Customer Reviews
Great Product 
2008-06-16
I have to say I am loving my Z22 Palm! I've had it for a little over a month by now. I have had no problems with it like other reviews had mentioned, and I use it every day for everything that requires organizing and keeping up to date.(calendar, grocery lists, appoinments, addresses, to do list, quick reminders, you name it.. it can do it...) I am just mad I did not buy something like this years earlier. It is so easy to use and so many programs you can add to it. I will never go back to a paper calendar organizer ever again. I do recommend the screen protectors because the screen will get scratch if left inside a purse unprotected. The only thing negative about it is that I am still looking for something that will cover the screen when not in use so that the screen is not out in the open all the time, but besides from that it has been a great product.I definately recommed to anyone who still uses an organizer book-calendar.
Got Vista Don't bother! 
2008-06-14
Nice unit, small and compact.
But....this thing does NOT seem to like Windows Vista.
Will not download the photo software from the CD. Palm Customer Service is less than helpful.
May have to return this junk and get something that actually works as advertised.
I wish I had known 
2006-12-21
I have been a Palm owner for two years. I had to replace my Tungsten T3 because after two years the battery died and it is not replaceable. Because I use Apple computers, I'm really stuck using PALM products. I do enjoy graffiti 2 and the OS. I just wish that PALM would create better hardware.
With that said, I decided to buy the Z22 because after two years, I realized that I used Bluetooth two times, never used the expansion slot, and I new I would never use the Wi-Fi capabilities (which I understand don't seem to be very compatible with most wireless networks anyway). When deciding to purchase the Z22, I figured that since I was buying a newer product, I would at least get the quality that my T3 had, less the bells and whistles. Boy was I wrong!
To start, the color resolution on the screen is drastically worse than the T3. I'm not sure why they choose to market that you can put your photos on the Z22. The ones that come with the machine, which were most likely adjusted for maximum clarity, are very pixilated and blurred. It actually gives me a slight headache to try and use the Z22.
The speed of the Z22 is much, much slower than my old T3. The Z22 sometimes takes seconds to process the most minute of tasks. For example, I've ended up repeating characters using graffiti 2 because I thought it wasn't recognizing my strokes. Instead, it was just taking a really long time to think about the letter I had written three times and I end up with three of the same letter on the screen. With the T3, I had immediate response to what I wrote. I'm not sure what processor the T3 had but it was much faster.
In the same vein, the touch screen is not very sensitive at all. I feel as though I am scraping the screen in order to get a response.
I have only worked with the Z22 for about five minutes and figured out these, what I deem to be, extreme problems. I do not recommend this product if you are used to a higher quality PALM, Windows Pocket PC, or a base level Computer monitor or laptop screen. It is definitely not worth the money. I have seen $20.00 handheld games with better resolution and reaction time than this $100.00 paperweight.
Palm Z22 2006-08-11
It is wonderful! Easy to learn, easy to operate...I would HIGHLY recommend it to everyone............
Palm Z22 
2006-08-03
I am very pleased with my purchase of the Palm Z22.
I had an old Sharp YO-370 that I had used to keep my various passwords and internet accounts organized. The Z22 does this and much more. It is the best bargain out there at this time to provide help with everyday organization tasks.
Perfect 2006-07-05
Palm puts the pleasure in staying organized with the Palm Z22 handheld: an incredibly easy-to-use personal organizer. Featuring a bright color display, it gives you easy access to your calendar, contacts and photos. You can make changes and add new records by writing on the screen. All your information is stored safely in the handheld's non-volatile memory. When you get home just press a button to copy the information to your PC or Mac for safekeeping. And all this in cool and compact design you'll love.
The best budget PDA yet 2006-05-25
My decision to get the Z22 came about because my last PDA's flip lid was breaking up, the battery was showing signs of age, and I wanted an updated version of Palm Calendar that'll let me input appointments that span across midnight. I've used several Palms and I know I don't need anything fancy so I went with the Z22. The Essentials pack was on sale when I decided I wanted it so that's what I got. Things I like are that it's small and lightweight and is the lowest priced color PDA as of this review.
There's plenty of reviews for the standard package Z22 so I'll try to go over aspects that's not as mentioned much. Due to Z22 being a low-res OS5, it's got fewer compatible games than the rest of its contemporaries due to that a lot of low-res games don't work well with OS5 and most OS5 games are built for high-res only. Even then there's still plenty of decent games available to play for the Z22 but you may have to comb more carefully for compatible ones. Handwriting recognition doesn't respond as quick as for my previous PDA. I believe this may be a fault of the Graffiti 2 system as my last PDA used the original Graffiti. You can set your own wallpaper for the Applications view and the Agenda view in Calendar which is a nice little extra. Holding down the middle button of the 5way pad brings up the alerts screen which was different from some of the previous models which brings up the Applications view when you did the same thing. They should make it so you can select what you want it to do like the way you can select what happens when you drag up from the graffiti area. It seems most of the recent Palms including this one includes Addit, a software that helps you shop and download additional Palm software as well as download the latest news to the PDA. The Z22 uses a standard mini-USB to USB cable to sync to the PC which is good since you can find those at any decent PC shop if you should lose yours.
One major bug I would like to note is that the Calendar's Agenda view will not show appointments that span past midnight. If the event starts or ends directly at midnight, it will show with no problems but if it goes even five minutes over (say 10:30pm to 12:05am), it won't show on the Agenda view. It isn't a problem for me as far as time scheduling goes but it is an inconvenience since it means I can't rely on the Agenda view to see all of my upcoming events.
Other than the above problem, I'm fairly happy with my Z22. It's small, highly pocketable, and has more than enough things on it to keep me occupied when I have nothing else to do. Highly recommended for those trying out PDAs or those only needing the basic PIM functions.
A few suggestions: use the included screen protectors and get an Air Case if you plan to stick it in a pocket. The Flexi-cases for me were useless but YMMV.
