This was also a very impressive unit. Of course, running the Microsoft Windows Pocket PC operating system and basic applications takes far more memory than a Palm or Handspring unit can provide. It boasts the fastest processor in the market at 206 megahertz. It's also the closest thing to a multimedia handheld available. But it should be noted that a Pocket PC with intricate hardware and Microsoft operating software is likelier to crash than a Palm unit.
Management is basically left up to the user, so network administrators can expect headaches.
At first glance the Sony looks like a Palm, or at least the screen does. It runs the Palm OS, so the resemblance is not surprising. The Sony, however, is about half the size of the Palm VIIx, though comparable in just about every other area. The Sony PEG could run the same applications as a Palm, including the FileMaker Mobile database. We liked its small form factor with an equivalent viewable screen area.