Palm LifeDrive
The LifeDrive is a PDA released by Palm in May 2005 (manufacturer's categorization: Mobile Manager ).
It is the first Palm device to offer WLAN , Bluetooth and a 4 GB microdrive . Further, a is ARM - processor 416 MHz and a display with 320 × 480 pixels installed.
While all previous handhelds used volatile RAM memory or flash memory modules to store data, this device has a hard disk. This must be switched on briefly for every program that is not already in the RAM, which means that time (half a second to a second) is lost and the battery life is impaired. For many users this is a contra argument. However, file access can be accelerated by third-party cache programs. The maximum running time is usually given as around three hours, but varies greatly with the type of use - while reading e-books or listening to music with the screen switched off, running times of more than six hours are possible when viewing Videos the battery will be exhausted after two hours. On the other hand, the use of a non-volatile storage medium reduces the risk of data loss due to deep discharge of the battery.
Production of the LifeDrive was discontinued in early 2007.
Technical specifications
| operating system | Palm OS 5.4 |
| Display | 65,536 colors, transflective TFT , 320 × 480 or 480 × 320 pixels |
| Storage | 64 MB NVRAM , additional 4 GB hard disk (3.85 GB usable) |
| processor | 416 MHz Intel XScale |
| Expansion cards | SD and MMC |
| Interfaces | USB multi-connector, infrared , Bluetooth , WLAN / Wi-Fi , 3.5 mm jack plug |
| Power supply | Lithium-ion polymer battery |
| Weight | 193 g |
Web links
- Conversion of Lifedrive from hard disk to 4 GB CF card (English)
- Software for converting hard disk to CF card up to 32 GB (English)
- Report on the conversion to 32 GB
- Install Palm OS manually on CF with defective microdrive (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ryan Kairer: LifeDrive No Longer Available from Palm , PalmInfocenter, January 29, 2007