Full review of Treo 650 and 600!

The review of the Treo 650 versus 600 is a courtesy from X-Gadget.com written by Mike Yorg. Visit the original article here.

It is more than a little disappointing that PalmOne has decided to alienate it's Treo 600 users by changing everything just slightly making you have to buy all new accessories for your Treo 650. The form factor of the Treo 650 is just slightly longer and fatter, meaning that my Italian leather case doesn't quite fit. 

PalmOne also decided to replace the data port at the bottom with a much bigger more annoying port which I can't quite figure out the purpose of. Instead of one connector you now need two; one for data and another for power. The connector does seem a bit more solid but I have never had issues with the old connector which is much easier to attach in the dark.  I'm also perplexed as to why the Hotsync cable that ships with the unit doesn't allow the user to trick charge the battery. Why should I have to buy another $15 cable from PalmOne so that I can sync and charge with the same cable? After having bought one for my Treo 600 I'm glad I did but I still feel screwed for having wasted money on something that should have been free. PalmOne should take Apple's lead and produce a cable that doubles as a AC Adapter and USB trickle charge adapter and save the cost of shipping two cables to every user when they only need one!