Which PDA should I get this summer?

Question

I have been deciding between the iPhone (coming out this June), the Blackberry 8800 or the Nokia E61

So which one should I get? & please include explanations of why it is better than the other 2. (: it would make deciding much much easier.

& is paying to get internet access on a PDA worth it every month?

Answer 1

did you check out the one from toshiba?.....

Answer 2

Actually you didn't go into detail of why you want a PDA phone device so any answer anyone gives is subjective of why they want it. You should have given out more details.

What all PDA phones have in common is that they sync well with Outlook (if fact this is what they primarily sync with the standard) and you should be able to sync almost all tasks with it. If you use an Apple/Linux computer at home you may have to consider two things sync with a web site (like yahoo mail) then sync with a Windows computer then sync with your PDA or spend money on a third party app to sync it with (you have to usually export the file to a csv format, rearrange tables then resync). I would recommend making certain that if you like keeping task lists, calender appointments, and notes then get one that syncs with the home computer easy because if it's damaged/lost/stolen then you're sol if it's not backed up.

If media is your thing the Iphone most likely would be your thing (it's specialty and with itune store and many shows in this format it should make it easy to buy and configure a library in short order), if emails a priority then the Blackberry (though it lacks a camera if that's a concern, but no one does email like Blackberry), and Nokia E61 should be the jack of all trade though it may be mastered by one of the other two in their specialty. The other concern that may apply is how technical are you, can you read the manual, visit forums, and willing to spend several hours to learn how to use the device because if not don't frustrate yourself by buying one. If I also remember correctly the iphone lacks qwerty keyboard (all touch screen) so messaging may be slower on it than the other two (blackberries have a lot of shortcut keystrokes as well as the nokia). I would also recommending if possible allow others to get if for at least a month and use their feedback to help make a decision.

I'm also going to recommend several sites to help your decision process as well, double check any buyer's remorse window for anything you buy sometimes we don't buy the right phone the first time. Internet access on a PDA is subjective, to get email you have to have it but for general surfing depending on how much time you think you'll use it depends on it's value to you (I'm a Blackberry user so to me it's worth it but as a tmobile employee it's part of my plan) just keep in mind that the data package (surf/email/modem) and the messaging (sms/mms/im) packages are usually separate and may cost extra.