As someone who uses a 9300 as their daily phone, and also has a 770 and an 800, I have to say that I can't wait for the e90. Granted, I'm a gadget freak - my list of daily phones going backwards is: 9300, 6682, HTC Wizard (Cingular 8125), Blackberry (don't remember the model), 9500, Sony 910, then it gets a bit fuzzy. Add to that the 800, 770, Sony Mylo, various iPaqs, palms, etc, and you get the idea.

Anyway, I have to say that for straight productivity in a mobile environment, using my normal tasks as a benchmark for productivity, the 9300 is hard to beat. Its messaging app (my most used tool) simply blows away anything that I can find for the tablets. The ability to easily manage several accounts, using IMAP, is truly a godsend. The next feature that I use on a regular basis is actually the phone portion of the device (3 to 4 hours a day on the mobile is the norm, with 5 to 6 not being unusual - and that's just for work). From there the phone devices go a bit downhill. Internet access, used for some web browsing, SSH, Telnet and VPN are the next in line application wise. The 9300 can handle most of those fairly well, but the s80 platform and anemic processor leave a bit to be desired when online.

On the other hand, having access to a Tablet, with the addition of some minor software packages, allows me much greater ease of use once I get the the Internet access portion of my tasks. Being able to connect to either my handset or a WiFi access point and handle the tasks I need to deal with is great. The browsers on the tablet (any flavor) really do blow away the phone based browsers. The fact that I have unix underpinnings and basic apps is great.

But, even though I usually have both the 9300 and the 770 (the 800 is only a couple of days old and I haven't had a chance to play with it much but I have high hopes for it) near me when I'm out and about, the Communicator is still the device that I go to for most tasks. The 770 is what I go to for either Web browsing or fun. And I anticipate that will remain the same for a while, hence my excitement over getting an e90. I can't wait. Paired together with my 800, I think that I'll have a great combination of tools for my daily work.