On Mon, 17 Jul 2006, Chuck Cole wrote: >> -----Original Message----- >> From: tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org >> [mailto:tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org]On Behalf Of Mike Miller >> >> Overall, I recommend these devices as cell phones. They are killer >> cell phones. But, they aren't very good PDAs. The integration of PDA >> with cell phone is fantastic though. For me, the integration aspect >> definitely outweighs the mediocrity of the Treo as PDA. I only want to >> carry one device, and I absolutely love making calls directly from the >> contacts list, or from Vindigo or from a web page. If you lose your >> phone, all of your phone numbers and other data are backed up on your >> computer, so you aren't totally SOL. Cell phones that don't sync to a >> PC are a disaster waiting to happen. > > I like the Samsung I-330. Has color and touch screen instead of "button > pad" and does more lots better than a Palm IIIxe plus separate cell > phone. The I-330s can be had cheap off ebay and are good Palm OS > phone/PDAs, but too old to have plug-ins. I use Docs-to-Go to load a > bunch of reference text files that usually exceed the 4K Palm limit. D2G > makes them searchable, but it's slow. What's mediocre about the Treo's > PDA features or are you just saying that you want more functionality > than PDAs have been offering? My understanding of the Treo is that it is mediocre as a PDA because of small screen (320 x 320), processor speed and memory. The camera is not nearly as good as those on many other devices. It has no WiFi or GPS. So, along with many reviewers, I'm calling it a great cell phone and a mediocre PDA. I'm sure the 700P is catching up a bit, but it's still pretty far behind the best PDAs. Mike