Palm Treo 700p

Advantages: Lots of third party applications available
Disadvantages: A bit of a brick in terms of size

...with all of the standard Palm software bundled with it: Palm Desktop, Quicksync, Versamail, etc. And most of this software is useful if not downright necessary (i.e. Quciksync for backing up your Palm and synching with Outlook). But where the Palm truly shines is in the enormous number of third party applications available. For example, on my Treo 700p, I have the follwing: Chattermail - a better email program then Versamail pTunes - a very good ...
...Quickword - MS Word for Palm Quicksheet - MS Excel for Palm SlingPlayer - so that I can watch TV streaming from my house (yes, really, this works: check out slingmedia.com) Google Maps - awesome program that has saved me several times when I'm lost: highly recommended. Overall, I would say that the 700p is a good productivity tool. It won't get you noticed at the dance club, but with the right carrier and data plans allows you to have a virtual ... Read review

Advantages Easy to use
Disadvantages Expensive

...combination. Even turned down to half brightness, it is still more brilliant than the 01+ screen. It is a transflective screen, so it is visible in bright areas, but washes out in direct sunlight. I blame this mostly on the glossy screen protector they use. Perhaps someone can make a matte screen protector for the 02? Compared to the Fujitsu P1510D at full brightness for both machines: Compared to the Palm Treo 700p, both at full brightness: Compared to the Dell Axim x51v, both at full brightness: Compared to my Dell desktop 19" LCD monitor: OK, now it's time to load up on apps. I used an external DVD drive, which the OQO recognized instantly. I installed all of the apps I wanted to use, and then came the moment of truth. How long would it take to start a program? Actually, programs start right up. The 1... Read review