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Refurbs On The Market. Hows The Battery Life?
« on: September 11, 2005, 11:35:41 pm »
Ok, I've noticed a lot of refurbs on the market for the SL-5500. How is the battery life in these? Will I need to buy a new battery when I buy one? Other thoughts on accessories etc. I wll need?
C3200(exiguitas) Angstrom Beta(version not designated)/GPE
SL-5500(immotus) OpenZaurus 3.5.4/GPE, OpenZaurus 3.5.4/Opie(loopmount)
1GB SD Card
128MB CF Card/8MB CF Card
Gentoo/Windows XP Home SP2

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« Reply #1 on: September 15, 2005, 07:12:57 pm »
I got a refurb by sharp and the battery seems pretty good. Other then the case it works fine.

Here is some pics http://drivemeinsane.com/~tony/zaurus/

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« Reply #2 on: September 15, 2005, 07:31:02 pm »
can you direct me to the site? I'm looking to do some comparison shopping
C3200(exiguitas) Angstrom Beta(version not designated)/GPE
SL-5500(immotus) OpenZaurus 3.5.4/GPE, OpenZaurus 3.5.4/Opie(loopmount)
1GB SD Card
128MB CF Card/8MB CF Card
Gentoo/Windows XP Home SP2

Numbers rule the Universe.
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« Reply #3 on: September 16, 2005, 07:51:50 am »
My 5500 was refurbished - I got it in big white box with everything included:

- sharp zaurus 5500
- dummy 'cf card'
- stylus
- screen cover
- cradle
- power supply 110-240V with american cable (I replaced cable with european one)
- cd with something
- manuals

all like described in manual, packed carefully.

Battery works good.
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« Reply #4 on: September 18, 2005, 05:30:05 pm »
where? I've heard that some batteries off of ebay are crappy.
C3200(exiguitas) Angstrom Beta(version not designated)/GPE
SL-5500(immotus) OpenZaurus 3.5.4/GPE, OpenZaurus 3.5.4/Opie(loopmount)
1GB SD Card
128MB CF Card/8MB CF Card
Gentoo/Windows XP Home SP2

Numbers rule the Universe.
        --The Pythagoreans

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