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The Palm Treo 680 is a feature rich device that gives you an ‘all in one’ feel. The 680 offers multiple email options, Bluetooth, and Pocket Tunes(TM). The model has a high resolution, 2.2″ touch screen and a familiar Palm operating system.

The 680 offers MS Office® compatibility allowing users to create and edit documents on the go. The Treo 680 also offers a VGA camera/camcorder.

Cingular is currently offering the model for $449.99 without a contract. With a 2-year contract, Cingular is offering the model for $299.99, and they throw in a $100 mail-in rebate.

Key Palm Treo 680 Features

• Multiple Mobile Email Options - attachment support (XpressMail, POP3/IMAP)
• Bluetooth Connectivity
• MS Office®
• HTML Mobile Internet Browsing Functionality
• Quad-band World Phone
• Palm OS Organizer
• Camera - 2x Digital Zoom
• Text, Picture, and Video Messaging
• 2.2″ Color Touch Screen
• Speakerphone
• Conference Calling
• QWERTY Keyboard with Backlight

Palm Treo 680 Specs

• Dimensions: 4.4 x 2.3 x.8 inches
• Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Battery Life: Talk Time 4 Hours; Standby 12.5 Days
• ROM/RAM: 128MB / 64MB
• Intel PXA270 312 MHz processor
• Palm® OS 5.4.9
• GSM (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
• SDIO Card-slot (Up to 2GB expansion)
• GPRS/EDGE class 10, class B

Our honest opinion: This is a fairly nice PDA. We think you’ll like some of the Blackberry models more though. Some people are really used to the Palm OS, and if you fall into that category you’ll probably love the model.

If you want to look at a few models that are similar in price, check out the Blackberry Pearl and the Blackberry 8800.

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