Sony CLIE PEG-TH55/U Handheld

Features:

• Palm OS version 5.2, Sony Handheld Engine processor, 32 MB RAM
• Built-in 310K Pixels CMOS Camera with 2x Digital Zoom (JPEG, 640 x 480 resolution), audio player, and video player
• High resolution TFT Color Display (480 x 320 dots, 65,536 colors)
• Integrated Memory Stick slot (compatible with optional Memory Stick Pro media)
• Internal lithium-ion polymer rechargeable battery

Accessories:
Sumdex Leather Portable Hard Drive Case	RhinoSkin Universal PDA Tri-Fold Leather Case (Black)	iConcepts Universal PDA Starter Kit	PalmOne Universal Charging Kit	Targus PA870U Universal Wireless Keyboard

Customer Reviews:

Good product, problems over time [Posted on 2005-11-08]
I have had the PEG-TH55 for almost two years now. I have to say that it is a great product, but over time I have had some very frustrating problems.

First of all, the PROS:

- Clie Date Book is far superior to the Palms that I have owned in the past. I don't know if the latest versions compare or not.

- The organizer menu is great. I love the tabs instead of the icon driven menu. The address book allows you to add pictures of the person with the information. To Do list is also very functional, but does not integrate well with MS Outlook (I lose data).

- The Free notes are the best feature. You can freehand notes in any color. My wife uses it to draw pictures.

- Lots of extras, like the voice recorder, headphone slot, memory stick, and wireless LAN feature. It comes with an MP3 player, but you cannot use VBR files, causing the file size to be very large. The camera is a nice feature, but takes OK photos. Not very useful for preserving great memories. But that leads me into the...

CONS:
- Camera is broken and it will cost at least $140 to fix.

- The Clie Organizer for PC crashes before even starting up on any of my computers. When I tried to get help on line, I was told to reinstall the software, even though I told them I already tried to do that. They told me to try again and let them know if it worked. (It didn't.) Support is not very useful and there are no updates for any of the software.

- Wireless LAN is s - l - o - w, but functional.

BOTTOM LINE: Great features, frustrating problems in the long term, no support. I have not done much shopping for a new one, but for the price, I would look for one of the newer PDAs, such as the Palm TX. I will keep my Sony for a while, but I would not buy another one.

Great PDA!! [Posted on 2006-06-02]
This is the best PDA i have ever owned! It is versatile, with its unique jog dial, I can select and scroll thru documents with ease, it has a long battery life - between 7 to 12 days for me, if I do not surf the net. The screen is good sized with great colors and resolution.

I am sorry that Sony does not make any more PDAS..

Still on top [Posted on 2007-01-12]
It's been a while since these machines have been off the market and still there is nothing that can do it all with ease and consume so little battery power. I own a lot of PDA's and have played with a lot of others, but believe me no one tops sony. They are the Porsche of PDA's. Buy this one, the TH55 and you probably would not ever replace it. I can play MP3's and surf the web for hours at the same time and still have loads of battery life for the rest of the week. I've done several test and have gotten (with the screen off) 17 hours of MP3 playback using the sony player. And I get 5.5 hours of video playback with full back light and 7 hours with the screen at half brightness. A quick note to mention is that if anyone ever needs a new battery you can contact Sony and order a new battery. I have tried new batteries from other supplyers and they just do not last the same. So I always replace with sony parts and for this PDA sony hase supplied me with everything I have asked for so far and have offered great tech support. Hopefully I will have this machine to the end and look forward to new technology from Sony in the future

Best PDA I've ever had [Posted on 2007-04-14]
This PDA tops any I've ever had. Extremely long battery life, very attractive, intuitive back keys, etc. Theres also a software .prc file you could add in to turn it into a camcorder. The screen is amazing, its crisp and huge, reminds me of my PSP's screen.

Only con I can think of is it lacks a keyboard. If it had an i-phone like keyboard it would be untouchable.

** for the person whos having the slow wifi problem:
switch the wifi power save switch OFF in the prefs menu for wireless connections. It goes about 5 times as fast but sucks more power.

After 5 years and I STILL love it! [Posted on 2007-11-04]
There's other detailed reviews, so I won't review the capabilities, but I'll just say that I absolutely LOVE my Sony Clie PEG-TH55. I've had it for about 5 years now (bought it brand new as soon as it was released from Sony in Japan) and I still haven't outgrown it. I've done everything with it. Music, movies, photos, freenotes (I wait tables, so instead of paper, i use the freenotes application), memos, address book with photos for my entries, date book, alarm, and added software and games. I love it. I love it. I love it. I will literally use this until it falls apart. I'm just a little disappointed that Sony let go of their line of PDAs and don't service them anymore.

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