 Zaurus Or N810 Or ?, Am I Nutz?????? |
  Mar 6 2008, 04:31 PM
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Saw Antikx's post over at his Tyrannozaurus website today about whether there's future for Zaurus??
Perfect timing of this post as in the past day or so I've found myself pondering whether to pickup another 3200 as I sold my other Z's last year.... Not even sure why I'm thinking about this, maybe it's the feeling that soon they'll be gone, at least new ones... Anyway, am I nutz or is the Z still a useful option compared to newer options such as a Nokia N810 for example????...... ;-) What does this illustrious group think????  Mark |
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May 22 2008, 08:25 AM
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If you really want PIM stuff, the N810 probably isn't any better of a choice than the Z.
Any distro will load almost instantly (assuming you just suspend and don't actually shut down). Angstrom is nice*, and has similar capabilities as pdaX (different quirks, perhaps fewer, and more up-to-date). *GPE and Opie are lousy IMO, so you kind of need to build your own image if you want a straight-up X11 environment (by that I mean with a "standard" environment, like Xfce or Fluxbox or IceWM) . So long as you have a Linux box with some free space, it's mostly painless (and simple). |
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May 22 2008, 09:10 AM
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Yeah, I've been leaning toward using Angstrom. PdaXii13 does work, but it is a dead project. I think that Angstrom will fit the bill for most of what I do. PdaXrom is better for games, but I just don't have time for that these days. Debian and Ubuntu need some work still. So, Angstrom seems like a good choice.
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May 22 2008, 09:49 AM
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QUOTE(stupkid @ May 22 2008, 06:10 PM)  Yeah, I've been leaning toward using Angstrom. PdaXii13 does work, but it is a dead project. I think that Angstrom will fit the bill for most of what I do. PdaXrom is better for games, but I just don't have time for that these days. Debian and Ubuntu need some work still. So, Angstrom seems like a good choice. you missed off android. ok, that's not ready either. yeah, angstrom works well enough to be useable. |
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ArchiMark Zaurus Or N810 Or ? Mar 6 2008, 04:31 PM
Capn_Fish Zaurus FTW!
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