Palm Treo 680

By Alex Kidman on 14 December 2006

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The Palm Treo 680 marketing suggests it is supposed to be a budget smartphone. In the US at $399 USD rrp + $135 value Mobile Music Pack (currently from Palm online) this could be the case. However, taking into account normal charges the phone should be at least $100-150 cheaper in Aust. Certainly not $799! & with no music bonus pack!! So I would wait until its more reasonably priced here; assuming you are looking for a low end smartphone! Don't get me wrong I am a big fan of the Palm OS and the integrated device concept. I only hope Palm finally listens to consumer feedback on the basic smartphone feature shortfall (It has been 2 yrs now). There should also be some international pricing consistency. In my opinion it is not good value at $799 ($AUS) compared with pricing model in the US.

23/12/2006 10:13 PM

Greg

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