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Sharp Zaurus SL-C750 English Conversion

Posted by timothy on from the palm-of-your-hand dept.

DavonZ writes "I have just released a small review/information on the Sharp Zaurus SL-C750 and the Dynamism English conversion. This is one sweet unit. You can check it out at nvmax.com."

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  1. The real question is... by malocchio · · Score: 3, Insightful

    the real question isn't how much better the 750 is, but how good is the translation?

  2. Is it just me.... by technoviper · · Score: 2, Insightful

    ... or is $800 too expensive for a handheld ? For that price you can get a halfway decent notebook (in English no less!)

    1. Re:Is it just me.... by terzyva · · Score: 4, Insightful
      You can get the original japanese version for $629 at conics.net, and convert it to English yourself. Or buy it in Japan directly at a discount shop, and pay less than $500. Still not cheap, but it's rather obvious that you'll pay a hefty premium for a direct import of a product that isn't available locally.

      It's silly to compare it to the Dell Axim, since the C750 has four times the screen resolution (640x480), twice the RAM (64MB), and twice the flash ROM (64 MB, half available for user storage). An external keyboard isn't the same thing, since that would make the Axim much larger than the C750 which already has a good keyboard built in.

      If you want a laptop instead, by all means get one, but don't complain if it won't fit in your shirt pocket...

      -Klaus

  3. I'm just curious by Chris_Stankowitz · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Is there is some large untapped handheld market or do people own 2,3 and 4 handhelds? I bought one a few years ago and its not the kinda item that I think needs to be "upgraded" yet. All these gadets look really cool, but I can't justify buying a new one every year, or even every 2 years ( I can jsutify 2 years with a PC). I just always feel left in the dust and like by the time I can get a new one, I'll have missed out one something good. Or maybe just get in on something better.

  4. Re:same old QWERTY keyboard... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    probably because only 10 people in the world GIVE A FUCK about dvorak. That's just a guess though.