Palm LifeDrive Handheld
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If you are looking for the best of the best made by Palm, currently the LifeDrive is it. With 32 TIMES the storage space of most other high-end handhelds, the LifeDrive is revolutionizing the PDA market in America. Features of the LifeDrive include.

• Massive 4 gigabyte (that's the same as 32 x 128 MB, the storage offered by most other top-of-the-line PDAs) internal storage
• WiFi included with the Ethernet card
• Large screen with great color
• High quality audio recording and playback
• High quality video recording and playback
• Bluetooth Compatibility
• Integrated MP3 player
• MMC, SDIO, USB and SD Slots for additional storage
• Control pad, stylus and touch screen input methods

• Few devices are included and no cradle
• Short battery life - as little as four hours of continuous use
• Battery is not replaceable by the user
• Thicker than most PDAs, .75 inches thick
• Heavier than many PDAs at 6.8 ounces
• Intermittently locks up and resets
• Power button often hit accidently when being stowed in case
• Application launch sluggish
• Not the quickest processor speed at only 416 MHz (others offer 512 or even 624 MHz)
• Third party software is often not compatible with LifeDrive, most notably medical software