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Zaurus SL-6000 Review

Posted by timothy on from the bit-pricey-though dept.

Bill Kendrick writes "BargainPDA has done a full review of Sharp's Zaurus SL-6000L Linux-based PDA, which was recently released to consumers in the US. There are six pages of review, lots of pretty photos, and comparisons with previous Zaurus models."

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  1. Could someone review the review by Neil+Blender · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's pretty long. Please rate on the Slashdot scale where 8 = teh suck, 9 = OK and 10 = good. Thanks.

    1. Re:Could someone review the review by phalse+phace · · Score: 4, Funny

      You mean you actually want/expect someone to read the article? What are you thinking?

  2. Another Site Bites the Dust by anomalous+cohort · · Score: 2, Funny

    Only two posts and it's already slashdotted.

    1. Re:Another Site Bites the Dust by alphan · · Score: 3, Funny
      from the post:

      There are six pages of review, lots of pretty photos

      yep, lots of pretty photos for better slashdotting.

  3. Honestly, folks. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Do we need another Linux PDA? Isn't the Apple iNewton good enough?

  4. Re:Did the full review include... by KingOfBLASH · · Score: 3, Funny
    Did the full review include testing the device as a web server
    Yup, why do you think it was slashdotted? The 400Mhz processor + 64 MB Flash + 802.11b wasn't robust enough, and the handheld began to melt when the article was posted on /. *ducks*
  5. $699? by goldspider · · Score: 4, Funny

    So if we order it with Linux pre-installed, we get the hardware for free?

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  6. Cool! by falzer · · Score: 2, Funny

    But does it run Windows CE?

  7. Re:The screen! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Unfortunately, users of UNIX-based operating systems occasionally see "^H" appear when they hit the backspace button. This has to do with their "termcap," a primitive text file mechanism that governs which function keys are made to work in a given terminal.

    Modern operating systems such as Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition are not affected by this flaw.

  8. I'm insulted! by PigeonGB · · Score: 2, Funny

    How dare you insinuate that I am easily...distract....ed......hmm...LEDs....

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  9. Shouldn't this have been reviewed by... by Brad1138 · · Score: 3, Funny

    DamnExpensivePDA.com ?

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  10. Re:The screen! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Actually, modern operating systems such as any modern operating system are not affected by this flaw. It's used as a joke. I think you are a troll^H^H^H^H^Hmoron.