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rlauzon · 05-30-2007, 05:59 PM

Hmmm... Small, Linux, nice screen.... Where have I heard this before? Yes! I remember now. I have a Zaurus SL-C760. So...

Palm Folio
10-inch screen and full-size keyboard
Instant-On.
email
Surf web
5 hours of battery life
Runs Linux
Wi-Fi

Zaurus SL-C760
Only 4" screen and tiny keyboard (but fits in my pocket).
Instant-On.
Do email
Surf web
5 hours of battery life (with the new, larger battery)
Runs Linux
Wi-Fi

The C760 was never sold in the U.S. because Sharp didn't think it would sell.
The Zaurus was killed off last year by Sharp because of poor sales.

From my experience with my C760, I found that it completely failed as a PDA and failed as a laptop. I still keep it around for when I don't feel like getting up from my Lay-Z-Boy chair to ssh into the DVR, but it certainly doesn't get daily use.

So why would Palm think that the Folio would sell when other clam-shell devices failed?

05-30-2007, 05:59 PM	#8
rlauzon Wizard Posts: 1,018 Karma: 67827 Join Date: Jan 2005 Device: PocketBook Era	Hmmm... Small, Linux, nice screen.... Where have I heard this before? Yes! I remember now. I have a Zaurus SL-C760. So... Palm Folio 10-inch screen and full-size keyboard Instant-On. email Surf web 5 hours of battery life Runs Linux Wi-Fi Zaurus SL-C760 Only 4" screen and tiny keyboard (but fits in my pocket). Instant-On. Do email Surf web 5 hours of battery life (with the new, larger battery) Runs Linux Wi-Fi The C760 was never sold in the U.S. because Sharp didn't think it would sell. The Zaurus was killed off last year by Sharp because of poor sales. From my experience with my C760, I found that it completely failed as a PDA and failed as a laptop. I still keep it around for when I don't feel like getting up from my Lay-Z-Boy chair to ssh into the DVR, but it certainly doesn't get daily use. So why would Palm think that the Folio would sell when other clam-shell devices failed?