Sony Clie PEG-UX50 Handheld

I have been using this for years now and I have been abusing it the way I always do with my electronics. It survived until the screen got so scratched up I had to buy a new device. For the new one I have a screen protector now. It is very impressive device and I recommend it to anyone even if it is now technologically obsolete. For 2000 year technology it is very impressive even today, it is still perfectly useful and can compete with any of the recent day technology. The only down side today is that the camera is very low definition, but I seldom use it. The blue tooth also is having troubles connecting with today's devices and Sony doesn't care to update the drivers.I still rank it the highest.

The UX50 has an inovative design and the 802.11b is great but thats about it. No portrait mode screen, bad stylus, non standard short cut buttons and most applications can't take advantage of the extra screen real estate.You are unable to delete applications such as the "clie demo" and others which prevents you from using that portion of memory and clutters the screen with an icon you don't want.The included mail client is not able to display most message types and forget about attachments they are all called file.bin so you can't save and view them.

First of all, this is a used Sony Clie UX50 PDA that's in very good condition. The product arrived in a timely fashion as expected. After charging and turning on the unit, the backlight was turned downed so low that I had major problems reading the screen and even more problems trying to determine how to adjust the brightness. Battery life has not been good. Unit will not stay charged more than an hour even after charging overnight and not using much wifi. Will need to purchase another battery before any meaningful use. Overall, this is a quality made Sony product.

would have been better if it connected to the internet other wise i just got it as a laptop for a 24 inch doll and it looks nice

Having owned several pdas (palm IIIc, m130, tungstenE, & tungstenC), I was really wowed by the design of the PEG-UX50. I saw it first at Tokyo's Akihibara Electronics Town, and was impressed with the sleek design. The unit was functioning but mounted, so I didn't get to hold it. I was most taken with layout and functionality of the keyboard, and the swivel screen. Of course I was determined to buy one.I waited two months until I was back in the USA and ordered two units from separate vendors. This is my usual custom when buying pdas, as I want to be sure one item isn't experiencing anomalies. I was so excited the day that they arrived. That excitement quickly dissipated.The battery life is absolutely horrible. I was reading an ebook, and the battery barely lasted for 3 hours. When surfing the web, it lasts for about 90 minutes. The 3-D launcher interface did not appeal to me, so I switched to the classic palm launcher, which made things better. The stylus is too small and too thin to be of any practical use. By the time you get it out and get it extended, you could have tapped what you wanted with your fingernail several times over.Additionally, the ergonomics are very poor. Maybe it's made for someone with wider hands than mine. It's too wide to sit comfortably in my hand in landscape mode, and there is no portrait mode. After reading my ebook for the three hours that the battery held a charge, my hand was cramped. Also, the buttons are not placed in the most convenient of locations. It's too easy to press the email, internet, or back button while you are just trying to hold the unit. And what's with the jog dial on the left? Probably a wonderful feature if you're left-handed like my little brother. Unfortunately, I'm right-handed.The vast majority of the palm applications I downloaded did not take advantage of the UX50's wide screen. Who wants a pda window that only covers part of the screen? Certainly not me. In the end, I returned both units. One to Best Buy, where I was not charged the 15% restocking fee, and the other to MPSuperstore.com, where the restocking fee was waived because the IR port was defective.I tried really hard for two weeks to like the UX50. I left my tungstenC and home and used the UX50 exclusively for that period. The only reason I gave the PEG-UX50 two stars is because the keyboard is excellent. I prefer typing on it than on my tungsten C keyboard. I was prepared to trade in my tungstenC for the PEG-UX50. It's little wonder Sony has withdrawn from the US pda market for a while. Maybe they'll dream up better products while they take this much-needed hiatus.

NICE VERY WELL BUILT SOLID COMPUTER. IF YOU ARE ONE THAT LIKES GADGETS THIS IS FOR YOU. LOT OF FUN AND THE DESIGN AND QUALITY ARE AWSOME. SMART PHONES CAN DO MORE THAN THIS NOW BUT IF YOU ARE INTO THIS KIND OF STUFF I RECOMMEND YOU GET ONE.

The only reason I don't give it 5 stars is I am an idiot.