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LCD, color screen, 320x480 pixels, Palm OS, Intel XScale, 4096 MB, USB, Graffiti/On-Screen keyboard More product info

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Based on 11 expert reviews, the average rating for Palm LifeDrive is 4.0/5. Expert Reviews for PDAs are gathered from magazines and web sites around the world. Read summaries of the English reviews below.

 
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alaTest Title:

Review summary of palmOne LifeDrive

(1/9/09)
Summary: Read the full review
Verdict: Experts rate this product 75/100 and users 62/100. Comparing these reviews to 62262 other PDAs reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 90/100 = Excellent.
Country: US
90.0 / 100.0
I4U Title:

Palm LifeDrive

(1/24/06)
Summary: The Palm LifeDrive is the first of what we hope will be many “Mobile Managers” by the once king of PDAs. The heart of the LifeDrive concept is integrating a micro hard drive into the PDA. If you... Read the full review
Country: US
7.5
PC Magazine Title:

palmOne LifeDrive


Summary: Nearly-endless storage makes this a great device for toting and viewing lots of files. Read the full review
Pros: ; Vast storage; big screen; excellent desktop and handheld software suite
Cons: ; Poor battery life; occasional crashes; no support for DRM media
Country: US
4.0 / 5.0
InfoSyncWorld Summary: The palmOne LifeDrive is a jack of all trades, and as is often the case is therefore king of few. The PIM suite is palmOne’s familiar best-of-breed software, although the hard buttons don’t default to it. Its office suite is first-rate, and paired with a folding keyboard functions as a limited but pocketable laptop replacement. Wide audio... Read the full review
Pros: ; Record-setting storage; comprehensive software bundle; versatile functionality
Cons: ; Sluggish when launching programs and switching applications; heavy
Country: US
N/A
digitaltrends.com Title:

Palm LifeDrive

(1/24/06)
Summary: Read the full review
Verdict: The Palm LifeDrive is a good first stab at the PDA-Media Manager hybrid concept, and the overall design shows great promise.
Pros: ; Easy navigation; integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth; lots of storage space
Cons: ; Slow hard drive performance; dim screen; old operating system
Country: US
7.5 / 10.0
T3 Title:

PalmOne LifeDrive

(8/19/05)
Summary: Finally, a PDA that stores all your media. Read the full review
Pros: ; Internet and email access; Elegant styling; Heaps of storage
Country: UK
N/A
IT Reviews Title:

PalmOne - LifeDrive

(7/7/05)
Summary: The LifeDrive is PalmOne's attempt to take the PDA where no PDA has gone before, and turn what is in essence a subset of the desktop PC into a full copy of it, for carrying around ... Read the full review
Country: UK
N/A
Handheld Computing Magazine Title:

Palm LifeDrive


Summary: Read the full review
Country: UK
N/A
Lordpercy.com Title:

Lordpercy.com


Summary: PalmOne have launched their latest bit of Tech, the LifeDrive is a 4gb digital repository for your photos, music and videos plus email and web activities, but can it really do all of this?... Read the full review
Country: UK
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CNET.co.uk Title:

palmOne LifeDrive review


Summary: : A versatile handheld packed with productivity and multimedia features -- but it's far too expensive... Read the full review
Pros: ; Integrated 4GB hard drive; Bluetooth and Wi-Fi; doubles as USB drive; plays MP3s with support for playlists; lets you create slideshows with music; sharp screen
Cons: ; Expensive; battery not user-replaceable; Web pages slow to load; battery life and audio quality not on a par with today's MP3 players; sluggish; slightly heavy
Country: UK
7.2 / 10.0
Computer Active Title:

Palm LifeDrive


Summary: A handheld with a huge hard disk and a heap of multimedia functions... Read the full review
Pros: ; Huge hard disk; decent LCD screen; well designed
Country: UK
4.0 / 5.0

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