Palm Pre Review: Conclusion

CONCLUSION

The Palm Pre has been tasked with an almost impossible job: it's the device that's supposed to put both Palm and Sprint back on course after months in the doldrums. Amazingly, it just might do it.

Palm has created an operating system and a suite of software that's easy to use but powerful, and has the features both consumers and business people are looking for in a smartphone.

No device is perfect, and the Pre has its blemishes. But most of these can be fixed with software patches, and Palm seems serious about releasing a number of these in the coming months.

Pros

• New user interface is simple but powerful
• Meets the needs of consumers and businesspeople
• Syncs with iTunes

Cons

• Only 8 GB of storage -- no memory card slot
• Cramped keyboard
• No LED notification light