Palm Pilot Treo 700W
You have to hand it to Palm. When they decide to make a change, they do it up in style and often from the ground up.

The Palm Treo 700W is the first release from Palm that makes use of the Windows Mobile operating system rather than utilizing the palm PS that has been the standard for all the Palm models up to this point. This has proven to be a bit of a firestorm among those that like to watch and see what Palm is going to do next. For some people, this change over to the Windows operating system muddies the waters so much that you can no longer focus on the quality of the hardware and have to take a long hard look at the operating system on top of everything else. Other people, especially those that at long time fans of Windows operating systems anyway, are hailing the change as a new era for Palm that will make them more competitive in a market where there is already stiff competition from many other hand held devices that already use a Windows base for the operating system.

Available through Verizon, this Palm Pilot Treo PDA has several things going for it, above and beyond all the buzz about the operating system. Here are some of the nice things you will find as part of your Palm Pilot 700W Treo PDA.

Included with the Smartphone will be a USV Sync Cable. No, it is not a high dollar item, but why have to go buy one when you don’t have to? The cable will allow you to transfer data from your desktop to the Palm Pilot Treo handheld PDA and back again with ease.

The rechargeable battery that you have seen in earlier versions of Treo as well as other Palm offerings is still included in the cheap Palm Pilot 700W Treo PDA. Unfortunately, there is still not the capability to change out the batteries yourself, which means you had best make sure you do not let the unit run down when you are far away from some source of power. Fortunately, the Palm pilot PDA Treo aluminum cases are designed to protect the Palm Pilot Treo PDA battery, so it should keep recharging for a long time.

To help you out with the inability to change out the battery, you do get a handy AC charger that you can plug into the unit when the juice is getting a little low. Charge times for the discount Palm Pilot 700W Treo PDA are not bad at all, generally around a couple of hours or so. Also, you can continue to use the unit while you are charging, which might save you some working time as the day progresses.

While many Mac users are turned off by the Treo 700W, there may be a whole new world of Windows users that might give Palm a second look. Will it be worth the gamble of alienating loyal Mac users? Time will tell.