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« Reply #15 on: January 23, 2004, 11:02:45 am »
anybody seen the Sharp guys on the 2nd day ?
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« Reply #16 on: January 23, 2004, 04:28:29 pm »
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What\'s your source?  I\'ve seen a lot of different rumor and speculation about the pricing.
Last post: http://www.zaurususergroup.com/index.php?n...viewtopic&t=976

I\'m guessing the $600 quoted from the IBM person was for a bulk buy of the basic model. For us normal consumers to get hold of them a reseller will have to make a bulk purchase, then recoup their costs and probably will want to make a bit of money from it too.

Everything is still fairly speculative at this time though.
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« Reply #17 on: February 02, 2004, 01:13:09 pm »
I sent a note to the maintainers of the Sharp web site, asking why they still had no mention of the SL-6000.  The response said they were rethinking the contents, then noted:
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The Zaurus 6000 is not availableyet.  It will not be for sold through retail channels but will be a corporate solution.  Enclosed is a link to a Press Release.
(There were actually two links, both pointing to the usual late-November Press Releases.)

This does not strike me as good news... :cry:
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« Reply #18 on: February 02, 2004, 02:45:18 pm »
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This does not strike me as good news... :cry:

I predict it won\'t make much difference.  It means places like Best Buy won\'t carry it.  Probably not Amazon either.  But it will surely be available from smaller web shops.  I expect it to much more available than the Japanese models are, since there are no import hassles.
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