Palm 3199WW Cradle Kit for Tungsten E2/T5/TX and LifeDrive

Awesome cradle with many benefits!Rest your Palm TX in the cradle and plug in your headphones/speakers to the audio plug on the cradle to listen to music while at your desk without discharging your unit!You have not one but TWO options on keeping your Palm TX charged:1-Easily trickle charge your Palm TX while simply leaving it in its cradle while you work at your desk.*2-Plug in your cradle power adapter to the cradle to charge your handheld.*A nice feature never before witnessed with a cradle (my previous units Palm m500, Zire71)The soft white light of the cradle is a perfect reminder that the power adapter is plugged in (especially good when you dont want to leave it plugged in all the time).The only real negative, which of course is not really a problem is the preferred two handed mount and dismount (connections make one leery of not being delicate). But I'd rather be safe than sorry don't you?BUY this product. You will LOVE IT. I already have TWO (one for home one for the office).

I got this cradle exactly on Black Friday; but I asked my dad to sent it to me after Christmas season (so it wouldn't be lost in the mail) and I got it in perfect condition! It is great! I love the light! In fact, I leave it on the whole night even when my TE2 is not plugged in! I highly recommend one of these for every Palm user!

Own a Palm TX? Avoid this at all costs!As others have noted, and as documented on the Palm support forums, this cradle has a major incompatibility with the Palm TX. It will cause the Palm TX to lockup, requiring a soft reset (using the reset hole on the back). There is unfortunately no solution, and no predicting when the lock will occur. Sometimes, after one HotSync it will lock, sometimes if the computer is placed into sleep and then reawakened, other times just sitting there.Palm has a patch on their site that supposedly fixes this problem, but it actually makes matters worse - with the patch installed, the TX will lock when not even docked. DON'T install the patch!Interestingly, the problem appears to be a hardware design flaw of the cradle itself. If you plug the TX into the included connector, and NOT the cradle, no problems! I suspect it has something to do with the silly LED light that always stays on - perhaps a static discharge problem.

I use this cradle because it is handy for syncing and to keep it on and charging next to my desk. Still, there are lots of things I don't like:1. The plug is hard to use. I constantly have to fumble to get my T|X plugged in. The fit is tight and I wonder if a piece of the plug won't break off in time. My last PDA, a Clie, just slipped on the cradle and started charging immediately2. It is light and there are is no anti-slip bottom. When I push the hot sync button, I need two hands, or at least three nimble fingers. I will be buying some non-slip mat for it soon.3. You won't be able to use most cases with the cradle. It doesn't make any sense to me to have to pull the Palm in and out of the case to use the cradle. I bought one case where I did this and have stopped using it. (I didn't like it for other reasons, and the manufacturer was nice enough to give me credit for other items. This is why I am not mentioning their name.) I just got the Fortte/Bellagio case, which you can use with the cradle and it seems pretty good.The light that bothers others, doesn't bother me, other than it seems unnecessary. I know it is a tiny amount of electricity, but you take all the electronics that trickle electricity for lights, clocks, and so forth, and over the entire country, I think you are talking about a big deal. Okay, rant over.In all, I would buy it again, but grudgingly. If someone offered a better cradle (just making a better plug would do it), I would happily junk this unit and buy it.

I just purchased this cradle for my new Palm Tungsten E2. On the positive side, it is light, easy to assemble, and looks nice on the desktop. It is much more attractive than the sync and power cables being exposed in plain view. It also stays put on my desk, not slipping and sliding as other reviews have described. The price here on Amazon is superb in comparison to almost twice as money at most other places. On the negative side, it seems flimsy, and I fear breaking the prongs when connecting and disconnecting my Palm. A switch for the light would have also been a huge plus. As is, the light is always on, which can be annoying and even distracting.I've used the older Palm cradles, and felt they were much better designed and much more durable. Although attractive and sleek, this cradle appears to have suffered from excessive cost cutting. It's good, but could have been much better.

The Tungsten T5 is my first Palm purchase. I've had many Sony Clie's, so I never had a cradle. That's the one thing that peeved me about the Sony brand.I bought a T5 yesterday. I decided to buy the cradle here on Amazon.com. I saved $20.00.I absolutely love it...If you get a T5, you should get this. not only does it help protect from scratches from the desk, it "puts it on display." Especially nice looking with the cool white LED light.

I purchased this cradle to use my Palm TX as a music player, like the iPod cradles.The first 4 times I tried the cradle, with only the power cord since I don't intend to use it to sync, my Palm TX locked up. At this point I decided to return the cradle and went to the Palm website to get the name of the cradle patch file that I no longer need. I deleted the cradle update, but decided to try the cradle once without the patch.The Palm hasn't locked up since, so I hope that the problem was the cradle patch. I will test it thoroughly over the next few days to make sure it is working properly.HOW TO DISABLE THE LIGHT!My Palm TX syncs perfectly when using the original sync cable connected to the cradle. One bonus of using the original sync cable is that the cradle charges my TX, but the cradle light doesn't come on. The light only comes on if I connect a power cable to the cradle.

Il a rempli son usage il y a quelques années. Je ne sais pas si la marque PALM existe encore.C'était les début des Smartphones avec son stylet et son alphabet particulier.Je m'en suis quand même servi plusieurs années pour synchroniser mon Tungstène qui doit trainer dans un carton (comme tout le monde).

Works great, low profile, convenient and quick syncing. I am impressed with this product. Package also included international charging system.

Une étoile en moins parce que cet accessoire devrait vraiment être livré avec le PDA en standard.Une fois acquis et utilisé, c'est un peu... comment je faisais avant ?A prendre les yeux fermés.

Ich nutze es mit einem Palm E2 und bin damit zufrieden. Das wichtigste für mich ist, dass das Gerät gleichzeitig geladen wird. Die Syncronisation klappt's immer.Ein Stern Abzug gibt es für eine ziemich wackelige Position des Gerätes und dafür dass man PDA mit Kraft einstecken muss (ist aber wohl wegen Palm-Anschlüsse).

Die Dockingstation verwende ich zusammen mit meinem Palm T|X, welchen ich zuvor per WLAN snychronisierte. Die Dockingstation bringt neben einem Audioanschluss aber leider keinen Vorteil. Das Gerät muss aufgesteckt werden und wird stets geladen (voll entladen und voll aufladen somit nicht mehr möglich). Das Bauwerk steht nicht wirklich sicher und wackelt ein wenig. Außerdem leuchtet immer das durchaus helle Licht an der Dockingstation, was also nötig macht, den zusätzlichen Netzstecker abzuziehen. Außer Mehrarbeit bringt mir dieses Plastikding leider nichts.