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Summary: Extended Warranty is worthless on this unit
Review: I purchased the Sony Clie PEG -TJ37 because it had the features I was looking for at a reasonable price. I did't want to learn a new operating system. The unit worked perfect for the first six months. I did experince some problems with the built-in software but was able to upload patches to fix the wireless connectivity problems. The camera was excellent. Being able to take digital pictures and then send them via the internet wirelessly was such a comfort. I never used the mp3 player. All other funtions as for as hot sync's of software was a snap. The problems I had were due tothe flimsy cover to protect the screen. It lost one of the rubber hinges and didn't offer much protection. I purchased the 2 year extended warranty from Sony. That also was a big mistake. My unit would not cut off and the screen was cracked due to an accidental drop. The warranty was to have covered this, but I found out later that it didn't cover the cracked screen. I am very hesitant about buying another PDA from Sony for this reason. I will never pay for an extended warranty again. I have been asked to pay 147.00 to repair the unit even after purchasing the extended coverage which i refuse to pay. Hopefully I can find another unit and if I do pay for any insurance I wll make sure that what is told me by the salesman is also written and underlined in the contract before buying.
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Summary: Poor product design - Awful customer service
Review: I purchased the Sony PEG-TJ37 to replace my trusty old Palm 505. The key selling point was the high resolution screen and the WiFi 802.11b. The screen looked great even after I put a screen protector on it. The 802.11b left a lot to be desired... very slow. Web surfing was pitiful and hot synching via WiFi took 10 minutes. WiFi use also sucked up the battery. 30 minutes of surfing and you needed to recharge.
Here's the real nightmare. 2 months after I bought the TJ37, Sony announces that they were bailing out of the handheld business. Great! Now the entire Clie product line is an orphan.
Then 1 month later my TJ37 slid off of a chair and traveled 1.5 feet to a carpeted floor. Much to my horror the screen cracked and lost all touch sensitivity. COME ON!... 1.5 feet to a carpeted floor! My previous 4 Palm's all took much worse wear and tear that this. A quick call to Sony's service and I was told that the repair would not be covered under the warranty. The charge would be $70 for a screen repair. I begrudgingly boxed up the unit and sent it in for repair. 10 days later I still had not heard from Sony so I called to check on the status. Now they tell me the screen charge is $138. The unit was $299 new. Why should I fix something that is this poorly designed? I requested that they return the unit. I'm out $299, but Sony is out several thousand dollars of my future electronics purchasing. I'm headed back to Palm for my next PDA (Treo 650?). Toshiba for my next television, Apple for my next computer. This will be my last Sony product.
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Summary: Clie is the palm to go with
Review: I read through many reviews on amazon before buying so I thought I would give my opinion on some of the issues. The two biggest complaints I saw were about the stylus being too small and the battery being too delicate. I was a little worries about the stylus because I write a lot (actually wore out my last palm's writing surface), but I figured I would carry my own stylus. This was not necessary because the Clie stylus is great! I have no idea what the complaints were based on. It is a retractable stylus, meaning it is small when you remove it but it extends to the length of a normal, comfortable stylus. In fact, the design is very smart :) As for the battery, mine works great -- although I've only had the Clie a few weeks. however, I imagine that some people who were complaining about battery failure did not take care of the battery. Every lithium battery is delicate. The best way to preserve the life of your batter is to calibrate it once every 3 months. This means completely draining the battery down to 0 before charging it up again. if you don't do this your battery life will become less and less over time. In conclusion, this is the best Palm I've ever used. It is snappy, runs 3rd party apps very well, has an easy to use launcher, nice graphics, camera takes nice pictures, wireless works great (although it supports limited encryption types), all in all a great purchase :)
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Summary: Best PDA in this price range.
Review: I was looking for a PDA running Palm OS, WI-FI enabled, and had a built-in camera. The camera wasn't a requirement, but sounded like a neat idea. I settled on the Sony TJ-37, and I haven't been disappointed. Setup was a breeze. All Sony Cliè software is included in ROM, so it doesn't take up precious RAM memory. I liked the applications CD as I got to choose which apps I wanted to install. After installing the included IntelliSync Lite software on my PC, HotSyncing with Outlook was easy. I upgraded the included Documents-To-Go to the Premium version for the extra features, and purchased SnapperMail Premier edition. Now I quite literally have my office in my pocket! The included USB HotSync cable and AC charging cable are a bit awkward, but understandable since they crammed so many features into this PDA. They had to do something to keep the price down. I can't say much about the application buttons as I select all the apps on-screen, but the scroll bar seems to work nicely. The camera is nice for attaching pictures to e-mail, and works great in a pinch, but I wouldn't use it for family photos or anything you may want to enlarge. The included cover is okay, but not the greatest. But that's not a problem, because Sony sent me a FREE leather case with my new Cliè. The case is very nice and protects the PDA from all sides. Except for the HotSync and Charging cables, I am extremely pleased with the Cliè TJ-37. You can't find a WI-FI enabled PDA for a lower price anyware.
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Summary: My first PDA
Review: I've held off for a few years before going to a PDA..basically because I was so used to paper day planners. I am glad I finally got a PDA. I guess I got tired of going to meetings and watching everyone deep into their Palms while I looked out of place with my paper notes. But aside from image, I can honestly say that I am very impressed with this device. I did some reasearch and found that Palm OS is better than the other MS devices because there is much more software. Palm OS is also more user friendly. I really like all of the enterainment options on the TJ37. I haven't been able to figure out how to connect the mobile internet and the MP3 stuff yet but I'll make that a careful study. But I did download tons of cool software and this thing has more than enough memory to handle all of the software up-grades, e-books, games, etc. The graffiti works pretty good too..it didn't take me long to get the hang of it. I recommend this to those of you who are contemplating taking the big leap to a PDA. The TJ37 is the perfect little mobile office and coupled with a nice leather case (you have to kinda search for one that'll fit on the internet becasue they don't supply one to you) you'll have a nice little executive mobile office. I can tell you that the stylus is pretty annoying. It is a thin piece of metal that is retractable. It is too flimsly and contracts in your hand sometimes as you using the device and does not pull smoothly from the device..it kind of tugs a bit. Also the battery life kind of drains pretty quickly. But the bottomline is that for the price and what you get it's a very good deal..highly recommended. This thing has everything and the Sony brand is about the best you can get from a electronic device..the quality is very good.
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Summary: overall good, wireless internet, short battery life
Review: Internet: The included browser does support cookies and java scripts. It can view most pages. However, if you try to view frames, it gives you a lot of troubles. Also, it didn't come with an email client that you can download emails from your pda, but you can search one for free on the internet and install it. Due to overloaded surfing last night, I have to hard reset my Clie! Required a memory stick if you try to download other files from the internet.Battery: Battery life is very short, if you continue to surf the internet with this Clie, It's not going to last more than 2hours, maybe less. And Sony stated that the battery can last 10 days. Also, the battery is not removable. MP3 Player: You need to buy a memory stick in order to use the MP3 player. The build in speaker is very good, better than excepted. Software: The software included in this Clie is great, you also going to get a free copy of the software "Documents ToGo", which is like having MS Office on your PDA. Screen: The color is very good, if you have a high quality picture, you can see it VERY clearly on your screen. If you try to see the screen under sunlight/light directly, it's so bad that it's almost unreadable. Clie Stylus: Very short, light, only fit a child's hand. Sony designed this Clie for Japanese only? They forgot about the Americans. Voice Recorder: No voice recorder, no microphone, but all MS Pocket PC PDAs have voice recorders. Cover: You Clie are going to be open like a book, because this Clie come with a cover, is not same as the pictures shown on amazon.com. This is excellent, because you don't need to buy a case. Overall, this Clie is COOL! High Quality, Stylish Design, Nice Cover.
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Summary: This is a great PDA
Review: My husband used to support the Microsoft Pocket PC products and they were buggy as heck. As part of his job he got them free. After all the aggrivation he had with his, he spent the money on his TJ37 and loves it.
His HP product had to be hard reset every two weeks. He had several MS approved apps on the Pocket PC that had to be reinstalled, a 30-40 minute ordeal. A hard reset on a Pocket PC is similar to reformatting your hard drive. Hard resets also caused him to run out of validations on his ebooks. Contrast that to the TJ37. He's never had to do a hard or soft reset on the Clie. Like a Timex watch, it takes a lickin' and keeps on tickin. He did try a hard reset on the Clie once, but everything returned when he synchronized the newly reset Clie with the PC.
My husband's associates at his firm asked advise on which palm device to purchase. He enthustically recommended the Clie, but his associates purchased Compaq's at 50% off. Consequently, they're having to perform hard resets, the alarms quit working, etc., yet my husband's Clie just keeps plugging along.
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Summary: Theres nothing better for the price!
Review: Only those who have not any intuition with technology can rate thi PDA low. The WiFi is just as powerful, stable and fast that makes this Clie work even better than many laptop computers with integrated antennas. Configuration was as easy as my old Zire 71 and the camera quality noticeable superior! Fip cover is useful and discret, you wont have problems being ready to use your PDA to enter some text, take a picture being protected all the time. Tho Palm OS5 works great under Sony's hardware plus the Clie Navigation Bar that makes it even better. Light weight, elegant, compact, powerful and affordable! Tell me where you can find such a perfect combination?
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Summary: Great PDA
Review: The Sony Clie PEG-TJ37 is easy and quick to set up. This is an easy unit to use. The Palm OS works well and is quite simple to get used to. The Grafitti 2 has a few changes from the original Graffitti but after a couple of days it is no problem. The stylus is somewhat small and difficult to write with but there are plenty of aftermarket "full size" stylus to choose from. Overall, the TJ37 is a great PDA. I'm very happy with my choice.
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Summary: Excellent Combination of Style, Functionality and Price
Review: The Sony Clié PEG-TJ37 is the perfect combination of Style, Functionality and Price. The silver finish is very cool and distinctive. The Clié Stylus is retractable and made out of Metal, not cheap plastic. The navigation buttons are very simple and the Clíe Application Launcher (Sony's Display Format, similar to Windows CE) is quite simple to use and very original too. It comes with the Documents To Go from Dataviz Application (You have to register your Clié to Download it first, but it's a simple process), which allows you to edit Word and Excel Documents, as well as viewing Powerpoint applications. The Camera is very good, I previosly owned a Palm Zire 71 and I have to say resolution is better with the Clié. The only downside is the lack of a Flash. Under low light conditions you get zero, nada... The MP3 player application is OK, although I prefer the Real Player application that comes with Palm Products than the AeroPlayer App that comes with your Clié. Overall it has improved Memo Pad (Clié Memo is something like a pocket paint), Adress (you can include pictures), and its comes with other handy apps like Contacts Pro, Agendus and the usual Date Book and To Do List which remain virtually unchanged. The Picsel Viewer technology is very nice, but you need a memory stick in order to use it (it allos you to see Word documents, PDF Documents, JPEG Images, Excel Worksheets and many other formats). Kinoma Player Version 2 is OK, I don't see too many changes from the first version. The Audible Player allows you to download audio like interviews, news, etc. The Presenter-To-Go application is a very neat idea, but its basically a tease for you to buy the Module which allows you to present Powerpoint Presentations directly from your Clié to a Data Show Screen Projector using a special Cable/ Software. Internet and Mail apps are great, specially when using the IEEE 802.11b port which is similar to the Centrino Chip used by Intel. It allows you to connect wireless to the Internet so you can check mail, do some surfing, etc. Very handy, but it only works where public access points are available and they come with a charge, depending on the provider. Biggest problem is that it sucks battery life dry in just a couple of hours. The only major complaint I have with this product, for which I didn't award it five stars, is that like all Sony Products, they force you to buy additional hardware like a Memory Stick if you want to listen to MP3, or if youn want to transfer pictures from your Clié to your Laptop or Desktop. I recommend you go for the Memory Stick Pro expansion card (256 will do, 512 is optimum). Finally, it does not come with a docking station / cradle, but just a simple USB connector that looks rather cheap. You have to buy the Docking Station separately.(standard with all Palms). Overall its a very good product, just remember to buy a Memory Stick, Docking Station/ Cradle, and remember always to bring your Power Source with you cause Life Battery isn't exactly great. One last thing, try buying a solid Carrying Case if you want to avoid scratching your new toy...
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