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R.I.M. See more information on R.I.M. Blackberry 7230 Smartphone at Amazon UK or at Amazon.com Average Rating:  Rating:  - BlackberryResearch in Motion's (RIM) early attempts at mating its popular wireless email device/handheld with a mobile phone didn't turn out as well as the company had hoped. But the BlackBerry 7230, RIM's first colour-screen model, is a different story. Offered by T-Mobile, Vodafone and O2 in the UK for around £200 (inc. VAT), the 7230 combines a GSM/GPRS world phone, a handheld and wireless email capabilities in a slim, 136g unit that doesn't require an earbud to talk on. Design Some jokingly refer to the 7230 as a 'BlueBerry' rather than a BlackBerry because of its blue casing. At 7.4cm by 11.3cm by 2cm, the unit is compact for a smartphone -- male buyers will probably wear it clipped to their belts using the included swivelling holster. The high-resolution 240-by-160-pixel colour display supports 65,536 colours. Although not as bright (even with the backlight on) as the displays found on Pocket PCs or Palms, the screen is readable and is made for viewing in direct sunlight. As for the keys, they're reasonably large and raised, making them quite tactile. In fact, the 7230's mini-keyboard is among the best available. The first thing you'll notice when you go to dial a number manually is that RIM has created a traditional number dial pad over the keys on the left side of the keyboard. When inputting numbers as part of a text message, you may be initially thrown off by the layout. However, the arrangement is essential if you want ... Read More Rating: - RIM Blackberry 7230No the Blackberry doesn't have an MP3 player or a built in camera like other PDA phones. A lack of expansion slots means you will never be able to load any but the most basic games. And it doesn't have bluetooth or wi-fi access. But let's face it, on most smart phones, and I speak from experience of having just owned a Handspring Treo 600, the camera is not up to much. When it comes to MP3 you are better off with an ipod or another player. And the lack of wi-fi and bluetooth doesn't actually make that much difference to me. That's because the Blackberry essentially does two things and it does them well. It automatically collects your emails while you are out and about, without you having to do anything. And it includes a surprisingly decent phone. Add to that you have various standard PDA functions such as a calendar and address book, as well as an Internet browser. All in a device that is a lot smaller than most PDA phones - it really does fit into the palm of your hand or a shirt pocket. It also offers a much more user friendly keyboard than your average palm or treo. My only gripe is that the device only syncs with PCs and not macs. Mac owners will need to buy virtual PC to back up data. However all in all, if you don't want a mobile entertainment centre and want to concentrate on the basics, then this is the perfect mobile device while you are away from the office Rating:  - Fantastic Communications device, but a poor PDAI moved from the Palm Tungsten to the Blackberry for one simple reason: the Blackberry can pick up my work email. And it does it superbly. It also has landline quality telephone, and some intelligent integration features that I hadn't expected. However, it performs poorly by comparison with the Palm in most other respects, and its cable syncing with my PC is temperamental, with no syncing to a Macintosh at all. The Blackberry gives access to my full enterprise Outlook inbox, file system, personal address book and diary. It does not, however, give access to the enterprise address book, which means I am restricted to replying to emails, or to remembering (or having in my personal address book) their full smtp email address if I want to send or forward one. The system is surprisingly transparent - Blackberry's 3G technology means there is no particular time lag in receiving emails on the handheld as compared to when they arrive on the desktop. It would be hard to imagine (apart from the address book problem) how the email connectivity could be improved. The diarying is slightly less successful - entering dates is tedious, and navigation from week to week is slow and difficult. Most of my colleagues seem to have the same problem with it. The small screen of the Blackberry also means that it cannot display very much information, although the current 7320 is certainly an improvement on the earlier models that some of my co-workers use. The voice ... Read More Rating: - If you want a work PDA / phone this is for youNo the Blackberry doesn't have an MP3 player or a built in camera like other PDA phones. A lack of expansion slots means you will never be able to load any but the most basic games. And it doesn't have bluetooth or wi-fi access. But let's face it, on most smart phones, and I speak from experience of having just owned a Handspring Treo 600, the camera is not up to much. When it comes to MP3 you are better off with an ipod or another player. And the lack of wi-fi and bluetooth doesn't actually make that much difference to me. That's because the Blackberry essentially does two things and it does them well. It automatically collects your emails while you are out and about, without you having to do anything. And it includes a surprisingly decent phone. Add to that you have various standard PDA functions such as a calendar and address book, as well as an Internet browser. All in a device that is a lot smaller than most PDA phones - it really does fit into the palm of your hand or a shirt pocket. It also offers a much more user friendly keyboard than your average palm or treo. My only gripe is that the device only syncs with PCs and not macs. Mac owners will need to buy virtual PC to back up data. However all in all, if you don't want a mobile entertainment centre and want to concentrate on the basics, then this is the perfect mobile device while you are away from the office R.I.M. Blackberry 7230 Smartphone | |
