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I have the UX50, and have been very pleased with its screen quality and durability. I know that some have said that having both WiFi and Bluetooth in a PDA is overkill, but I use both functions. When I'm near a Starbucks, at a hotel, or at home, I connect via WiFi. When I'm elsewhere, I use Bluetooth to connect to the internet with my cell phone's GPRS data stream. It works pretty well here in the U.S., but is even more useful overseas where coverage is better. I've been in some tiny towns in eastern Europe and been able to surf the web wirelessly when it's very likely I was the only person in town with any sort of computer.
The UX50 is also remarkably durable. It's much more rugged than my old Palm IIIxe. The shell is made of metal. The keyboard looks tiny in photos, but with the way the buttons are raised, I can bang out fairly complex paragraphs very quickly with few or no errors.
My big problems with it are:
1. The browser (Netfront) sometimes crashes, and I'm unable to locate a source on the web to see if there is a possible update.
2. Battery life isn't great. It definately has to be dropped in the charger every day or two.
3. Too many programs can't figure out that it's wide-screen, and they either crash or don't display correctly. I wish there was a feature to change the screen orientation.
4. No implicit Mac support, but since it's Bluetooth, Macs will sync with it effortlessly no matter what restrictions Sony tries to place on them.
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