PalmOne Tungsten C Handheld | 
| Brand: Palm
Category: CE
Buy Used: $60.00
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Rating:  106 reviews
Sales Rank: 4,974
Platform: PDA
Media: Electronics
Operating System: Palm OS 5.2.1
System Memory: 64
Memory Type: SDRAM
Native Resolution: 320x320
Modem: None
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 6 x 6 x 6
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: P80900US
Model: C
UPC: 805931008367
EAN: 0805931008367
ASIN: B00008ZOYE
Release Date: April 23, 2003
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Bright 320x320 transflective color screen | | • | Fast, 400 MHz Intel PXA255 processor with Intel XScale technology | | • | Built-in Wi-Fi and keyboard | | • | Secure Digital/MultiMediaCard Expansion Slot | | • | What's in the box: Tungsten C Handheld, Stylus, Flip Cover, USB HotSync Cradle, Power Supply, Desktop Installation CD, Software Essentials CD |
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Product Description
Though the Palm Tungsten C is no cellular phone, as a handheld data organizer it includes 802.11b WiFi ability for a completely new level of wireless interactivity. The Tungsten C is engineered to grow with your everchanging needs. Cover Rechargeable Battery and AC adapter included Integrated keyboard helps offers choice of data entry capabilities for ease and flexibility Includes special bonus software bundle on CD Create, edit, and email Word, Excel, and Powerpoint compatible files View PDF files using (included) Adobe Acrobat Palm OS 5.2.1
Amazon.com Review
Palm's latest PDA offering delivers wireless networking, lots of RAM and a faster processor--a PDA for the professional.Palm has embraced wireless networking with the Tungsten C, which has built in 802.11b capability. This is definitely a PDA for power users, as along with wireless networking comes 64MB of RAM, 51MB of which is available for your applications and data. The Tungsten C runs on the new Intel PXA 255 processor, an update of the PXA 250 which has more speed and better power management than its predecessor.  | Compact and powerful | The hardware looks very much like that of the Tungsten W. There is no antenna like the W has, but there is a keypad where the Graffiti area traditionally sits on a Palm. A new version of Graffiti, called rather unimaginatively Graffiti2, is provided, and you can use this to write text direct to the screen should you desire to. Palm provides a whole slew of applications including Documents To Go, for working with Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents. This is in ROM along with email software VersaMail and software to set up the wireless networking features and run VPN (Virtual Private Networking) sessions. Connecting to an existing 802.11b network is easy as pie -- and a separate manual walks you though the process if required. Once connected, you can use another ROM-based application, Web, to browse the Web using your wireless modem. Though designed with professional users in mind Palm has not lost sight of the fact that the Tungsten C will appeal to a wider audience. They provide the Kinoma player for watching movies and Photos for looking at digital images. A key notable absence is any kind of MP3 player. Palm's addition to the range of PDAs with built in 802.11b is a very impressive one. It has the processing power to cope with wireless activity and the memory to deal with the data you'll download and share while using wireless.--Sandra Vogel
Amazon.com Product Description
Early Adopters Pick: April 2003. Palm's most powerful handheld yet with built-in Wi-Fi, a new, crisper color display, a 400 MHz processor, 64 MB of RAM, and the new Palm OS 5.2.1. Palm's most powerful and robust handheld yet, the Palm Tungsten C is designed for ultimate performance. Running on an untra-fast 400 MHz processor, the latest Palm OS, and plenty of memory (64 MB), it handles your complex business files with ease. The Tungsten C handheld's built-in Wi-Fi (802.11b) technology lets you access your business and personal networks, send e-mail and attachments, and browse the Internet with blazing efficiency. You're connected anywhere you have Wi-Fi access--at your office, at home, in airports, hotels, cafes, and more--with the number of access points and Hotspots continually growing. Display
The Palm Tungsten C features a new easy-to-read, high resolution, 320x320 transflective color screen. Web pages, presentations, e-mails, and more are displayed with vibrant, ultra-sharp clarity. Expansion
The Tungsten C uses Multimedia Card and Secure Digital expansion cards, which instantly add software applications, additional memory, large databases, and more without taking up built-in memory space. Operating System
The Tungsten is powered by Palm OS 5.2.1, which provides higher performance, enhanced multimedia features, support for Bluetooth connectivity and networking, and enterprise-class security. Extra Software
Along with the standard Palm software, you'll receive a Software Essentials CD-ROM containing Acrobat Reader, Copytalk, Infiinity Softworks powerOne personal conlculator, WorldMate, Voice Memo, Printboy printing software by Bachmann, Calligo Calendar, Solitaire by Handmark, Kinoma Player & Producer, Palm Reader, and more. Compatibility
The Palm Tungsten C is compatible with PCs running Windows 98, NT 4.0, 2000, Me, and XP, and with Macs running Mac OS X 10.1.2 or later. What's in the box
- Tungsten C Handheld
- Stylus
- Flip Cover
- USB HotSync Cradle
- Power Supply
- Desktop Installation CD with PDF-file Users Manuals
- Software Essentials CD
- Read This First
- Wi-Fi Getting Started Guide
- Palm Accessories Catalog
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 A keeper in a world of 'throw away' electronics August 3, 2010
J. ERICKSON (California, USA)
Ok so I guess I'm a bit biased - I've been using Palms (and earlier PDAs) for a long time. I'm 30 now, and I started using PDAs when I was 16 (yeah, I'm a computer nerd). I've been able to keep the same memos, address book, and date book for a very, very long time. Through many different Palm devices. As long as I back up the data, I'm good. I just bought a second Tungsten C here actually, as a backup in case my primary one gets lost, stolen or broken.
Specifically, I love the Tungsten C because of the keypad. I mean, don't get me wrong, I learned Graffiti a long time ago but I've never liked it. I constantly tried to find the 'perfect' replacement that had an actual keyboard/keypad, and with Palm, those are very few and far between. The Tungsten C is the one for me. I'm not going for WebOS as I hear nothing is backward compatible with PalmOS. I don't even use the wifi feature as their web browser is horribly outdated, and installing Opera is near impossible even though there are sites that show you how to do it. The wifi kinda stopped working on mine anyway, showing a consistently stale list of available access points...whatever, I just turned Wifi off and now I have a great PDA that is disconnected from the world (which is what I wanted anyway).
My love for Palm's simplicity in their primary applications (addressbook, memopad) and my love for the few third-party apps (Strip, Datebk6) is what keeps me from thinking "well, my cell phone has most of this functionality, why don't I just use that?" I'll tell you why. Because my wife washed my cell phone the other day. I'm probably going to upgrade my cellphone, and with the market/technology changing so quickly, I'd be crazy if I thought I could retain almost 15 years worth of data in a device that is going to become obsolete in a year. Palm sidesteps this with their older devices in that they are so PLENTIFUL to obtain and so insanely COMPATIBLE that you could pick up any old Palm and be able to restore your data easily. I own a technical consulting and support business, and use my Palm for appointments, tasks, addresses, notetaking, keeping encrypted passwords for various clients, etc... Thinking that a cell phone SHOULD do these tasks, I have found, is just insane. I want to keep them separate so I'm not tied to a certain cellphone for life. My Tungsten is my #1 receptionist - I rely on it for everything, even now in 2010. Palm devices have never let me down when it comes to the necessities of a true PDA, and the Tungsten C is the best of breed IMHO.
Tungsten C August 2, 2010
Ron Sarasota
Little confusing to transfer data but works perfect once i got thru the instructions sucessfully.
 This Tungsten C stopped working after one week. September 24, 2009
Dr. Gary Miles Stegall (Conway, SC)
This Tungsten C worked fine for a while but after one week, the picture became distorted and the screen striated. I contacted the dealer whose response was "did you reset the default". I did and it didn't work. I contacted the dealer a second time and the response was basically, "we'll get back to you."
 Palm's Tungsten C PDA September 15, 2009
Ronald Arjune (Haverstraw, NY)
The main reason I purchased the Tungsten C was to do my writing away from my laptop and I have been doing this with the device successfully. I downloaded version 11 of Documents to Go from [...]. I used the 6.2 OS for the Tungsten C from Palm.com because I have the Vista operating system on my laptop. It was necessary to add the palmhotsyncsetup utility from Pimlico for legacy devices (older devices) which was free from their website ([...]) to make the Tungsten C work. The wi-fi is giving me some problems but it is probally because I don't know how to use or set it correctly to view the web pages good. Docs to Go has an on-screen key board for writing on the Palm which I think is very good. The Palm on-screen keyboard does not work or I just don't know how to set it to work with Docs to Go. Let's see, what else? Hmmm. There was trial and error but I am happy with my purchase.
Better than smartphone, but bad web browser January 26, 2009
Cottage Girl (At the Lake)
I love the Tungsten C better than any smartphone. But, the web browser, the original, does not do popups, so many links I click on will not open. If anyone knows how to fix this, let me know. But, there are many more features that override this problem. I love it and will own one as long as I can find one to purchase. ..CG
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