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Originally Posted by alejandro1
I've had my Storm for about 5 weeks now, and would like to share my likes, dislikes and suggestions for RIMM when developing my "dream" unit.
Pros:
-fantastic screen size and resolution.
-perfect size and weight for entire unit.
Cons:
-the onscreen keyboard. A great idea that renders the unit more of a novelity than a productive function. It will never be as usable as a hard keyboard. The worst part of not having a hard keyboard is the absense of directional cursor keys, or trackball. Trying to relocate the cursor using the onscreen keyboard is almost useless. In my opinion the onscreen keyboard outweighs all the other great advantages of the Storm. I have all but given up using the Storm to input information and have resorted to carrying a small notebook and pen.
-the unit is slow. When clicking on Unlock, I have to wait about 3 seconds before the keyboard appears allowing me to enter my password. This is in additon to the very noticable lag when using the camera, and other features such as viewing my existing photos. The iPhone is much, much faster when scrolling through photos and other functions.
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My dream unit would be the Storm but with a slide out keyboard which includes directional cursor keys. Although I imagine they could develope such a unit by adding ony about 30% more thickness to the unit, I would gladly accept a unit that was up to 50-100% thicker. That is how much I hate the onscreen keyboard and the lack of directional cursor keys. Also, I'd be willing to pay more for a much faster processor.
Hopefully, many others share my thoughts and together we can encourage RIMM to develope such a device.
One more thing: In my opinion, DocumentsToGo is almost worthless and a barbaric step backward when compared to the convenience that Windows Mobile provides, such as automatic syncing without having to hunt and drag files. Also the ability for automatic bi-directional syncing. Either RIMM needs to come to an agreement with Microsoft to allow this feature on RIMM products or DataViz needs to catch up to Microsoft.
Thanks for listening.
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Hiya - Listeen, If you go into the settings, there is an option to set up the speed of apps/keyboard/etc. appearing. You can also set up the sensitivity of the touchscreen specific to the keyboard. I played with this for about half an hour and ended up w/settings that makes the cursor apear immediately, and after practice, I can move around very quickly and accurately. Also, having comne to the Storm from a BB Curve 8330, I can maneuver around the keyboard as accuratly as I did on the Curve, and with pretty good speed given my large thumbs. It took me a few weeks to get used to it, but the thing with the Storm, as with the HTC Touch, or any new hardware/software - ya gotta practice. It doesn't come automatically. It takes 15 to 20 minutes practice for a couple of weeks to get prtoficient with the Storm's keyboard. I was lucky and was told this by my servicecenter person, so I knew what to expect w/the Storm. I'm a lousy typist - but a damned good Storm texter now.
What I HATE: calling voicemail, being asked for my password, hitting the keyboard icon, entering my password, and being told that it isn't valid (because the key to pop-up the keypad sends a tone, apparently. BIG software screwup.
Good luck.
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