Evaluating the "New" Sony Clié NX80V

Well, it finally arrived the other day. I found a nice "new" (sort of) Sony Clié NX80V palmtop computer on the usual online junkyard and bid on & won it. It's a remarkable little machine: 55000+ colour high-res. display, built-in 1.3Mpix digital camera, a slew of Palm 5.0 apps., and slots for both Memory Stick & Compact Flash cards. It's also a great *.mp3 player (you'll need a good-sized Memory Stick (128Megs @ least) to store your songs on) complete w/ ear-phones & a remote control. What I like best about it is it's magnesium body. The unit I got was "factory re-furbished".. had a few tiny scratches here & there on the outer hull, but the screen is in perfect condition and the battery & other entrails are all new & restored. This particular Clié is the type that folds & opens like a lap-top: it has a "screen 1/2" & a "keyboard 1/2". The little keys are nice for when it won't recognize yer handwriting but wayyyyy too small fer any heavy-duty typing. The screen can swivel & fold back down (AND digitally rotate) in order to facilitate use in a more compact config. (about the size of the earlier Palm models). One thing I've noticed is that the hinge between the 2 halves is somewhat loose & wiggly, but perhaps this is simply due to it's engineering. It is after all more like a universal joint than a straight hinge. But asside from that 1 issue, it's a nice slick machine.