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Treo 90 Review


Mon Jul 1, 2002 - 12:21 AM EDT - By Michael Ducker

Input

The Treo 90 stylus is a slightly updated Treo stylus; the tip has been redefined to be more exact. The reset pin is still under the tip, but no screwdriver is to be found. The silo for the stylus is a problem. After a couple of days of use, the silo cannot hold onto the stylus anymore; I.E. If you tip the Treo over, the stylus falls out. A fix to this is to wrap a piece of tape around the head of the stylus thus making it slightly larger -this was suggested on the TreoCentral boards. If only I knew about it sooner, I wouldn't have lost my stylus on a recent shopping trip.

Soon after this review was posted a new version of the Treo 90 hit the shelves. This version has a fixed stylus slot. If you do have a loose stylus from the original version, call Handspring and they should replace it. This change affected the Treo 90's final rating.

I enjoy using the Treo keyboard. The buttons are spaced and weighted just right so that only the button you pressed is actually activated. Each tap makes an audible click. The lack of a graffiti area does end up making some Palm OS programs unusable but the majority of programs work just fine. The Treo 90 automatically will fix words, or abbreviations will become the full word. For example typing "im" will result in "I'm". This is for better or for worse as the abbreviation for Minnesota is MN, but when I type "MN" I get "Minute". For this reason I wish that the built in auto complete wordlist could be customized - words can be added through the shortcut menu in preferences. Of course you can undo an auto complete by pressing backspace, but when punctuation is involved it gets a little tricky. The Treo 90 keyboard has the same list type characters as other Treo's; most are self explanatory. I wish that they would be sorted not only by character, but by most frequently used. So that when I try to make a "=" I only have only have to press down once, instead of 3 times. If you really want Graffiti again, here's a free program that will enable it on the screen.

The Treo 90 has a nifty key lock that is activated by holding down the power button for 2 seconds. This is extremely useful if the lid is off, and it will also stop the accidental pressing of the hard keys while in your pocket. De-activating it is fairly simple: hold down the power button for two seconds and than press OK. This would be fine if the OK button was huge and easy to press with a finger, but instead it is a small button in the corner.

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Product Info

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>	Name Treo 90
>	Company Handspring
>	OS Palms OS 4.1H
>	Memory 16 MB
>	Processor 33 MHz Motorola Dragonball VZ
>	Expansion SD/MMC Cards
>	Input Method QWERTY keyboard
>	Color Bronze
>	Size 4.2 x 2.8 x .65 inches
>	Weight 4 oz.
>	Display Transflective color STN display
>	Fact Sheet & User Opinions

Availability

>	Available

Pricing

$299

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