Half OT: brand loyalty

kvi

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ok, so for like the last 15 years ive been very brand loyal... friends, collegues and family have always known that I AM: sonyericsson, VW, mtn.

now in the last year things have started changing, first was when i plunged in to the deep end with vodacom 3g (after getting burned with sentech and iburst) and guess what, i didnt drown , in fact it has been fantastic. next was when after countless vw's (damn cant even count how many) i bought an audi... wow.

well now... ive been with sony ericsson from the days of that big brick ericsson that had that huge aerial that you used to flip up on the side :o and its been a good ride but now .... its upgrade time and I DONT KNOW WHAT TO GET... been big on business tools i had the p800 then various other and now s700. ok so i really want the p910, but duh, its so old and no 3g not even a megapixel cam. so that leaves me with v800 but i really need a business tool, i need a smartphone and SE have not announced the replacement to the p910 (only rumours of a p1000, which will be windows based and not symbian) ok, dont rip my head off now, but i really really really dont want a nokia. so what are my other options? after doing homework it looks like IMATE might be an option. but dont want to get if its crap and im hoping some of you guys might have some info for me.
have they announced or released a 3 g version? is it stable? is it strong? is it smart? is it cool? and damn, where do i get one? i really dont think they offer them on upgrades, so i dont mind buying one cash. who sells them?

sorry lotsa questions guys, but who better to ask than you guys. thanks
 
For the right user, the i-mate is a great tool, for the wrong one, a nightmare.

Battery life is bad, needs daily charging, but it's highly configurable as a Windows CE device. It also means it can be temperamental, leave the battery out for too long, or let it drain and you loose all your data.

However, if you're into mobile computing, it's probably your best bet. It's my personal phone of preference and I use it as a phone, mail, web, office tools, GPS, etc.

If your requirement is for a smart phone that's more phone than PDA, go for the new breed of Symbian 3G phones.
If your requirement is to simply carry 'Oulook' with you, get a Blackberry.
If you need a PDA with phone capabilities, go for the i-mate. (Or 9300, 9500, if you like Nokia's, which you don't :) )

HTC (the manufacturer of the i-mate) announced a 3G version. Have a look at http://www.htc.com.tw/news/index.html
 
hmmmm nice. who stocks imates for cash? and looking at their website im trying to work out which is the top model?
 
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