RIM BlackBerry 7230 Smartphone
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- Installed Memory: 2 MB
- Operating System: BlackBerry OS
- Design: Mobile
- Style: Smartphone
- Network Type: GSM 900 GSM 1800 GSM 1900 GPRS GSM
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BlackBerry has mobile e-mail figured out...
Pros
Single handed e-mail reads, synchronization with corporate mail system is seamless.
Cons
No bluetooth, rate plans can be spendy, backlight weak, bulky as a phone.
Recommended it?
Yes
I've used several different PDA's from time to time, none of them really had me captivated until I used the BlackBerry 7230.
The RIM design team has to be given a lot of credit for designing a PDA that is so user friendly. Some examples: Rules for alerting are easy to use, sleep time can shut the system off at a certain time and turn it back on automatically at another time, and my favorite: you can actually read your e-mail single handed. The thumb scrolling is pure genius. The keyboard is the easiest interface for entering text (Palm and Microsoft both learned this the hard way when RIM entered the market!).
That said, the 7230 has a few drawbacks: the screen is a bit dim, no (built-in) IM support, and it's definitely clunky as a cell phone.
I have now traded up to the 7290 with the brighter screen, IM support, and BlueTooth support to mitigate the bulkiness as a cell phone. If you're looking for a new device, be sure to pay the extra few bucks for the 7290, it's definitely worth-while.
The RIM design team has to be given a lot of credit for designing a PDA that is so user friendly. Some examples: Rules for alerting are easy to use, sleep time can shut the system off at a certain time and turn it back on automatically at another time, and my favorite: you can actually read your e-mail single handed. The thumb scrolling is pure genius. The keyboard is the easiest interface for entering text (Palm and Microsoft both learned this the hard way when RIM entered the market!).
That said, the 7230 has a few drawbacks: the screen is a bit dim, no (built-in) IM support, and it's definitely clunky as a cell phone.
I have now traded up to the 7290 with the brighter screen, IM support, and BlueTooth support to mitigate the bulkiness as a cell phone. If you're looking for a new device, be sure to pay the extra few bucks for the 7290, it's definitely worth-while.
