Got my hands on both of these at my T-mobile store last night. They had SDAs in the back, but were out of stock on the MDA all over. That is looking like the fast flyer for now....I can verify that the price is SDA $249 w/ new 2yr, $319 w/ 1yr extension, $379 alone. Add $100 to all those for the MDA.
Really impressed with the quality of casing on both machines and the small size of each. Even the MDA is much much smaller and lighter than your average iPaq or Treo. The SDA is smaller than a Nokia 6010 -- quite an acceptable size for a candy bar phone.
The interesting thing is that, while the SDA allows you to navigate all screens and apps from the TINY nav keys below the screen, the MDA requires you to interact with it more like a PDA - many selections like the Windows Start bar accessible only by tapping the screen with your stylus or fingernail. Keyboard felt good and plenty roomy - though I had a hard time figuring out the shift and symbol buttons. Chalk that up to a first time QWERTY user. I've done really well so far with T9, and am not sure if I would get the benefit out of the full keyboard. It still feels like a PDA, not a phone, next to my head.
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Got my hands on both of these at my T-mobile store last night. They had SDAs in the back, but were out of stock on the MDA all over. That is looking like the fast flyer for now....I can verify that the price is SDA $249 w/ new 2yr, $319 w/ 1yr extension, $379 alone. Add $100 to all those for the MDA.
Really impressed with the quality of casing on both machines and the small size of each. Even the MDA is much much smaller and lighter than your average iPaq or Treo. The SDA is smaller than a Nokia 6010 -- quite an acceptable size for a candy bar phone.
The interesting thing is that, while the SDA allows you to navigate all screens and apps from the TINY nav keys below the screen, the MDA requires you to interact with it more like a PDA - many selections like the Windows Start bar accessible only by tapping the screen with your stylus or fingernail. Keyboard felt good and plenty roomy - though I had a hard time figuring out the shift and symbol buttons. Chalk that up to a first time QWERTY user. I've done really well so far with T9, and am not sure if I would get the benefit out of the full keyboard. It still feels like a PDA, not a phone, next to my head.