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Does Piel Frama's Leather Case Fit The 5600?
« on: October 20, 2005, 04:20:31 pm »
For about a year I own a zaurus sl-5600. Until now, I have been carrying around my zaurus without a case in my pocket. Only the screen is protected with a plastic cover. The buttons stay uncovered, so the device is switched on and off and starting applications by accident all day, draining the battery. I recently found that Piel Frama made a leather case for the 5500. That case would prove very useful for my zaurus sl-5600. But I wonder if the case fits the 5600, despite the bigger battery.

Someone tried it yet?
« Last Edit: December 08, 2005, 04:45:56 am by 7_feet_up »
Zaurus SL-5600
OpenZaurus 3.5.4.2-rc2
Wireless LAN CF Card NL-2511CF MERCURY
Destinator CF GPS receiver
PEAK Compact Flash Card 512MB
SanDisk Standard SD Card 64 MB
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Sharp Zaurus SL5500 3E-Piel Frama Luxury Black Tan leather PDA case
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« Reply #1 on: October 23, 2005, 08:26:34 pm »
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For about a year I own a zaurus sl-5600. Until now, I have been carrying around my zaurus without a case in my pocket. Only the screen is protected with a plastic cover. The buttons stay uncovered, so the device is switched on and off and starting applications by accident all day, draining the battery. I recently found that Piel Frama made a leather case for the 5500. That case would prove very useful for my zaurus sl-5600. But I wonder if the case fits the 5600, despite the bigger battery.

Someone tried it yet?
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No idea about Piel Frama, but you could do worse than ThePouch.com for a neoprene case. They handsew cases individually ordered for a quite reasonable price.  I got one, works for my Z5500.
disclaimer -- no connection to ThePouch.com save being  a satisfied customer.
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Does Piel Frama's Leather Case Fit The 5600?
« Reply #2 on: October 23, 2005, 10:23:49 pm »
I can only guess the piel frama for the 5500 would not fit because they are usually a snug fit as it is.  On the other hand I am also very pleased with my cases from the pouch.com.  I've had one for my 5500 and one for my 760.  They are not sheik like a leather case, but they are very protective and water resistent.
« Last Edit: October 23, 2005, 10:24:36 pm by bluedevils »
I'm now an iphone user and use my zaurii as serial terminals, perl and shell scripting and when I need 640x480 screens

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« Reply #3 on: October 29, 2005, 12:20:17 pm »
there is a SL-6000 case on ThePouch.com. How do the 5500/5600 compare in dimensions to the 6000?
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« Reply #4 on: December 08, 2005, 04:43:22 am »
I bought one and it fits! Despite the bigger battery compartment of the SL-5600, the leather is flexible enough to contain it and look pretty as well.
Zaurus SL-5600
OpenZaurus 3.5.4.2-rc2
Wireless LAN CF Card NL-2511CF MERCURY
Destinator CF GPS receiver
PEAK Compact Flash Card 512MB
SanDisk Standard SD Card 64 MB
Brandless SD Card 1 GB
Sharp Zaurus SL5500 3E-Piel Frama Luxury Black Tan leather PDA case
PSP Battery Pack PW-2992p

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« Reply #5 on: December 08, 2005, 09:04:10 am »
The pouch.com will custom make it for any device.  Just give them the dimensions and a picture.  That's why I can't use my 760 pouch on the 3100.  It was a snug (in a good way) fit before and now it is too snug.

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there is a SL-6000 case on ThePouch.com. How do the 5500/5600 compare in dimensions to the 6000?
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« Last Edit: December 08, 2005, 09:05:46 am by bluedevils »
I'm now an iphone user and use my zaurii as serial terminals, perl and shell scripting and when I need 640x480 screens

sl-c3100/pda cacko 1.23 | sl-6000l/needs battery | sl-c760/server pdaxrom rc12 | Former sl-5500/tkcrom owner (sister's birthday gift)