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Summary: My first PDA
Review: When I got ready to enter the PDA world, I began reading all the reviews I could find. I finally made my choice after literally hundreds of reviews and I settled on the Sony T615C. The screen resolution was the main seller for me. The resolution is simply stunning!Depending on what you want your PDA for, the T615C may or may not suit your needs. Yes, the color (red) is slightly muted or off. Yes, the battery life isn't great for sustained periods of time. BUT, if you use it like I do, referring to it briefly many, many times a day, I think you will find that the versitlity and sharp resolution make this the perfect information assistant. While I do have a few pictures stored on my PDA, I don't expect it to act like an electronic photo album. I dont' expect it to act like a GameBoy. With the proper expectations, this is a fabulous little device. I use my PDA to hold my addresses, phone numbers, appointments, lists, and memos. I have about 8 novel-length ebooks installed, for those waits in the doctor's office, bank, etc. And I have installed 5 games for those shorter waits when I don't feel like getting into a good book. I refer to my PDA off an on all day for phone numbers, to add an appointment, make grocery lists, notes, and comments, and occasionnally to read a book or play a game. With all that installed, I still have over 9mb of the original 16 left. The screen is very responsive and requires only the lightest touch to go where I want to go. I don't use the jog dial much or the buttons on the bottom. My primary navigation tool is the stylus. Ebooks can be navigated by simply touching the left or right side of the screen to "turn the page" so the stylus isn't even necessary for that function. Another feature I really love is the Graffiti. Some have complained about it, but with just a little training and effort, you can be writing with 100% accuracy on your PDA. I can write information faster than I could type it! This little PDA is solid, attractive, highly functional, and loaded with the Palm OS 4.1 which means there is a world of software out there for you to customize your PDA. I have found many, many programs to add to the functionality of my little unit. The hotsynch cradle is easy to use and the included software makes interaction with your PC a breeze. Overall, I love my little Sony Clie and I wouldn't trade for anything on the market. I played with all of them at the local electronics stores and found this one to be the clearest, sharpest, and most comfortable of all.
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Summary: Careful with colour PDAs: rather disappointing performance!
Review: I know it's already a bit late to give you this advice, but... here it goes. If you are an experienced Palm OS user, be careful when buying this product- and any battery powered product with colour LCD. I used to have the good old PalmV, with 2MB memory and BW display that glowed greenish in the dark; but about 9 months ago I decided to upgrade to this beautiful Sony baby, which had just started shipping. Well I should have waited. First, the transition was not smooth at all; it was not "a snap" to transfer all info between the two devices, as much of the software proved incompattible. Sony has supplied proprietary software installers but it did not feel straight forward, was rather complicated actually. Then, after all that was over, I stumbled into a very annoying problem that made me regret deeply having bought into upgrading to this SONY product: the battery of this thing is completely worthless. The colour display uses a LOT of energy and the internal battery supports, like, only 2-3 hours of continuous usage. For example, as I travel often to Europe (11-12 hours away from Los Angeles) I was preparing to plan my meetings, to play games in colour etc. But no! Impossible, most of the time when I was on a trip, my PEG T615C was dead since the beginning. The previous PDA I owned- the PalmV (a real dyno!), perhaps due to the efficiency of its 4 bit BW display, lasted for weeks and weeks between recharges. There is no way that I could carry a heavy PDA DC adapter in addition to my enormous IBM business laptop and all the other stuff; it is anyway quite annoying to get searched at every airport these days... And anyway the DC adapter is only for 110V and does not work in Europe! Cheap, oh cheap... So, there... It is now sitting quietly on my desk, the beautifully designed "it's a Sony" PDA... and I learned how to use my Nokia camera phone as an organizer- at least that one lasts for a long time. I don't know what is the performance of the other Sony Colour PDAs (newer models) but if you plan to buy one, try to get interested into their battery life.
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Summary: Nice display but thats it!! Look Elsewhere
Review: Got the 615C last June, '02. So far the latch for the cover has broken and won't stay attached. The stylus keeps slipping out - I've lost 2 already. The battery won't stay charged and the PDA orange light flickers when in the cradle. For the price, I should have looked at the Palm brand more closely. Had a IIIxe and was happy except for the display. The display on the Sony is the best out there, hence my purchase. But never again. For the price, the reliability is very poor after 6 months. By the way I have an aluminum case for the unit (after the factory cover broke), it's never been dropped or abused. Probably would have lasted a few hours with some abuse. No more Sony - it's Baloney.
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Summary: It's good, but the display is too small
Review: I have no complains about this CLIE. I let go of my IPaq because it was too heavy and large to carry it with me all the time. So I decided to get the T615. The Palm OS works with less memory requirements than Windows CE, so you get much more storage capacity with a 16kb Clie than with a 32kb IPaq. However, I do find the display too small for my needs. I can barely tip the letters I want in the virtual keyboard with the stylus. Also, if you use quickbooks (excel look-alike), the display is just not enough. In addition, this unit is not MP3 equiped. The built in speaker is deficient.
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Summary: Sony Clie PEG T615C
Review: I had an older Palm prior to buying this. What can I say ... it is awesome. It works perfectly. I have never had any problems with it. All third party programs I have downloaded have worked perfectly. The color screen is awesome. The only thing I don't like is during hot sync you have to acknowledge changes.
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Summary: This handheld is great for a first time user
Review: I got this handheld for Christmas, so I have it a little under a week and am totally in love with it! I had never really used a handheld before, but decided it would be good to have for school (I'm a busy college student)and sony has made it so easy for the technically impaired. The installation for the palm software was detailed wonderfully in the manual and the clie itself walks you through the majority of it applications. I did have one problem with it-it wouldn't beam. I did try technical support online, but found the website useless for specific questions. (it is great if you have a FAQ)I found the technical support number, called and I was speaking with someone within a few minutes. He was wonderful!Overall, I think the clie it great for a pda beginner. The color and resolution on the screen is probably one of the best I had seen. (I did some detailed research before I sent santa out for it...)I'm looking foward to the New Year with the clie at my side!
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Summary: Great for the price
Review: First of all, this palm is now no where near the top of the line as when it first came out. Now there are better palms available. HOwever if you can still find this one, it is DEFINITLEY worth it...OTher palms that are available for the same price, such as the palm m515, are no where near as good. The clie is smaller, better resolution screen, has twice the internal memory, better battery life, and best of all the abilty to expand memory (m515 has this feature, but cards are more expensive than memory sticks). I have used this for about a week and have found NO problems. Was considering buying the t665, however it is not worth [price], considering the fact that is the old OS, slow processor for the price, and the fact that newer ones are getting cheaper with more features. I paid [price] for this unit (base) and got a great deal. It does the basic stuff, plus MORE!! for the same price you can get the palm zire, which has 1/8 memory, black and white, low resolution, no backlight, and no expansion. THis is a great palm under 200 dollars. HOwever, I do not recommend spending over 200 dollars, becuase it is outdated and discontinued. Overall it is a great palm for begginers to experienced users.
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Summary: Stylus and form
Review: Overall this clie is a good LOW-end device. There is going to be shadow on the screen somewhere which I find quite distracting. As well, if you keep taking your stylus in and out, in a week or two, your stylus will simply fly out if you pick up your clie too fast. Also, the back sticker with your barcode and serial will fade out really fast if you don't tape it first. The battery time is also ridiculous, about 2-3 hours MAX. Other than those cons, everything is all good(other than speed...cause its quite slow)
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Summary: Can NOT Beat The Price With The Capabilities!
Review: This is the best PDA under the 300 dollar mark which gives you the most bang for your buck! It not only gives you a sleek .5 inch aluminium body, but it also gives you the 2nd newest Palm OS (4.1;now 5.0 is out), a rechargable battery, a cradle, and an inhanced IR port for the universal remote commander, and for mischevous 14 year olds like me, it can be very fun going into a restaurand and shutting the World Series off! I suggest you buy this before others which really don't off nearly as much, like the new PEG-SJ30!
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Summary: Cute and powerful!!!
Review: I have had this SONY for almost a year. It has served me really well. I do soo many things with it. Games, Chinese & Japanese translator, bible, adobe acrobat reader, ebook reader, remote commander, movie & restaurant reviews together with complete map, address, and showtimes, punch card, birthday reminder, tips calculator, quick memo, shopping database, diet analyzer, picture viewers, paint brush, word and excel to go. The possibilities are endless. All I can say is I CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT IT!!! It's small and very well-designed. Sony Clie has a very nice backlight contrast that made reading ebook enjoyable. SONY RULES!!!
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