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Handspring Treo 600 Finally Available
knightwolf writes "Well, finally, handspring has released their updated Treo - the Treo 600. Its only available on the sprint network at the moment, and owners of any of the other treo communicators can get a discount on the phone. Current price is 449 after a "service credit", or 399 for those trading up their current treo's. There's numerous new features, such as an SD/MMC slot, camera, Palm OS 5.2.1, a 144 Arm processor, 32MB, and other updates. Take a look, as I'd imagine this is the last actual handspring release, before they fully merge with Palm. "
....are too high. Basic Handspring with said features can be had for 150 or so, so the phone part costs an extra $300?!?!?!? No thanks.
You've obviously never held one of these. The size, while large'ish is most definitely within reason. It's a fairly comfortable wait, and passes the belt test with flying colors.
For those of us who DO use our PDA's for many many things this phone is a definite contender as a convergence device. I'm sorry you don't 'get it' or 'want it', but there are those of us that most definitely do.
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1) Set up a SSH connection?
2) Run a VNC session over a VPN?
3) Get EMail "pushed" to the Treo? (Blackberry-style)
With these I'll have all I need.
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*The flip cover*.
Now, before I get flamed for how dumb flip covers are (yes, I know it looks like a star trek communicator), let me argue why they are so important.
My Treo 300's flip cover is terribly scratched because, well, cell phones/pdas get thrown around a lot. But, since the flip cover is integrated into the phone and protects the screen, my screen is as smooth as the day I bought it.
If I upgrade to a 600, I'll have to purchase an after-market protection. Whether it is a leather cover, hard case, or otherwise, it will not be as integrated as the 300's flip cover.
An added bonus -- since the 300's flip cover is see-through, I often use my PDA with the flip cover down. You can't use the stylus or keyboard when it's down, but you can read an ebook, a grocery list, or the address book just fine.
BTW, I love my 300. The processor is weak, the screen is low res, it's almost unviewable outside, but it has excellent integration of the pda and phone. For example, you can be on the phone (speakerphone or ear bud) and modify your calendar at the same time. Small integrations like that are what make the Treo a Treo.
Not really. Apple bought out PowerComputing in order to take a competitor with multiple superior products and shut them down.
:)
Palm bought out Handspring in order to take a competitor with one single, shining superior product, and make that product theirs, and then sell lots and lots and lots of them.
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First thing I wanted to know is the resolution - and I couldn't find it anywhere on the Handspring site. I finally found it in a third-party review: 160x160.
This is kind of disappointing. Honestly, I don't think this device is very innovative - Samsung had this design years ago (i300, followed by i330). In addition, I think that the flip design (Old Treo, Kyocera 7135, Samsung i500) is more appropriate for PDA/Phone devices, as it protects the necessarily bigger screen better.
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What's always put me off of the Treo is the keyboard. I'm used to Graffiti, and I can work well with it. I don't think I'd like having to type on a micro-keyboard.
Did anybody with my mindset make the switch? Care to share your experiences?