Vadem Clio C-1050

Pros: Instant On, TouchScreen, Handwriting Recognition, 12 hour battery
Cons: none

The manufacturer's name comes from the Latin term Vade Mecum which means "go with me" and is defined as "something regularly carried around by a person." Clio certainly fits the bill. I needed something to take notes on at college....

Pros: The instant on for quick work and data based notes with hand written input make using Clio like having an infinite notebook that automatically organizes my notes.
Cons: Using Clio outdoors is tough because the screen can not compete with the sun's brightness.

I have been using my Clio(Cliotus)for over 16 months. If I lost it today I would purchase a replacement within hours. My customers all see how I use Clio,and they know that I can track our conversations precisely and recall by topic or specifics the...

Pros: Uniquely comfortable and "cool" design
Cons: screen too dim in direct sunlight

Vadem's original Clio, the C1000, was and is a ground breaking device. The Clio delivers a combination of features that can bring you a degree of freedom not attainable from any other portable digital organizer. With the Windows CE operating system and...

Pros: Thin and light! Instant On
Cons: Price tag

The first time I played with the Clio I felt it was a fun "toy" it's look and feel didn't lend itself to my idea of productivity. OK I admit I was wrong...the more I used the Clio the more I enjoyed it. The swivel screen allowed me to use my...

Pros: Light, Flexible, great handwritting recognition
Cons: Screen Brightness, Lacks USB

I own a Sharp Tripad (C1000) and a Clio 1050. From day one these units have been outstanding. No other manufacturer has done as great a job as Vadem has done when moving from the 1000 to the 1050 and then treated their 1000 customers greatly. Their...

Pros: A happiest design
Cons: Not feeling good in sunny =(

I am nothing but dear to say for my Clio. I use it at the moment, in order to write this epinion! The Clio is a wonderful computer unit for all assortments of things. I can use it to write over letters to the friends, hold all my records straight, list...

Pros: Flexible design - tablet, keyboard, presentation board - instantly and big enough to read
Cons: almost as big as some "real" PCs

The guy that called this baby a clamshell is no fisherman. When I think of a clamshell, I think of a makeup compact. Of course, that's because I'm a chick, but this little Clio is no clamshell. Can your clamshell VAIO rotate its screen all the way around...

Pros: 3 style of use- tablet, type/regular, and easel- upgradeable forever
Cons: nothing- its great

The Clio c-1000 is one of the best computers that I have every seen. Not only can you
upgrade its memory and ram to 32 mb, but you can have three modes of viewing
capabilities. Included in this great computer is a compact flash card, a type two...

Pros: Ease of use and power in one handy package
Cons: Battery life not as long as advertised

Guaranteed to spark interest, the Vadem Clio is a unique tablet-style Windows CE device. It offers the user the convenience of both keyboard and tablet input, all on a generous color display.

The latest model, the Clio 1050, overcomes some of...

Pros: rotating screen, excellent battery life, good processor
Cons: a little slow for the clock speed, cramped keypad, very heavy

I write this opinion mainly on the Clio C1050...a review of the unique but slow performer C1000 can be found on the structurally similar but tripad-less Sharp PV-5000 or structurally identical PV-6000.

After reviewing the...

Pros: Flexible, inexpensive, best Windows CE clamshell
Cons: Tight viewable angles, doesn't excel at anything

The Vadem Clio 1050 is a Windows CE-based clamshell device. It's not really palm-sized, but rather, mini-notebook sized. Before, I go into my review on the Clio, I should explain what I was hoping to accomplish. I am a very heavy technology user with my...

Pros: Unique swivel screen, Excellent handwriting recognition
Cons: Windows CE OS limits usefulness, Expensive

While the Clio falls under PDAs it actually is a “handheld PC” which is somewhere between a PDA and a PC.

I became somewhat interested when I became aware of how many of these existed and wondered if I was missing out on something. I found...

Pros: Wireless ready, expandable through type II PC and compact flash slots.
Cons: The screen is a bit difficult to read at an angle in bright sunlight.

Weather surfing the web, checking email, or using the wide array of programs included with the Clio C-1050 you will find, as we have, that this is the finest tablet PC on the market today. After using the C-1050 I now see why NASA chose this PC tablet for use on the international space station. Its instant on feature keeps this unit ready at a moments notice for jotting down important notes or data and its on ROM ParaGraph Calligrapher handwriting recognition is the fastest most accurate we have ever used. We are currently using 10 of these devices wirelessly on our local area network; we access the Internet, Microsoft Exchange, email, our main shared customer database and more. At a retail price of $999.95 we rate this device a 5 out of five.