm getting the same doubletalk from Palm that I usually get from Sony which makes me very suspicious. It is very annoying to buy something this expensive and find out in a few months that it can't be upgraded and Palm knew all along.

Would current hardware be upgradeable to v7? I doubt it and I really don't care because by then I'd be prepared to buy new hardware.

Sarcasm is a lost art.

Sometimes the truth just isn't pretty™

I do find that an interesting stat. I had thought it would be higher. Maybe that's because I have the HandEra 330 and upgrading is such a simple task. I'd bet the percentage of HE owners who upgraded is much higher with the free OS upgrade and an easy way to do it.

I agree about the fact that users don't need upgrades. Good example is game stations sales. But there are some people who want to upgrade!

Contra:
Akkuleistung
Akku nicht austauschbar
keine Status-LED (Bluetooth)
keine automatische Lautstärkeanpassung bei gesteckten Kopfhörern
WAV-Dateien nicht als Alarm nutzbar
Kunststoffslider (? noch nicht bestätigt)
mitgeliefertes Schutzcover

to:

Versus: Akkuleistung Akku not exchangeably no status LED (Bluetooth) no automatic volume adjustment with put headphones WAV files not as alarm usable Plastic eyelids (? yet does not confirm) provided Schutzcover

-- what is "Akkuleistung Akku"?!!?

Akkuleistung:
It's the running time and explains how long the machine is usable till it turn's off.

Akku:
It's the german expression for rechargeble battery 'cause we differ between normal batteries, rechargeble batteries (special type) and the types of rechargable batteries you all know (LiOn, NiCad...).
It's the short form of "Akkumulator" (technical term).

greetings

Thomas

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The answer is no.

Scott

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Why? PalmSource won't license its OS to these guys. Toshiba tried, but Nagel and his team showed them the door. PalmSource doesn't want too much competition within the PalmOS market, so it only selects licensees that intent to enter new markets. And that's why you'll never see a Dell PalmOS handheld or smartphone.

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Feh! From what I heard, Toshiba wanted X, Y & Z mods to the OS, and Palm said Can't Do That Just Yet.

So Toshi went PPC. And got the rotten rep they deserve!

Your innocence is very sweet. But you're old enough to know a few things now:

Santa Claus isn't real.
The Easter Bunny isn't real.
The Tooth Fairy isn't real.
Palm = PalmSource = Pa1mone = Palm0ne = pA1MOn3. Despite the smoke and mirrors show for the SEC, it will be business as usual in Milpitas.

Sometimes the truth just isn't pretty™

A dual slot Dell for $200 would be a nice option.

Really? Is Palm better now that they got rid of HandEra?

Is PPC better now that Casio is gone?

Without competition, Palm would never have come up with the T³ or any fresh new designs. Instead you would be buying the Special Edition J Lo Palm IIIxe for $400.

Sometimes the truth just isn't pretty™

I say this because the US-made devices and Japanese CLIEs I've used all seem to have been of better quality and much more durable than PDAs made in other countries. It seems that everything is made in China these days. I wouldn't mind paying a little extra for a Palm made in the USA, but I doubt the USA manufacturers will ever be able to compete with countries where workers are paid a pittance compared to what American workers receive. Perhaps if Palm ditched some of the 5000 Vice Presidents they have on salary (the Palm bureaucracy is truly ludicrous) they could shift production back to the USA...

Sometimes the truth just isn't pretty™

You only have to look at the junk the US auto industry churns out to see the build quality of a typical product.

Excessive bureaucracy is typical of almost every large company across the entire world. And that bureaucracy devotes most of its time and energy to one purpose - protecting and maintaining the bureaucracy. The result is overpaid executives stripping lower level staff so they don't have to give up their bloated bonuses or worse their non-productive position.

The M5xx series will run longer in standby though. The Original T|T is able retain data for 21 days AFTER the battery is drained. The M505 was not oficially tested, but my own experience shows it to be around a month. The iPaq gives up it's data in just 4 days after battery drain.

Lack of Powerpoint support is DataViz's fault.

You would also need extra internal casing to protect the inside of the device, and the connection terminals are a likely point of failure increasing cost.

You must consider voltage as well.

Pat Horne; www.churchoflivingfaith.com

You take out any Palm, have to slot this in, that in, and attach keyboard that freezes the unit once in awhile. Why bother!!

As you mentioned, the UX50 already thought of the WiFi battery sucking problem, has another battery sled for sale already. Of course its heavy, but at least its still one unit. Unlike the T3.

I'm gonna wait a few weeks, for prices to drop a little and go for the UX-50. T3 is definitely missing the UX50 WOW factor too.

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PDAs rule the world !

gianfranco

Okay, I can agree with that. I haven't seen it in person yet. But as soon as it comes out here, I'll go and take a look.

With a 3rd party app. I'm sure UX50 can rotate screen as well later.

So to me "Wow" would be "See, I can take a photo of you right now and put it in my Address entry", "twist my screen and fold it down", "type in the keyboard", "record a mini video", "let's go to a local cafe and connect to 802.11b internet!" and "lets connect to bluetooth phone and send this pic I just took a minute ago".

And hook it around my hand like a phone with UX50's wrist strap.

Okay, I know that's all silly..... But I think BOTH T3 and UX50 will cause a "WOW" initially, but then, you run out of features to show on the T3, while UX50 will take you 5 times longer to show off to friends.

Looking at the reviews, MP3 sound in the T3 is just average, while Sony CLIE's sounds are known to be quite good. Same with video playback.

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PDAs rule the world !

There is no long shot winner in this contest. If I can find someone to purchase my children, I'm a T|3 guy for sure.

I've found that it changes the unlock screen such that it won't allow a lower-case first character to be entered as the first charcater of the unlock password using G2 (can via pop-up keyboard). Unless I come up with some other trick, I'll either need to change my lockout password or continue entering an incorrect password the first time so that it accepts my lowercase the second time in.

I am not sure about folder synchronisation, I use Snappermail for email program (no sync...)

Solo

:While the Tungsten T3 is an outstanding handheld in many ways, its battery life is below average. I guess that its fast processor, large screen, and generous amount of memory are simply too much for its battery.

I've found that I get about three hours of use out of each charge. That's enough for one day's use for me, but I have to remember to recharge it every night. If you are considering taking a T3 with you on a trip, I'd definitely invest in some form of portable recharger.

This isn't a torture test where I keep the device on until the battery is dead. I'm using the T3 normally and tracking the amount of time it takes to empty the battery with Jeroen Witteman's BatteryGraph. "

Altema, can you elaborate on this?

Thanks, robrecht

YOu can also enter text via graffiti 2 directly on the screen by flipping a toggle on the toolbar.

I have a 3.5Mb spreadsheet, and is not designed very well (I created it over two years ago as a quick interim solution for result and stat tracking for dart leagues, and has continued to grow unabated since). It contains many sheets (at least 15 now), and all contain formulas (and two of these are sheets are huge).

Anyway, I was looking forward to the native mode, too, mainly to avoid the minutes (plural) the slow PC I primarily sync to takes to convert it. Well, in native format, there's no conversion, so that part met my expectations. However, my attempt to open the native document was not even 50% complete after about 3 minutes when I canceled it.

On the other hand, even when converted, opening and closing the converted document on my original T|T would take at least 5 seconds, and sometimes more, after resizing a few fields, etc. (I won't even mention how long it would take if I changed a value used in a formula somewhere!). However, on the T|T3, opening and closing takes less than a second, even after resizing fields, etc. Of course, right now on the T|T3 I have the document in RAM, whereas on the TT I had in on an external card...

So to upgrade, just install a new version. As long as they keep their creator ID's/database names the same you will automatically use the one in RAM instead of the older version in ROM.

Yours,

Mike

Peace,
-Bartman007

:-)

Not so in Australia. I found a supplier the other day selling Vx and other ancient palms at full fare oblivious to the fact they are EOL. Oh the humanity......

The Australian eBay site has someone selling the T3 for a 'by it now' price of $649.95AUD plus $20 postage....you can save yourself $80 by doing that. However, stock does not arrive for a few days yet.

I personally, have just listed my Palm Vx and iPAQ 3870 on eBay. If they sell then I will get a T3.

Jodi

There are tons of backup programs..

backupman
botsam backup
backup pro.... etc

go look on palmgear.com , freewarepalm.com, palmblvd.com,

> How bout you stop bitching like a little school girl and go LOOK FOR A FSCKING
> PROGRAM TO BACKUP YOUR PALM.

> There are tons of backup programs..
>
> backupman
> botsam backup
> backup pro.... etc

> go look on palmgear.com , freewarepalm.com, palmblvd.com
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On one hand "stop bitching like a little school girl ", is VERY HARSH and NASTY, and totally unnecessary! Then you try to help by suggesting other products.
Given how FANTASTIC http://www.palminfocenter.com is with all these Forums etc., why would you want to poison the air with such NASTY digs? I am not the only person "bitching" here, and most of this FORUM is full of complaints, wish list items etc. We all have our "issues", Palm among them:):):) . The idea in this Forum is to help, and INSULTS undermine the spirit of this Forum. Good luck on ALL your issues. To quote a great American, Rodney King:), "Can't we all get along?". Now let's get back to the topics at Handheld:) And THANK YOU for those products ideas... REALLY!

BTW. BackupBuddy doesn't do OSX

http://www.bluenomad.com/support/supp_backupbuddy_mac.html

it says --

> Does BackupBuddy work with OSX?
> Not at this time... BackupBuddy has to be updated to work with Mac OSX. If you
> have a handheld device with Memory Stick or memory card, you can use
> BackupBuddyVFS to backup to your memory card.

Which, to me, suggests that it'll probably be at least a year before OS6 PDA's are out there, and then developers will be playing catch up. Yes I've heard that OS6 Developer Kits will be out in Feb 2004(?), but the developers would probably want to test their software on OS6 PDA's 1st hand, right?

Here is another way of looking at OS "timing" issue --

Tungsten T-3 - $399
Palm Protection Plan Plus -- $49.95***
64 MB Backup Card Plus -- $69.95
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Total at Palm Store $518.90 + No tax

COST OF OWNERSHIP --
$518.90 for 1 year = $1.42 per day
$518.90 for 2 year = $0.71 per day

OS6 Devices are approximately 1 year away. Tungsten T-3 will be on OS5.2.1 for 1 year concurrently with OS6 PDA's. In 2 years from now, $518.90 for 2 year = $0.71 per day, we'll be looking at Smartphones.

CONCLUSION -- it will be another 1-2 years till Smartphones are mainstream, and till then do I want to live FAT on a nice Tungsten T-3, GREAT COLOR, or without Backlight on Z21 in BLACK+WHITE.

I've squeezed 4 years + 2 months from my Palm IIIx @ $275 = 19c per DAY for 4 years, or 38 cent per DAY for 2 years! Compare to Tungsten T-3 = $518.90 for 2 year = $0.71 per day

Palm designers: "oh for the love of christ.. Will they ever be happy??"

Smart users : "Thats really nice, but doesnt have good batt life And I really dont need it. Stick with my he330 ;)"

I can't see any real advantage to the PocketPC right now though - it's applications don't appear to be any better or more capable. I don't see anything major I can do with a PocketPC that I can't do with the T3, but...

Still I'm dubious about spending $400 (need Bluetooth) on a PDA even though I need one now, unless PalmOne are willing to come out and make a commitment to either an OS upgrade or a reasonably cheap hardware upgrade. I they screw me on this I'll buy a new PDA, but it'll be a PocketPC.

E-B-A-Y

Seriously, do you really want to upgrade a 1 year old (outdated) T3 while your buddys have the T5 w/ OS6? Just a thot.

Only draw back is that you can't charge while you sync.

But I second what you said.

As if anybody would ask me!

I was not ready when I heard the T3 alarm go off... scared the mess out of me and I almost dropped it.

I currently have the system sounds off, game sound on low, and alarm sound on low. If you want to use it as an alarm clock on high, make sure you are used to the sound and volume. Otherwise you might be starled out of your sleep and smash the thing in panic.

BTW, there is a procedure to replace G2 with G1. look in the forums.

In essence, Palm seems to have listened.

1. The T3 doesnt wobble as badly as the TC on the stand.
2. There is no longer a screen delay so you cant accidently block select text AND delete it in the next entry because...
3. The virtual graffitti area exists and works
4. And with TeaclScript I get my old graffitti 1 back
5. My MP3s played when I took the SD card from the TC to the T3.
6. Major miracle of miracles, my Kinoma movies I saved in .pdb form I simply synchd -and- they played with good quality and sound.
7. You can tailor the soft keys in the virtual graffitti area - I like the old PowerONE calculator for the top right soft key.
8. This really pxxxed me off - they even change the Icon on the soft buttons in the virtual graffitti area when you select your favorite program. I admit I am pleased!

It works in my old stand, and I didn't load the new desktop because my cel phone needed the version I have, and it still synched.

So, grudgingly, I give the Tungsten 3 a thumbs up. It meets my stated needs.

I do still have something to bitch about however: now what to do with the TC?

Simon

I too was perturbed to find that I could only use the Home, Find, Screen Orientation and VG 'buttons'. I couldn't activate System, Menu or Onscreen Graffiti. Once I disabled Jot and the control strip functioned perfectly.

Hopefully CIC will come up with a solution soon. In the meantime I just use WordComplete with G2, which doesn't bother me at all.

Personally, I'm delighted with my T3. Yes, I am a fan of the slider. I love the screen, I like the improved PIMs, and (after initial scepticism) I have found the 'hard' button layout to be an improvement that makes it much easier to use with one hand. I think Palm has done a superb job.

I have owned a V, Vx, M500, M515, TT (two of them!), T2, TC and now a T3. While I wouldn't recommend the T3 to a newbie or someone who just wants a diary and address book, the T3 is a well constructed and well designed PDA.

I find these posts considerably more useful than the "it should have a bigger battery, WiFi, no slider, a camera and have all that in the same form as the Palm V" that permeates the other 95% of the comments here. Oh yeah, like Palm's going to get back to you tomorrow on that one.

So, geez/jeez STOP telling people what they can or can't ask.

Really, I don't see the fuss about an OS6 upgrade. There's ebay (or relatives!) to get rid of old ones. And think of the enjoyment you have from such a speedier model in the meantime. Besides, how sure are you that you might not drop the unit (alas, my poor Palm III died that way!) or lose it or whatever?

And let's say Palm did give an upgrade -- but owing to ROM size, it was a *subset* of OS6. Would that make you (you = anyone/everyone) scream, "I've been cheated!"?

The current estimate for more stock at Expansys is two weeks but they have a large backlog of orders to fill.

Interestingly, they also told me that the T2 is now discontinued by Palm hence the uptake on the T3 rising. I think this may be proce related (note T3 is cheaper than the T2 which is cheaper than the T ?!?!?!)

I was also told by another retailer that because Palm were annoyed that details leaked from some retailers they are carefully controlling device release. Some retailers who posted details before 1st of October may not receive stock for up to three weeks as 'punishment' for this. I'm not sure if this is to believed....

It does sometimes happen that on-line retailers get overloaded and things go a little awry. I think we have a tendency to expect everything to happen instantly and for businesses to operate perfectly which is a totally unreasonable expectation. I only get upset when it is clear someone is deliberately messing me around.

As for prices the manufacturer's web site is usually the most expensive place to buy anything, although I have found Tottenham Court road retailers with prices beyond even the manufacturer's RRP.

I've used Dabs in the past and they were also very quick. In this case though I am exiting the country for a while so I want my VAT back.

After consideration I realised the best option is to get the T3 and use it until the 2nd or even 3rd generation OS6 devices make their appearance - give them time to get the bugs out and add forgotten enhancements. Just like any other OS really.

Virtual Graffitti
Signficant enhancements to the PIM applications

-- CLIEs have had both! Sony modified the Contacts so it could display a picture. And the Nx CLIEs have had Soft Graff (yes, alone with the HandEra!).

This is part of licensee customization of the OS.

Buttons could be shrunk, although I prefer them as they are, but the space above and below the buttons could be reduced.

The problem with writing graffitti anywhere on the screen, and yes there are some very good graffitti 1 systems around, TealScript, Graffitti-Anywhere, is that the use of one screen for BOTH data entry AS WELL AS line or character or even block selection, is that the system must know what you want to do.

A dedicated data input area allows tapping the screen to mean one thing, selection of a block of text OR selection of where to type.

A dual use screen means that timing is used to detect whether this is data being typed OR this is locating the cursor.

The timing problem continually hanged my up on the Tingsten C which is why I got rid of it. The T3 is better in this respect that the TC.

The T3 is a fabulous machine, although my 128mb card disagrees! Any news on how Palm is comign on fixing it?

I have encountered one problem though. It seem the T3 chews up cards (SD). I have gone through two so far and still don't understand what is happening. It appears that there is a problem with the Hot Sync-to-the card process. After the hot sync, the card becomes usuless and any of the applications that can use the card cause the T3 to hang-up. After you reset the t3 and remove the card the device becomes alive again.

Has anyone else experienced this problem. Are you aware of a fix?

If it is oxidation, inserting and removing a card many times should rub off the corrosion unless it is extreme.

BTW, if you remove and then reinsert the same card, does it have the same problem? Does this problem exist for different cards or are you only testing with one particular card? I suppose Palm asked all of this, but who knows.

I'm still waiting for the mythical "color HandEra."

I had this blackout issue, turn the Palm on, see logo nice and clear, then straight to a black screen.

All is well again.

Thank you very much.

Re: battery life; Make sure your unit has the most current OS. Tap Menu, Info, and then tap the box for version. It should say "Palm OS software v. 5.2.1" or higher. The first version had a problem which drained the battery and slowed performance. Also, turn of the BT radio when not in use, but you probably already know that! Still, the fastest handheld in the smallest form factor has a tradeoff, but it's worth it to me.