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primal · 07-09-2009, 12:17 PM

I have a Pre and so far I love it. The ease of mutitasking really changes the way you use it compared to an iphone or blackberry. I played around with 20 websites open at once just to see how it handled them and there was a little slowdown when i was switching from one card (window) to the next. But within each card it was nearly as fast as if you only had one app running. The mail app is really nice because it consolidates all your inboxes from different accounts into one view.

My favorite aspect is the way the notification system works. If new texts, emails, or other notifications come in while you are using an app your app just rolls up a little to make room for the notification and pertinent info just appears at the bottom of the screen. You can keep using your app and deal with the notification at your leisure it doesn't force you to deal with it to continue working. If you ignore a notification it will shrink down to a mall icon at the bottom right of the screen. very nice. Some apps like pandora take advantage of that small icon area to allow you to control their app (switch tracks, view song info) while you are still inside a different app. The whole experience is just so organic and free flowing.

My biggest gripe would be that the keyboard is small and takes a while to get used to. I'm getting faster with it, but it's still not as comfortable as a blackberry pearl or a treo 700.

07-09-2009, 12:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
primal Crazy Location: Oklahoma City	I have a Pre and so far I love it. The ease of mutitasking really changes the way you use it compared to an iphone or blackberry. I played around with 20 websites open at once just to see how it handled them and there was a little slowdown when i was switching from one card (window) to the next. But within each card it was nearly as fast as if you only had one app running. The mail app is really nice because it consolidates all your inboxes from different accounts into one view. My favorite aspect is the way the notification system works. If new texts, emails, or other notifications come in while you are using an app your app just rolls up a little to make room for the notification and pertinent info just appears at the bottom of the screen. You can keep using your app and deal with the notification at your leisure it doesn't force you to deal with it to continue working. If you ignore a notification it will shrink down to a mall icon at the bottom right of the screen. very nice. Some apps like pandora take advantage of that small icon area to allow you to control their app (switch tracks, view song info) while you are still inside a different app. The whole experience is just so organic and free flowing. My biggest gripe would be that the keyboard is small and takes a while to get used to. I'm getting faster with it, but it's still not as comfortable as a blackberry pearl or a treo 700. __________________ "Where the white women at?" -Sheriff Bart (Blazing Saddles)