I'm from SE Asia and I am interested in the form factor of the Treo 270. I am currently a Nokia 9210 user. It is definitely a lot bigger than the Treo (an understatement). I would like to see how the Treo fares with this device. I wanted to switch and not regret it.
The reasons I went for the 9210 is that it has not minimized the cell phone functionality with the introduction of the PDA features.
It has a keyboard obviously larger than the Treo. You can handle it with two-thumbs operation too. It is also color but not touch-screen. The Home page, called Desk, has wallpapers that can be replaced. It is also OK in daylight with a little bit of squinting. No backlight on the keyboard.
There are special application buttons for easy launching of apps. The Contacts DB is integrated with SMS, Email (IMAP and POP3), and Phone. Very important for me. No MMS though.
It has Internet and Web support but just for basic HTML. Sites with Javascripts are inaccessible. Difficult to view web sites even in that rectangular screen.
It has Multimedia support - recording and playing of WAVs and movie files. I never used these features except my children who borrow it to play with the recorder. Oh and some of the Games, such as Reversi and Solitaire. But with 16 MB RAM, I can't afford to load a lot. There is a 64 MB Card though. How about the Treo 270?
There is also this Task Manager that can terminate an application that abended. Very useful feature rather than completely rebooting the device.
But the best for me and the clincher is the ability to create and not just view office-type of documents such as Word and Excel. I can also view Powerpoint. It also has Notes and a Memo Pad. I overlooked the fact of its size because of this feature.
Given that, would my switch to Treo satisfy my operational needs?
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