pros:
you can watch most video formats (when installing TCMP or KINOMA Player)
good mp3 player
good apps like calendar,contacts, write a notepad,
photo player,memos,voice recorder,clocks,games, wi-fi.
e-mail,e.t.c.
you can still buy or get free apps for this pda.
battery life expectancy is about 3 years (when new)
battery / screen & Memory are replaceable you need to know how.
go to youtube there are video instructions.
3.75 gigs of internal memory plus your sd memory card.
good strong pda housing.

cons:
just like any electronic device, if you install an incompatible app or software
this will trigger a constant reboot cycle.
pda is a bit bulky and heavy for it's size (Due to housing material)
screen is not very sensitive you must press hard sometimes.
reboot cycle is about 2 to 3 minutes (ONLY ON REBOOT)
TURNING THE DEVICE ON IS ONLY 2 TO 3 SECONDS.
the sync cable must be replace every 2 years depending on the use.
when on sync mode transfer rate varies depending how much stuff you
have in your pda.
also you can NOT watch 3gp or 3gpp videos. a format use on most cel phones.
internet browsing is basic and limited due to built in ram memory specs.
no more updates for this O/S is obsolete.

if you own a lifedrive you can still enjoy it for many years to come,
however i will not recommend this pda for someone who wants to own a pda today.
pda's are becoming obsoletes due to the fact they are integraded with smart phones
like the I-phone,blackberrys,and other cell phones.

After completely charge the next day i tried it is nice and i used my sd card from my previous pda palm tungsten it work and after testing my sd card with program or games.

Finally browser throught out the lifedrive menu and how to and what functions…..

Well i tested a game and played it for awhile for about 45 minutes and the battery bar didn’t take out any yet…….

Also testing the sample music it comes with the speaker seem loud but but the player volume when it reach the middle seem so low going below that can’t hear anything.

Also view the pic that comes with the graphic looks good every one of them……

The sample video is good to view is fast and sound good …

Well so i am a beginner for this one and i’m still going to explore more stuff on this lifedrive made by palm…

Well my first palm is palm zire 72 but the battery didn’t last for long when watching video clips maybe last for an hour but playing game lasted a bit long……the sound on this is not that loud……

Well my second one is palm tungsten which good doesn’t run out battery than palm zire 72 does when i played games it lasted a bit longer more than an hour…..but the sound on this is good loud and clear…….

Well before i bought palm life drive i used palm zire for this one is good for home only since the battery doesn’t last that long have to plug in most when watchin clips…….

Also for palm tungsten is good for home used..

For lifedrive is good for travel and home used cause the battery last long……

Good 4GB drive for storage,and faster speed as compared to its previous models.

1) THE HOTSYNC DO NOT FUNCTION WELL WITH LAPTOP

2) IT HALTS IN BETWEEN AND NEED RESET ALL TIME

I USED TO RESET 15-20 TIMES IN 1 HOUR.

3) THE PALM OS IS NOT CAPABLE TO RUN THIS MUCH PROGRAMS,

I THINK NOKIA IS THE BEST. E71 IN PARTICUALR.

DO NOT BUY LIFE DRIVE. IT’S WASTE OF MONEY.

I believe that Palm has released a bios update to solve some of the problems.

The unit is a good all-in-one compromise. It had an excellent screen, large storage, good interface and a solid looking design.

I believe that for a few extra dollars they could have made this unit one to remember. Palm installed a miniscule 32mb ram to operate programs from and swapped everything to the microdrive. with 64 or 128mb the swapping would have been reduced or eliminated. the battery consuption for more RAM would have been less than constaly swapping to the microdrive.

all in all it was a good shot. however once the cards are on the table its hard to pull an ace to win the hand.