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CompUSA has lowered their price on the new Sony T615C to $380. -Ravi
UPDATE: CompUSA has brought their price back up to $399, no reason for the change was given. -Ryan

A revised version of Palm Programming: The Authoritative Solution is being written by Glenn Bachmann. It will include guidance on creating Palm apps that use OS 5, as well as expansion memory card, color, and high resolution display support. The new edition is expected to be available at bookstores by later this summer. -Dan Reuvers

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Clie price drop can mean only one thing...

I.M. Anonymous @ 2/4/2002 8:47:21 AM #

Sony is ready to rollout a replacement for the aging T615. (It was getting a little long in the tooth for a Sony product anyways)

RE: Clie price drop can mean only one thing...

I.M. Anonymous @ 2/4/2002 9:09:36 AM #

What the hell are you talking about?? Do you mean the 415?? The T615C just came out!

While I think they should redesign the buttons and use the same reflective lighting as the N7xx series, it is the *best* PDA out there!

RE: Clie price drop can mean only one thing...

bradleyboy @ 2/4/2002 9:24:01 AM #

I think he was using irony, silly.

RE: Clie price drop can mean only one thing...

sandbuck @ 2/4/2002 9:46:07 AM #

It's a joke! This used to be a fun, happy place for happy little geeks to romp and play. Now we're starting to take ourselved a little too seriously.

RE: Clie price drop can mean only one thing...

I.M. Anonymous @ 2/4/2002 9:49:53 AM #

It means they made a mistake in their ad. The website for compusa now shows they are selling it for $399

RE: Clie price drop can mean only one thing...

bradleyboy @ 2/4/2002 9:54:06 AM #

That's not what the website said about an hour ago. The price was 379 and change. It's been put back up to 399.

RE: Clie price drop can mean only one thing...

mikecane @ 2/4/2002 10:05:55 AM #

It'd be a shock to the CompUSA I frequent: they are sold out of the T615C!

BTW, SonyStyle in NYC (Madison & 55/56th) says they will carry the Royal Blue T615C.

RE: Clie price drop can mean only one thing...

randomguy1900 @ 2/4/2002 11:25:18 AM #

Hell it happends it called retail. You just have sales. **** next week at BEst BUy they are going to have both the t615 and the s360 in their ad on sale. Yes I did say the s360 so it will be in stock at least at Best Buy Before Sunday.

Rob

RE: Clie price drop can mean only one thing...

I.M. Anonymous @ 2/4/2002 11:33:08 AM #

I'm convinced that CompUSA makes sure it has low stock on items it puts on its weekly sales. They just want to get people into the store.

RE: Clie price drop can mean only one thing...

I.M. Anonymous @ 2/4/2002 8:11:30 PM #

Usually Sony has pretty tight controls on advertised prices and vendors who violate the policy usually suffer. Since it was basically a 5% discount maybe it was temporary and Sony let it go. Either that or they got wind of it and made them change.

RE: Clie price drop can mean only one thing...

I.M. Anonymous @ 2/4/2002 11:39:54 PM #

Invasion!

RE: Clie price drop can mean only one thing...

I.M. Anonymous @ 2/5/2002 7:41:38 AM #

Sony cannot legally make any comments or take any actions to try to control the price CompUSA or anyone else charges.

Panasonic lost a BIG lawsuit over this back about 8 years and had to pay everyone who bought a Panasonic TV cash in the class action settlement.

If they want the selling price to stay at $399 they have to offer rebates, premiums (like the Memory Sticks they were giving away) or charge like...$398 wholesale and hold down availability.

That book is needed!

mikecane @ 2/4/2002 10:06:57 AM #

I've only seen old books for programming in PalmOS (maybe because the library hasn't updated?). This book will be a hot seller.

RE: That book is needed!

I.M. Anonymous @ 2/4/2002 10:11:44 AM #

hopefully they revised a lot. The original version of the book was not that good...

RE: That book is needed!

I.M. Anonymous @ 2/4/2002 2:46:09 PM #

Actually there are more and more books focusing on Palm programming nowadays, and there are quite some books focusing on Palm database programming and Palm networking, too.

compusa prices

I.M. Anonymous @ 2/4/2002 1:33:19 PM #

they discounted their pda's 5% last week. The promotion is over now. That's all.

RE: compusa prices

I.M. Anonymous @ 2/5/2002 3:48:25 AM #

red tag sale... they happen rarely so don't sit and gawk at the unit then get pissed because the price goes back up the next week.

Hey Ed!

NoBrain123 @ 2/4/2002 3:31:51 PM #

It says you are gonna be around the PalmSource floor. I will be there on the 6th of February, for the open to the public expo. Maybe I will see you there, and we could talk. Also, does PIC have a booth? If not, think about that for next year.

RE: Hey Ed!

Admin @ 2/4/2002 3:34:54 PM #

Unfortunately, no booth this year.

-Ryan

RE: Hey Ed!

mtg101 @ 2/4/2002 5:43:44 PM #

More importantly... will Ed be buying all PIC readers a beer??? :-P

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T415 now $217!

mikecane @ 2/4/2002 6:09:15 PM #

CompUSA in NYC, 5th Ave @ 37th St.

No S360 there, but RCS and SonyStyle has it in.

RE: T415 now $217!

I.M. Anonymous @ 2/4/2002 10:56:11 PM #

They'd pretty much have to give me a T415 for free, before I would take it. The screen is so crappy, they would have a hard time convincing me to pay more than $30-$40 for one. Even then, I'd only use it for a remote control and software testing.

RE: T415 now $217!

I.M. Anonymous @ 2/5/2002 1:56:39 AM #

LoL ..... funny that your usage of Clie is actually kinda electronical, when I see a Visor, all I can think of is how I can thow it to a far corner, and say "FETCH" so my dog can pick it up. Actually the same goes for PalmPilot and PalmPilot Pro.

I have a defective T615C!!!!

I.M. Anonymous @ 2/4/2002 7:03:25 PM #

I bought one at CompUSA and half the screen is "off color." Off color as in the display looks like it's divided in half left to right. When you look at the display off angle, it is even more noticable. Most noticeable is when using a program that display not pure black across the entire screen, like the game Froggy.

I showed it to a manager and they agreed to exchange the defective unit. Although, since they are all sold out, I'll have to wait a week or two, until they are back in stock. Grrrr.