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Summary: First impression: it rocks
Review: I just got this PDA a couple of hours ago, and it's my first. It took me only about 20 minutes to learn all the essentials, including the graffiti alphabet. It's very fast and efficient as well; must be all the memory. So far it looks like a real winner.
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Summary: Ahhhhh.....YES!!!!
Review: I researched PDAs for several months, wishing to upgraded from my beloved Palm IIIxe. I wanted a Reading Machine that would do PIM things well and play occasional games.Folks, internal memory is really important these days as PalmOS programs get bigger and you want instant access to more things (like big dictionaries, maps and the like). The 360 gives you 16mb, and with Jack Flash/Jack Sprat...you can reclaim almost 2mb of the Flash memory. If you want to keep a lot of non PIM (Personal Information Management) things on your PDA, lots of internal memory beats lots of external memory (CF/Memory Stick, etc.) where "instant access" is concerned. The memory stick is really nice. I have a 64mb stick and I've already filled it with 2 entire encyclopedias, a 120,000+ word ditionary (dictionary--not just spell-checker), and entire Linux documentation suite, several Christian Classics, 2 versions of the Bible, maps of my state down to the unnamed street level (with driving directions). And -- well, next payday, I'm getting a 128mb stick! The unit is solid; it sits well in my hand. The flip cover, is better than I expected, but I'm getting an E&B case...any moment now. The jogdial is wonderful for single-handed use, and the JogBack hack...turns the power-button into the back-button that Sony forgot. The display is a bit dark, yet it displays pictures much nicer then my "lighter screened" Palm ever did (strange...). The icons are done is grayscale which is a an attractive touch. I've not used a screen protector for almost a month, and there are no scratches that I can see (and I write quite alot on it). The speed of this display is very quick with no ghosting that I can notice, even running the included car-racing game demo. (This is in stark contrast with the T415 which has a very sluggish display, and it's much darker.) A "soft" contrast adjustment was another thing I wanted when I moved from my IIIxe. The 360's got one, but I've not yet felt the need to change the contrast -- the default setting works fine for everything. On the IIIxe, I was often adjusting the contrast to get the best view of images, games or just for reading. The display backlight is WONDERFUL. This display is easily visible in any lighting situation from full daylight, to office, to twilight to darkness. It has an "Indiglo" light backlight that beats anything Palm has done hands-down. I've found the buttons to be pretty decent. They are indented (even the up/down scroll button) so you can push them with the stylus. The stylus is metalic with plastic ends (one end unscrews to expose a "reset-pin"). The stylus is also bigger than the one used in the T-series. USB hotsyncing takes a fraction of the time that it did with the serial interface on my IIIxe. However, I really miss the cradle (I didn't think I would, but it's something extra I'm going to buy). Battery life is wonderful (the main reason I stayed away from the the T615 unit.) The speaker is still the typical Palm squeeky-beeps, but it is noticably louder than my IIIxe. I looked hard, and I can't recommend a better PDA for the money!
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Summary: Great Handheld
Review: Excellent piece of machinery in all aspects-form, function and design. Excellent battery life; 16MB of memory will serve anyone well; just loaded up mine with an expanded dictionary, medical software, all sorts of applications (Vindigo, Avantgo) and still have room to spare. Only thing disappointing is the fact that a hard case is not available yet, and the on/off button absolutely isn't the greatest. This baby is the best deal on the market [in it's price range].
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Summary: Great value for the money.... with a couple of flaws
Review: I got my first handheld last year - a Palm m100. VERY quickly ran into the limitations of a tiny memory that can't be expanded. But it was a nice little starter... So after much ado, I upgraded to the Clie s360 last month. Night and day difference. Big beefy standard memory, lots of software standard, I love it. A couple of downsides. 1) it is monochrome, so if you are using PG Pocket, the photo software it comes with, the pictures are not too clear. It's more to say "look guys, I have photos on my palm". SO that novelty quickly wears off. Still a clearer, crisper screen than a lot of Palm products I've seen 2) while the body is aluminium -looking plastic, the stylus is metal. Which means after a few minutes of use, your hand smells like you've held a key in your fist for a half an hour. Weird. 3) and most important.... a bit of a design flaw in the Clie: the hot sync cable is rather wiggly and it is very easy to get an incomplete connection. Possibly the desk cradle would yeild better results, but that's more money. And regardless of the cable coming "free" with the handheld or not, it should function properly and be a bit more rugged and secure.
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Summary: Sony side up
Review: I bought the Sony Clie PEG T615C (color display) because my Palm m100 was failing -- I suspect because of several intense bombardments by airport security X-ray beams. The display on the Clie is much crisper (320 pixels/inch instead of 160) and the screen contrast much better. I like the idea of a rechargeable battery because the Palm would go into convulsions without warning whenever the battery went low, which is unnerving (no pun intended) when you're traveling. The slim design (0.5 inch thick rather than 0.9) is also better.
Only two negatives so far; a flimsy non-protective front flap, and no instructions for downloading databases from Palm; it nearly takes a Ph.D. in nuclear physics, which fortunately I have. Even then, I had to reassign the categories to each entry in the address book.
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Summary: FANTASTIC PDA
Review: This is a fantastic, value-rich handheld! Previously I had a Palm IIIex. This Clie is far better in all respects. It is very thin and light weight, yet stylish (it's a joy to hold and behold). It is perfect in all respects, and the price is a BARGAIN! You don't need to pay for a color screen (with its shorter battery life). This is the way to go for "power users."
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Summary: A Good First PDA
Review: I bought the Clie last september and have been very happy with its performance thus far. The available memory and battery life are more than sufficient for the new PDA user and the design is very sharp in my opinion. The memory stick technology is an ingenious way to expand/transfer memory between the clie, pc and other digital toys. However, Sony has done a poor job of matching the peripherals/accessories that are offered by Palm. You get no where near the variety with Sony that you do with a Palm or Visor product. I actually had to buy a case that was designed for the Palm VII b/c I could not find one made specifically for the Clie that encased the whole unit. An all-around excellent product that has been undermined by poor marketing.
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Summary: Exactly what I needed.
Review: I owned a Palm M105 for 20 days, and it broke; replaced it with a Palm M100, and it broke in 27 days. Having decided I was done with Palm I scouted the Web and decided the Clie 360 would work for me. The 360 has 16 MB of RAM. I don't know any other PDA which offers that much RAM... The 360 is rechargeable. Again, who else is offering that. The 360 also has a nice, leatherette cover, excellent styling, and a substantial feeling metal stylus. The best thing about the 360 has to be the screen. It is MUCH sharper than the screen on my Palms. There are no streaks or dark spots, and the backlighting is much better. Most other PDAs reverse the screen colors which makes the wording green. This is fine in total darkness, but in a low-light situation, it just washes out. The 360 keeps the wording in black, and uses an indiglo blue behind it. It is highly readable in all lighting situations, and in fact, unless in bright sunlight I always turn the light on. Yes, this eats battery, but since the 360 is rechargeable, that is no problem. The battery in the 360 is Lithion Ion Polymer, which my friend in the cell phone industry tells me is cutting edge. Like most other Sony products, they may not invent the product, but Sony always manages to make the product better, more useful than do the other guys.
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Summary: Excellent beyond words
Review: It has all been said before: Lots of RAM, beautiful form factor, fully featured bundled software, the newest PalmOS, fast processor. It drives like a Lexus at a Corolla price. A joy to drive.
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Summary: dude I love it
Review: I had a palm Vx and after 2 year the touch screen wore out I replaced with the sony s360 and is hands down a better PDA the jog dial is grate extra and with the memory stick it very exspandable. the only draw back I see is the plastic caseing. but for the price. it rocks.
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