Macworld UK's Rosemary Haworth is out with a highly favorable review of the Vodafone BlackBerry Pearl 8100.
As we do with many other reviews, let's give this one the ol' Pros/Cons/Verdict treatment, K?
Yo Rosemary:
Pros: Fantastic svelte design, scroll ball is an improvement over the wheel, built-in camera, plus email and internet access
Cons: PocketMac doesn't currently work with it so there's no syncing, scroll ball takes some getting used to.
Cons don't seem to drag down Rosemary's view of the Pearl tho.
"This is undoubtedly the jewel of the BlackBerry range," she writes. "The candybar design has come a long way since RIM's original device, which was far broader and took up the whole width of your palm. This sleek black number weighs just 89g and can properly be called a phone rather than a PDA with all the bulk that such a term implies."
Nice turn of phrase, Rosemary.
1. Umm.. PocketMac DOES sync with the Pearl... Lord knows I wouldn't have hand entered the 400+ contacts in my Pearl...
In fact, the latest version allows you to install applications in addition to just sync data...
The only thing that is missing (and it's far from minor) is the ability to upgrade the OS on your phone with PocketMAC.. for that, I am afraid, you will need to use a PC.... Hopefully a change to be addressed in an upcoming version..
- Chris
Posted at 9:09PM on Dec 13th 2006 by Chris