Originally Posted by ronbotx

I have had the Color Sidekick and now the new Blackberry 7100t.

If you are doing tons of outbound emails and are heavy IM, then sidekick might be a better choice because of the bigger , complete keyboard. On the downside, the sidekick is big and bulky, has had some reliability issues, and is a bit awkward to use as a phone.

If you are interested in mostly handling inound emails, doing light IM, want a decent selection of third party apps,and using the device as a phone, the 7100T is a better choice It is small, light, has better battery life than SK. It also has a speaker phone and bluetooth for a wireless headset. My only gripe is the screen is not so hot in direct sunlight. Please note the 7100T is a new form factor and is not the typical BB. The hybrid typing system does work VERY well.

Both have very reasonable voice plans with unlimited data.