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User Submitted Sony Clie PEG-SJ22 Handheld Reviews (cont...)Date: 2003-11-26 Don't believe a word My experience? Aweful!!!! It is a lie that they will provide software to make it work with Outlook. They did this for a few and stopped. Do not buy from Sony folks! I spent 2 weeks over 6 hours on the "help line". In the end? Not Sony's problem, have a nice life. I am just trying to help others not have my experience. Don't be fooled by positive reviews, Sony people are the ones writing the good reviews. I am one abused customer and Sony doesn't give a rip. Don't waste your money on Sony. Date: 2003-11-21 terrible volume Great product except that the alarm volume cannot be adjusted above what other PDA manufacturers call medium. Since the alarm is intergral to the DATE BOOK, if the date book is an important function for you, don't get the CLIE Date: 2003-11-02 Excellent deal for the price I upgraded from a Palm IIIc to the Sony Clie PEG-SJ22. Some of the reviews I read worried me because they said extra software is needed in order to sync with Microsoft Outlook. What they didn't say is that everything you really need is on the cd-rom that comes with the pda. The palm IIIc was not compatible with my updated computer so I was forced to update my pda. I was bummed because my palm pilot was great, but the Clie is even greater. It syncs much faster, there are great games (in color) included in the package, it is smaller, lighter and very easy to use. Overall, I am VERY happy. Date: 2003-11-02 Basic model not for first time Palm users This is a great little unit that provides all the basics of a PDA. You really can't beat it for the price and value. However, if you are looking for something beyond basic schedule, contact, and to-do list management, look elsewhere. It does not have wi-fi, and other bells and whistles require the purchase of additional hardware. (MP3 playback, for example) However, you do get what you pay for. The unit does not come with a hard copy of the basic instruction manual, which is available only in PDF format. It also does NOT come with Intellisync software, which is necessary to sync to Outlook. There have been conflicting comments about that posted to this review site, and I wish to clarify as a recent purchaser (Oct 2003) of this product what the situation is. ONLY purchasers who bought certain units within a serial number range were eligible to download the Intellisync software. Sony only did this because references to Intellisync were made during the software install, and when users discovered that the CD did not contain it, Sony made it available for download. This snafu was corrected in units shipped after a certain date. So if you bought one recently (like I did) you were not eligible for Intellisync. Thus, if you are an Outlook user like I am, you will have to shell out the 50-70 bucks extra to buy software such as Intellisync or PocketMirror. If this is important to you, you should consider that in the overall cost of the unit. As an experienced PDA user, I didn't really need printed or "Advanced" instructions (by the way, you need to pay for "advanced" instructions). However, I could see that this situation could be very frustrating for a first-time user of a PDA. Given the low price point of this model, it is obvious where Sony decided to cut costs. All of this is really fine, however, if the lack of printed instructions and Intellisync doesn't bother you. For the money and basic functionality it provides, it is a fine unit.
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