foo fighter
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Originally posted by lennonhead
What do you use your Clie for? Don't you have an HP PPC? Just wondering, since I think it is a bit overpriced for a Palm OS device. What are your impressions from using it?
I use both platforms. I'm using the Clie temporarily until I decide on whether or not to purchase a Visor Platinum.
Yes, the Clie is over-priced, but then again so is the Palm Vx. Still it is one of the finest Palm based handhelds I've used. It feels very natural in your hands than the Palm V. You can tell Sony engineers put a great deal of thought into its design. Sony has always built top of the line consumer electronic devices, and the Clie is no exception. Most of the glitches I have encountered are nothing more than early production issues.
Bottom line; I LOVE IT!!!
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My Visor's screen is a tad bit off center, but it doesn't bother me. I just assumed this was the way it had to be, due to technical reasons of some sort. Now if my screen was tilted or crooked I would be a bit pissed, but it isn't.
This is really annoying me. It was a problem I encountered many times with the Visor, but only once on a Palm handheld (Palm IIIx). It doesn't have any effect on over-all performance or usability, but it is distracting to look at. I'm waiting for Best Buy to receive a new shipment of Clies in, I cleaned them out with all my returns. This is my third unit, but this one doesn't have the same battery charge indication error that the first two had.
Because of the high price, I doubt Sony will have much success with this little guy. In my opinion, it should be marketed at $299. The salesmen at BB told me that they aren't selling, which is a shame because they are great, or will be once Sony gets its problems worked out.
If you are interested in getting one, my advice is to wait a month for Sony to address these issues.
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Originally posted by John Nowak, 9/29/
Betcha in two months he'll be screaming the Clie is a piece of garbage and anyone who buys one is an idiot.
I have no idea where your getting this. As far as my complaints about the screen being crooked, that has little to do with PDA OEMs. Palm does not, to my knowledge, develop its own LCD displays, and neither does Handspring. I believe EPSON provides those. My point is that, you would think by now these type of annoying problems would have been worked out by display manufacturers. It's an example of sloppy quality control, and I hate to go through this considering the money spent. But I can hardly place the blame on Palm, Handspring, or Sony.
Actually, Sony may be responsible. They do in fact manufacture their own displays.
[Edited by foo fighter on 10-07-2000 at 05:46 PM]
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