One more bites the dust
Paul Lussier
p.lussier at comcast.net
Fri Jan 6 22:39:01 EST 2006
Jon maddog Hall <maddog at li.org> writes:
> I saw the announcement of the new Palm Treo 700w today, and thought I might
> take a look at it. My old phone is getting a bit long in the tooth, so I
> thought I might go for a new Treo.
Yeah, but you're not going to miss much. The PalmOS software is a
pain, there's no multitasking, the hardware breaks easily, etc.
I'm on my 3rd Treo 600 in 2 years, and this one needs to be replaced
to. I'm not overly hard on my phone. The screens are poor quality
which go bad easily, the phone can't take even a simple jolt without
powering off (which you'll never know has happened if it's on
silent/vibrate mode). The ring tones aren't load enough. The display
is difficult to read in bright-light conditions... I could go on and
on.
The 650 I don't have any direct experience with, but I know they had
serious performance problems early one. I know switching between apps
was extremely slow as compared to the 600. Most people I know aren't
overly impressed with the 650 either.
I'm thinking of ditching my Treo for a Nokia internet tablet (runs
linux). It's got wifi and blue-tooth, can run xterms and emacs, and
comes with Opera for browsing. It's exactly what I want, a desktop in
my pocket. And it's half the price of the Treo 650s or what the 700s
are likely to be. A friend at work has one and loves it.
--
Seeya,
Paul
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