PalmOne PalmConnect USB Kit

by Palm

Product Details

Product Manual [502kb PDF]

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00004RIUB
• Item model number: 3C90201U
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (80 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 8, 2000

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Here is a complete solution for connecting your Palm handheld to a Macintosh containing a USB port. The kit is compatible with the Palm III, Palm V, and Palm VII series handhelds. It includes a USB-to-serial-port adapter, USB software, and the Palm Desktop 2.1 organizer software (Macintosh) for managing your date book, addresses, memo pad, and to-do list. To connect to a Mac, you'll need to be running Mac OS 8.5.1 or later on a PowerPC processor and have a USB port. Note that for connectivity to a Macintosh with a serial port, you will need the PalmConnect Serial Kit.

Customer Reviews

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36 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars I agree it's a racket!, August 30, 2000

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Laura (Newtown Square, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: PalmOne PalmConnect USB Kit (Office Product)

The product works just great. But the fact that I have to buy TWO connectors to get from my Palm to my iMac is ridiculous. I'm sure it makes sense to the inventory control people, but it is definitely not looking from the customer's perspective. My vote says -- make a cradle and a cable with USB connectors!

48 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice but too expensive, January 7, 2001

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Madam, I'm Adam (Bay Area, CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: PalmOne PalmConnect USB Kit (Office Product)

This USB to Palm adapter is a mixed blessing.

On the positive side, it lets USB based Macs (and PCs) connect to their Palm device, it's easy to install, and once it works, it works without a hitch.

On the negative side however, there's some complaints. It's too expensive. The Mac Serial to Palm adapter costs less than 10 dollars and this one is 40! The software is outdated. It ships with version 2.5 of the Mac software which will NOT work with OS 9.0.2 or greater. The box that it ships in seems like it's a fine size for this small of a device, but when I unpacked it, I found my adapter was kinked directly in the center instead of curled so there would be no wire breakage. There isn't any damage to make it unuseable, but if it were in that position for a long time, I'm certain it could cause a problem.

Once you get the adapter working, it works without a hitch. Problems I encountered and the fixes:

Q. Why does my Desktop not see the Palm when I try a HotSync?

A. The Palm may be corrupted slightly (mine came this way out of the box). Do a soft reset by inserting a pin in the hole in the back (it's documented in your manual).

Q. Why does my Mac freeze, crash, or stall when I try to HotSync?

A. The adapter ships with an older version of the Mac software that is outdated for OS 9.0.2 and greater. Go to palm and download the newest version of the Palm Desktop for Mac (v2.6.1).

Good luck, and happy Palming!

33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Essential for new Macs -- but skip the software, June 24, 2000

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R. Gore (Atlanta) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: PalmOne PalmConnect USB Kit (Office Product)

The PalmConnect USB performs exactly as advertised, and is utterly essential if you have a modern Mac (iMac, iBook, PowerBook G3, or PowerMac G4) as the original MacPac will not work. However, it does appear that they are shipping outdated Mac software with it. Don't install the software from the included CD, instead download the latest (and greatly improved) version of the Mac Palm software (currently 2.6.1) from [Palm].