Palm T|X

Get it almost 2 week, a late blog here.

Overall, it's a very good pda with complete (almost) function including wifi, bluetooth, ample flash ram storage onboard (100MB for the Palm OS is hell lot of space).

The wifi set-up is piece of cake - scan the network, enter network password, you're linked. You can set it up in less than a minute - if you still remember the router password.

Some old software cannot work properly on the new OS. But that's expected. The bundled software is self completed: Chinese OS, wifile (to access share folders and files on the network), Document-to-go (which access native MS Office files - something Pocket PC can't do until recently), Acrobat reader for Palm, English-Chinese Dictionary (easy to find other dic database if you like), Media program on ROM (which plays photos album and movie, sync albums and movie with the Palm desktop program), Pocket Tune (MP3 player), Internet browser, Versamail (e-mail program for both direct internet connections and hotsync, support multiple account).... You don't really need to install much third party program.

All bundle programs are very good. Especially the browser program (Blazer). It works very fast with with wifi, and have relativelly good competibility. I normally check e-mail and news with my T|X... and that's the reason I blogged less recently.

I installed a HK map program, which is good enough for me. Without a GPS, I can use lamp-post serach and locate function to find out where am I. Blue tooth GPS is available too, but I don't have interest to use it.

Display is excellent. Processor is good enough to play video diectly from the SD card, but do you really want to watch a movie on such a small screen? It display photos very nicely, nevertheless.

The T|X is relatively stable - thou not as good as my M505 / Palm 3e / Pilot Pro.

I have difficulty to set up hot-sync using blue tooth. Probable some installation problem of the bluetooth pgm on my computer. I can sync via wi-fi, thou you need to know how to set-up a network hot-sync (the search computer on network doesn't work, and I can't sync to the computer name. I need to network sync using IP address).

Bluetooth connection to my mobile phone is also very simple. Scan, pair, and you are there.

Battery life is good. Last more than 2 days with my frequent use.

Yet to try: Bluetooth to phone GPRS / dial-up connection to Internet; remote desktop access to PCs in my network; drop tests; water tight tests.... etc etc.

Overall: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

One complain: I still don't get use to the new Graffitti2 writing. Why change? Graffitti2 is slow!!