Description
Introducing the PEG-SL10 CLI? handheld -- so many unique Sony features in a compact design, for an amazingly low price! The Palm-Powered PEG-SL10 CLI? handheld provides everything you need to stay organized and entertained. Compact and lightweight, you can take your CLI? handheld wherever you go. High-resolution screen shows images and documents in fine detail. In addition to the 8 MB internal memory, the Memory Stick media expansion slot offers virtually unlimited storage capability for all your favorite applications. Need to get some work done on the road? You can view and edit Microsoft Word and Excel files on the handheld with Documents To Go Standard Edition (Data Viz, Inc.). Plus, the unique Jog Dial navigator provides easy access to most of your stored information.
Quick Glance
Installed Memory: 8 MB
Operating System: Palm OS
Interface Connection: Serial - Infrared (IrDA-SIR), USB - Universal Serial Bus "A"
Expansion Slot: Sony Memory Stick
System
Operating System: Palm OS
Interface Connection: Serial - Infrared (IrDA-SIR), USB - Universal Serial Bus "A"
Slots: Sony Memory Stick
Memory
Installed Memory: 8 MB
Storage Size (ROM): 4 MB
General
Class: Laptop
Category: Palmtop
Dimensions
Weight: 3.6 oz
Warranty
Warranty Information: 1 year limited warranty.
More Info
URL: Manufacturer Link
Strengths: small, light, high resolution screen; jog wheel
Weakness: thin system fonts
This is my third Palm OS device, and I love it. The thin system fonts (due to the high-res screen) are easily fixed with Font Hack 123. It doesn't have the latest bells and whistles, but for the price ($80 shipped, refurb), it holds the information I need as well as ebooks and games.
Strengths: Durable, attractive, inexpensive.
Weakness: Short battery life. Hard to read display unless under direct lighting. Built in light decreases battery life considerably.
I bought my SL10 in 2002 and payed $130 after rebate. I quickly learned that buying nonrechargable batteries could get expensive. After purchasing and using rechargable batteries (the kind recommended) battery life still did not increase (lasting about 1 1/2 weeks with about 6-8 hours total use with internal light off. I still can not get mine, after reading the limited instructions provided, to...
Strengths: Sony comes through again with a clean, tight and well proportioned handheld. Though not nearly as jam packed full of features like the high end Sony's, it does everything a palm is expected to do.
Weakness: Its a little heavy and the screen is sometimes a bit hard to read outdoors.
I had a couple of palms before I bought this little Sony and I must say the differences are noticeable right out of the box. The design and ergonomics are great with the flip cover substituting a hard or soft case. The screen in mono high-resoution which I found remarkabely easy on the eyes and works well with the newer palm software. If you're a sonyphile like myself, then of course the memory...
Strengths: Hi-res 16-gray screen. Affordable. Takes standard AAA batteries. Thougtfully designed - case even has a place to attach a lanyard.
Weakness: Rechargable or disposable batteries must be purchased separately. Screen isn't very fast. Hi-resolution programs are inherently slower due to 4x the pixels of a 160x160 device.
This is a great entry-level handheld and I will never go back to the blocky 160x160 screen of a standard Palm. Characters on the screen look like letters, not collections of blocks. The speed of this device's screen is wholly acceptable for text and the memory is sufficient for a day's supply of comics, news, and books. I haven't been spoiled yet ;-) The display is too slow for continuously...
Just because Sony is making some of the coolest high end color Palm OS PDAs, doesn't mean they're neglecting the low-end grayscale market! Introduced in August of 2002, the SL10 is Sony's latest low end grayscale PDA and it offers a lot for the $149 asking price. The SJ20 followed a few weeks later, and while similar to the SL10, it's the next step up, offering a better screen, more memory and a...
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Sony CLIE PEG-SL10 PDA
Strengths: Changeable Icon size, small, easy use, crisp display
Weakness: short battery life, low picture quality, little memory
This is a good PDA as a low end PDA, but the AAA batteries that it uses don't do any good. The PDAs with lithium ion batteries are usually better than this. But for what it is I can't say that it could be much better.