Comments on: OEM-sized 2600mAh Battery for Treo 650/700

Despite the release of the slim Treo 680, 750 and 755p, many users are sticking with the Treo 650/700 designs due to limited carrier availability of the new models or the older devices’ utilization of higher-capacity fullsize SD/SDHC cards. Now Treo 650/700 stalwarts have yet another reason to hang on to their old devices a bit longer with the release of Seidio’s new OEM-sized 2600mAh battery for the Treo 650 and 700w/wx/p.

 Seidio Making Lotsa Friends

LiveFaith @ 8/16/2007 1:10:27 AM #

These guys are sure making a lot of friends around here l8ly. The 680/750 OEM and now an even better OEM for the older devices. Impressive.

Although, I would like to see the 44% jump for the 680/750, that they are getting for this. That would bring it to almost 1750mah.

Pat Horne

 RE: Seidio Making Lotsa Friends

freakout @ 8/16/2007 1:37:48 AM #

I've had the 1600mAh 680/750 battery for the last week now. working on a review now. it's a modest improvement, but not as spectacular as I was hoping. it also brings back the dreaded brick heft of the 650! It's not quite as bad, but it's a noticeable difference from the stock battery.

It's good, but not great. The stock battery qualified as "barely adequate"; this one is now "average". As opposed to the 650, which was "Good", IMO.

 RE: Seidio Making Lotsa Friends

LiveFaith @ 8/16/2007 1:38:44 PM #

Are you saying that the 1600 actually feels heavier in the hand than the OEM?

Pat Horne

 RE: Seidio Making Lotsa Friends

freakout @ 8/16/2007 5:36:11 PM #

Oh yes indeedy. It's actually bigger than the stock 680 battery: Seidio have used every spare millimetre to cram this thing in there.

The weight point was rammed home when I dropped my Treo down on my desk after I first installed it. CLUNK!!