Hello All
Sorry if this is in wrong forum but it seemed pretty general to me
Bit of advice, been looking at getting a Zaurus in some form for a few weeks. I started off looking at a cheap 5500 on ebay which I missed out on due to my inability to tell the time , I have since looked at and bid on a few others but no luck so far.
Stumbled on this site
http://conics.net/shp/pda/zaurus-sl-c700/index.html
The Used SL Machines seem reasonable but I have a couple of questions.
1. Has anyone bought from these lads ? Getting it shipped to london
2. Which one to buy , or should I carry on looking for a 5500
3. the New SL-C1000 @ $450 USD seems a good price Is this a big improvement over the 8xx 7xx range
4. Is the keyboard on the 1000 and up models a big improvement on the 7xx 8xx
5. What do you think of the prices ?
6. The thickness of the old machines does appeal , as the new ones look a tad chunky.
7. Is the screen quality the same across the range ?
I would list all my requirements for the machine but I cant think of any justifcation for me buying one (Not that that has ever stopped me) .
The only Zaurus I have had my hands on was the c750 in japan great screen.
Current Pda's Treo 650, Tungsten T3, Ipaq H4100 ,Zodiac 2 (x2), psion 3c ,psion revo, psion netbook, psion 5x so apart from my netbook pretty linux free so my need is great
Cheers For any Help
John
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1. Has anyone bought from these lads ? Getting it shipped to london
If you're in old Londinium, get it from Trisoft. They're in Europe (Deutschland, if I recall correctly). Much closer to you.
2. Which one to buy , or should I carry on looking for a 5500
Don't bother getting a 5X00. All you'll find are factory-refurbs with questionable batteries or used with questionable batteries. They have limited RAM and limited Flash space anyway.
3. the New SL-C1000 @ $450 USD seems a good price Is this a big improvement over the 8xx 7xx range
If you don't have a lot of bucks to spend, the SL-C1000 is a good deal. It's got 128 Meg of Flash, 64 of RAM, it's still in production, and it comes with a decent battery.
4. Is the keyboard on the 1000 and up models a big improvement on the 7xx 8xx
Yes. I owned an 860. When it fried, the vendor sent me a 3000. The keyboard is much better.
5. What do you think of the prices ?
Prices for the SL-C series are high outside Japan, but that's the price for getting a cutting-edge device outside of its market area.
6. The thickness of the old machines does appeal , as the new ones look a tad chunky.
There isn't much difference in thickness, especially if you get the extra-large battery for the SL or early SL-C range. The benefit of the SL-C range is that the screen is protected when it's closed down over the keyboard.
7. Is the screen quality the same across the range ?
No. Everyone agrees that the SL-C range had generally better screens than the SL's. The one excpetion is the SL-6000. This has the largest and best screen of all the Zaurii. Unfortunately, they're rare as hen's teeth, and if you thought the SL-Cs were "chunky", you'd be in for a shock with the 6000.
Jomo
