Amazon has the baby blue Peek on special at $20, with free shipping.
If you want unlimited mobile email without a contract (the plan is $20 a month, cancel/reup any time) this is a no-brainer–but remember than the latest version of the operating system, with more features, only comes on the full-price Pronto edition.
Older peeks (versions 1.04 to 1.08) they will upgrade free. For 1.09, you can buy a $30 upgrade.
Please be advised that while the software upgrade is dead simple to perform- (in about 20 minutes) It requires the use of a special cable. (Sorry folks…though it looks like a regular USB, it most assuredly isn’t.) The cable, for those so inclined, is available from peek for around $15.
I actually got mine for $14 at Target.
And the difference between a regular Peek and a Peek Pronto is cosmetic and software. You can also buy a USB cable that fits and upgrade it yourself.
Isn’t the Peek hardware the same across all models? It’s just the software?
Peeks 1.06 and newer have better keyboards. That’s about the only hardware difference.
Target: $9.95 for baby blue and 11.95 for black
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I think the new one has “Pronto” written on it.