I have used a BB for 2 years and am thinking about moving to the iPhone in March. Tell me can the iPhone sync notes to Entourage or Outlook?
It can, if you have an exchange account to connect the two and sync both with.
Alternately, notes can be synced to iCloud, which is accessible on iOS devices, and on desktops via the web. I can access my notes using the Mac Mail app, but I don't know for sure if it syncs with Outlook as well.
Also what are the advantages and disadvantages of each device? My BB has worked well and does not crash. I do not have many problems with it neither. Oftentimes do ppl tell me BB horror stories, but they are worthless to me as my BB does not have the problems often in these stories.
Your last sentence illustrates why it's hard for us to tell you what's good and bad about the iPhone. We don't know your habits, what you want to do with i, etc.
I can say this much: before my iPhone I had a Blackberry, and I don't miss it, at all. All iPhone models I've owned have been rock solid and have run for weeks without requiring a reboot... not something I could say for the Blackberries I've owned.
Some universal things:
1. If you're really wedded to Blackberry e-mail, you might have a hard time switching over. Inherently, the iPhone does e-mail just as good as a Blackberry, but the interface IS different, and a lot of the same hints are done slightly differently. So, you'll have to learn some iOS habits, and
unlearn some Blackberry habits. If you are unwilling to do this, then you shouldn't bother trying to switch.
2. iPhones do web surfing better than Blackberries, because the browser is superior. That's just a fact. The Storm series of phones does come close, but that's really only because they run a browser platform called WebKit, which is an Apple-developed, open-source framework (and also used by Android, Google Chrome and WebOS). Until all Blackberries move to WebKit-based browsers, their web browsers are gonna suck.
3. You can and should search the iTunes app store for apps that replace what you are doing with apps on your Blackberry. This shouldn't be hard, because there are way more iOS apps than there are BBOS apps.
Don't buy the common refrain from Blackberry diehards: "sure, there's 9023190312890231890231 Fart apps, but I need REAL software." There
is real, quality software on the iTunes App Store meant to do actual work, and they work well. Most of the mobile apps tend to come to iOS first... then they show up on Android, and then they'll end up last on Blackberry, if at all. And yeah there's lots of fart apps, but that doesn't mean you actually have to install any of them.
4. Don't also buy the security myth. Blackberries offer a secure platform, but that doesn't mean iPhones are insecure. Using TLS encryption, you can get just as secure with your mail as you can on a Blackberry. What's more, you can use IPSec VPN services to secure ALL your data traffic.
iPhones also have an advantage in that they don't rely on Apple's network for everything data related. When RIM's network goes down, as it seems to do now and then, every Blackberry everywhere is downgraded to dumbphone status. On the other hand, if iCloud were to go offline, it might be inconvenient for iCloud-specific operations, but you could still surf the web, access your work e-mail/contacts/calendars, and use your apps. And if you've elected to not use iCloud at all, then you might never even notice if there were a problem with it.
5. Go to an Apple store, or to your carrier's store, and look for a display model. USE it. Browse some web pages, check out some of the demo apps, look at the calendar and email clients. Are they working in ways you'd like, and ways that you think would be useful to you? If so, buy one! If not, then stick with your Blackberry.
