Don't forget that the people that they are marketing this to can easily justify it's cost. Not that they should be charging so much, but still. I just got a Blackberry at full retail, and the guy looked at me like I was nuts. Well, my V3c had a nasty little habit of NOT ringing when I had appointments in it's crappy little Verizon UI calendar, it happened 3 times, 1 appointment I missed, the other two I remembered. A missed appointment can cost me a lot more than the money I make from that appointment (whatever it may be), it can cost me an entire client, and even my reputation. I easily justified the cost of a Blackberry, and I'm not a big time businessman. If I was traveling internationally, I would certainly give this a thought at least. I even justified the data plan by setting up a page that allows customers to send me direct pages with information. That will give me another 5-10 hours a month minimum, which allows me to pay for a lot more than a data plan. If you are someone that travels to Europe once a year with your wife, you'd be nuts to buy this if money was an object, but if mobility and transparent roaming are important to your business, this is a small price to pay.
For those looking for a device strictly for reading, the new Kobo is a nice little option. It's small enough to slip into a pocket, can do more with a PDF than the competition, and at $129, it's $10 cheaper than both the Nook and Kindle WiFi.
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Don't forget that the people that they are marketing this to can easily justify it's cost. Not that they should be charging so much, but still. I just got a Blackberry at full retail, and the guy looked at me like I was nuts. Well, my V3c had a nasty little habit of NOT ringing when I had appointments in it's crappy little Verizon UI calendar, it happened 3 times, 1 appointment I missed, the other two I remembered. A missed appointment can cost me a lot more than the money I make from that appointment (whatever it may be), it can cost me an entire client, and even my reputation. I easily justified the cost of a Blackberry, and I'm not a big time businessman. If I was traveling internationally, I would certainly give this a thought at least. I even justified the data plan by setting up a page that allows customers to send me direct pages with information. That will give me another 5-10 hours a month minimum, which allows me to pay for a lot more than a data plan. If you are someone that travels to Europe once a year with your wife, you'd be nuts to buy this if money was an object, but if mobility and transparent roaming are important to your business, this is a small price to pay.