Manufacturer: Sony Model#: PEG-T4.15 Weight: 1lbs Height: 4..8"     Width: 2..9" Length: " Average Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars	Retail Price: $219.94 Online Sale Price:
Features: Thinnest PDA available--only .39 inches thick--with 8 MB memory Jog Dial navigator allows you to access phone numbers, notes, and more while keeping your other hand free Use as an infrared remote control for audio and video products such as a TV, DVD player, or audio receiver Synchronize with your PC using included HotSync cradle; compatible with Windows PCs What's in the box: Clie handheld, USB HotSync cradle, AC adapter, Stylus, Protective cover, Installation CD-ROM, Application manual, Graffiti sticker

User Submitted Sony PEG-T415 Clie Handheld Reviews (cont...)

By the way, I found the Sony tech support to be excellent. They picked up in less than 3 minutes, and the person walked me through saving my older Palm files (I had a Palm III), and then helped me load the new software and walked me through everything. She must have spent at least an hour with me.

I love Documents to Go! I can transfer my word files to it and then refer to them in meetings, etc. I can also edit them as well (Although I'm inclinded to do most of that on my PC).

Negative: Yes, I would like a better screen, but its fine for what I want. I would like to have more accessory options (e.g. GPS), but its not essential.

The cover needs a tiny magnet to hold it closed

You can't change batteries...so if you take it on the road, you need to carry the recharger.

All in all, I think its the best PDA for the buck. Its very slim (I love it!), it has 8 megs of RAM, (the price of memory sticks is dropping too). Sure, I would love the Top of the line (but its over [expensive]). I paid [much less] for this....really, tell me which one is a better deal!

Date: 2002-02-07
T415 Rocks!
I've been useing the T415 one day already and already I don't know how I functioned without it. I have my class times in it, due dates for homework and tests I've even been graffitti writeing in my class notes useing the Word to Go program that it comes with and that's IN class while professor's are giveing the notes NOT re-writeing them later it's been that easy to pick up graffitti writing already! This is my first handheld to ever try. It doesn't come with an ebook reader so you may want to buy PalmReader pro software like I did. If you have the extra pennies to spend pick up one of the color versions tho. The 320x320 resolution hands down beats all other palm os handhelds i've played with in stores.

Date: 2002-02-03
I love this handheld!
I've read some of the other reviews, and I disagree with many of the gripes. I played with several handhelds before deciding on the Clie 415. The 320 resolution is wonderful; true, it isn't as pretty or eye-catching as the color displays, but the 320 is much easier to read than the lower resolution found on the lower-end clie and the handspring and palm systems. The display can be dim, but it is not any dimmer than any other handheld I played with, and it was actually easier to read for me than some b/c of the 320 display. I actually paid more money for the 415 b/c I wanted the display upgrade from the lower end clie. Also, it was much more attractive looking b/c of it's super-slimness and cute body styling, but it still had the memory slot for expandsion (plus Sony now has a memorystick camera for the clie out now).

I don't know about the remote feature, since I have a perfectly good remote control at home that works just fine. I do think it was silly of Sony to put a remote feature on the clie.

Documents to Go has been a life-saver to me. I am a very busy person and it helps being able to write and edit documents on the run.

The only gripe I truely have with it is, and this is not Sony's fault, that you can't get Handsprings datebook+ to go on it. The datebook plus has a week in view that shows a week and displays what you have scheduled, not just the bars representing that you have something scheduled. I tried to download the only version of datebook plus I could find on the internet (a beta version) and it froze the system up, so I had to delete it. That was the only reason I even considered a handspring over this product.

Overall, I have become thourougly dependent on this product and love it... I just wish I could upgrade to the color, but I could not justify paying so much extra for the color when I really wouldn't use it, it would just be for show.

Date: 2002-02-02
Just Sent Mine Back
Has a known "design flaw" according to sonystyle's tech support. The application buttons are raised and easily pressed by the soft cover, turning the unit on. I was constantly hearing it turning on in my pocket, purse, briefcase,--sometimes just picking it up. There is no locking mechanism to keep that from happening. Sony's customer service was the worst I've encountered. 45 minute wait times, only to get the runaround. They were very arrogant. Told me my choices were to send it back (at my expense) or buy a hardcover (also at my expense--$40). They'll probably charge me a restocking fee, they said. All for a known design flaw...
The screen was also hard to read. Needless to say, I was EXTREMELY disappointed.