The change to flash memory from DRAM (dynamic RAM) for PalmOne’s new Treo 650 smart phone appears to have had the unintended consequence of reducing the amount of memory that is actually available to users. As a result, PalmOne plans to offer a free 128MB expansion card to Treo 650 purchasers to get around the problem.

Small files, such as contacts or tasks, must now be stored in chunks that are much larger than the actual files themselves. This means that the same files a user stored on a Treo 600 might not all fit on the Treo 650. The Treo 650 was released to the public last week through Sprint and PalmOne’s Web site.

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At least they’re doing something about it.