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General Discussion / C3200 Ordered!

« on: July 13, 2006, 01:00:31 am »

Yea!

So I ordered my C3200 through PriceJapan about half an hour ago (9:30 PM PST). I got my confirmation from PayPal regarding the initial transaction. About two minutes later, I got an email from PriceJapan saying:
   "Thanks for your order for Sharp SL-c1000 + USB host cable + planex wi-fi card... We will ship in 3 hours."

Wow, 3 hours! That's hot. But wait! WHAT?! C1000?!?!

I instantly emailed them (given their initial quick response), pointing out the error. And almost as fast, I got a reply saying "Sorry for the mistake. Your order is SL-C3200... We will ship them today."

If I hadn't been monitoring my email, that could've been tragic. I would've had to have them send me my C3200 at the price of the C1000 to make up for it. Then I would've had two... Bummer.  

Now I have to wait... (I hate that part...) But I guess it gives me time to research ROM options.

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General Discussion / C3200: Should I Flash The Rom Myself?

« on: July 12, 2006, 12:20:02 pm »

Greetings -

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So I have a 6000L that is ok, but I'm not terribly keen on the size, especially compared to my "daily driver" iPaq hx4700. But I've had my iPaq since Oct. 2004, and I think I'm ready to try something else again. (21 months is an eternity for me... I used to upgrade my PDAs literally every nine months)
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Enter the C3200. It might be a little thick, but I figured it may be an interesting deal. Obviously, I can buy one with a ROM updated for me, but I think the best price I've found is at pricejapan - currently US$543. Other places that have an English ROM already flashed are more expensive. So my main question is: how difficult is it really to flash the ROM properly (considering I haven't had to do that at all in previous machines)? And second: being a relative novice, should I even consider changing the ROM?

I apologize if the veterans here are sick of this type of question. I don't want to end up with an expensive brick because I was inexperienced or ignorant. So I appreciate any constructive help/feedback.

Thanks -
- Chazzz

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6000 - Tosa / Who has a 6000?

« on: December 20, 2004, 10:23:27 pm »

Bought mine on eBay for about $420 new.  It's a bit large, e.g. almost 4x (nearly double the thickness, nearly double the length) the size of my Tungsten T3, so it's not something I'm going to just throw in my coat pocket.  But I'm really looking forward to getting things up and running, maybe try my hand at cross-compiling stuff from my Powerbook and/or maybe try to learn some Python.

Ain't new stuff fun!?!