[Chief911]

Hey,

Since I'm somewhat of a power user, who has tried, but not stuck with either of these, I'll give you my input:

Blackberry:
-Nice that it seems easier to navigate, but good lord, how bout a stylus? I would hate having to use a WHEEL to navigate through everything.
-You have to pay $45/m for the RIM service (IE, email, internet, etc).
-Potential issues with their patent suit, but I'm assuming that will get worked out. Not a major issue.
-Works well with bluetooth headsets, and can do BT voice dialing.

Treo 650
-Has palm software, but no ability to "scribble" notes, etc.
-Works with bt headsets, but oddly enough does NOT allow a good way to use voice dial with a bt headset. You can do a quirky workaround, but it renders the feature crippled. You can TALK using one, just can't do voice dial. Allegedly working on a resolution, but that was a year ago.
-Nice that you could get a card and get wifi access at some point. This should be built in.
-Does have some software/hardware quirks that are well documented (That is, that it has a TON of weird [censored] going on with it).
-Data service through most carriers is closer to $15/m as opposed to the $45/m you pay with RIM.

Personally, I dont think the Treo is ready for the bigtime for hard usage. It syncs nicely, etc, but the bt headset issue was a dealbreaker for me. Likewise, the blackberry I hated the wheel, and having to pay $45/m for service. FU RIM.

So, pick your poison? Personally, I'm waiting another 6 months, for some very nice phones with build in wifi, windows os, etc.

Nick