Chain Searcher

Hey guys, i'm not really good at shopping online, so i would like to know what chain of stores, like staples or office max sells the clie. i checked the websites of : The WIZ , curcuit city, staples, and office max to find ... nada! And i just saw that discontinued post... could that b why there is no clie to be found in these stores??

krhainos

You answered your own question -- Sony has dropped the CLIE handheld line quite a while ago, so the stores started getting rid of CLIE inventories nearly a year ago. Basically the stores sold all the CLIEs they had and never re-stocked, since, well, Sony doesn't make them anymore. I had to buy my TJ37 off of NewEgg.com (brand new, decent price) -- a couple months ago, I got TH55 envy and I knew if I didn't scoop one up - the longer I waited, the rarer and more expensive they would've got.

At the time I got my TJ37, I was really close to dropping a lot more for the Tungsten|C. Then I started comparing features - the T|C had Voice Memo that the TJ37 didn't, but the CLIE had a headphone(not headSET) jack, AND a camera, AND cost less! I was basically looking for the cheapest PalmOS WiFi handheld, so the faster proc and more memory didn't really appeal to me.

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Xircom Rex6000->Clie SJ22->Tungsten|E->Clie TJ37->Clie TH55

rlc7254

Office Depot's website still lists the Clie UX40 in stock as a special order item. The cost is over $500, I think it was $548 or something like that. I had a friend who works for Office Depot check it out, and he said, that they could special order them. They are brand new, not refurbs. Don't know how many they have but at the price they are asking, they probably won't sell many.

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(Currently) Sprint Treo 755p, Palm TX

(Past) Clie UX 50, UX40, iPaq hx2795, iPaq hx2755, iPaq hx4705, TH55/E1, Tungsten T5, iPaq rx3715, Toshiba e805, HP4155, TH55/U, NX80, NX73, TG50, NZ90, NX70, NR70V, T665, Ipaq 3835, M505, M515, Palm Vx, Palm V, Treo 600, Treo 650, Treo 700wx, Treo 800w

mastershake

Definitely go to your nearest officemax. office depot, and staples stores, they often have old refurb UX-50's and new sitting in the back. Someone posted here that got it for cheap in one of those stores, but the websites dont always show everything in the stores.

~Andrew

Chain Searcher

Hey Thanx! My friend is now calling officemax/depot to ask... i'll b hearing from him in a few... thanx to everyone for your kind help. When I get my ux-50 I'll register on this site ... everyone is very helpful. Question... how do you put :-) - s in the body of the text? Thanx!