Don't forget the fact that Dell is already marketing PCs as just that, an "Internet Center" or a "Media Center" or a "whatever center."
The recent Dell television spots come to mind where they urge consumers to stop worrying about Giga-this and Mega-that, and just explaind to the friendly sales rep what you want to use it for. And we all know that inside the "Internet Center" or "Media Center" the hardware is more or less identical.
I find it very useful. The zaurus is my third PDA, after both a PalmOS and a WindwosCE device.
The Zaurus has all the same functionality as the others with regard to PIM applications, but I was sold on some of the unique features of the SL-5500. The integrated keyboard is a godsend when entering large amounts of text at one time. It supports most wireless cards right out of the box. both a SD and CF card slots make it very flexible, and I won't go into the whole "it runs Linux" thing, but we're thinking that anyway. On a sidenote there are a variety of modified ROMs that can be flashed onto the unit (more flexibility).
On the down side, the battery life is somewhat disappointing (something which I'd hope will be vastly improved on the upcoming models). I have to say that my old HP Jornada had an unbelievable battery life, and it's taken some effort to get used to charging my Z so often, but overall I like it better the other PDAs that I've tried.
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Don't forget the fact that Dell is already marketing PCs as just that, an "Internet Center" or a "Media Center" or a "whatever center." The recent Dell television spots come to mind where they urge consumers to stop worrying about Giga-this and Mega-that, and just explaind to the friendly sales rep what you want to use it for. And we all know that inside the "Internet Center" or "Media Center" the hardware is more or less identical.
The Zaurus has all the same functionality as the others with regard to PIM applications, but I was sold on some of the unique features of the SL-5500. The integrated keyboard is a godsend when entering large amounts of text at one time. It supports most wireless cards right out of the box. both a SD and CF card slots make it very flexible, and I won't go into the whole "it runs Linux" thing, but we're thinking that anyway. On a sidenote there are a variety of modified ROMs that can be flashed onto the unit (more flexibility).
On the down side, the battery life is somewhat disappointing (something which I'd hope will be vastly improved on the upcoming models). I have to say that my old HP Jornada had an unbelievable battery life, and it's taken some effort to get used to charging my Z so often, but overall I like it better the other PDAs that I've tried.