Palm Zire 21
Last of the monochrome Palms
by Shawn Barnett
SUMMARY--The Zire21 is the last monochrome Palm and the last that still looks and feels like the old Palm Pilots. Ita s a sturdy, solid little unit that can take a beating. Since it doesna t have card slots or anything that moves or comes off, nothing can go wrong. However, sometimes nostalgia isna t what it used to be, as Yogi Berra might have said. A 160 x 160 monochrome display without any backlight whatsoever feels archaic. And wea re now so used to color, music, multimedia and all sorts of expansion and connectivity that the stark minimalism of the Zire 21 seems from another era. As it, of course, is. On the other hand, the Zire 21 runs all the basic PIM apps, and therea s even a fairly nice software bundle that includes Handmarka s Mobile DB, PDA Money, the PowerOne calculator and even some games. Still, for just $30 more, the Zire 31 takes you into the 21st century.
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