Sony PEG-S360 Clie Handheld

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Manufacturer: Sony
Price at amazon.com: $159.99
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Product Features:

• 16 MB memory stores thousands of contacts, appointments, to-do items, and notes
• Jog Dial navigator allows you to access phone numbers, notes, and more while keeping your other hand free
• View and edit Word and Excel documents
• Value-added software includes Amy Reiley's Pocket Gourmet and Pocket Vineyard, gMovie for watching video clips, and StreetFinder Express
• What's in the box: Clie Handheld, USB HotSync Cable, AC Adapter, Stylus, Installation CD-ROM, Applications Manual, Protective Cover

Product Description:

The Palm-powered PEG-S360 provides everything you need to stay organized and entertained. Slim and sleek, it's designed to fit your hand just as comfortably as it does your life. In addition to the 16 MB internal memory, the Memory Stick media expansion slot offers unlimited storage capability for all your favorite applications. Plus, the unique Jog Dial navigator provides easy access to your info. The Sony Clié handheld runs on the proven, reliable Palm operating system, which means it comes complete with all the standard Palm OS applications you need for organizing your life. It comes with Date Book, To Do List, Memo Pad, Mail, and Expense tools, and the Sony-enhanced Address Book that enables you to add photos to your contacts. It also features a wide range of fun and productivity applications. View and edit Microsoft Word and Excel files on the go with Documents to Go Standard Edition. Other applications include StreetFinder Express from Rand McNally for interactive maps, Vindigo city guides, Amy Reiley's Pocket Vineyard and Pocket Gourmet, and games such as Acid Solitaire and Race Fever. Plus, the Clié is fully compatible with thousands of Palm OS add-on applications available for download. The Sony Clié PEG-S360 comes with a number of exclusive Sony features. The Jog Dial navigator allows you to access images, phone numbers, notes, even video clips, while keeping your other hand free. And you get virtually unlimited data storage with Sony's Memory Stick removable media. Transfer digital content between your Clié handheld and other Memory Stick-compatible products, including digital cameras, digital camcorders, and PCs. Connect to your PC and synchronize your contacts and date book using the included USB cable. You can also beam information to other Palm OS handheld owners using the IrDA infrared port. The Sony Clié PEG-S360 is compatible with Microsoft Windows 98, 98 SE, 2000 Professional, and Me, and connects to your PC using the USB port. It comes with a USB HotSync cable, AC adapter, stylus, and protective cover. What's in the box Clie Handheld USB HotSync Cable AC Adapter Stylus Sony Clie Installation CD-ROM Read This First Applications Manual Registration Notice Graffiti Sticker End User License Agreement Limited Warranty Statement Protective Cover

Description from Manufacturer:The Palm-powered PEG-S360 provides everything you need to stay organized and entertained. Slim and sleek, it's designed to fit your hand just as comfortably as it does your life. In addition to the 16 MB internal memory, the Memory Stick media expansion slot offers unlimited storage capability for all your favorite applications. Plus, the unique Jog Dial navigator provides easy access to your info.

The Sony Clié handheld runs on the proven, reliable Palm operating system, which means it comes complete with all the standard Palm OS applications you need for organizing your life. It comes with Date Book, To Do List, Memo Pad, Mail, and Expense tools, and the Sony-enhanced Address Book that enables you to add photos to your contacts.

It also features a wide range of fun and productivity applications. View and edit Microsoft Word and Excel files on the go with Documents to Go Standard Edition. Other applications include StreetFinder Express from Rand McNally for interactive maps, Vindigo city guides, Amy Reiley's Pocket Vineyard and Pocket Gourmet, and games such as Acid Solitaire and Race Fever. Plus, the Clié is fully compatible with thousands of Palm OS add-on applications available for download.

The Sony Clié PEG-S360 comes with a number of exclusive Sony features. The Jog Dial navigator allows you to access images, phone numbers, notes, even video clips, while keeping your other hand free. And you get virtually unlimited data storage with Sony's Memory Stick removable media. Transfer digital content between your Clié handheld and other Memory Stick-compatible products, including digital cameras, digital camcorders, and PCs.

Connect to your PC and synchronize your contacts and date book using the included USB cable. You can also beam information to other Palm OS handheld owners using the IrDA infrared port.

The Sony Clié PEG-S360 is compatible with Microsoft Windows 98, 98 SE, 2000 Professional, and Me, and connects to your PC using the USB port. It comes with a USB HotSync cable, AC adapter, stylus, and protective cover.

What's in the box

• Clie Handheld
• USB HotSync Cable
• AC Adapter
• Stylus
• Sony Clie Installation CD-ROM
• Read This First
• Applications Manual
• Registration Notice
• Graffiti Sticker
• End User License Agreement
• Limited Warranty Statement
• Protective Cover

Average Customer Rating:

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Comment: Great Value Rating:
I normally dont give entry level units 5 stars but this unit really has managed to separate itself as the KING of entry level units.

The 360 has replaced the 320 as Sony's entry level PDA. As i've said with my review of the m100 and m105 this would be a great gift to newbie's and students. Although it's a monochrome screen its still one of the more defined ones around. Its the only Clie thats 160X160 but its no big deal.

In terms of size its amazingly slim and light. Almost too light. Unlike the other clie's where the back is plastic and the front is a brushed aluminum finish the 360 is all plastic. None the less it still looks and feels good.

Other then the all plastic case, Sony has managed to keep costs low by not including a cradle and a memory stick.

I highly recommend this unit. To techie's and more experienced Palm users i would suggest going with other units but to newbies and students this is the unit to have.

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Comment: Best Entry Level PDA Rating:
I spent a long time looking at various different models and asking people before buying a Sony. My efforts were rewarded. It is the best design for your buck. I use it to connect with Outlook (a must if you are going to use a PDA effectively), for some simple games and to keep up on news via Avantgo. The screen is clear and bigger than Palm rivals enabling reading of even long articles without killing your eyes. My wife struggles with her Palm M105 in this respect. It has a solid/well built feel (not shared by Palm and Handspring) and useful Sony-unique functions such as the jog wheel for scroll down and the memory stick slot. For the money you get much more basic memory and the addition of even a small memory stick makes it much more powerfull than competitor models.
The only two slight whines I have are the fact that it isn't supplied with a cradle, you need two cables to sink and charge it and the battery gets eaten quickly if you use the back light.

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Comment: AWESOME, but . . . Rating:
This is one is a doozy. Love the design, love the screen, the backlight mode is the clearest of all the mono PDAs out there, TONS of memory, a great weighted stylus . . . and so on. The reason I give this 3 stars is that this model, like all PDAs that use Lithium Ion batteries, has a serious problem of built in obsolescence. After one year, the battery will start to die, requiring longer and longer periods of charging until it is worn out. Unless you feel like doing without a tool that will no doubt have found its way into your day to day life by spending [alot of money] to send it to Sony to have the battery replaced, you will need to buy a new PDA. This is a SERIOUS flaw with all PDAs that use this battery. I, for one, don't have the income or the interest to buy a new PDA each year. There are service plans (through Best Buy, for example) that take care of this problem for a limited period of time, but overall, this is a large problem. The only way to avoid it is to go with a model that uses AAA batteries. It's inconvenient, but at least you know that you can have the same PDA for years.

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