Review: While the majority of handheld makers seem to be targeting the sub-$300 market, Sony hasn't been shy about going after high-end buyers. Last year, the company delivered the superslick but pricey
CLIE PEG-NX70V ($600), and by the end of February, it'll begin selling the step-up NZ90, a CLIE with a swiveling screen. This top-tier handheld also boasts a built-in 2-megapixel camera, a keyboard, and Bluetooth support, as well as a whopping $800 price tag. This is neither your everyday PDA, nor is it meant for the average user. And while the NZ90 is clearly loaded with features ...
Expand full review While the majority of handheld makers seem to be targeting the sub-$300 market, Sony hasn't been shy about going after high-end buyers. Last year, the company delivered the superslick but pricey
CLIE PEG-NX70V ($600), and by the end of February, it'll begin selling the step-up NZ90, a CLIE with a swiveling screen. This top-tier handheld also boasts a built-in 2-megapixel camera, a keyboard, and Bluetooth support, as well as a whopping $800 price tag. This is neither your everyday PDA, nor is it meant for the average user. And while the NZ90 is clearly loaded with features and offers top-notch performance, it's too bad that Sony didn't include built-in Wi-Fi--especially at this price.Sony's step-down NX70V isn't very pocket-friendly, and the NZ90 is even less so. While Sony has moved the CompactFlash slot to the bottom of the device, this is still a pretty thick handheld. And at 3.0 by 5.6 by 0.9 inches and 10.3 ounces, the NZ90 is more likely to be toted in a briefcase than in a pocket.
![]() Average User Rating 3.0 stars out of 67 user reviews Rating Breakdown -
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1 star: 3 My Rating 0 stars click stars to rate product Most recent user reviews Showing 3 of 67 reviews 3.5 stars Pros: Can pretty much do everything with this device Cons: Terrible battery life and slow speed for a multimedia device Summary: Other than having to buy an optional wireless-lan flash card, this all-in-one device can do almost everything you can think of except you can't do multimedia functions for too long because it drains the battery as if it was supplying electricity to an airconditioner. You can take only 3 ... Expand full review Summary: Other than having to buy an optional wireless-lan flash card, this all-in-one device can do almost everything you can think of except you can't do multimedia functions for too long because it drains the battery as if it was supplying electricity to an airconditioner. You can take only 3 or 4 flash photos before the PDA has to be shut down or recharged. Video functions are fair and I use the 2005 GPS Street Atlas with bluetooth but processing speed for pictures and video is slow. One multimedia function that has great quality is the sound recording. Both the voice-only and the video sound recording is at just the right sensitivity and is playback sound is very clear. This is truly a 'swiss army knife' of PDA's and can be molded to do almost anything you want, but don't expect carry it around with you on long trips with its huge dimensions and bad battery life. 4.0 stars Pros: what can't it do? palm software is top of the line, extra media features are awsome. pda lovers everywhere, start saving up :) Cons: one of the larger pdas,more more megabites(not megapixels)please Thanks for your submission!
- OS provided: Palm OS 5.0
- RAM: 16 MB
- Processor: Intel XScale PXA250 200 MHz
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