Hi Folks,
Recently I gave up the wait and got a Treo 600. I like it very much as I was finding the separate cell phone and PDA route was so clunky I was tending to leave my PDA on my desk when I really needed it with me.
The Treo 600 is an able device and while I'd like a higher definition screen and bluetooth, the absence of these features do not decrease functionality that much. Plus the little thing rides easily on my hip in its horizontal holter.
I'd though about waiting for the "610" or the "Ace" but didn't because I decided these are probably just rumors. Verizon was slow to bring out the Treo 600, supposedly, because they were going to bring out the "610" instead. But that didn't happen and when they did support a Treo it was the 600.
From the rumors floating around the "610" is supposed to be smaller, with a higher definition screen, a replacable battery and bluetooth. That would be great but given that radical a departure from the current model would they really label it a "610?" I think such a complete redesign would be a "Treo 650" or a "Treo 700."
I've looked at the "leaked" photos on the rumor page and they look like Photoshop modifications of a Tero 600 to me.
Finally, I suspect the "610" already exists and is for sale--it's the Treo 600 without the camera. A number of corporations do not allow employees to use a camera equipped PDA or phone on site.
All this is just the result of my crystal ball, and I suppose I could be kicking myself in a few months if a better gadget is released as per rumor. But I'm more productive today that I was before I got the Treo 600 and that's what really counts.
Best,
Scot Giles