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RIM Blackberry 8700C

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Pros
Stellar e-mail and messaging device
Supports Cingular's fast EDGE network
Cons
Lacks a camera
Doesn't support consumer IM clients

$99.99
From 1 Merchant

Pricing: Inexpensive: $200 (7/11/2008)
Performance: Very Good: 89
Features: Poor: 59
Design: Good: 75

Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing

Inexpensive: $200

Performance

Very Good: 89

PC World Tests
Battery Life Average (hh:mm)	8:40
Battery Life Word Score	Very Good

Features

Poor: 59

General
Dimensions (inches)	2.7 by .77 by 4.3
Weight (oz.)	4.7
Design	Candy bar
Antenna	Internal
Carrier	Carrier:Cingular
GPS	No

CPU/GPU/Battery
Processor	Intel
Processor Speed	312
Battery Type	Lithium ion
Vendor-Stated Talk Time (hours:minutes)	4 hours
Vendor-Stated Standby (hours:minutes)	16 days

Display
Number of Displays	One
Display Size (diagonal, in inches)	2.25
Display Type	Color
Display Resolution	320 by 240
Backlighting	Yes

Cellular Technology (Voice and/or Data)
GSM 800	No
GSM 850	Yes
GSM 1800	Yes
GSM 1900	Yes
CDMA 850	No
CDMA 1900	No
IDEN	No
TDMA	No
WCDMA	No
HSDPA	No
EDGE	Yes
EvDO	No
GPRS	Yes
UMTS	No
Other	GSM 900

Messaging Services
SMS	Yes
EMS	Yes
MMS	Yes
E-Mail	Yes
IM	No

Wireless Capabilities
Bluetooth	Yes
IrDA	No
WiFi	No

PC Sync/Connectivity
Bluetooth	Yes
USB1	Yes
USB2	Yes
Proprietary Cable	No
Over the Air	No

Expansion Card Support
SD Card	No
MiniSD	No
MicroSD	No
MSMicro	No

Input Method/Devices
Keyboard	Yes
Stylus	No
Touchscreen	No
Five-Way Joystick/Thumb Wheel	Yes
Predictive Text Entry (T9)	No

Dedicated Controls
Music Playback	No
Volume Control	Yes
Camera Shutter	No
Voice Memo Recorder	No

Operating system
OS Supported	OS:J2ME

E-Mail Support
POP3	Yes
Exchange	Yes
IMAP4	Yes
SMTP	Yes
Lotus Notes	Yes

Digital Audio Support
AAC	No
AAC Plus	No
WMA	No
MP3	No
RM	No

Audio Features
Audio Inputs	Microphone
Audio Outputs	Headphone jack
FM Radio	No

Other
Included Hardware	USB cable, travel charger, plastic swivel holster, headset, battery
Included Software	BlackBerry Desktop Manager software, alarm clock, calculator, photo album, password keeper, BrickBreaker

Support & Reliability
Labor Warranty (years)	One
Parts Warranty (years)	One
Weekday Support (hours)	24
Saturday Support (hours)	24
Sunday Support (hours)	24
Toll-Free Support	Yes

Design

Good: 75

RIM BlackBerry 8700c Review

by Liane Cassavoy

- BlackBerry devices have their roots in e-mail--and it shows. The BlackBerry 8700c, a hybrid PDA/cell phone, is a stellar e-mail device that offers the push e-mail capability that BlackBerry devices are known for. And while it may be more parts PDA, the device performs capably as a cell phone, too.

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User Reviews for RIM Blackberry 8700C

Reviewed by: RiverCity1

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: Light, bright display

Weaknesses: Where do I start...

Overall Evaluation: I bought my first in December. It kept rebooting itself everytime I put it in the holster. The second one sounds like everyone I talk with on the phone has marbles in their mouths. FedEx is suppose to be bring me a third one. I don't have much hope it will be better.
Reviewed by: mbay2002

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: Excellent phone including speaker-phone, web browsing and email is great, PDA functions great. Bluetooth.

Weaknesses: No voice recognition, no external antenna port.

Overall Evaluation: I'm new to the Blackberry world, but I'm really happy that I can use this device to make phone calls as well as surf the web and receive/send emails. It works very well. RIM makes a great product.I would rate the Blackberry 8700 hardware as excellent all the way around, Cingular has been fair to good, but most Cellular providers are about the same in my experience. The online forum blackberryforums.com has been very helpful getting me up to speed, and I highly recommend it for people who have an 8700 or even those who are just considering an 8700.I've paired this with a Parrot CK3100 hands-free car kit for my driving pleasure and it's been wonderful!

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