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Datawind PocketSurfer2 review

Verdict

An interesting concept and it does load pages quickly, but its lack of polish makes rivals a more attractive choice.

Review Date: 12 Nov 2007

Reviewed By: Matthew Sparkes

Price when reviewed: (£180 inc VAT)

Overall Rating
3 stars out of 6

There's no denying the PocketSurfer has benefits over rivals. For one, it manages to render websites more reliably than either the iPod touch, or Windows Mobile's sorry excuse for a browser. And it loads pages pretty quickly too thanks to that page compression technology.

It's also convenient to pay a one-off fee and get a year's worth of internet browsing - no need to worry about data costs here.

But if you have access to a good range of Wi-Fi hotspots, as London and many other large cities do, then the iPod touch may appeal more. It's only slightly more expensive, but is a much nicer device to use. It has calendar and contact applications built in, can play music competently, as well as video and is eligible for The Cloud's reasonable £3.99 unlimited Wi-Fi deal.

The PocketSurfer2 on the other hand just doesn't feel as polished, despite its competent web browser. Perhaps a better quality screen and keyboard would make turn this into a compelling product; for now, though, we can't quite recomend it.

Author: Matthew Sparkes

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