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Treo 600 official

Treo|Central has a great story on this new device announced today. I've got until June 25th to finish my eval of my own new T-mobile Sidekick. Think I'm gonna stay the course, but with technology surging forward all around me, my eyes are glued to the web to make sure I'm not missing something even sweeter in the wings.

The Treo 600 is scheduled for a Fall release. I first wrote about it on June 7th. This thing is looking great but has a fatal flaw that keeps me singing sidekick. It's only got a 160x160 pixel screen compared to my sidekick's spacious 240x160 - 50% more real estate. Tiny-screen surfing on my sidekick is already challenging. Every pixel is prized on a screen this size.

I'll pass on the Treo 600, but here are the otherwise satisfying specs:

• ARM 144 mhz cpu - same as Zire 71
• Sleek: 4.41 x 2.26 x .87 inches. 6 oz.
• Camera built-in: 640x480
• MP3 player
• Runs Palm OS 5
• Web browser supports Javascript
• Easy overlaid numeric keypad for dialing
• Slot for SD/MMC, bluetooth or wifi cards

The Sidekick wins today because it has a killer QWERTY keyboard, a big enough screen, easy user interface, enough memory and 24/7 cellular Net access and $20/mo unlimited Net access. If this Treo would have had a beautiful 320x320 transflective screen like the Tungsten C and Zire 71, I would wait for it. But it doesn't. Posted by tokerud at June 18, 2003 06:38 PM