On Fri, 12 Nov 2004, Andrew Zbikowski wrote: > Keep in mind, it's a Palm. I currently use a Treo 600. I've got 60 apps > on it (including the stuff preinstalled.) I've still got 6mb free, and > if I fill that I can delete a couple MP3s that I have loaded into the > Palm's memory to use as phone ringers. I also have mutiple e-mail > accounts setup on the thing, and there is probally a bit of browser > cache in there. > > The internal memeory of the Treo is small compared to other handhelds, > but Palm applications don't need that much memory as applications for > say, Windows Mobile do. (Is anyone supprised?) I also have not been close to running out of memory on my Treo 600. I use Vindigo and sometimes add 3-4 cities at about 750kB apiece. For people not familiar, I recommend Vindigo (www.vindigo.com), especially if you travel to big US cities. > At best, the Treo 650 is an incremental upgrade over the 600. There > isn't really much of a draw for Treo 600 users, unless you for some > reason need a better built in camera (a gimic feature at best, I perfer > my digital camara to any phone cam) or bluetooth. I don't know how much better the camera is. It might work better in low light (the Treo 600 camera is abysmal in low light), but it has the same image size (640x480). The biggest advantage of having the camera built into the phone is that you always have a camera with you. The phone camera can't compare with a stand-alone a digital camera! > The removable battery is nice though. If the Treo 600's battery dies, > you're pretty screwed unless your phone is still under warranty. That's a good point that I hadn't considered. I haven't seen any sign that my battery will fail, so I hadn't thought about that. I was thinking in terms of running out of juice and popping in another battery. For me, I have a charger in the car and at home, so a second battery wouldn't normally be used. > Who is your carrier Mike? Sprint. > I'm currently on my third Treo 600. The first one got dropped onto > concrete, with predictible results (busted LCD). That was replaced by > Sprint Equipment Replacment Program ($4 a month to protect a $650 device > is worth every penny!). About 3 weeks ago the LCD on the replacment > failed. I took it to the Sprint Store on France and the rep there > promptly ordered me a new one. I'm on my second Treo 600. I need a third one because the LCD touch screen doesn't respond to touch unless I squeeze the Treo in my hand! I did drop it once, but a very minor drop and it should be able to take more than that. I had four Treo 270s. They really screwed me. One didn't work at all out of the box! These devices are not reliable. > I'm not sure if the new one is a refurb or not. They sent three Treo 270 refurbs that didn't work, then sent me a new one. By then I had changed to Treo 300 - I must be glutton for punishment. The Treo 300 did not fail, but I only had it for a few months before going with the Treo 600. > It didn't come in a retail box, but it looks brand spanking new. My refurbs looked totally new too. I think they might always give them a new exterior - shiny, no scratches, etc. > The Lock/Line replacment was obviously a referb unit. I was a bit > disappointed that the screen couldn't hold out for a few more weeks > before failing so I would have a chance at a Treo 650 replacment. ;) They have really pissed me off with their frequent failures. I was reading on the web about a guy who had 7 replacements of his Treo 600!! Mike _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list