Battery Life -- Buying Used Palm

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Hello,

Thanks to everyone's help I finally decided on what Palm to try and
get (the Tungsten E). Some people have mentioned looking through ebay
to get one cheaper.

In my reading I have noticed that the battery (life) seems to get
quite a bit of attention. If I understand correctly, the battery for
most PDAs (including the Tungsten E) have an internal battery that
cannot be replaced.

Is this correct? Does this mean that you (ie: the user) cannot
replace it, or it cannot be replaced at all (in other words, when the
battery goes, so does the PDA)?

If so -- does anyone know what the lifespan on the lithium battery is?
Does it specifically have a life span, or could it go on for ever (in
theory)?

That being said, does anyone have an opinions on getting a used Palm
with respect to battery life? I obviously don't want to get a Palm
with a battery that dies a few months later.

I realize that this is *always* a possibility when buying anything
used -- but is this something that one needs to be concerned with more
than normal?

Has anyone ever had a battery replaced? How much does it cost?

Thanks so much.

Hugh,

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"Hugh Cowan" <hwcowan@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:46ca81a0.0412021401.11d37f09@posting.google.com...
> Hello,
>
> Thanks to everyone's help I finally decided on what Palm to try and
> get (the Tungsten E). Some people have mentioned looking through ebay
> to get one cheaper.
>
> In my reading I have noticed that the battery (life) seems to get
> quite a bit of attention. If I understand correctly, the battery for
> most PDAs (including the Tungsten E) have an internal battery that
> cannot be replaced.
>
> Is this correct? Does this mean that you (ie: the user) cannot
> replace it, or it cannot be replaced at all (in other words, when the
> battery goes, so does the PDA)?
>
> If so -- does anyone know what the lifespan on the lithium battery is?
> Does it specifically have a life span, or could it go on for ever (in
> theory)?
>
> That being said, does anyone have an opinions on getting a used Palm
> with respect to battery life? I obviously don't want to get a Palm
> with a battery that dies a few months later.
>
> I realize that this is *always* a possibility when buying anything
> used -- but is this something that one needs to be concerned with more
> than normal?
>
> Has anyone ever had a battery replaced? How much does it cost?
>
> Thanks so much.
>
> Hugh,

I believe the advertised lifespan of the battery is three years, after
which, it would pay to buy a new PDA.