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General Discussion / Zaurus And The Christmas List

« on: December 04, 2004, 05:21:51 pm »

im afraid to say but
*cough*cough*ebay*cough*cough*
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...ssPageName=WDVW
2 days left...

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General Discussion / Zaurus And The Christmas List

« on: December 02, 2004, 06:49:14 pm »

i found a site that sells the c860 for about 500 or 550$ or something really cheap like that its a site posted in this forum
the site charges 25$ for the english version ROM of cacko but i think ill save my money and try it myself since the cacko site had a great tut on flashing the zaurus
either way i think im strongly going to go with my list of ambicom wifi card the gps receiver and the c860 with the 1gig SD
thanks for the suggestions guys
god knows what kind of setup i would have ended up with  

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Themes, Icons, and Backgrounds / Desktop screenshot thread!

« on: December 02, 2004, 05:10:31 am »

man looking at all these screenshots and possibilities with a zaurus, i cant wait till i get my c860!
i know im going to have such a field day seeing everything i can do with it
im really really really into the simpsons, im hoping to get a nice theme with the simpsons on it

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General Discussion / Zaurus And The Christmas List

« on: December 01, 2004, 06:46:45 pm »

after reading around the forum some, it sounds like the clam-shell shape is pretty popular
ill definitely have to look around for some of the C models mentioned above,
mobility is the key in my purchase, price and size are not (altho i dont really want to carry around a laptop)
i know if i get this model (c860) ill definitely get the Ambicom WL1100C-CF since its known to work (as heard on this forum) and its low power and all that good stuff  
ive been looking around the internet for some places that sell the zaurus c-860 but the usual newegg, amazon and tigerdirect ( thats all ive known to shop at for pc parts) don't carry the c-860
before i go out and buy this im curious about a review i found
http://www.pdabuyersguide.com/sharp_zaurus_C860.htm
there seems to be some issues with japanese text still being in the c-860 and the syncing software, is this still an issue? can anyone else confirm any other issues with the 860?
otherwise i am strongly considering buying this gem
if anyone knows where i might be able to buy this, link me

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Deals and Great Z Buys / Amazon 6000l Lowered To $379!

« on: December 01, 2004, 05:52:03 am »

good lord im going to see all the 6000's sold before i even get a chance to get money! wait for me guys!  

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General Discussion / Zaurus And The Christmas List

« on: December 01, 2004, 05:13:47 am »

how new is newer would you suggest? i see the sl-6000 as the newest model, or at least the one i seem to come across the most, that would definately save me money on the wifi part,
the gps adapter and the sandrive i was considering, anyone else not agree that those other things would not be a good choice?
and to remind you i am very new at all this, what is pdaxrom?
thanks for the helpful suggestions

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General Discussion / Zaurus And The Christmas List

« on: November 30, 2004, 09:44:04 pm »

Heya
for my first post (and depending on the admins, hopefully not my last   )
I am curious as to if the setup i want will work with a Zaurus SL5600

* i plan on buying the Zaurus SL-5600 (with the 255 chip since ive heard reports of the 250 having some kind of performance bug that was fixed in the 255 chip)

* a sandisk 1gig SD card to hold whatever it is i want  (im not too sure as to what does what or what holds what, maybe i could just store my files and such on the SD? movies and songs?)
i dont know how limited i am going to be when it comes to installing software for the zaurus as this will be my first PDA i have ever owned (i am an avid linux user, so i dont think i should have too much trouble understanding the embedded linux interface)

* Linksys WCF54G CF wifi card, i want the 54G series instead of the WCF1# series cause i wanted support for both B and G networks, i know the WCF11 and 12 work for zaurus 5600 but they are B only, i guess i just want to keep my options open

* and finally i wanted to have GPS along with it so i found a website, serilio.com, that had a neat bundle to go with the Zaurus
http://serialio.com/products/adaptors/GPS_BR305_Z6.htm
by looking at that, if anyone has a better guess than me, is that black square to the left of the Zaurus the GPS itself? i have a GPS and it has a screen with it, i guess i can plug that up to the Zaurus instead? I'm really sorry for all the questions and the book I seem to be writing, after reading all over the internet i have many-a-question to ask and this site seemed best to ask
thanks for any help or comments anyone can give me