Yeah, it's a little dated now, but I still prefer it to anything else. At the size of a Pop-Tart, it's the perfect form factor. It's comfortably back-lit; pocket-sized; is a kick-ass eBook reader; plays MP3s; handles my appointments, contacts, and notes; gets me on the web and syncs nicely with my Lotus Notes. It connects to my phone with Bluetooth for convenient dialing and has wi-fi, too. The battery is long-lived, and storage is easily expanded with SDRAM cards.
I'll probably replace it at some point, but nothing I replace it with will have the same impact. iPhone? Android? Same old same old with a built-in phone. Nothing special there.
An interesting question in the Hardware 2.0 mailbag:
“What’s the best thing you’ve bought over the past decade?”
Good question! Initially I was just going to pick some latest bit of kit that I bought, but I realized that a lot of new kit is only “best” for a short period of time - basically until something smaller, faster, or with greater capacity comes along.
I needed to think a little more and work the question a little longer. Then it struck me. The one “best” thing, out of everything that I’ve bought over the past decade, is … *** drum roll please *** …
Sure, it wasn’t cheap, but it’s ultra-comfortable, still looks, feels and works like new, and should see me through the next decade.
What’s been your best buy of the decade?
