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Bought to replace a Z21, which gave years of service until it suddenly crashed, even though plugged in and charging, and I now find that the battery won't hold a charge. I wanted a standalone PDA because it's hack-proof. I said 'yes' for 'long battery life' because I can't say 'I don't know'. I haven't yet been able to get HotSync to work with Windows 7/8, so I can't let the battery run out, because I'll lose all the data again. Having said that, the colour display is nicer (and slightly more useful) than the Z21's monochrome, and there are a few extra facilities. I'd certainly recommend it, but, unless you can use HotSync, you need to back up all the data somewhere else.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Smaller than the Palm Z21 but does the job I need it for. Being second hand it sometimes glitches when entering some text but nothing I can't get round.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
I need an organiser as I have the world's lousiest memory. I started off using Psion units - Sienas, then 3 Series and 5 Series. The operating systems and functionality was fine, but the hardware itself was far too fragile and ill-designed, so I switched to Palms. Started with a Zire but it wasn't very resilient, so moved on to the Z22. I've been using one for 2 or 3 years now - the one I bought off Ebay was as backup in case my current one bust, which it hasn't. The Z22, although very similar to the Zire, does seem to be more robust. The touch-sensitive screen works well, there are no moving parts aside from the on/off switch so very little to go wrong, and PC synchronisation is simple. Along with the PC synchronisation software there is a "Palm Desktop" program, on which you can do pretty much anything you can do on the device itself, but with the benefit of a keyboard, cut'n'paste, etc, so it's quite easy to import text files into the Z22. On Synchronisation, the software will automatically cross-update the latest versions of the various bits of data. The operating system itself is not quite as good as Psions - the Search facility is very rudimentary, you can't choose what applications to search, and there are no "Caseblind / Case Sensitive" or "Whole / Part Word" options, and for Recurring Calendar items you can delete "All" or one specific instance, but you can only edit "All". For the most part, though, it does what I need. The Calendar, Phone/Contact list and Memo facility are pretty much as you'd expect from any organiser, and there's a calculator, Expense Account Manager which I haven't tried, a World Clock, and it comes bundles with a version of Patience (or "Solitaire" as the Yanks insist on calling it), and a maddeningly addictive game called "Crazy Daisy". There's also an application called Notepad that you can use to write or draw on the touch-sensitive screen. The device is also very light and compact. Data is entered either by tapping on an on-screen keyboard, or using the "Graffiti" method, which works better for some letters than others. On the whole, it does what I want, reliably and with no fuss, and with just the few minor flaws I've mentioned, and overall I would recommend it.Read full review
My wife bought me of these way back 2006 to help me organise my shift times, holidays and appointments for work. I also used it as an aid to keep track of essential personal data. Unfortunately, it died early this year and I was lucky to find another ebay member selling an identical product. This is a robust and very easy to use device and something I regard as indispensable for me. The casing is good quality plastic and has survived a number of falls on to concrete without cracking. One bit of advice I feel may be useful is not to download the 6.1 update as I feel this was responsible for my original unit to overload and seize up.
My original Palm Z22 PDA, which I used for over 20 years, was stolen when my house was burgled, I used it for addresses, and appointments, birthday dates, calculating, telephone numbers, searches for tracing calls when checking 1471 and found it invaluable, Basically I was lost without it.New mobile phone apps were not the same, and so I searched on eBay to find a replacement. The previous model, the Z21, was in monochrome but the Z22 is in colour and much easier to read. I was lucky to find the exact model Z22 to replace mine and my bid won iy. It was supplied with a "proporta" leather case which is a bonus. Highly recommended even thouh it is no longer made.
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