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User Submitted Sharp Zaurus SL-5600 PDA Reviews (cont...)Date: 2003-07-16 You'd be dumb to turn this away! A great product...Sharp knew what they were doing. I'm a hardcore linux geek. I only use Gentoo linux and found this thing to be great. I just got it, and was impressed right away. It is sleek, and elegant. The colors were simply outstanding, it was miraculous. I love how the keyboard is there but doesn't cramp the screen, or prevent button use. It makes typing easier. With the IR port I can use a real keyboard in addition to handwriting, and QWERTY. I think I'm low on space here so in conclusion...buy it and don't look back! Date: 2003-06-26 This PDA is for anyone, not just us geeks My first PDA was the Zaurus 5000D (developer version of this 5600). I really wanted to like it but it was limited on space for installing apps and I had trouble synching it with my Outlook. But enter the 5600... as soon as I heard it announced I had my eye on it and finally broke down and bought it. What a dream! Straight out of the box I plugged in my Linksys CF WAN card and in no time I was connected to my wireless network and surfing the net with the pre-installed Opera browser. I even checked and sent email. For about $ I was able to enter complete geek-dom and downloaded tkcJabber, an instant messenger package that connects to AIM, MSN, IRC and Yahoo chats. (this and many free software for the Zaurus are available at [website].) And within minutes I was chatting online as well. The true test was then the synching feature. I installed the Intellisync software on my machine from the CD that came with my Zaurus, plugged in the docking station, put my Zaurus on there and hit the synch button. It all Synched without one problem! What a breeze! The battery life on the 5600 is much improved over the 5000D and the 5500. Other things I love about the Zaurus: I can read and edit Word and Excel documents on it; can view PowerPoint presentations; the sliding QWERTY keyboard is convenient and, although it looks small and hard to use, it really is quite handy and easy to use. I also like the fact that you can use a compactflash card (CF) and/or a SecureDigital (SD) card. I could list more but I think my word limit is about up for this review! Bottomline: Highly recommend! Date: 2003-06-12 excellent product Linux OS and the keyboard are the best features of this PDA. The keyboard beats any software input methods by a mile. The Linux OS provides stability and easy commuication with the linux desktops I have. The netgear ma701 wi-fi card simply works after plugging in and the configuration for connecting to my wi-fi access point is straightforward; after installing the free qpe-terminal and openssh packages, I can easily access the PDA from my desktop. The battery life is great without the wi-fi card (I guess I should have bought a low-power card). Date: 2003-06-09 Every Promise Fullfilled Everything that Sharp announced is as I imagined while reading. The SL 5600 is an outstanding product. Wish it also had a strong and rough case, leather or plastic. Hector Date: 2003-05-13 Best PDA I've used I've tried a couple Palms, tried an HP Jornada 548 for a bit, but nothing gives you the ease of use, power, and selection of good powerful software like the Zaurus (in my opinion). I just got my wireless CF card for it, and it integrated flawlessly into my wireless network, pop email works great, and browsing pages couldn't be easier with the packaged Opera client. Also, a big plus is that you can even install alternate operating systems on it, since it's open source!!! I highly recommend it!
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