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Sony CLIE PEG-NX73V review

8.0

Editors' Rating

Excellent

8.0

Members' Rating

Excellent

Typical price:£ 451

Verdict

Sony may finally have got the design of its flip-screen handhelds just about right. Now it needs to fix Audio Player, provide more RAM and improve battery life... Read Full Review.

Pros

  • Elegant, ergonomic design with built-in keypad and digital camera
  • Bluetooth connectivity built in
  • High-resolution screen
  • Dual expansion slots (Memory Stick, CompactFlash)
  • Generous software bundle, including handwriting recognition.

Cons

  • Relatively bulky and heavy
  • Only 16MB of RAM provided
  • Poor battery life
  • Audio Player doesn’t recognise CompactFlash media.

Key Specs

Dimensions (W x H x D): 71.9x21.8x131 mm
Weight: 230 g
Built-in devices: camera, keyboard
Operating system: Palm OS 5.2.x
Software included: Launcher, Address Book, Date Book, To Do List, Memo Pad, Welcome, Prefs, Security, Calc, Graffiti, Card Info, Decuma, CLIE Launcher, CLIE Viewer, CLIE Files, Data Import, Memory Stick Backup, CLIE Album, PhotoStand, Photo Editor, CLIE Camera, Movie Recorder, Movie Player, Macromedia Flash Player 5, Voice Recorder, Audio Player, Sound Utility, CLIE Mail, World Alarm Clock, NetFront v3.0 for CLIE, Picsel Viewer for CLIE, CLIE Memo, CLIE Remote Commander, Decuma, CLIE Demo, SMS, Telephony Lib, Remote Camera, Image Upload Utility
Processor: Intel XScale PXA263
Clock speed: 200 MHz
Memory expansion: CompactFlash, Memory Stick
Installed ROM: 32 MB
Installed RAM: 16 MB
Display size: 3.9 in
Wireless PAN: infrared, Bluetooth 1.1
Expansion slots: Memory Stick, CompactFlash (Type II)

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