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RIM Color BlackBerry 7230 Review

Posted by michael on from the stuff-to-lose dept.

securitas submits this painfully well-linked piece: "eWEEK reviews the RIM BlackBerry 7230 color handheld, Research In Motion's latest combination wireless e-mail/phone/PDA, and the first BlackBerry to feature a full-color display. The tri-band GSM/GPRS J2ME device features a 240-by-160-pixel, 65,000-color display, 16 MB flash +2 MB SRAM, an Intel 386 32-bit chip, SMS, an HTML browser (missing from the preceding BlackBerry 5810), a claimed 4 hours talk/10 days standby removable/rechargeable lithium-ion battery, POP3/IMAP/Exchange/Notes wireless e-mail for up to 10 accounts with file attachment management, security via Triple DES encryption, USB sync/recharging and the usual organizer functions. RIM squeezes it all into a 4.8 oz/136g, 4.4x2.9x0.8 inch/11.3x7.4x2.0 cm package (tech specs at RIM). The BlackBerry 7230 is exclusive to T-Mobile USA until 2004 and costs about $400. With this release, RIM is moving the BlackBerry into the prosumer/consumer market to expand its customer base beyond enterprise users. The release comes amid speculation of BlackBerry doom following RIM's recent patent ruling loss and ahead of the highly anticipated Handspring Treo 600, its direct competition (which includes the MS Pocket PC Phone Edition Smartphone and the Palm Tungsten W). More at Wired News, E-Commerce Times, InfoWorld and Forbes/Reuters."

8 of 119 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Rim my dingleberries by Ekostudios · · Score: 2, Funny

    seriously, not funny.

    I really like these new screens! I've been using a palm m100 forever and I think i might finally take the upgrade!

  2. Lots of stats by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Except one. How many patents can this thing infringe upon simultaneously?

  3. This long slashdot article full of links by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 2, Funny

    looks especially designed to not be readable on a Blackberry pager. Nice usability test though ...

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  4. slashdotted by kovarg · · Score: 3, Funny

    well damn... how are we to know which server we should try and slashdot with so many links?

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  5. Painfully -long- by SuperBanana · · Score: 2, Funny

    securitas submits this painfully well-linked piece:

    Try painfully long. It was almost 3/4 of a page long, and I'm running at 1280x1024.

    Are we going to see adver..cough, sorry, stories, every time Sony comes out with a new Clie too? Oops, sorry, I forget, we already get that :-)

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  6. Too many links!! by aardwolf204 · · Score: 2, Funny

    If I See Another Hyperlink I Might Explode

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  7. RIM Color BlackBerry!??!? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Now there's an excuse to go and fire your marketing department...

  8. Didn't the product namers learn anything? by TheTranceFan · · Score: 2, Funny

    Didn't the product namers learn anything from Ford's Merkur XR4Ti? RIM BlackBerry 7230? I'm not buying until they get some memorable names that reflect the different models' typical use. My sugguestions:

    RIM BlackBerry 875: Rim Fun
    RIM BlackBerry 5810: Rim Home
    RIM BlackBerry 7230: Rim Job

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