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Originally Posted by Bob Russell
TamsPalm has posted the sad news that Sharp is ending production of it's line of Linux Zaurus PDAs in February.
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I can't say that this surprises me. But I agree that it is sad.
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Originally Posted by Bob Russell
The Zaurus is one of those devices that everyone says they love, but nobody actually seems to buy or own.
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I have an SL-C760 - the clamshell Zaurus. It's really nice - as a pocket-sized laptop. But for the same price, I can buy a full-size laptop with all the performance that the Zaurus doesn't have.
In the case of the Zaurus, it tried to fit the market of the people who were using a PDA, but wanted something more like a pocket-sized laptop. Unfortunately, it picked up the laptop's drawbacks - poor battery life. When you add that the PDA applications were bad - really, really bad - it means that they missed their market.
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Originally Posted by Bob Russell
So you can see why I think the Zaurus line didn't catch on, just like most other clamshells.
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I have to disagree. If you don't like the clamshell, the Zaurus also came in the 5000, 5500 and 6000 models which were non-clamshell. But they didn't sell well either.
No, the Zaurus failed because:
1. It was an awful PDA
2. It was a poorly powered laptop
3. It was priced the same as a full-size laptop
In a nutshell: it was a solution that didn't have a market.
That being said, my Conics order will be here next week with the new 12 hour battery for my C760, spare power adaptor and stylus.