iphone!!!!! Desperate for advice

[Chickpea]

Am obsessed with how beautiful it looks and would love to buy one - HOWEVER (and I am not particularly tech savvy!) I have been told and have read that it is an incredible gadget all around EXCEPT it is not good or ideal with email and with synching up with outlook on PC's - which is the main thing I would need a pda for!!!!

Any suggestions or advice from obsessed fan who wants one but knows it would truely be luxury and not best for work related e-mail (damn!)????

 

[Smiling JOe]

Isn't the iphone made by Macintosh/Apple? If so, don't expect it to do anything well with a non-Apple PC.

 

[JB]

Am obsessed with how beautiful it looks and would love to buy one - HOWEVER (and I am not particularly tech savvy!) I have been told and have read that it is an incredible gadget all around EXCEPT it is not good or ideal with email and with synching up with outlook on PC's - which is the main thing I would need a pda for!!!!

Any suggestions or advice from obsessed fan who wants one but knows it would truely be luxury and not best for work related e-mail (damn!)????

It's just like buying a Mac. It forces a whole new way of thinking about applications. If you are willing to commit to using the supplied software, then you will be very pleased with it. If you want to try to sync it with existing windows-based stuff, you will probably be less than happy.

I think the iPhone is the coolest thing to come out in years. But they are expensive and require a whole new way of thinking.

 

[Smiling JOe]

... and, the company doesn't allow competition using its format. (monopoly -- and one reason why I don't use an Mac)

 

[ladyj]

I heard from someone who has one that the gizmo is great but that the phone doesn't work so good.

 

[iqueequeg]

I'm a big Mac enthusiast but am going to wait for the second iteration of this device. Give it a year or so for all the wrinkles to be ironed out.

 

[seaside2]

Mac products are not known for their toughness.

 

[danhall]

I can't imagine ever going back to a PC.

that being said, I agree that this one might need to cook a little while longer.

Mac's Mail program is basically the same program as Outlook, so it can be set-up to receive any email that you get normally. As far as syncing the two, well, i dunno...

 

[Ocean Lover]

Mac products are not known for their toughness.

Toughness as in durability or ease of use?

 

[JB]

Toughness as in durability or ease of use?

My iPod has been dropped more times than I can count and it still works like a top. So I'm not sure I agree with the lack of durability thing.

But I agree with the other poster that wants to wait on the second-generation iPhone. Wise advice.