Handspring Treo 180

Be patient and you'll eventually get there. Put in your mail server settings and you're away with a mail package that's brilliant in its simplicity and ease of use. A simple Send & Receive button is provided, and typing emails is made easier with the keyboard.

It's still early days for the Treo, and no doubt the software issues will be ironed out. That aside, we can still wholeheartedly recommend it as the most practical and, at £255, affordable PDA phone. You don't have the luxuries of Pocket PC, and GPRS would have been nice from the outset, but it's still fully functional and genuinely pocket-sized, which are the most important factors.

Author: Ben Hardwidge