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Title: Whither the SL-6000 ?
Post by: clivel on December 08, 2003, 05:49:18 pm: If I remember correctly, the first SL-6000 model was scheduled for release in Japan early in December.
Has anyone caught sight of one yet?
Clive
Title: Whither the SL-6000 ?
Post by: nilch on December 08, 2003, 09:26:02 pm: shhhh. lets keep quite even if we saw one, lest the world comes to know of it ...

Ha, at least me thinks thats the way Sharp would like it to be, all hush hush. Where the press releases (apart from that one lone PR release), where the publicity blitz, where the visibility ?

Sony and all other companies seem to give out stories and pocs and specs to the press before the models are even released so that the market is buzzing with interest and everyone is looking forward to them, but Sharp marketing is of course a different story.
Title: Whither the SL-6000 ?
Post by: tumnus on December 09, 2003, 03:35:48 am: I never heard that the SL-6000 was being released in Japan at all. I thought it was a US only model as it was a joint development between Sharp USA and IBM.
Title: Whither the SL-6000 ?
Post by: zenyatta on December 09, 2003, 04:09:58 am: And of course, it\'s an \"enterprise product\" so perhaps some hapless telecom field service grunts are already being issued SL-6000s without even knowing what they\'re getting...

I mean I don\'t expect much of a splash for a gadget positioned like this. I feel Sharp+IBM are marketing this one directly in boardrooms. The rugged shell is not something a consumer would pay extra $$ for (with rare exceptions).

z.
Title: Whither the SL-6000 ?
Post by: Anonymous on December 09, 2003, 05:05:42 am: Actually sharp japan made an official announcement about the 6000 and also stated that it had not announced plans to sell it outside of japan.

http://www.synchrologic.com/2003/11/25/eng...3864954849.html (http://www.synchrologic.com/2003/11/25/eng-networkworld_daily/eng-networkworld_daily_112355_4201633773864954849.html)

Of course SharpUSA has the announcement that it *will* be selling the 6000

http://www.sharp-usa.com/products/Function...,395-29,00.html (http://www.sharp-usa.com/products/FunctionPressReleaseSingle/0,1080,395-29,00.html)

Those two really don\'t like each other , do they?
:wink:

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I never heard that the SL-6000 was being released in Japan at all. I thought it was a US only model as it was a joint development between Sharp USA and IBM.
Title: Whither the SL-6000 ?
Post by: nilch on December 09, 2003, 11:27:50 am: There\'s this article here which has details of the three models of SL6000 to be released in the US.
http://www.brighthand.com/article/Sharp_Un...s_SL-6000?site= (http://www.brighthand.com/article/Sharp_Unveils_Zaurus_SL-6000?site=)

But of course first they are supposed to be released in Japan on Dec 10, Dec 24, and January 23 respectively.

So I guess tomorrow is the day in Japan when there may be some word on the actual release of one model at least.

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I never heard that the SL-6000 was being released in Japan at all. I thought it was a US only model as it was a joint development between Sharp USA and IBM.
Title: Whither the SL-6000 ?
Post by: Anonymous on December 18, 2003, 09:08:47 am: According to the IBM/Sharp joint release, the 6000 is due first quarter of 2004.
Title: Whither the SL-6000 ?
Post by: chacs on December 18, 2003, 10:42:12 am: why does all this make me think of shaolin soccer and miramax ?
Title: Whither the SL-6000 ?
Post by: nevarrie on December 18, 2003, 11:50:17 am: From: http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/u...lp=ja_en&tt=url (http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/urltrurl?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sharp.co.jp%2Fcorporate%2Fnews%2F031119-1.html&lp=ja_en&tt=url)
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* You postpone sale day on December 26th with circumstance. (2003.12.12)

Looks like it si goign to be the 26 before we see the first ones in Japan.[/url]
Title: Whither the SL-6000 ?
Post by: Anonymous on December 18, 2003, 01:00:51 pm: Is it true that it won\'t have a compact flash slot without adding an extra \"sleeve\" like described in the brighthand article linked above?

Mirko
Title: Whither the SL-6000 ?
Post by: Anonymous on December 18, 2003, 01:44:40 pm: Quote
Is it true that it won\'t have a compact flash slot without adding an extra \"sleeve\" like described in the brighthand article linked above?

Mirko

The sleeve will add a second CF slot. At least that is want I understand from www.ezaurus.com where is says(with the help of babel fish):

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Loading USB host interface. At the time of selling separately CF expansion-adapter installing, 2 CF cards, charge pond 2 simultaneous enabled

also the pics that ofrdgeek took appears to have a CF and SD built in...

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CF expansion Adapter

CF card slot (1 slot equipment)
Lithium polymer charge pond EA-BL09 bundled (1)
Serial port (simultaneous use failure with I/O port for serial cable CE-170TS connection and substance)
Size: Approximately 81.9mm (width) Ã— approximately 160.5mm (depth) Ã— approximately 20.2mm - approximately 24.3mm (thickness)

I believe this is an image of the SL-6000 with the Expansion Adapter
[img]http://www.sharp.co.jp/corporate/news/sl6000-2.gif\" border=\"0\" class=\"linked-image\" /]
Title: Whither the SL-6000 ?
Post by: zbones on December 18, 2003, 01:44:46 pm: As I understand it, it will have a cf slot, the \"jacket\" adds an extra cf slot making two

Peter.