Home | Stories | Reviews | TreoCast | Treo Store | Accessories | Software | Discussion | Mobile | About | Search   treocentral.com >> Products & Reviews >> Handhelds Treo 700w Thu Jan 5, 2006 - 3:13 PM EST - By Michael Ducker Table of Contents > OverviewHardwareWindows Mobile and P...Messaging and Connec...Core appsMultimedia and Camer...Everything ElseConclusion Overview For good reason, Palm, Microsoft, and Verizon Wireless have made a huge deal out of the Treo 700w – a Treo running the Windows Mobile operating system. Palm and Microsoft, forever competitors, now partners. It was announced at a press conference featuring Bill Gates three months ago and today began shipping after heavy coverage at CES in Las Vegas. I have had the opportunity to use the Treo 700w on Verizon for a little more than a week, and have come away with a multitude of thoughts, positive and negative. One important fact to remember throughout this review is that the Treo 700w is targeted not as an upgrade to existing Palm users, but as a product for Palm to sell to entire new markets of Windows Mobile users. The Treo 700w is tough device for us to review. From what perspective should one look at it? Compare it to the 650? Compare it other Windows Mobile devices? Just focus on the pure usability aspects without using a specific reference? We feel that the 700w is a great machine. Sure, there are some things that needs improvement (more consistent 5-way support, less tapping to accomplish actions, threaded SMS... more on it later), but we have to remember that this is Palm’s first experience with Windows Mobile. As expected, the hardware being on the 6th generation is excellent; it is the software that needs some additional usability tweaking. The Treo 650 was not created overnight (see the Trip down memory lane article), and it will take Palm some time to incorporate the usability lesson learned from the previous products into the Windows Mobile platform. They have a good start. We feel that Windows Mobile offers a contemporary and stable platform for the Treo to grow, and with future usability tweaks it will make an even greater solution. As the first Windows Mobile product reviewed extensively on TreoCentral, we have gone in depth, not only in the hardware, but into almost all of the included software and operating system. At more than seven thousand words, this review is perhaps too detailed for some of our users; thus we have created summary paragraphs at the top of each page for all of our major sections. These can be read on their own as a mini-review, and contain the key take home points for each section. Next Page: Hardware >>   User Opinions 32% 68% Read Opinions (176) Would you recommend Treo 700w? Yes   No   Product Info Details > Name Treo 700w > Company Palm, Inc > Operating System Windows Mobile 5.0.2.0 > Memory 128MB (60M Storage available) > Processor Intel XScale 312MHz > Screen 240 x 240 color TFT, 16-bit > Wireless 800/1900MHz, EvDo, 1xRTT > Bluetooth Version 1.2 > Camera 1.3 MP > Size 2.3" W x 4.4" H (excluding antenna) x 0.9" D > Weight 6,4 ounces > Fact Sheet & User Opinions Availability > Available Pricing > $399 Sponsored Links Treo 700w from Palm References Actions > Print this page > Cases Chargers Bluetooth Headsets Keyboards Memory Protectors Cradles Styli More Treo Accessories Palm Side Case Side-loading leather belt clip case Just $24.95 BUY More Side Cases Palm 1800mAh Battery for Treo 700p, 700w|wx, 650 Always stay powered Just $24.95 BUY More Batteries Palm 1150 mAh Battery for Centro, Treo 800w More talk time! Just $14.95 BUY More Batteries Seidio InnoCase II for Treo Pro Strong layer of protection Just $29.95 BUY More Hard Cases SPE Micro USB Sync & Charge Cable for Palm Pixi Plus, Pre Plus, Pixi, Pre / Treo Pro, Treo 800w Compact and clutter free charging Just $9.95 BUY More Sync & Charge Solutions SPE Desktop Stand Just $14.95 BUY More Cradles Samsung Horizontal Pouch for Palm Pre Plus, Pre / Treo Pro Just $16.95 BUY More Side Cases Samsung Hartmann Luxury Leather Case for Palm Pixi Plus, Pixi Just $27.95 BUY More Side Cases Jawbone ICON Just $99.95 BUY More Wireless Headsets Mobi Products Fishbone Protector Case for Palm Pre Plus, Pre Unique case! Just $14.95 BUY More Hard Cases Seidio Innocase II Surface for Palm Pixi Plus, Pixi Just $29.95 BUY More Hard Cases Palm Touchstone Dual Location Charging Kit for Pixi Plus, Pre Plus, Pixi, Pre Just $98.95 BUY More Cradles Palm Touchstone Complete Kit for Pixi Plus, Pixi Just $79.95 BUY More Cradles

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