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Member: ray1b
at: 11:37 PM 06/03/2009

Member: Eguy
at: 11:38 PM 06/03/2009

FLIMSY keyboard???? WHAT???. What are these reviewers expecting? A full desktop keyboard?

Member: wynand32
at: 11:47 PM 06/03/2009

I think the synopsis is pretty positive:

Originally Posted by :
The long-awaited Palm Pre lives up to the hype with a responsive touchscreen and an engaging interface, but a few hardware design flaws keep it from being the perfect smartphone.

I was going to call this a decent review (and not just because it's positive), until I read this:

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Originally, Palm told us that users could tether the unit to a PC with a USB cable, and transfer files directly from the PC to the phone, which would be recognized as a mass storage device. Unfortunately, due to carrier limitations, this feature is not available on the Pre.

Oh my, that's terrible. I mean, really bad coming from a computer publication.

Member: hopalee
at: 11:52 PM 06/03/2009

Originally Posted by wynand32:
I think the synopsis is pretty positive:

I was going to call this a decent review (and not just because it's positive), until I read this:

Oh my, that's terrible. I mean, really bad coming from a computer publication.

Well everyone thinks the iphone is the greatest thing since sliced bread and they said that the iphone can't tether either (because of AT&T) so it seems to be a moot point to me. I also don't like how they make it seem like it's suh a crappy battery life, but the iphone only gets 21 more minutes. What a crock!

Member: Badandy
at: 11:53 PM 06/03/2009

Originally Posted by Eguy:
FLIMSY keyboard???? WHAT???. What are these reviewers expecting? A full desktop keyboard?

I'm assuming they're expecting a non-flimsy keyboard. Do you understand there might actually be legitimate gripes with the phone?

Member: The Phone Diva
at: 12:45 AM 06/04/2009

Originally Posted by hopalee:
Well everyone thinks the iphone is the greatest thing since sliced bread and they said that the iphone can't tether either (because of AT&T) so it seems to be a moot point to me. I also don't like how they make it seem like it's suh a crappy battery life, but the iphone only gets 21 more minutes. What a crock!

Actually I think wynand32 meant the way the sentence was worded. It sounds like you can't transfer files reading that, but that can't be true.

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