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General Discussion / Ubuntu Frisky Firedrake For Sl-c3x00 Working...

« on: April 29, 2008, 07:48:38 am »

pm me if you want some place, i'll be glad to (still) offer it to the zaurus community

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Off Topic forum / Woohoo

« on: April 24, 2008, 07:22:20 am »

congrats everybody
i didn t even know i pass the 1000th  

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New products and alternatives / Sharp Has Released Zaurus-tng !?!?

« on: April 16, 2008, 03:12:52 am »

well well,
just after i sold my C3000

anyway, about vista, don't worry you should be able to install any linux you want on the D4, perhaps with some tweakings... it should be xp tablet edition compatible too, not?

if you find a totallty instant-on device, the htc shift (windows mobile/vista) might be what you're looking for.

anyway, i find that the fujitsu u810/u1010 is a better zaurus-like device  

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General Discussion / Flipstart - New Toy For Geeks?

« on: April 08, 2008, 08:03:55 am »

well, I've been reading the reviews of the HP2133 mini, http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/08/hp-mini...ially-official/ , and it seems to be the device that beats the eee, the kohjinsha/vye on price and quality, and the fujitsu on keyboard.

well,
it's bigger than the fujitsu : 255 x 165 x 27 mm while the fujitsu is (only) 171mm (W) x 133mm (D) x 26.5-32.0mm (H)
that was my main concern when i choosed the fufu instead of the eee

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Off Topic forum / Goodbye Zaurus World !

« on: March 29, 2008, 11:55:43 am »

For some reason, I am still trying to get the apps in my eeepc to be as effective as my zaurus ... and perhaps my notebook. Still trying ... ... when that happens ... my zaurus would likely be decommissioned as well.  

as always, it depends on what you're looking for
the eeepc, unlike the zaurus (and the fujitsu!) doesn't have a rotating touchscreen for example...

Aye ... and after all these time with the rotating screen, I find myself using the zaurus in clampshell mode mostly.

well. it mostly depends on what you are doing and where... You know what? I've just typed this text With the stylUs ! the recognition tool is terrible on thé Fujitsu !/

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Off Topic forum / Goodbye Zaurus World !

« on: March 25, 2008, 10:16:40 am »

For some reason, I am still trying to get the apps in my eeepc to be as effective as my zaurus ... and perhaps my notebook. Still trying ... ... when that happens ... my zaurus would likely be decommissioned as well.  

as always, it depends on what you're looking for
the eeepc, unlike the zaurus (and the fujitsu!) doesn't have a rotating touchscreen for example...

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General Discussion / Forget The Zaurus - Itś Fujitsu Time!

« on: March 25, 2008, 09:15:37 am »

back to this topic

i finally succeeded in calibrating under vista !    there was in fact 2 cablibration tools and i was using the bad one apparently ......

at now i don't think about buying a zaurus at all.......

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General Discussion / Flipstart - New Toy For Geeks?

« on: March 25, 2008, 08:17:45 am »

not sure whether to laugh or not. so, you buy an all-in-one pocketable PC and then carry an external keyboard? might as well carry a nokia 800 with bluetooth mini  keyboard/trackball and run standard non-hacky X11 UI (i.e. not maemo) linux, or some other UMPC without keyboard.

I note that the Sony UX series haven't featured particularly highly, which is interesting, perhaps most people who've played with one realised they're just toys!

i was talking at home, if you read me well
you know yesterday night, i find myself typing on my fujitsu keyboard as if it was an actual big keyboard  so i think once you get used to it the keyboard of the fujitsu is really good...

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General Discussion / Flipstart - New Toy For Geeks?

« on: March 24, 2008, 08:59:44 am »

... the only UMPC that really interests me is the Fujitsu but the keyboard IMHO is its achilles heel!

well, after some days of using it (i'm talking about the fujitsu), i think you can easily get used to its keyboard....or you can attach an usb or bluetooth keyboard   at now i've bought a bt mouse and i also attach a keyboard via usb and at least at home you have a great device!
and on move, you can also use the stylus (just like a zaurus!) with instant writing recognition

just my 50 cent

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Off Topic forum / Goodbye Zaurus World !

« on: March 19, 2008, 04:27:52 pm »

Hey jp, are there any user forums like this one for the u810??

Yes, over at UMPCPortal.com.....

 

although i m not sure that umpcportal is as good as oesf

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Off Topic forum / Goodbye Zaurus World !

« on: March 19, 2008, 06:45:56 am »

Surely the most important aspect of all in the specs is instant-on?  A pocket device with a significant boot time is just a pain.  And this rules out all current UMPCs as far as I'm concerned.  Zaurus is only option to include a decent keyboard as far as I know.
Mark

well there are 2 other available options too :
-sleep mode (quite instant on but consume some battery)
-hibernate mode (longer to light up but quite no battery consumption)

but you're right , this is an issue too...

about keyboards, i find the fujitsu one is less usable than the zaurus but once you're used to it you enjoy it too

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Off Topic forum / Goodbye Zaurus World !

« on: March 19, 2008, 03:20:03 am »

Hope you don't regret selling your Z like I did....

i don't think so, at least for now
but who knows, in 3 - 4 years, perhaps there will be a device between the Z and the U1010, as pocketable as the zaurus and as powerfull as the u1010......perhaps it will be a MID.....

actually screen size is an issue, if you want a pocketable device with a 1024x600 touchscreen, a hdd and a keyboard... look here for a comparison :

http://www.umpcportal.com/products/compare...6,152,184%5D%5D

there are even devices like the Aigo or the BenQ with a 4"8 1024x600! so .................

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Off Topic forum / Goodbye Zaurus World !

« on: March 18, 2008, 11:11:22 am »

hello zaurus users,

this is probably one of my last visit to the oesf forum... i've finally sold my zaurus C3000 (bought in january 2005!) and i bought a fujitsu u1010...

good bye to all people here and thank you for your help !

so keep up the good work, you know you have the best (pocketable!) device ever
jean-paul

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General Discussion / Flipstart - New Toy For Geeks?

« on: March 14, 2008, 06:51:03 am »

Skipped on the flipstart after reading some very pointed reviews.  Went for the UX280, loving it.  ALMOST picked up a U810 though ... it was SOOOOOO close.

congrats!
i was looking for an ux280 and finally i found a Fujitsu U1010

by the way i've to say goodbye to the zaurus world  

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For Sale / Wanted / Fs: Sl-c3200, Socket Bluetooth Cf And Cfxga Card!

« on: March 08, 2008, 03:05:53 pm »

Hi guys,

I'm selling an SL-C3200 in very good condition (only few signs of usage).

did you buy another geek device?