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Everything Else => General Support and Discussion => Zaurus General Forums => Archived Forums => Deals and Great Z Buys => Topic started by: coder101 on December 10, 2003, 02:25:16 am
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From Brando (http://shop.brando.com.hk/preorder_zaurusslc.php)
1. The Sharp Zaurus SL-C860 PDA HK$4900
2. Spare 1700mAh battery HK$670
3. iPDA Retractable SyncCharger Cable HK$110
4. Micro Power adapter for Zaurus HK$380
5. Brando Workshop Screen Protectors for Zaurus SL-C760 HK$85
6. Shipping costs to Sydney, Australia HK$260
I\'m getting this next week [/url]
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For those of you not understanding HKD (Hong Kong Dollars) like myself I\'ve taken the liberty of converting those prices to US$ / Euro€ / GBP£:
1. Sharp Zarus C860: $631.18 US / €516.70 / £361.93
2. Spare 1700mAh battery: $86.30 US / €70.65 / £49.48
3. iPDA Retractable SyncCharger Cable (it can\'t be this cheap): $14.19 US / €11.60 / £8.12
4. Micro Power adapter for Zaurus: $48.95 US / €40.06 / £28.06
5. Brando Workshop Screen Protectors for C760: $10.95 US / €8.96 / £6.28
6. No point bothering as not all of us live in Oz
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1. Sharp Zarus C860: $631.18 US / €516.70 / £361.93
That\'s pretty cheap too. Must be the strength of the Pound.
Si
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Tell me about it, by the time I\'d bought my C760 and had it imported from Japan I had payed over £500 including C&E (Customs) tax :cry:
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How much was your import tax?
Si
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About £75
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For others in the UK there is a company who import and reconfigure them on demand. The website is http://www.shirtpocket.co.uk/docs/zaurus.S...750.SL-C760.php (http://www.shirtpocket.co.uk/docs/zaurus.SL-C750.SL-C760.php)
No I don\'t work/own/have shares in this company just thought I\'d point them out as it could be useful to people wanting to import. And I have never ordered from them so I don\'t know how reliable they are.
The prices they have for the models are:
Prices (including Import Service)
C750 £475 : C860 £585
So I\'m not sure how this compares with sorting all the import tax etc yourself ??
dys
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I probably got a good deal with £500 then.
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1. Sharp Zarus C860: $631.18 US / €516.70 / £361.93
£361.93 + £75 (it\'ll be less as the price is less) = £436.93
Significantly less.
Si
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For others in the UK there is a company who import and reconfigure them on demand. The website is http://www.shirtpocket.co.uk/docs/zaurus.S...750.SL-C760.php (http://www.shirtpocket.co.uk/docs/zaurus.SL-C750.SL-C760.php)
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I have never ordered from them so I don\'t know how reliable they are.
The prices they have for the models are:
Prices (including Import Service)
C750 £475 : C860 £585
I got the Semsons battery extender from Shirtpocket (very nice battery extender) . They were very reliable with my order. I just had a problem with Royal Mail taking 4 days to get my parcel from one end of the M69 to the other. :?
That C860 price is a bit steep though. I thought their C760 price was a fair bit cheaper than that when I last looked at it.
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Wow they do have pretty good prices for the accessories.
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Tell me about it, by the time I\'d bought my C760 and had it imported from Japan I had payed over £500 including C&E (Customs) tax :cry:
I paid a total of £380 for my 760 (incl P&P) and customs didn\'t even bat an eyelid!
I suppose I was lucky!
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wbs,
where did you buy it from?
Peter
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I bought mine from PocketPenguin.com
I got a bit of a discount on the Z because I took one with damaged packaging. But the current prices are still pretty damn good!
I had tried to purchase a Zaurus from Kemplar, eBay and Hi-tech but Kemplar wouldn\'t accept my credit card (because it\'s from a European bank!?!), Paypal caused problems for me when I tried to pay the eBay trader and Hi-tech would only take a bank transfer; I don\'t have any time to get to the bank during the day (working monday to friday)
PocketPenguin was a delight to do business with. Very efficient, professional service and mcz (author of mcConvert (http://killefiz.de/zaurus/showdetail.php?app=1478)) kept me up to date with the order etc. I would definately recommend PocketPenguin to anyone.
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Thanks for that.
They don\'t do the 860 yet, but I am sure they will.
added to my bookmarks for when I get my bonus.
Peter.
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Wow they do have pretty good prices for the accessories.
Yeah I saw that, out of interest has anyone used the CF WiFi card they have for sale (£44.95 ) ? The model is the SPG-GEN004-R from Senao http://www.senao-usa.com/SL-2511CF.htm (http://www.senao-usa.com/SL-2511CF.htm)
They it works without any reconfiguration, but they don\'t specify if it works on the OZ ROM ? anyone any experience with these WiFi cards ??
Cheers
dys
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I\'m using that card (branded as Origo) with OZ. It works perfectly without any reconfiguration. It also seems to be reasonably good with range and power -- my SL5500 keeps running for almost two hours of continuous wifi use. And it\'s good and small.
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Hi,
Our prices have dropped a tiny bit (Still cheaper to direct import...) Probably drop a little more in a week or two assuming the yen stays weak.
Also, they do include a compact worldwide travel adaptor (90-250Volts swappable USA, UK, Europe pins), warranty, some support, english conversion done for you.
We are VAT Registered, so if it is a business purchase (try convincing your boss if you have to) then the VAT is reclaimable.
Regards,
Sales
ShirtPocket Ltd.
www.shirtpocket.co.uk
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Forgot to add, we usually try to keep some in stock.
Sales
ShirtPocket Ltd.
www.shirtpocket.co.uk
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Hi there,
I was accepted as a zaurus developer by sharp. I want to know how can I buy a zaurus SL5600 with discount?
Thanks,
Farhad Foxdie,
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Hi there,
I was accepted as a zaurus developer by sharp. I want to know how can I buy a zaurus SL5600 with discount?
Thanks,
Farhad Foxdie,
Huh? Me?