Sony CLIE® PEG-SJ30 Handheld

Pros: Color, 16MB RAM, decent price, essentially T615 model
Cons: A bit thick... other minor problems.

How do you improve on a winning formula... well, don't really muck with it. That's what the Sony CLIE SJ30 Palm OS PDA is... more or less of a rehash of the not so old T615 model with some tweaks and slight misses.

The SJ30 is considered a...

Pros: Reasonably priced, 16 megs of RAM, 4 Megs ROM.
Cons: Screen gets reflective in certain lights. Comes without a cradle.

My Sony SJ30 is my first experience in PDA ownership. And although I'm still learning how to best utilize it to my needs, I have been very pleased with the functions I have grown accustomed to. I mostly use my SJ30 to help organize and track my school...

Pros: High contrast screen, expandable memory, uses Palm OS, additional accessories
Cons: When too much memory is used, causes slow-down for a while.

Well, I must say, when I first got this little item, I was very much impressed. It's screen resolution was very high (about 320X 320), I believe. It was also sleek and very nice looking, with a metallic casing, which I found more attractive to the Palm ...

Pros: Outstanding color screen; compact, solid design; a delight to use
Cons: Cradle and Mac-compatible sync software must be purchased separately

I loved my Palm IIIx, which I used constantly for almost four years. However, the time finally came for me to move on to something with more horsepower, more memory, and a bit more color. After extensive searching, reading reviews, and going to...

Pros: Beautiful color screen, loads of software, Jog Dial, Memory Stick expansion
Cons: Cradle optional, slightly distracting reflection

In spite of weak demand, there's been no shortage of Palm organizer introductions in the market. I think Sony has revived interest in the Palm operating system by producing newer and better-designed, if expensive, organizers it calls CLIE.

For...

Pros: Compact construction, lightweight body, jog dial, fast processor, expandable memory stick slot
Cons: Very dim when not backlit, short battery life

I purchased the SJ30 as a replacement for my HP Jornada 548. I hadn't broken the Jornada, or lost it, or had it stolen by monkeys; I just didn't like it anymore. It had too many bells and whistles and not enough speed for the bread-and-butter...

Pros: Screen is *FANTASTIC* for indoors use, ok for outdoors.
Cons: Doesn't copy all apps over from other pdas. Uses memory stick.

I'll admit it - I'm a PDA addict. Between myself and my wife, we've had close to a dozen of them over the past few years. When my Handspring Platinum decided to self-destruct, I had to go shopping quickly. Key things I was after were color, memory...

Pros: Great Display. Comfortable Feel. Easy navigation.
Cons: Low battery life.

I purchased my Sony Clie PEG-SJ30 only 3 months ago and I am absolutely addicted to having this device at my side at all times. With its built-in rechargeable battery, High resolution color display, memory stick slot, and 16 MB DRAM, you just could not...

Pros: Don't know
Cons: Customer Service

I bought it from Sony website after reading the great reviews.

I broke the screen of the PDA before using it much. I have tried calling SONY customer service multiple times, but nobody picked the phone. I held the phone upto 40 min.
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Pros: Compact form, display, price.
Cons: Small buttons, cheap plastic body.

Technical details aside, I really like my clie. This is my fourth Palm device after breaking them all. I never thought I'd need high-resolution color display, but the experience is like using VGA for the first time - I'm never buying another...

Pros: High-res, color screen; great price
Cons: Only compatible with Mac via Palm download; only USB connection

Comes with standard version of Docs-to-go; which is quite limited in scope. Basic documents look great on screen. Has gmovie and picture viewing software for viewing movie clips and digital photos. Digital pics look great on screen. Screen is bright...

Pros: A nice little unit with enough hosepower to handle my needs.
Cons: The stylus is a wimpy little thing and no cradle.

I purchased the SJ30 after returning a Clie 665. The 665 had a lot of shortcomings and I spent a lot of time in the store confirming that they were not part of the SJ30.
The things I like about the SJ30 include:
Jog Dial - it is at the top of...

Pros: Nice Quality, Features & Size, Excellent Resolution.
Cons: None, as yet.

I am a businessman. I wanted a user-friendly PDA. I didn't want or need MP3, etc., so chose from that standpoint. The longer Sony Clie models were too long for convenience for me. I carry the SJ30 in my pants pocket with the included stiff...

Pros: Screen, price
Cons: Build quality and service concerns

Until recently I would have given this unit a 5 star rating.

After 4 months of use a gradually worsening intermittent fault has occurred with the Hotsync/charging plug which has now become so unreliable the unit will have to be repaired or...

Pros: Screen, software bundle, memory stick, synchronization, Mac/PC compatible, jacket, finish. Sony!
Cons: Cradle optional, poor ROM programs, memory stick optional.

After intensive use of a Handspring Visor for almost 3 years, I decided to opt for a PDA that would still be Palm-OS based, and would have color display as well as rechargeable batteries. I didn't want bells and whistles like GPS, camera or mp3 player....