New Zaurus Successor?

[fpp]

Thanks for the derailed review Dave ! It appeared in your RSS feed this morning so I guess it's not supersecret anymore :-)

I have been grappling with reasons NOT to buy yet another dispensable gadget, and think I'm losing yet again... :-)

[kahm]

I haven't had time to get the photos in, but the text of my SA1F mini-review is now online.

This is a sneak preview of the review exclusively for OESF members. Please don't post it elsewhere or link to it yet. I'll get photos in sometime next week and link a blog post to it and then it's fair game
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Nice review.

I *think* that my friend's Kohjinsha will be arriving either tomorrow or Tuesday. Unfortunately, I'm not going to be able to give it a thorough review like you have - my friend is understandably chomping at the bit to get his hands on it, so I'll barely have time to power it up and take some photos  (Although, I *would* like to take a stab at Linux on it. Probably won't be for a while, though.)

I fully understand your productivity comment  Most people are shocked by the size of my Libby - it's most commonly mistaken for a portable dvd player...

[kopsis]

My non-stop stream of Kohjinsha propoganda continues ...  

My review now has photos (and a few edits since I originally posted the link).

I've also posted a page of Z vs. Kohjinsha pics.

[nilch]

Very nice... just nice...

seeing your pics beside the Zaurus as well as the Akihabara video of the Kohjinsha, I am already drooling for it now.
I think this size is just right for my ultra portable needs and for the rest of the times, the Zaurus stays in my pockets ALL the time.

The only last point being loading Lnux on this beauty and having the Zaurus work seamlessly with the Kohjinsha (which should be the same way it works with my desktop).

Oh, sorry, there is actually one last point - the most important point -
convincing my wife to go with me on this one (she has been all for a Mac laptop for a small size, cause she knows I can't stand a big laptop, but like all users, this small and she starts thinking PDA again).

[fpp]

It looks like Kohjinsha have been taken by surprise with the success of the SA1 (somewhat like Nokia with the 770 last year). I have one on order directly from Japan through an acquaintance there, and he says they're clean out of stock everywhere, even in Akihabara...

[fpp]

Very nice... just nice...
seeing your pics beside the Zaurus as well as the Akihabara video of the Kohjinsha, I am already drooling for it now.
I think this size is just right for my ultra portable needs and for the rest of the times, the Zaurus stays in my pockets ALL the time.

My thoughts exactly (except with a 770 instead of a Z :-)

The only last point being loading Lnux on this beauty and having the Zaurus work seamlessly with the Kohjinsha (which should be the same way it works with my desktop).

Dave did his quick test with a Knoppix Live CD - the mother of all Linux Live CDs, but rather technical and no longer on the bleeding edge of user-friendliness I suppose. I wonder if a more desktop-oriented distribution like Ubuntu or even Mandriva would fare better at hardware support ?...

[speculatrix]

seeing your pics beside the Zaurus as well as the Akihabara video of the Kohjinsha, I am already Oh, sorry, there is actually one last point - the most important point -
convincing my wife to go with me on this one (she has been all for a Mac laptop for a small size, [div align=\"right\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a][/div]

Aki have a review posted now: [a href=\"http://www.akihabaranews.com/review-73-X.html]http://www.akihabaranews.com/review-73-X.html[/url]

as for wife... work out how much she spends on her beauty each year (hair, nails etc), compare with cost for man's occasional haircut. Then explain that you NEED these gadgets to keep you busy while she's having her hair done...  

[fpp]

Well, this is a great day with two fantastic Xmas presents : oesf forums are back online at last, and my SA1 is under the tree :-)
Merry Xmas to y'all !

[kahm]

Yaay! Forums are back.

Now, the forums went down the same day I got pictures of the Kohjinsha

Comparison pics with a Thinkpad, Libretto, Zaurii, screen comparisons, etc.

http://silicondependency.blogspot.com/2006...ha-sa1f00a.html

[nilch]

Great pictures and photo review of the Kohjinsha vs the Libretto U100 and the Zaurus-es.

And wow ! "2 Zaurus deep and 3/4 zaurus wide" as compared against 4 of your Zaurii layed side by side against the Kohjinsha. Man, you are a true tech lover Kahn - you own 4 Zaurus-es Plus the Kohjinsha and U100 and what not... I thought I had Tech lust. It must be nothing compared to your lust (or maybe your need).

Anyways thanks a lot for the photo review and comparisons.

[kahm]

Great pictures and photo review of the Kohjinsha vs the Libretto U100 and the Zaurus-es.

And wow ! "2 Zaurus deep and 3/4 zaurus wide" as compared against 4 of your Zaurii layed side by side against the Kohjinsha. Man, you are a true tech lover Kahn - you own 4 Zaurus-es Plus the Kohjinsha and U100 and what not... I thought I had Tech lust. It must be nothing compared to your lust (or maybe your need).

Anyways thanks a lot for the photo review and comparisons.
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You're welcome

I own 6 Zaurii - A 5000D, a 5500, a 6000, a 1000, a 3000, and a 3100. The second 3000 in the pictures belongs to the same fellow who owns the Kohjinsha (I took delivery of it for him, and I'm doing work on his 3000.) The Libretto is mine.

I have a fairly extensive collection of electronics. ([a href=\"http://www3.telus.net/~ranko/themobilecorps.JPG]For[/url] example). Like the blog says - I suffer from Silicon Dependency Issues

[speculatrix]

I'll have to post some comparison photos of 3100 v 6000 v Sony TX

[Da_Blitz]

hahahah, seems like it pretty common around here

me personally i dont have a device that hasen been "hacked" in some way. nearly all my devices run linux bar 2 (PDA's) but those are running remastered windows CE firmwares i did myself

ill try and get a picture of my setup as well, just added was a case damadged o2 atom brining my PDA count up to 5, or perhaps we should start a "show off your collection" post

[maximusz]

Thanks for all the reviews and cool photo's - the Kohjinsha looks fantastic.....but..... am I missing something? The price for this processor looks a bit high? The last few days I have been bidding on ebay for used laptops and I can get a much more powerful processor and better screen for less money.

What would be the advantage of the Kohjinsha over say a FUJITSU P5010D - just sold for $645 -

Brand:Fujitsu,    Hard Drive Capacity: 60 GB, Screen Size: 11 inches, Processor Type:    
Intel Pentium M, Centrino, Operating System: Windows XP Home,   Primary Drive:    
CD-RW/DVD Combo, Processor Speed: 900 MHz, Condition:Used, Memory (RAM): 512 MB
The size and battery life is almost the same...

The Libretto U100 regularly sell for $1000  -  again  - I am not trying to be rude, but am I missing something?

Thanks in advance for your help.

[Da_Blitz]

lower heat output,no ambient sound (no fans), weight, and most likly better battery life. plus a built in CF and SD slot

hackability would come into it as well.

the liberatto would be good if you need a bit of extra grunt and graphics power however this is a specilised device where the liberato while specilised is more "general pourpse"