Author Topic: 6000L for $399 -- Amazon.com (Read 11385 times)

akpoff · « **on:** September 30, 2004, 04:04:12 pm »

Amazon.com have dropped the price on the 6000L to $399! It's a great time to buy or upgrade!

Also, I bought the 6000 earlier this month at the higher price. I called Amazon after I saw the sale price and they cheerfully refunded me the difference. Way to go Amazon!

Aaron

akpoff · « **Reply #1 on:** September 30, 2004, 10:34:36 pm »

Wow -- they're all gone. I went over to the Amazon website to get a picture of the Zaurus for my blog and found them listed but with a message that they're out of stock and discontinued. Good job ZUG. We cleaned them out! Now if only they'd drop the price on the expansion adaptor.

On a related note, previously I had sent an email to Randy over at japan-direct.com asking whether they could ship the 6000W to the US. He got back to me today. They'll ship the 6000W to the US for US$1041. Too rich for my blood but perhaps Amazon.jp will have a huge sale there as well.

Aaron

Omicron · « **Reply #2 on:** October 09, 2004, 08:15:15 am »

What is this thing (obviously I don't own a 6000, though it would have been nice at $399.

What does this do?

akpoff · « **Reply #3 on:** October 09, 2004, 09:32:30 am »

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What is this thing (obviously I don't own a 6000, though it would have been nice at $399.

What does this do?

It's an expansion sleave. It has an extra CF slot and another battery. The 6000 has grooves running the full length of the Z along the bottom. There's also a special expansion sleave connector just above the normal Zaurus serial/sync plug on the bottom. I don't have the expansion sleave but it looks like you remove the cover over the second connector, slide the sleave on and enjoy.

The extra CF slot sounds sweet. Not having the model with built-in bluetooth I could envision the odd need to have two CF slots. One for a CF memory card the other to have a bluetooth CF card. Of course on long trips a built-in second batter could be sweet to have as well. One thing I've noticed is that on thhe 6000 if you type 'ls /usr/mnt.rom' there are two directories there for the cf slots: cf1 and cf2.

Someone here on the ZUG pointed out it would have been extra cool if the expansion slot accepted a PC Card rather than another CF. I can see the point but would find having another CF just about as good. The only benefit I could see for myself would be if a PC Card USB 2.0 or Firewire card would work in that slot. Of course there are options around even that problem.

--Aaron

tblumer · « **Reply #4 on:** October 12, 2004, 12:43:56 pm »

It's back.

Bedman · « **Reply #5 on:** October 12, 2004, 06:07:29 pm »

Is there a opportunity to ship the SL 6000 from Amazon.com to Europe???

Thx Bedman

cycojesus · « **Reply #6 on:** October 13, 2004, 06:36:15 am »

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Is there a opportunity to ship the SL 6000 from Amazon.com to Europe???

Thx Bedman

Know someone in the USA, tell Amazon to ship the 6000 to him then ask him to send it to you That's how I'll do (if I can get in touch whith the friend of a friend who live in the US before the 600 are all sold so please let one available for me )

gerrynjr · « **Reply #7 on:** October 14, 2004, 07:55:17 pm »

It's Back!!!!!

(if I had the cash, i'd buy one)

GoLinux · « **Reply #8 on:** October 14, 2004, 09:52:04 pm »

Yes, it's back and I just ordered one...

Can't believe they are really doing this. Sharp must have dumped on Amazon all the inventory they had set apart for the "corporate market"

It's an unbeatable deal. The closest (VERY figuratively speaking...) thing available on the market is the new iPAQ hx4700 with VGA screen, at the tune of $650 and it doesn't even have a keyboard.

I'm sure it comes with all the Microsoft bugs for free, though....

neuroshock · « **Reply #9 on:** October 17, 2004, 12:35:09 am »

Woooooh! Just ordered mine! I'm so nervous I'm shaking! Was just SURE the sale was gonna dissappear before my very eyes as it has before! I still can't believe it is sub $400!

Thanks for the tip folks!

NeuroShock

geminiabode · « **Reply #10 on:** October 17, 2004, 11:45:53 am »

Well ordered mine on 14th Oct.
Still has not been shipped Probably should have chosen faster
shipping instead of the Super Saver.

Has anybody got their's yet?

fierywater · « **Reply #11 on:** October 17, 2004, 12:41:32 pm »

I'll be ordering mine tonight, I believe. I'm excited.

Omicron · « **Reply #12 on:** October 18, 2004, 05:22:38 pm »

Amazon just raised thier price and now thow in a $5 SD card !!!

SD is so cheap now that it isn't worth buying anything less than a 512MB

I would think better deals will come from Ebay in the near future as those who got them for the lower price, decide to sell them (although I am sure most will keep thiers, there is always buyers regret....or we can hope !)

el_borak · « **Reply #13 on:** October 18, 2004, 05:51:40 pm »

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Amazon just raised thier price and now thow in a $5 SD card !!!

Yeah, don't you just love it when places raise their prices so they can include "free" bonuses?

Got in yesterday, just in time. Although it's still a good deal at $450. And when the free SD promotion ends after 10/31, maybe they will lower it again (if they still have stock).

geminiabode · « **Reply #14 on:** October 18, 2004, 09:19:20 pm »

Still not shipped :-(
Its an agonizing delay!! Wonder if they had enough in stock when the deal was published :-o

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