Palm Life Drive

I heard the Life Drive will be discontinued? Is that true? I was at Staples when I was told this. Is a better version coming out or were there flaws in the Life Drive?
Thanks!
Post relates to: LifeDrive

Iris05 wrote:
Does Palm realize the problems with the life drive.  I have always thought of the palm company as being very reliable but my palm life drive is not turning on though the light says its okay.  I would like some one to email me if possible what should I do with it.  Itdidn't make any noise.  It just wont turn oin.  The green light is showing me that it is charged but it still won;t turn on.  I need a fast answer please email me what I can do next.  Thank you.  I am new to the forum.
The LifeDrive was discontinued many years ago...  It was a great device, but suffered from the fragility of the 4gig Hard Drive inside it.
Repairs can be found at usedpdaparts.com or pdaparts.com.   Usedpdaparts.com offers a "LifeFlash" upgrade that removes the broken Hard Drive, and replaces it with a Compact Flash card slot that has a 4gig card inside it.  PalmOS is reloaded on it, and you end up with a reliable device!
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