Palm Treo 500v impresses Treonauts with build quality, slimness

Most folks don't seem jazzed over the new Palm Treo 500v, but we all have to remember that it's an entry-level smartphone. While it won't have all the latest & greatest features, this device could be the first foray into Windows Mobile 6 Standard for many people. Treonauts offers the latest unboxing and impressions; you might be surprised to hear that for an inexpensive device, the build quality appears to be rock solid and it's slimmer even than the 680:

"It’s a bit difficult to explain but the Treo 500 feels extremely solid in your hands and you get the impression that this is a device whose parts have been “fused” together.  There is also absolutely no “plasticky” feel about it and in this respect it may be an entry level Treo but it certainly doesn’t feel cheap at all..."

Comments

[Marketeer]

From a marketing standpoint it will be interesting to see if the public buys a lowered number device (500) as being more updated than a highered numbered device, 750. I'm not familiar with this phone, but it seems to me that a model numbering system should have some consistency to it. Is there a consistency that I am missing?