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Is papyrophobic!
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Sharp Zaurus SL-C3000 - world's first HDD-based PDA
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Nice...is price mentioned anywhere?
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The SL-C3000 will be on sale in Japan for around $730 on November 10.
Alas it is without integrated WiFi. |
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I posted my reply about knowing nothing of the new Zaurus a day too soon. Heh... All the specs, etc. were released the next day.
Personally, I don't like it much. Some of the stats I've seen put it's battery life at a measly 7 hours doing menial stuff like calendar. That's the power-sucking hard-drive at work there. If you're looking at the Zauri, I personally would recommend have a look at the C860 or C760 (which are almost identical machines). Just grab a 512MB (or even 1GB) SD card and a CF wifi card and you'd be set. Flash memory just draws so much less power than a microdrive... |
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I didn't even think about the battery aspect. You are right, microdrives DO eat a lot of battery power. Why have they at Sharp not thought about that?
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But if you want large storage and long life battery, a C760/C860 with a 1 GB compact flash (or even a 1 GB SD card - I think these are around now). |
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... and it is not going to make it to the US:
Facing stiff competition and low sales, a Sharp representative has informed InfoSyncWorld that the company has decided to fully withdraw its Zaurus SL line of Linux-based handhelds from the U.S. market and focus on its home market in Japan. The recent similar withdraws of Sony and Toshiba pretty much left PalmOne and RIM fighting alone HP and Dell in a saturated PDA market inundated with U.S. brands. People don't seem to be willing to pay a premium for gadgets and alternative systems, and primarily in the corporate market customers prefer to buy from the same suppliers as for their corporate hardware. via Slashdot |
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Most people don't have a spare $699.00 to throw away at a new gadget or PDA. They're busy taking that $699 and using it to pay rent or buy food or clothes. I know I've heard this over and over again in my circles. "I just can't afford to buy another PDA anymore, even if it has all the cool specs I want." |
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