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Summary: Clie Review
Review: I skeptically purchased, with the ability to return if necessary, the new Sony. I have been a firm Palm user. The new Sony, like all the many Sony products I've owned, and loved, is no exception. The quality of worksmanship is unsurpassed, clarity of screen, function keys, camera, all add up to what seems to be an awesome product. I chose to try the unit based on previous experience with Sony products - this will not let me down, I'm certain. If you're on the wire making a decision, give it a try. You won't be disappointed.
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Summary: XP incompatible!
Review: I tried everything -- bought the NR70, Intellisync and a new USB card for my desktop. I CAN'T get the Clie to sync with Outlook, and after another 1.5 hour conversation with Clie technical support today -- and I've been doing it daily for 12 days -- I'm going to throw in the towel and buy a Compaq. At this point, I've spent enough money and time...Even Sony technical support is baffled.
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Summary: Clie won't beam anything but phone listings to other PDAs
Review: I want you to know that I love my Clie, I had a palm IIIC and needed to upgrade because I ran out of space. The camera is a great feature and I use it all the time to bring home photos to explain things to my family and friends, a picture is worth a 1000 words. My husband quickly adopted my IIIC and this is the only problem, we both used to have palms and we could beam notes, memos, addresses, phone numbers and apointments to each other. The Clie can only beam phone numbers. It won't beam anything else. If anyone has a quick fix let me know.
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Summary: The more I use it, the more I like it...
Review: I was fortunate to get the NR70 when my Clie NC memory stick socket broke, and Best Buy told me to pick out a new Clie! (Sony wouldn't fix the older model.) I really like the clamshell design - my screen stays protected, and the varying options of setting up the display are useful. For example, while at a table, it is nice to have the clamshell open. When reading on an airplane, it is nice to have it flipped and closed. The only complaint I have is what others have said. Not having the date/address book/to do/memo buttons accessible when the Clie is flipped and closed is a bit of a pain. The screen is awesome. Great clarity and color. The best is the experience reading books. Palm's new book reader (used to be Peanut Press) now uses the whole Clie screen. Having the Clie flipped and closed, you can turn pages with the jog dial, and reading from the Clie is a nice experience. I prefer it now to reading from a regular book. Better yet, you can start up some music, and listen at the same time. I am looking forward to more apps that use the full Clie screen. The price is a bit steep - but I didn't feel the camera was necessary. I am enjoying this Palm-compatible device more than any previous model I have owned (I have had Palms since the Palm Personal days.)
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Summary: NR70V - Perfect!
Review: I was looking for a new PDA to replace my outdated, stuffed-to-the-brim, b&w handheld. When I just happened on Sony's site and saw the PEG-NR70V - Bam! - Love at first sight! The clamshell design is wonderfully different and the hi-res color, 180 degree rotating screen will make you the envy of everyone in the room. Games, pictures and even movies (!) look marvelous on the large crystal-clear display. Those "gee, I wish I had a camera on me" moments will be no more. The built in camera takes decent pics on the fly. You can even edit them with the CliePaint app. The 66mhz Processor makes your apps fly and the more the merrier with the 16mb of internal memory. Considering that the Clie also supports Memory Stick expansion, you'll always have room for that must-have application, or your collection of MP3s. Listen to musuc on the train as you read your synched morning newspaper with the AudioPlayer software and included earphones with remote! If you must have the latest and greatest, then the Clie NR70v is definately for you. I've had no problems with mine and love the stares!
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Summary: Great PDA...but
Review: I was strickly a Palm guy until I saw the Sony Clie. I've owned both the Palm Vx and m505. Of course I moved to the m505 because it had colour. The colour wasn't impressive, but it was a plus compared to the Vx. I switched teams and became a Sony guy after seeing the Clie on the web. I'm somewhat of a gadget guy, so the camera feature was an added plus (in a PDA) for me. I have to admit, the colour on the Clie blows the socks off of the Palm. The screen of the Clie is sooo much clearer, the processor is faster (this is really highlihgted when viewing pictures), this is generally a great PDA, but...I do have couple of small points to mention on the negative side. Although the camera is a neat feature, the quality of the picture isn't that great (but I think Sony has a new generation of PDA/camera coming out soon), the stylus is too thin, and on a few occasions my memory stick is not recognized by my Clie, and I've had to fiddle with it to get it to work. What I've found is that if the memory stick is left out of the expansion slot for a little while and then re-inserted it will function correctly, then. But, with that said, I still think you get great value for your money with the Sony Clie PEG-NR70v/U.
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Summary: Most powerful Palm PDA out there
Review: I'm not really a gadget person, but I'm a big fan of PDA's because they really are so useful. I've had a Palm Vx, IIIc, and a Compaq iPAQ, all of which I've been very fond of and have been absolutely essential in keeping me organized. I currently own a Sony Peg-T615C, and if I hadn't purchased it recently I would buy this one right now. I just got back from CompUSA where I gave it a test drive, and I just have to say "Wow!" This is really one cool PDA. The flip-open clamshell design with the integral keyboard and the rotating screen has been nicely executed. If you want, the whole screen turns over 180 degrees and then you can close it and then hold it just like a normal Palm Pilot, if you don't want to hold it in "clamshell" fashion. One concern I had was resolved right away. The keyboard seemed sort of cheesy from the advertising photos, because it looked like one of those membrane-types that don't have very good tactile qualities, but the buttons are slightly raised and have enough spring to them so that they actually have quite a nice, solid feel. Although I'll probably stick to the Graffiti handwriting, the keyboard works quite well. The only other PDA on the market with an integral keyboard that I know of is the Zaurus, running an embedded version of Linux. Although I was impressed with it, it's more of a Pocket PC and doesn't run the Palm apps. Actually, it won't run the Pocket PC apps either because of the Linus operating system. But it's still an impressive offering in its area. To get an idea of the brightness of the screen, I compared it side by side with my venerable Palm IIIc, which still has the brightest screen of any Palm model. Overall, the screen resolution is superb and the brightness is excellent, and the clamshell design with the rotating screen overall was executed very well, I thought. It's not as bright as my IIIc, but the battery should last much longer than my now 2-year old than the IIIc, and it has 64k colors, whereas my IIIc only has 256. I just had a couple of complaints, but they're not serious. The only problem with the screen is that it rotates only one way, which is clockwise. If you try to rotate it the other way, you'll find it won't go at all. This makes it different from the small LED screens on most camcorders, but it's okay. The other problem is that if you rotate the screen 180 degrees and close it, so that you're now holding it like a regular Palm, rather than clamshell style, you now can no longer reach the four application buttons. Had they placed the buttons at the bottom of the screen, it wouldn't be a problem. However, there is a workaround for this. If you want, you can configure the jog-wheel to pop up your applications instead. Not a bad solution. The other complaint I've heard is that the battery technology is a little flakey. A friend of mine that has one says the unit powers off without warning when the battery gets low. My Palm IIIc at least tells you when you need to put it on recharge. Also, he said the manual says you only need to recharge it for 4 hours before using it. But when he tried that, the unit wouldn't power up all the way and would lock up. Another thing you'll notice that's different is the Graffiti area is virtual, like the Pocket PCs, and is more evenly vertically divided between the letters and numbers areas. Also, it's noticeably taller, which increases the overall height of the PDA compared to the PegT615C, but I'm sure I'd get used to this pretty quickly. However, it does increase the height making it noticeably bigger than the Peg-T615C, but it's okay. But perhaps best of all, the Graffiti area displays your strokes, which helps to increase accuracy. There are programs, such as GrafAid, that do this also, but with the Sony, you don't even need that anymore. Also, the strokes are displayed on the Graffiti area itself instead of on the screen above it, as in the case of the GrafAid or the original built-in Graffiti program. One thing to consider is that since the NR70 can use the whole screen, they're going to have to develop new apps that take advantage of this. The native apps, the Memopad, Todo list, and so on, probably do, but I couldn't figure out how to cancel the virtual Graffiti area to test this. Anyway, Sony says it has 4000 developers signed up to create programs for their PDAs so I'm sure there will be more apps making full use of the screen soon, not to mention the greater resolution of the Sony color screens, which are 320 x 320 instead of 160 x 160, and in the case of the NR70, 320 x 480. I didn't test the digital camera function, which is what sets this model off from the NR70, but I'm sure it works fairly well. No doubt this feature will be useful to many people. Aside from the few minor problems I mentioned and the program availability issue, the NR70 is the most advanced Palm PDA out there, and all in all I think this is a great unit. In fact, I'd give it 6 stars if I could.
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Summary: Quite simply a ground-breaking Palm device
Review: I've been a big fan of Sony's Palm devices since the 710C came out...truly a superb device that I've enjoyed for a long time. Now that the NR70V can be found for less than it was originally released for, I decided to try it out. And I haven't been disappointed in the least! This is truly a head-turning PDA. Let's look at some highlights: 1. Awesome screen. No device of any kind can rival the 320x480 screen of this Clie. Colors are vivid and bright. One issue is the shading at the top of the screen, particularly noticeable when you first get it. Not so bad once you are used to it. 2. Virtual graffiti. The first color Palm to feature this. Very nicely implemented, shows your graffiti strokes as you write. Even better, you can customize the graffiti area with other skins. I love the Fitaly keyboard and use this. The negative is that Sony did not upgrade the standard apps to allow for fullscreen. However, a lot of add-on applications do make use of this capability now, and it is really awesome to see. Full screen launchers, datebooks, file managers, games, image viewers, ebook readers, and more are available. 3. Built-in camera. The resolution is not the best, but what a great feature to have! I look forward to new Clies that have even better cameras, but for the price, I'm not complaining at all about this one. It allows you to save the photos to the memory stick, and you can save in either the PictureGear format, or as a jpg (my preference). 4. MP3 player. Again, something that is not easy to find on Palms. I had this on my 710C and it really was pretty good. Turn off the screen, and enjoy! I just wish it would handle WMAs as well as MP3s. 5. Add-on software. Some really nice additional software. The remote control software is great, I was able to set up most of my devices without a hitch (would like to have a Tivo control as well though). Gmovie is kind of [bad], I'd recommend getting Kinoma player instead. The sound utility program does the job. Did I mention the improved sound on this device is awesome?! Much better than the typical Palm bleeps and blips. 6. Flip Screen. Takes a little getting used to. Not sure how much I will use the extra keyboard, and the keys are not the best... but overall did not have too much problem with it. Again, it's a real head-turner when people see it and the design is what allows for that large, lovely screen. 7. Memory. 16 Meg of Ram (15 available) is very nice to have. Don't be fooled by PPCs that have more, 15 meg on a Palm lets you add a TON of stuff! Add a 128 meg memory stick (or 2 or 3) and you can load up on Palms apps and games till the cows come home. I'd prefer SD cards since they go higher than 128 meg and are more compact, but if using this nice machine means being stuck with Sony's [bad] MS, I can live with that. I would like more Flash memory free, although there are programs that let you free some up (somewhat dangerous and voids the warranty). 8. Speed. Twice as fast as other OS 4 Palm devices with decent battery life still. You won't be waiting for stuff to happen on this one! 9. OS 4. Okay, the OS 5 devices are out, and the new Sonys look very cool, the Tungsten too. But you won't have any compatibility problems on this one. And you won't pay as much. I personally prefer to wait and let other people be the beta testers for OS 5 and wait for the next round of devices, and give developers time to upgrade their applications. Overall, this is truly a ground-breaking device, not just for
Palms, but all PDAs. The design, the built-in camera, sounds, speed, lots of memory all make it well worth considering.
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Summary: Time to retire my Palm V
Review: I've been waiting for something to replace my old Palm V and this Sony is it. I just got this PEG-NR70V last week and the number of cool features will just bring a smile to you face. The small keyboard takes some getting used to but it is definitely faster than my graffiti ever was. Sound quality is excellent. Sony is really bringing the innovations to Palm Handhelds which I hope will keep them a viable alternative to PocketPCs.
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Summary: Buyer Beware!!!
Review: Just for those who are thinking or have recently bought a Sony clie PEG-NR70(V). DO NOT BUY IT OR RETURN IT. I have been doing extensive research about the nr70 after i had bought mine and returned the first two due to defects. News flash: there are fatal programming and hardware issues with the Clie NR70! This is why Sony discontinued this model after only a few months of sales.
The NR70 is a great PDA due to the conceptual design. This is why I am urging people to buy the PEG-NX70(v). They have improved on the software and hardware. This unit runs the Palm OS 5.0, way better! Also, they replaced the plastic casing with a more sturdy metal casing ( a bit heavier, but worth it, as my first unit was returned for the case cracking umong other things). Please please please heed my advice. I went through enough problems, you don't need it too. Just fork out the extra dough for the better model. It's better in the long run.
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