Just to add some other perspective...I use my Blackberry 7230 for EVERYTHING. It's my PIM, my Calendar, my To Do, my photo album, my phone, my claculator, my web browser, my mobile game device -- and obviously, my ALWAYS ON, ALWAYS AVAILABLE email device. It is a marvelous device. The combination of everything is great, and email simply cannot be touched by any other device.

Now, on the negative side, almost everything I do with the Blackberry can be done a bit better on other devices.

But very rarely on the same device.

The closest competition today, in my opinion, is the Treo. Yup -- battery life is not as good. Yup -- it's not as rugged. Yup -- the keyboard isn't as good. And DEFINITELY -- the push email isn't as good. But it is very close. And in every other aspect, the Treo kicks the Blackberry's butt --> screen, resolution, PIM, applications, OS, phone, general functionality, gaming, video, etc., etc., etc.

So, is there a bottom line to this post? Not really. I wish Blackberry and Treo development teams sat down together and developed a device with the best of both worlds. That would be sweet. Perhaps the new Siemens SK65 will come close. Perhaps the new Nokia. And heck, the new Treo is looking pretty jazzed.

For now, if you need EVERYTHING -- I suggest the Blackberry. Where it rocks, it can't be beat. And where it can be beat -- who cares? If the 7100t keyboard ends up working as well as RIM claims, perhaps THAT will be THE device. My guess is we will have to wait a bit longer for the real Ultimate Device.

Just my $0.71 (due to word count)