17 of 19 customers found the following review helpful:
 Sony Clie PEG-NV80V 4.5 stars, 2003-12-01
I would give it 4.5 if I could, but since I can't I'll go with 5. This is my 8th PDA in not quite as many years, this is the 3rd Palm platform (Palm, Handspring and now Sony). I've also have 1 CE and 4 Pocket PC; the last 4 were all HP or HP/Compaq products. This being said, I've had a wide variety of product experience and I'm very impressed with this product.
The Clie interface is an improvement over the Palm interface and once it's customized, it flows even better than the Pocket PC platform. I no longer see the hour glass. Remember the hour glass? It's the MS you have to wait symbol. Compared to a Pocket PC 2002 400mhz product, this machine screams. I do miss the MS interface for my Outlook, the Palm OS isn't quite as functional; but I'm willing to give up a little for the rest of the available features. Everything has worked great, including the Sony Wireless LAN modem; only a couple of minutes and I was browsing the net and sending Email. I wish the camera were a bit higher quality, well I could've spent the money on the 90 but didn't see the need. I love the rotating display, you may say why would I need it; but it has come in very handy and couldn't imagine picking up another product without it. The keyboard has also been a very nice surprise, my only complaint is that there is only one shift key.
All in all, this is a top notch piece of equipment and works as billed. If you're looking for a Palm platform product, you can't miss with this product.
35 of 36 customers found the following review helpful:
Sony Clie PEG-NX80V, 2003-10-09
Just thought I'd take a few minutes to express the joy in my recent purchase (NX80). My experience in handhelds dates back to the early Palm days, switched to PPC in 2001, but now I'm back to Palm and have found the perfect handheld for my welcoming back.
I'm sure by now you've seen all the specs this PEO has to offer, so I want beat that drum. What I will do though is tell you that this by far is the best PEO on the street right now, I even rate it higher than the UX-50, which is getting not very good reviews.
The NX80 came out around June / July time frame, just shortly after the NX73 and just before the UX-50. Sony took the request of it's users and put it all in the NX80, most notabley was the addition of the CF slot, which by the way is absent from the UX-50.
The NX80 feels very solid in the hands and I love the jog dial and the back button. Because of these two features, you can literally use one hand to navigate your way around, it works fabously with Avantgo.
I know you've read all about the memory and the way it's distributed, leaving the user with just under 16 meg, but I use a 256mb memory stick for anything I add, for example; I have almost 5 meg of Avantgo info on the card and will soon be adding family photos and more. Point is, it's not on the handheld and the precious memory is there for common functions such as To dos, address, memos and the many Sony apps that come with it. The PPC I had previous was the IPAQ 3835, loved it, but got really tired of the resets and hangups, and most of all the having to click and click and click to do what fewer clicks achieve with Palm OS.
The keyboard lights up as stated and the pictures the 1.3 megapixel camera takes are more than satisfactory. You say wireless not built in, I say, how often do you use wireless, if plenty, then look elsewhere, if here and there then this PEO is for you, buy the wireless card (under $125 at mysony) and pop it in your CF slot that some other handhelds don't have and you have wireless.
Battery life is not a problem for me thus far, I'v e always been the sync every day type, so mine gets a charge daily, but I did test it for a few days and the battery life doesn't drop dramatically like some reviews I've read states, even using the camera the drop isn't dramatic.
The display is awesome, I have my setting at the very lowest brightness and if you didn't know it, you'd think it was set to med or high, it looks that good. Now that I'm using the Sony application launcher, I can't do without it.
Yes you can take your word, excel and even ppt presentations with you on this beauty, and when you're in that meeting, it'll certainly turn heads. The cradle is terrific, you just lay the NX80 in it, no pushing, and you just lift it off when you're ready to transport. Oh yeah, you can hotsync with the PEO off, couldn't do this with PPC. There's alot of grumbling about the stylus, small and lightweight. Well I felt that way initally, remember I went from IPAQ 3835 (heavier stylus)to NX80, so I too thought it was flimsy and lightweight, but after using it, it's just as comfortable, actually moreso that the bigger one I've used before.
Overall, you want be disappointed with this PEO, go to cliesource.com and brighthand.com for reviews and user reviews. Go to local electronic stores and hold it in your hands and you'll be heading to the checkout area. Sony pumps products out really fast, which is why this particular model isn't getting the hype, but you find a user of this PEO and I'm willing to go out on a limb and say they're very happy with it, I am. Now go get yours!
9 of 22 customers found the following review helpful:
 Not ready for prime time!!!, 2003-09-19
I was prepared to love this little machine. I'm certainly disappointed. It is slow. It uses a slightly different character set. It takes seemingly forever to do something as simple as create a colon. Did I mention that it is slow? It doesn't accurately read and display input.I feel Sony has tried to do too much with this machine. It really needs a much faster processor, perhaps by a factor of 2 or 3, to do all that Sony is asking it to do. It takes nice pictures, but not nice enough. I don't feel the gadgets justify the additional cost over the vx70. That being said, I like the fact that it can read the Memory Stick Pro media. As I tend to carry a rather large library with me, and I like to back up the machine to the memory stick media frequently, it is nice to be able to use a higher capacity memory media. I would like to be able to keep more backups on the machine than just the 5 allowed, but that is not a huge irritation. Being able to address Compact Flash cards directly isn't too shabby either. In summary, this machine is a mixed bag. If you like pure capacity for carrying lots of stuff around all the time, then this is the machine for you. If you do a lot of graffiti writing, and you've been used to the versions of graffiti before Graffiti 2, you might want to think twice before buying this machine, because I don't see that Graffiti 2 is a useful improvement, and I would go farther and say that it is not ready for prime time yet. The machine has lots of cute little gadgets and toys, but is it worth the extra dough. I'm not sure that I can say yes.
28 of 30 customers found the following review helpful:
A fantastic high end PDA, 2003-08-24
I have had several PDAs, from early Casios to the fantastic Psion 5mx and Palm Vx. I looked for a long time to find my next, and I based it on the following critera:1) It wasn't Microsoft - I have heard too many stories of strange behaviour, particularly in synching as well as the ever faithful "just reboot" to solve problems. Palm OS or Symbian were the only two I was interested in.
2) I don't want a phone. I have a nice small Nokia, I don't need to carry around a large PDA just to make calls
3) I wanted some nice features like MP3 playback, colour screen, etc. Based on these criteria I looked mainly at the Palm Tungsten T2 and the Sony Clies. Here is why I bought the Clie NX80: 1) Engineering - this is one sweet package. As soon as you hold it, you will know what I mean. The buttons are all good and in logical positions, it feels tough and durable and it looks fantastic.
2) Features - well beyond my requirements, this unit delivered a fantastic large screen which is amazing, keyboard input as well as 2 types of graffiti (Decuma is great), camera and voice recorder.
3) The Flip screen - this is a fantastic feature. By flipping and swiveling, you get the benefits of a secure package (when closed), keyboard and screen as a clam or a large screen when flipped around and folded back. To me, this means that using the keyboard is easy in open mode, I can read eBooks in bed with the flip around mode and the rest of the time I don't have to worry that something is going to scratch that gorgeous screen. I am a technology nut, and I love my gadgets. This is probably the best all round gadget I have ever bought. The longer I own it, the more I like it. Better still, it actually helps me do work as well! Don't be fooled - it is expensive and is not a small, light unit, but it certainly exceeds all my expectations for what I need. Some people have complained about battery life - I don't know why. It seems to last through a lot of use. I read my eBooks at least a couple hours a day, book appointments and enter tasks. It lasts at least a few days of serious use and at least a week of more limited use. The camera was one feature I thought would be a waste. Having said that, I am glad that the NX80 is the only model on sale in Australia (the NX73 didn't make it out). The 1.3 megapixel camera takes pretty good photos and I have surprised myself how much I have already used it in meetings to print whiteboards. Get some good electronic whiteboard software and you have an electronic whiteboard whereever you go! Finally, I have to say that the Clie application manager is much nicer than the Palm OS one. I bought SilverScreen for the Palm to make it nicer, with the Clie I can't see that happening. It works really well with the scroll button and I find I can swith applications much better than on the Palm - particularly to applications that aren't coded to the 4 buttons. Overall, a very impressive unit that I am recommending to everyone I meet.
16 of 16 customers found the following review helpful:
Palm and Sony Rock!, 2003-08-22
2 years ago I 'upgraded' from a Palm Vx to a Compaq Ipaq. I went from using my Palm several times a day to using the Ipaq once every two weeks. Just never liked the Pocket PC thing. I bought my Sony NX80V about a month ago and found out what I've been missing. Sony took a great product (Palm OS) and made it better. Love the screen, love the interface, love the cool stuff Sony builds into everything. This is a very high quality product and worth every penny - I definately got more than I expected. The craftmanship is wonderful, and it does everything you could think of - MP3's to a back-up remote control for your TV, mpeg video, and tons of other Palm apps. The built in camera is fun and adequate for 80% of the digital picture taking I do; the keyboard is handy, even though I prefer Graffiti. There are two built-in ways to expand memory with both CF and Memory Stick options. My only complaint is you have to use the Sony 802.11b card for wireless networking, which is overpriced. I wish it was smaller, but then again I bought it because I wanted the large hi-res screen. I don't go anywhere without my PDA now, and I find myself much more productive. Bottom line - a little expensive but worth the investment.One thing's for sure, I'll never go back to pocket pc.
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