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Hi, I would just like to compare and contrast a Blackberry and a Treo. I will specifically be using a Blackberry 8703e and a Palm Treo 650 for this post. Please respond with any things I might have missed or if you have any other questions.

Firstly, I will start out with the Treo 650. I find this phone to be very useful for entertainment. It has a huge library of games that you can access for free on various sites. You are never limited as to what you can do with this phone as far as entertainment. It provides support for Videos and Music. You can also have a 4gb sd card plugged in to hold even more space. You could technically put a couple movies on here, but only if you want to watch it on a 2" screen.
This phone is also very useful for business applications. As you have your calender and you can access your email via internet(requires data plan). Emails are made very easy with the full qwerty keyboard on the treo. Also the touchscreen provides a level of elegance and is also very usefull

Now on to the Blackberry. The blackberry 8703e is strictly business oriented. You can not watch movies nor music on it(with the preloaded software), and you are at a limited amount of games. I have yet to find a site that publishes free blackberry games. All that I have seen are applications that you have to empty your wallet for.
While this phone may not have many fun applications, it does have one MAJOR advantage over all Treos. INSTANT EMAIL. Your email is delivered instantly to your blackberry. This will result in faster response times and in general is just a great thing to have. I use it personally to respond to questions on ebay.

This phone also doesn't have a touchscreen, but it does have a very cleaverly designed scroll wheel to make up for it. I find this phone 10x easier to navigate then Treos. The keypad is also more spaced out and is alot easier to type on.

In summary, Treos are great if you want to have fun with your phone and play games. You'll never run out of games and cool applications to load your treo up with. With the blackberry, you get a business oriented phone. Not many games and no touchscreen. You do get a better designed phone and instant email. These phones are priced very closely so the final decision is up to you!!