Saturday, January 7, 2006
Is it worth the Treo 700w?
The new Treo 700w with Windows Mobile
These days the big news is the sale of the new Palm Treo 700w. All the blogs are what Technology. However, there are many critics who say it is not worth it, as David Pogue in the New York Times and Walter Mossberg in the Wall Street Journal. The reason? It is more expensive than the Treo 650, has a smaller screen resolution (240x240 compared to 320x320 in the Treo 650) and, simply, it is more useful with PalmOS to Windows Mobile.
My verdict: Despite some nice new features, the Windows Mobile software is still inferior to the Palm software for one-handed use on the go. Its crucial email and phone functions are also weaker. And there's a serious bug in its email software that affects individuals, though not corporate users. So the Treo 700w is neither as easy to use nor as powerful as the Treo 650. In addition, the screen on the 700w offers significantly lower resolution than the screen on the 650, and the new model costs twice as much - $ 400 versus $ 200.
Thanks alt1040.
By: Mark Gonzalez Troyes in Palm News
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