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Here we go again...
Not going to tell you what to get but I'll give you my experience with the Blackberry.
E-Mail - I've had the Blackberry 7510 through Nextel for about 8 months now. The main advantage to the Blackberry is that it is the ONLY DEVICE THAT CAN take advantage of PUSH E-MAIL technology (REAL TIME E-MAIL). Meaning you get e-mails instantly...no need to poll for them. If you'd rather use POP3 then the Blackberry automatically polls for e-mails every 10-15 min. You can customize your return address to your liking. In about a month you'll be able to e-mail JPEGS and other image formats. Currently you can view PDF, Excel, Word, TXT amongst other files with the standard Blackberry OS without any 3rd party programs.
Web Browsing - You can do simple WAP browsing with a stock handheld. But 3rd party software is required for full blown HTML/JAVA etc. It looks just as good if not better than the Screen shot of that IPAQ. $27.95 for ReqWireles web browser.
Organization - Like every other device the Blackberry seamlessly synchs with Outlook and Notes. It also includes a password keeper, Task Checklist, picture viewer. I also have E-OFFICE which is a full blown Office clone for the Blackberry. Try typing an e-mail on the IPAQ without having to buy the attatchable keyboard, or the Treo with its pin sized keys.
The only advantages I see to the Treo or the IPAQ is that you get a cute little stylus, and viewing videos.
The new Nextel 7520 has bluetooth...I'll be upgrading soon.
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