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Sharp Zaurus SL-C860 Announced For Japan

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

An anonymous reader writes "LinuxDevices.com reports that Sharp will introduce a new member in its Linux-based Zaurus PDA family in the Japanese market on Nov. 27, 2003. The SL-C860 appears to be a more powerful and feature-rich version of the much-reviewed SL-C750/760. The device boasts a 400MHz Intel PXA255 processor equipped with 128MB of Flash memory (65MB available for user programs) along with 64MB of SDRAM memory, has a 640x480 resolution full-VGA color display, and runs an embedded Linux operating system based on Metrowerks's OpenPDA handheld device software stack."

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  1. Evolution of PDA into MicroPC by zymano · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I like it. I also like the widescreen with Qwerty keyboard. These could take marketshare from the ultrathin pc's . If the price is around 200-300 dollars then I may buy one.

  2. Re:Nice specs by eyeye · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Rather a SD/MMC card to boost storage, then you can leave the CF card slot free for a wireless cf card etc..

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  3. PDAs are dead by Audent · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I mean, let's face it, the cellphone market is killing these devices. I used to dream of the teeny tiny cellphone with a separate but wirelessly connected PDA (bluetooth probably) that would allow me to keep my address book/phone numbers/diary synched in one place but the phone makers aren't making the phones smaller with the same features (and thus good battery life) they're packing them full of stuff I don't want (camera anyone?) AND all the PDA functionality as well. Palm is losing out to HP these days. It's all over red-rover, long since time to sell the stock and move on.
    Am I wrong on this?

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  4. you know.. by Lord+Bitman · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I bought the first Zaurus I heard about, the SL-5600 I think.. then I starded hearing about the next and greatest Zaurus yet, so I sold mine in anticipation, knowing that what I had would be near-worthless once this new model came out..
    Since then, I have not once been at a point where I have seen a new Zaurus released Without the next and greatest version already having been announced-
    Way to go, guys. Your marketing is done by idiots. Could you maybe wait a full month between the release of your current product and the announcement of your next version?

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  5. Don't buy ipaqs -- support Linux by jwr · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I'd suggest that people buy the Zaurus handhelds instead of iPaqs if they want to support Linux. I still don't get it why people buy iPaqs and then whine about WindowsCE on it and painfully install OPIE.

    Why not just go with the company that has chosen Linux, support them, make their sales numbers increase? Buy Linux directly!