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Off Topic forum / New Guy Help

« on: March 09, 2006, 05:51:25 pm »

Hey guys, I'm currently a user @ 1src.com and currently use a Sony CLIE UX50. Being that the device is approaching year 3 of its existance and I'm looking for a laptop replacement for college, the only device that meets my needs hardware-wise are the Zauruses. But I don't know if I should switch due to I don't use Linux. I don't know Linux commands and I don't have a Linux PC. I also worry about Wireless due to I want WiFi and BT but built-in. I may just get this instead of a laptop for school.  Then get a mini PC for my dorm room. That way I type up on the Zaurus and sync up to transfer data . What you guys think. Nice combo. Plus its cheaper. I personally have come to hate laptops due to their overpriced, underfeatured nature I can get a GREAT custom-built desktop PC for ~$1000 while I can get an entry level laptop for the same price. Also, if a laptop breaks or drops, you have to send it in to fix it unlike a desktop which you can fix on your own. Lego and others, does the Zaurus feel like the full-fledged laptop? Tell me the applications in which you use to do the following on a SL-C1000...

Videos (Streaming & what filetypes), Music (Streaming & what filetypes), Picture viewing, PIMs, Web Browsing, Documenting/Editing (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF viewing), Wireless/BT/Ethernet Options, Emulation (Games, SNES Emulators), Utilities that make using the Zaurus much more worth while, Overclocking?, Keyboard Backlighting?, AIM?, Gmail?

Before Lego you said video viewing on the Zaurus was not that great. Tell me, why do you say that. Could you record a 30fps playing on your Zaurus and post it at Google Video?

Thanks guys. I may switch to a Zaurus due to the stability and much more usable keyboard. Also, its much cheaper than a laptop.

The more I think about it, the more I want it.

Thanks for your help. Jon_J and Legodude referred me here.

JAmerican