Wednesday, July 14, 2004BusyThings have been hectic for me lately, lots of deadlines + move-in for new apartment and some other issues. Grandparents are coming on 7/20/04 and Wendy's parents are coming to visit a few days later. Hopefully we'll have been all moved in by then. After looking at condo/townhome prices in the bay area I've realized that maybe I shouldn't have bought a car and all these new things. The prices here are outrageous! ..::begin rant::.. Wendy and I looked at a townhouse on the same block as Afghani House on El Camino and it was going for $740K with $250 in association fees! A townhouse costing 3/4 mil. When did prices get so insane? I went to a loan calculator and found out that in order to afford that house with a 20% downpayment ($150k) and borrowing $600k I'd need to make 150k+ to qualify. What's worse is that they've got low income housing lots for that area that were selling for $330k, but I didn't qualify-- which sucked bigtime. In any case, I've come to the realization that I might not be able to afford a house/condo etc. ..::end rant::.. To end things on a happier note, I love the new treo. The biggest improvements aside from form factor are: 1) SD/MMC expansion slot 2) Palm OS 5.2 3) Verichat software (Integrated messaging client although its horrendously expensive!) 4) Ptunes (Mp3 player) 5) Battery life Things they could have improved upon: 1) Screen resolution (320x320 instead of 160x160) 2) 802.11 & Bluetooth connectivity 3) Flash + high resolution camera 4) 3.5mm instead of standard 2.5mm headset jacks. Despite the drawbacks, the treo 600 is probably the best pda/phone combo on the market-- I love it! posted @ 09:46 AM PST [link] |
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