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The only reason I am looking for a new one now is that my wife's cats knocked it off my desk one too many times, and the LED screen went out. My wife gave me this pda as a present and I was upset when she told me what it cost when it came out but it was well worth it, I believe I used it for over 10 years.
I never had problems w/ running any of the files. I am an ER Nurse and had various long files on it, like PDR, Epocrates, ACLS and quite a few other long medical type files.
I have owned one of these PDA's since it first came out. The camera worked good and I even had multiple 5 min videos on it and it barely took up any space on my external memory card (I think it was a 1 or 2 gig card).
This is at a GREAT price. The only problem I ever had was I had to replace the rechargeable battery after about 8 years.
I never had any problems w/ this PDA and I would recommend it to any of my friends.
Overall I'd give Sony technical support a score of 7 with 10 being best.I recommend this unit as a good alternative to buying an all in one phone/pda. I've enjoyed my Clie for three years and the only problem I've experienced was when it became necessary to send the unit back to Sony repair center in San Diego last month to replace the built in battery at a fixed cost of $135. I'd hate the thought of loosing an all in one unit and having no data and no ability to contact people. Having two units instead of one provides a degree of safety. Plus shipping expenses.The Palm operating system is great and the syncing to Outlook and my WORD and Excel files has been reasonably seamless. Occasionally I've had to contact Sony telephone support, maybe 10 times in three years.
I have packed so many programs into it that I've run out of space. I never returned my Clie and it remained stored away in a closet. It difficult for me to understand why Sony pulled out of this market when they were macking such wonderful products. As fate would have it, before I even opened up the box, my office puchased PocketPC's for everyone.
They later upgraded us to iPaq 2210 which I really liked. If it weren't for this delema I wouldn't even consider "upgrading." Maybe I can find a solution and keep my NX-60 for a long time. I don't think I'll find a "modern" device that will be able to substitute my Clie and give me the same type of feeling and satisfaction I currently get. If it weren't for the lack of memory (only 11 megs are useable, which I believe is its major flaw) this baby would be an undeniable keeper. I know this PDA is now old news but I must say that I absolutely love it. I find myself on the crossroads of whether to upgrade or not and it's killing me. I became very used to the PocketPC platform and never thought I'd be using Palm's again but then about 6 months ago I was transfered to a new office where no one was issued PDA's. It is definitely much easier to use than the PocketPC's.
As "old" as it is, I still get stares and positive comments concerning this Clie. Most are programs I need, such as a presentation program, DateBK5, Quicken, AvantGo, Sports training programs, etc. It rates a 4 1/2 stars from me. I even purchased PowerRun (a great program) that moves the programs to the memory stick where they will run but for some reason most of those programs won't sync with the desktop programs. Finding myself for the first time without a PDA in over 2 years, I went ahead and opened up my "brand new" box from the closet, pulled out the Clie and that's where my love affair with this device began. This has become critical, to the point that some programs won't load due to lack of space.
I started many years ago with the Palm IIIxe, then briefly moved to the Pam Vx and then I purchased the Clie NX60. The only thing makiing me want to "upgrade" is the lack of Ram. All I can say is that everything on this device is so well integrated, ergonomical, and beautiful that it's a pleasure to use and carry. I was provided with an iPaq 3765 which served me well. There are plenty of reviews online that have already described it's features with pros and cons.
A good point because the unit is lighter, you are not paying extra money for poor, poor quality pictures, and you can purchase a pocket size digital camera for good prices now if you really *NEED* to take pictures.Overall, Great unit, great price. Great color screen, very durable, sony brand quality. No camera. I bought this device for use at work. Worthwhile investment. Good points about this unit. I work as an emergency medicine physician so I was looking for something that would be "almost" pocket size or just easy to carry around in scrubs. It is very light compared to later models.
Also cool is the attached keyboard.Newer models in the Sony Clie NX line have attached digital cameras, although I didn't think that was necessary, since I already have a digital camera.Overall, this is a highly recomended PDA. You can fit anywhere from 20-40 songs (2-4 albums) on a 128MB memory stick. If you know you want a Palm-based PDA, then this is the one. It's got a 200Mhz processor which makes it fast enough.Also has a voice recorder which can be fun as well as useful (It's easier to record your own voice when driving than it is to type something into your pda)With the memory stick media, you can play MP3s.
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