M515 - Treat with caution!! (Palm M515)

Member Name: Bob1970

Product:	Palm M515
Date:	31/10/03 (159 review reads)
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Advantages: colour, fast processor, lots of memory

Disadvantages: ESD buildup

The M515 (and possibly others in the M5XX series) are prone to something called electrostatic discharge (ESD) build-up. This happens over time as the metal casing of the M515 rubs against clothes. It causes the USB sync to stop functioning. This is a well known problem amongst Palm users, and I believe is now being ackowledged by Palm themselves. My M515 has just stopped syncing after 7 months - luckily it's still under warranty so I'm going to return to the retailer for an exchange (hopefully for a different model). Avoid the M515.

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