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RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8100
RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8100

Consumer Rating


Price Range
$0 - $230

Product Description

The BlackBerry® Pearl™ 8100 smartphone is one of the world’s smallest smartphones and packs all of the power you expect from a BlackBerry® device. It comes complete with digital camera, multimedia capabilities and expandable memory. And it offers users everything else you would expect from a BlackBerry smartphone — including phone, email, web browser, text messaging (SMS and MMS), instant messaging, organizer applications and more.



The Palm TX Handheld --- An Easy to use Device For Even the Non-Technical Crowd
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Written By
three_ster

Date Written
Aug 01 2006

Summary

I have been using a Palm TX handheld on the job, for many different functions, and have come to really enjoy using them. My experience with handheld devices is fairly limited, having only really used one other model in the past five years. In the world...

Strength

easy to set-up, easy to use, great multimedia features, very speedy device, not too expensive

Weakness

not many

Bottom Line

Simple, and easy to use, the Palm TX is a great device for both the technologically savvy as well as the beginner to handheld devices.

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BlackBerry Pearl: a gem, but try before you buy
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Written By
sundogg99

Date Written
Apr 29 2007

Summary

My first BlackBerry blew. My second BlackBerry was a significant improvement, but certainly not without warts. Now, after a few weeks using my new BlackBerry Pearl 8100,...

Strength

Incremental but significant improvements in all important smart phone functions

Weakness

Really small - probably too small for some users

Bottom Line

A nice step up for some BB users, but possibly too much of a good thing for others

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Blackberry Pearl - A Great Phone To Have While Waiting for an iPhone
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Written By
jordango

Date Written
Feb 28 2007

Summary

The Blackberry Pearl is the coolest phone around - at least until the Apple iPhone comes out later this year. The Pearl is small, sleek, easy to use, fun, and works great! Aside from that, it's a Blackberry, so it does a great job...

Strength

Lightweight, attractive, works well, feature packed

Weakness

Weak battery life and screen smudges easily

Bottom Line

The Blackberry Pearl is as good as it gets in the smart phone arena. At least until later this year.

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Hewlett Packard PSC 1510 All-In-One: Except FAX ...It's Easy and Simple to Use
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Written By
popsrocks

Date Written
May 17 2006

Summary

Except for the brief use of a Dell 720 in my household that my daughter took up to school we have had excellent use of Hewlett Packard's HP722c printer for many, many hard years of labor in our home. We loved the machine but it finally died about a month...

Strength

Easy Set Up Good enough quality and speed for at home use.

Weakness

I don't like the paper tray

Bottom Line

I was happy with HP before. I'm happy with this inexpensive PSC for quality and ease of use.

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It prints, it copies and it scans....
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Written By
aubmom

Date Written
Nov 23 2005

Summary

What do you get when you have a mom who needs a printer to print out book reports, a limited budget and a limit amount of time.....well a HP PSC 1510- All-in-one Printer, Scanner, Copier was the purchase. I did spend time on Epinions and had a list,...

Strength

cheap, compact, fast and good quality output for the price

Weakness

no fax ability or automatic document feeder

Bottom Line

For a cheaper printer with fast production and good quality output, I would purchase a HP 1510. It prints, copies and scans well, and it is easy to use.

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Smart Little Multi-function Personal Printer
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Written By
vemartin

Date Written
Jul 04 2007

Summary

My youngest daughter has been after me to get her own printer for almost a year now; heretofore she has been sharing my HP Officejet 7130. I limit what she can print and she doesn’t like that one bit. So when I purchase my new HP dv9000z notebook...

Strength

Fast printing; superior output; small footprint.

Weakness

Cost of supplies.

Bottom Line

If you or your family is in need of a solid, reasonably priced, small footprint personal color printer look no further then the HP Photosmart C3180 All-In-One Inkjet printer.

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BlackBerry Pearl - For the Younger Generation In Our House
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Written By
briandalsmom

Date Written
Mar 08 2007

Summary

OUR EXPERIENCE We just updated the entire family’s handsets getting ready to add the Friends and Family Plan to our T-Mobil Service. It was necessary because none of our old phones were compatible with this service. Our youngest son, a freshman...

Strength

Friends & Family Plan Compatible; Small & Lightweight; Durable; Great Reception; Great Color Screen

Weakness

Not for Large Hands

Bottom Line

Not for someone who just wants to make telephone calls, this is a powerful PDA that has so much to offer.

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Hewlett Packard F380
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Written By
missy0303

Date Written
Jan 19 2007

Summary

My old printer, an Epson C42 which came free when I bought my first PC almost 4 yrs ago finally gave up the battle and has gone to that great printer heaven in the sky…ok slight exaggeration I donated it to the computer department of my college, for...

Strength

Good quality printing. Inexpensive. Easy to set up.

Weakness

None so far!

Bottom Line

A great 3 in one printer, scanner and photocopier which does all 3 jobs effectively and gives good quality prints.

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My "other" right hand
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Written By
lirubis

Date Written
Feb 08 2007

Summary

Being a first time Blackberry user (finally!), I was not too thrilled when our company CEO announced that we were all switching to Blackberry devices at the end of 2006. I just found it spooky to see all those guys poking incessantly at their little...

Strength

Smart, compact and very reliable, and SO EASY to use.

Weakness

The greasy screen, the low battery life, so-so camera.

Bottom Line

Excellent as your first, entry level Blackberry, great as a phone. No good for people that type a lot.

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Palm's Back on the Right Track
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Written By
breviceps

Date Written
Oct 21 2005

Summary

I purchased a Palm Tungsten T several years ago and it's in dire need of a replacement. Every time I turn it on, the digitizer needs to be recalibrated and it's getting tedious. For those who don't know what that is, think of when you sign those digital...

Strength

Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, beautiful screen, stable OS, light/compact, cool design, lots of included software

Weakness

no cradle, no voice/mic input, no vibrate, Bluetooth 1.1, battery non-user replaceable

Bottom Line

It's a firm upgrade for my Tungsten T and for the price point, you get a lot of rich features that previous Palm PDA's didn't have.

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