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General Discussion / Latest rumour on next model

« on: October 05, 2004, 09:35:51 am »

I don't know what this site is all about, but I guess here is where you got the info...

http://pc5.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/linux/1095683092/98-

Somewhere in the middle of the page the same specs are mentioned.

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General Discussion / Latest rumour on next model

« on: October 05, 2004, 09:27:21 am »

SL-C960
Windows CE .NET 5.0 or Portable Media Center
CPU Intel PXA270 624MHz + Intel 2700G multimedia accelerator chip
128MB ROM+128MB RAM
CF&SDIO, BT+wireless LAN, a USB host
800x480 wide liquid crystal
1.8 inch HDD built-in

Apart from the OS that would be some mighty powerfull hardware. Seems almost too good to be true. To be honest, I do not expect this to happen, certainly not without sacrificing too much size and battery life... but I hope I am wrong. If true, I would get one no matter what OS. I am pretty sure that with hardware this attractive, a linux port will be available in the long run.

The reason I got my sl-c750 was two-fold: 1. Great hardware at the time. Still the only usable model with a built in keyboard. 2. Great OS, but the first reason was actually more important.

Jan

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General Discussion / Latest rumour on next model

« on: October 04, 2004, 06:11:38 am »

Hi there,

If you see anythin at all, be sure to let us know  Maybe the sharp reps are willing to talk?

regards,
Jan

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General Discussion / Latest rumour on next model

« on: October 02, 2004, 09:43:02 am »

Zuber,

Just so I don't get excited about nothing. We are talking about a new clamshell model right?  Just asking because I just realised that you never actually mentioned this. If this is the case, I believe any upgrade is better than none. After your comments, I am sort of no longer expecting the integrated Wifi. I guess that will be the dissapointment. But you dan't have to tell off course...

best regards,
Jan

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General Discussion / Is there a new CXXX coming soon?

« on: September 09, 2004, 08:02:59 am »

I just made a similar request. I am afraid though that this will not be heard..;

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General Discussion / Is there a new CXXX coming soon?

« on: September 05, 2004, 05:03:30 am »

WHen my wi fi card is in, I'm not usually working the keyboard (G). When wi fi is done, the card pops out & is stored. No problem.

Carrying essential - and nowadays I consider Wifi essential for any mobile computing device - features as add-ons is a nuisance. They get lost, the take-in extra space and when on the move, e.g. at a conference, I want to travel as light as possible. I NEED Wifi there and it should be built in, even at the expense of battery life...(and I still feel that some features don't eat as much battery as you think when turned off...)

I'm over the "double nickel" and have had surgery in both eyes. Got artificial lenses & retinal damages. No backlight & I can't see the C860 display to use the device.

I follow you there, I wouldn't wanna live without a screen backlight either. However, I was talking about a keyboard backlight, so you could see the keys in darker conditions. Again, you should be able to easily turn it off. Should help with those artificial lenses & retinal damages.  

BTW, I could live without the built in HD, and OFF COURSE do not need a built in CD  

Concerning battery life, maybe they could use OLED display. I hear it doesn't need backlighting. Should be very interesting. Probably isn't as nice yet as the CG silicon screen...

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General Discussion / Is there a new CXXX coming soon?

« on: September 03, 2004, 08:22:44 am »

Miami_Bob,

Some comments.

Expansion options are off course crucial. However, when I still had my Z (sl-c750) one of the things I disliked was the protrusion the wifi card added. It made it more of a nuisance to type on the keyboard with the wifi card plugged in. Off-course a on/of soft or hardware button should be provided for the built-in wifi.

It would suprise me if a backlight would consume power in standby mode...

Nicer materials don't suck battery power...µ

Many options could be added without sacrificing battery power too much if they are added wisely.

It would raise cost again off course, but I assume that some basic IT features are getting cheaper to manufacture over the course of a few years so that would compensate.

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General Discussion / Is there a new CXXX coming soon?

« on: August 31, 2004, 11:00:51 am »

Oh, I forgot one more request:

USB host would be very nice. I gues this one shouldn't be too hard seen as they already added it to the 6000. Does anyone know the frequency of past announcements. Isn't it about time for a new one. Maybe at that conference CEATEC? Nobody knows anything more?

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General Discussion / Is there a new CXXX coming soon?

« on: August 31, 2004, 10:12:18 am »

Hi there,

It's been some time since I had been here. I used to own a sl-c750 and was quite fond of it, but at some point I REALLY needed some good PIM apps, which weren't available at the time. So I sold the Z and bought a Palm Tungsten T3. Great PIM apps, really great, but for the rest quite a boring device. The thing I probably liked most about the Z were the immense possibilities. A full shell, new ROMs comping out all the time, ... but no good PIMs. I see a lot has changed now with the advent of PdaX ROM rom and KO/pi, and I'm seriously considering selling the tungsten and getting another sl-cXX device.

However, like probably many others, I feel there hasn't been a "real" significant update for about 2 years since the sl-c700 came out. (The most significant was probably going from 700 to 750, new processor and kernel improvements and all...). So I'm desperately awaiting a succesor that adds some significant features. What I hope for:

*Connectivity with BT AND Wifi built in. Just one of them would be a good start too.
* the screen on the 750 was gorgeous, so no need for improvement there, but if the 6000 transflective screen is better,
* Backlighting for the keys is really important. I used the zaurus a lot while laying in bed with the GF sleeping next to me. No backlights meant frequent typo's.
* I wouldn't mind if the device grew a little (to accomodate the larger screen for instance), but not much.  The 6000 looks way too big to put in your pocket. The sl-c750 was never a problem in that regard.
* Faster processor. PPCs are getting them, so should the Z. This would improve movie playback and emu game playback.
* Nicer materials would be nice to ( cf Sony X505.. or some magnesium alloy)
* Last but not least: A built in HD. They can make devices like the impod mini and even smaller with a 4 or 5 gig HD, so they should be able to put them into the Z. A mp3 player after all also consists of approx the same components. (I know this is a simplification...)
*Don't sacrifice battery life!

(* Camera is NOT necessary. Actually rather not.)

There's my requests. If most of them get implemented, I'd get the new device in a heartbeat for about 700 to 800 euro and I believe so would many others.