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[coder101]

From Brando

1. The Sharp Zaurus SL-C860 PDA                                    HK$4900
2. Spare 1700mAh battery                                                HK$670
3. iPDA Retractable SyncCharger Cable                             HK$110
4. Micro Power adapter for Zaurus                                     HK$380
5. Brando Workshop Screen Protectors for Zaurus SL-C760 HK$85
6. Shipping costs to Sydney, Australia                                HK$260

I\'m getting this next week   [/url]

[Foxdie]

For those of you not understanding HKD (Hong Kong Dollars) like myself I\'ve taken the liberty of converting those prices to US$ / Euro€ / GBP£:

1. Sharp Zarus C860: $631.18 US / €516.70 / £361.93
2. Spare 1700mAh battery: $86.30 US / €70.65 / £49.48
3. iPDA Retractable SyncCharger Cable (it can\'t be this cheap): $14.19 US / €11.60 / £8.12
4. Micro Power adapter for Zaurus: $48.95 US / €40.06 / £28.06
5. Brando Workshop Screen Protectors for C760: $10.95 US / €8.96 / £6.28
6. No point bothering as not all of us live in Oz

[lardman]

1. Sharp Zarus C860: $631.18 US / €516.70 / £361.93 

That\'s pretty cheap too. Must be the strength of the Pound.


Si

[Foxdie]

Tell me about it, by the time I\'d bought my C760 and had it imported from Japan I had payed over £500 including C&E (Customs) tax :cry:

[lardman]

How much was your import tax?


Si

[Foxdie]

About £75

[dys]

For others in the UK there is a company who import and reconfigure them on demand. The website is http://www.shirtpocket.co.uk/docs/zaurus.S...750.SL-C760.php
No I don\'t work/own/have shares in this company just thought I\'d point them out as it could be useful to people wanting to import. And I have never ordered from them so I don\'t know how reliable they are.
The prices they have for the models are:

Prices (including Import Service)
C750 £475 : C860 £585

So I\'m not sure how this compares with sorting all the import tax etc yourself ??

dys

[Foxdie]

I probably got a good deal with £500 then.

[lardman]

1. Sharp Zarus C860: $631.18 US / €516.70 / £361.93

£361.93 + £75 (it\'ll be less as the price is less) = £436.93

Significantly less.


Si

[tumnus]

For others in the UK there is a company who import and reconfigure them on demand. The website is http://www.shirtpocket.co.uk/docs/zaurus.S...750.SL-C760.php
...
I have never ordered from them so I don\'t know how reliable they are.
The prices they have for the models are:

Prices (including Import Service)
C750 £475 : C860 £585

I got the Semsons battery extender from Shirtpocket (very nice battery extender) . They were very reliable with my order. I just had a problem with Royal Mail taking 4 days to get my parcel from one end of the M69 to the other. :?

That C860 price is a bit steep though. I thought their C760 price was a fair bit cheaper than that when I last looked at it.

[Foxdie]

Wow they do have pretty good prices for the accessories.

[wbs]

Tell me about it, by the time I\'d bought my C760 and had it imported from Japan I had payed over £500 including C&E (Customs) tax :cry:

I paid a total of £380 for my 760 (incl P&P) and customs didn\'t even bat an eyelid!  
 
I suppose I was lucky!

[zbones]

wbs,
where did you buy it from?

Peter

[wbs]

I bought mine from PocketPenguin.com
 
I got a bit of a discount on the Z because I took one with damaged packaging. But the current prices are still pretty damn good!
 
I had tried to purchase a Zaurus from Kemplar, eBay and Hi-tech but Kemplar wouldn\'t accept my credit card (because it\'s from a European bank!?!), Paypal caused problems for me when I tried to pay the eBay trader and Hi-tech would only take a bank transfer; I don\'t have any time to get to the bank during the day (working monday to friday)
 
PocketPenguin was a delight to do business with. Very efficient, professional service and mcz (author of mcConvert) kept me up to date with the order etc. I would definately recommend PocketPenguin to anyone.

[zbones]

Thanks for that.

They don\'t do the 860 yet, but I am sure they will.

added to my bookmarks for when I get my bonus.

Peter.