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First off, Sony will most likely, within 3-4 months, release this model in the T series design (w/o keyboard, CF, and camera, probably with new resolution too).
Also, you forgot to mention it's a 200 Mhz Xscale vs. a 150 Mhz MIPS (though probably about the same power).
You also forgot to mention that the Clie has twice as many pixels than the Casio, that's also transflective (iPaq 3900). That is a BIG point that know one should miss- the screen is very important too MANY people...
Oh yeah, did you forget to say that Proprietory exapnsion is DUAL SLOTS (MS+CF(sony only, for now)). No one says the toshiba e740 as standard expansion and the iPaq has SD expansion- work on the same level by naming the slots, you may misguide people.
Also, you seem to be uninformed of Sony's product line.
For those who do not need a camera, they get the NX60.
For those who do not need the keyboard, shorter battery life, size, they get a T series (655c).
For those who do not want MP3s, they get an sj30.
For those who do not want Color, they get an sl20.
For those who do not want lithium ion batteries, they get an sl10.
For those who want lower resolution, they get a Palm, and maybe even a PPC.
Trust me- sony will update their product line.
Yes, the battery life is low- so was some of the toshiba's and iPaqs, they too were laughed at, they learned from their mistakes; so will Sony (within a 2 months i bet, unlike PPC manufactures that take about a year to upgrade).
Also, note that this is Sony's FIRST Palm OS 5 pda, remember their first Palm OS 3 device? It failed, but now their one of the most innovative companies out on the market, if not THE most innovative.
Remember HP's first PPC, it too had it's weak points. Don't dismiss a product so quickly- especially if you've never even SEEN one in person...
Personally, I love PPC Thoughts and the news they give me, including some of your comments. Although I understand this site is PPC bias, which I don't have a problem with (since you're not claiming you have unbias material), your (Ed) posts on Palm are misleading.
Also, just to note, it's .93 inches thick at the CF slot, not uniformly.
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