They definitely seem to dig the Palm Pre over at BoyGenius
Everything except the keyboard which they are saying is really too small, and the fact that Palm has a bad rep.
Here’s their conclusion:
Everyone’s expectation are set enormously high for this device and it really feels like the original iPhone launch again. Well, maybe not quite as insane but still. Palm has done a masterful job of crafting and molding the hype factor, but there seems to be an underlying issue. In being so secretive, they’ve let people’s imaginations run wild and expectations couldn’t possibly be higher.
The OS is great. There’s no ifs ands or buts; it’s really refreshing to see something that’s brand new with a UI unlike anything else out there. The only problem with this is, Palm’s never been a hardware company that anyone’s really cared about. They have been the furthest thing from innovative since circa-2003 — their hardware has always been second rate at best and it doesn’t seem to be changing now. Couple that with the nation’s underdog carrier at a $299 price-point (before rebate), and we’re not sure how many people are going to be lined up overnight, yet we’re pretty confident once people are able to play a real unit themselves, there will be more than a lot of happy Palm Pre customers.
Once the initial Pre launch is over and done with and all the hype, smoke and mirrors are clear though, we can see Palm being pretty successful moving forward. Hell, Palm has converted tons of people into raging Pre fanboys before they could even see the phone in person! Very Apple-esque. More carriers will get the Pre, more handsets will be released and WebOS could very well keep things interesting even if the hardware is lacking.
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asinus48
I have to wait till this device will cross the ocean. A double Palmer (Zire/E2) is keen to get it. but wait and see !
May 29th, 2009
Xyg
It’ll be fun to see a review they write when the actually get a shipping unit.
May 29th, 2009
jmangotti
you know in the fall if this Pre is hot as hell, they will come out with a keyboard-less Pre
May 30th, 2009
bates
Am I the only one who DIDN’T think they wrote a specifically glowing review? Most things, the build quality, keyboard, browswer, even synergy, were met with tepid at best responses.
The keyboard was terrible. The build quality was less than what they expected. The browser didn’t zoom well. They didn’t like how the contacts synched up. They didn’t like that universal search didn’t let you pick your own searches.
I don’t know. I think when you break it down piece by piece they kind of tore it apart, but then in the conclusion they said they liked it a lot.
Either way, every blog I read, they’re all talking about how glowing the review was. I personally think all the Pre blogs are a doing a little too much of the Apple fanboi-style ‘overlooking the bad and hyping the good’ thing a little too much.
May 30th, 2009
Luis
Actually, the review is extremely biassed, the are more mentions to the iphone than the pre itself. Also the quality of this review is very poor, it isnt even worth reading.
May 31st, 2009
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