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Summary: Gread product, little support
Review: First of all, don't buy this product if you want a "polished" PDA with lots of commercial apps to choose from - stick with a Palm or PocketPC.With that out of the way, this is by far the best handheld computer I've ever owned. I stress the word "computer" because this can do everything my laptop can do. The big screen is the most gorgeous PDA screen I have ever seen. It's even better than the imported Japanese Zauruses. It has bright vivid colors, the backlight can be used as a flashlight in a dark room, AND it is totally usable outdoors in direct sunlight. Believe me, this a rare combination! The 640x480 screen, switchable "on-the-fly" at the touch of a button between landscape and portrait mode makes it incredible versatile for web surfing and editing documents. The pull-down thumbboard is plenty usable for short writing tasks, if you want to do more you can get an external keyboard that connects via infrared. Built in WiFi, built in USB host, CF and SD slots, the feature list goes on and on. The biggest downside is that Sharp has essentially decided to stop supporting the consumer market in the US. So there aren't a lot of official resources. Fortunately, there are websites like www.zaurususergroup.com that fill in the gap. Over there you'll find an active community that can help you get the most out of your Zaurus. Since most of the basic software is open source (Linux, Qtopia, etc) it's easy to customize and develop for, and compatible with many other Linux applications. You can even install X-windows. Bottom line, if you want the most powerful handheld device ever made, and you aren't afraid of rolling up your sleeves and figuring a few things out for yourself, this device will do more than you can imagine was possible from a PDA.
Rating:
Summary: Gread product, little support
Review: First of all, don't buy this product if you want a "polished" PDA with lots of commercial apps to choose from - stick with a Palm or PocketPC. With that out of the way, this is by far the best handheld computer I've ever owned. I stress the word "computer" because this can do everything my laptop can do. The big screen is the most gorgeous PDA screen I have ever seen. It's even better than the imported Japanese Zauruses. It has bright vivid colors, the backlight can be used as a flashlight in a dark room, AND it is totally usable outdoors in direct sunlight. Believe me, this a rare combination! The 640x480 screen, switchable "on-the-fly" at the touch of a button between landscape and portrait mode makes it incredible versatile for web surfing and editing documents. The pull-down thumbboard is plenty usable for short writing tasks, if you want to do more you can get an external keyboard that connects via infrared. Built in WiFi, built in USB host, CF and SD slots, the feature list goes on and on. The biggest downside is that Sharp has essentially decided to stop supporting the consumer market in the US. So there aren't a lot of official resources. Fortunately, there are websites like www.zaurususergroup.com that fill in the gap. Over there you'll find an active community that can help you get the most out of your Zaurus. Since most of the basic software is open source (Linux, Qtopia, etc) it's easy to customize and develop for, and compatible with many other Linux applications. You can even install X-windows. Bottom line, if you want the most powerful handheld device ever made, and you aren't afraid of rolling up your sleeves and figuring a few things out for yourself, this device will do more than you can imagine was possible from a PDA.
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Summary: I wait Zaurus 6000w
Review: I found Zaurus 6000w (with bluetooth) on Japan amazon.
The price difference between 6000l and 6000w is $50.
I'll wait for 6000w. I don't want change memory CF card to
BT card each time I want connect to Inet.
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Summary: Sharp Zaurus 6000L
Review: I jsut received this yesterday and here's my first impression.
I've been using a Sharp Zaurus since the pre-release 5000D. I've had a 5500 for 3 years and I've loved it. I like having a handheld computer vs. a PDA. I have a Treo 600 so I've gotten very familiar with the Palm OS. Hey, it's ok but it's not Linux. I had a Psion 5mx which I loved and used for years. As for Windows devices, forget it. With all the fun I have had with Microsoft operating systems on my computers over the years, I have no desire to wrestle with a scaled down version of bloat and the Blue Screen of Death.
The 6000L has a gorgeous 480 x 640 display. It is beautiful. The best I've ever seen on a handheld, bar none.
One of the biggest attractions of the 6000L for me is it's ruggedization. I'm hard on things. I drop things a lot and I work in a factory, all hard edges and lots of places to get hurt. I've taken out my 5500 at work and my hands have lost their grip and voila! flying Zaurus. It's survived, but I think I'm better off with something a bit more robust. The 6000L seems sturdier and that is what I need. I will put it to the test.
I took the 128 mb SD card and the 128 mb CF card from my 5500 and put them in the 6000L. I will probably replace the CF card with something larger. I use the CF card strictly for storage and file transfer.
People complain about the PIM functionality of the Zaurus apps. I find them perfectly suited to my needs. The Hancom apps included work extremely well with MS Office apps.
Just one complaint so far, directed at Sharp. Hey, Sharp, are you listening? How about a Linux version of the PC applications? It seems silly to have a Linux handheld and not include Linux apps to sync and transfer files.
My first impression is I love the 6000L. The apps are great, I can use a lot of things from the 5500 on the 6000L. I haven't had a chance to test the wireless yet, but I will soon. I expect it to be solid and reliable. Solid reliability is something I've come to expect from the Zaurus and Linux.
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Summary: Zaurus + Wizzyweb = Yizes
Review: I use wizzyweb.com to make php and perl web applications over the Web on my zaurus... I get an idea at Starbucks and I have a working application 5 minutes later, there is nothing like it!
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Summary: Resolution!
Review: I want to know what's with the idiots complaining about the price. "I could buy two of my 5600's" or whatever.. So what, I could go buy 600 pencils too, who cares? Where else can you get a 480x640 screen in a handheld for ANY price (except Japan)
Guess what? The top of the line stuff costs more. What DID you expect?
And it's not like it's even -that- much more. The price is about one would expect, if one were to compare the features and prices of what's out there.. so when the other clueless metntions .. The price must be in Yen? Nobody will buy it at that price?
I just shake my head and wonder how people with this much staggering brain power have surivied long enough to even figure out how to string together a coherent sentence.
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Summary: Resolution!
Review: I want to know what's with the idiots complaining about the price. "I could buy two of my 5600's" or whatever.. So what, I could go buy 600 pencils too, who cares? Where else can you get a 480x640 screen in a handheld for ANY price (except Japan)
Guess what? The top of the line stuff costs more. What DID you expect?
And it's not like it's even -that- much more. The price is about one would expect, if one were to compare the features and prices of what's out there.. so when the other clueless metntions .. The price must be in Yen? Nobody will buy it at that price?
I just shake my head and wonder how people with this much staggering brain power have surivied long enough to even figure out how to string together a coherent sentence.
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Summary: Awesome PDA
Review: I'm actuay writing this review on my SL-6000! It far exceeds any expectations I had before buying. The only drawback is sparse development resources and available software. It does run Zaurus 5000 and 5600 programs, but not well and not in VGA resolution. Battery life: for me, reading and surfing the web... about 4 to 5 hours. That is with an IBM microdrive installed, which is power hungry.
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Summary: Has potential...
Review: I'm writing this from my new Zaurus SL6000l, yay! Haven't gotten a really good chance to get it working with my other stuff yet. I was immediately disappointed to find that qtmail won't do imaps or smtp over ssl; our mail server won't accept clear-text passwords over the net (does anyone anymore?). Seems like a big shortsight for a business-class PDA. Support files are sure tough to find on the Sharp site, still looking for kernel sources so I can compile up a FreeS/WAN kernel module. I'm really looking forward to trying out one of the VOIP clients with it; the speaker and mic on the back are clearly positioned with using it as a phone in mind. Yes! The screen does rock, I can't believe how tiny but fine it is. I'm going to be permanently cross-eyed in no time from working from 6" away! Soon I'll be looking into trying OpenZaurus, it's clear that's the way to go. I originally ordered mine from here; on the catalog page it said 'ships in 2-3 days.' After purchasing it, though, the wait got longer and longer; when it went to almost two weeks, I began to get angry, so canceled and ordered from PC Connection instead. Two days later it was in my hands!
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Summary: Writing this on my 6000L
Review: I'm writing this on my new Zaurus. Firstly to the reviewer who complained about the handwriting recognition, it's the best I've seen. You can train every letter to the way you write. The other side to this pda is that, if you need software that doesn't come with this pda, you better be willing to tinker with downloaded packages.
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