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General Discussion / New Zaurus Sl-c3200

« on: March 09, 2006, 11:03:17 am »

Here's looking for the next zaurus then - bigger and better
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Doesn't look like it has a proper keyboard and at 1kg in weight, ouch!
It's not pocketable which is a big minus.

But seriously, if you are going to wait, I guess you will be waiting for many months... I admire your patience.
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I can be very patient when large(ish) sums of money are involved

I thought I read somewhere else in this thread June, but to be honest its been a long day and I may have been dreaming.

It isn't pocketable, but with my phone, iRiver and random other things I lug about everywhere I need a bag anyway . Plus once I get that Zaurus and add in BT and WiFi cards I'm looking at a bag regardless. Quality over convenience in my world!!!

As a complete aside Meanie, I've been a regular visitor to your site looking for information. Keep up the good work

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General Discussion / New Zaurus Sl-c3200

« on: March 09, 2006, 06:25:04 am »

I want a Zaurus.. but not this one...

Its an interesting addition to the line and I've been waiting for the new release while saving up the monies - from these very forums it seemed that a new release would be soon and I'd be safer waiting for it. But after reading the specs and the fact that its just (essentially) a bigger HD, I think I'll be waiting for the next one, and I don't think I'll be alone...

I can't help feeling like they've shot themselves in the foot with this one. Particularly with the new hype over Microsoft's Origami. Say what you like about Microsoft, its potentially a very nice device and the XBox proves that their kit can be modified to take linux/BSD.. Its such a nice device that I think the speed of that project will be very fast indeed.

Here's looking for the next zaurus then - bigger and better

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C1000/3x00 General discussions / Usb Vga

« on: November 23, 2005, 04:09:03 am »

frame rate wise it should be posible to do about 18 frames a second @ 640*480, 16 bit color

Which should be enough to a Powerpoint presentation. or web demonstration. This is a really interesting addition to the Zaurus lineup

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C1000/3x00 General discussions / User Guide Online

« on: October 11, 2005, 04:51:14 am »

Agreed...

There are two possible markets:

1. those that don't want the support
2. those that do want the support

You're forgetting the third market, those that want the device and don't want to pay for it

As someone who is currently considering taking the plunge and getting one of these (and arguing regularly about whether to just get a cheap notebook instead) I've got to say I appreciate both versions of the books. I don't use Linux a great deal and have some concerns about doing so. Not all hackers use Linux and so an Idiots guide is a handy way for me at least to get involved...

By the way if any of the Figlabs chaps want to do me a cheap deal I'm all ears