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Sharp ZQ-290 II

Advantages: Looks Just like a PDA, Touch screen
Disadvantages: apears very old on top of that

Sharp ZQ-290 II - PDA without the PDA.... orgoniser The Sharp ZQ-290 II looks in every way like a PDA it has all the buttons you'd expect, a flip cover over the screen. you can also synchronize it with outlook address book to keep all your contacts at hand. with its black and wight screen it shouts back into the past. it looks like a PDA but in every way apart from the touch screen its nothing more then just a modern organiser. great for keeping ...
...good as a mini computer replacement. for the price throw you can't complain. MPN ZQ-290 II Key Features Installed Memory 1 MB Family Line Sharp ZQ Input Method Touch Screen Interface Type Serial Battery Battery Type Proprietary Lithium Height 10.9 cm Width 7 cm Depth 1.5 cm Weight 104.9 g ...

jjlyon 14.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Sharp ZQ-290 II

Looks nice, does the job

Advantages: Looks nice, inexpensive, long battery life
Disadvantages: Not particularly fast or high-tech

I have owned one of these for about 4 years and still use it regularly. The device has a nice matte silver coating that doesn't scratch easily or come off as some do. The screen is a monochrome LCD with a cool blue backlight which is useful in the dark. The keyboard and other buttons have a nice feel to them and are spaced far enough apart that it is possible to type fairly fast - I have used the organiser to make notes in lectures and have been ...
...The battery life is excellent - the intruction manual says that the 2 AA batteries required will allow over 100 hours of operation and they certainly do. The integrated flash memory (3Mb) is far more than I will ever need - I am on 23% memory usage after 4 years of regular usage and I never delete anything. Available menu options are: Calandar, Schedule, Birthdays/Anniversaries, To Do, Telephone/address book, memo, expenses, calculator, currency/unit ...

benben_uk 07.04.2004 · Read full review
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Review of Sharp ZQ 770PC

discontinued but still good

Advantages: brilliant compatibilty with normal linux software
Disadvantages: only one CF slot can be an issue

Since the 5500 has been discontinued, the prices should be dropping where sold (hopefully) and they are available for very reasonable prices on eBay. I've installed the OpenZaurus ROM image which looks the same as the standard ROM, but with a few very welcome enhancements and updates from the standard ROM. With a WLAN CF card it is incredibly easy to update the software on the Zaurus using iPkg, and there are several websites to get application ...
...Zaurus, although the singular CF slot means you can't have 2 accessories plugged in at the same time, which can be annoying when you need the wireless card in all the time. Overall I'd recommend getting this PDA for it's shear power for the price, although money being no object I'd recommend the 5600 or wait for the 6000 which looks like it'll be amazing. ...

DSample 03.05.2004 · Read full review
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Review of Sharp Zaurus SL-5500

Average handheld

Advantages: Does its job well
Disadvantages: Ugly, average and cheap-looking

The sharp hc 4500 and 4600 models were introduced quickly to compete with the growing handheld market. Since palmtop and pocket pc computers have been rammed down our collective consumer throughts, the handheld genre has been near-descarded. However these sharp models have plenty going for them. The memory (16mb) is perfectly adiquate for anything you might try to do on a handheld computer, and the processor (p75) is eqaully sensible. Although there ...
...can be much more. the sharp models have colour LCD screens, which do their job well except with the more taxing end of the games market (i.e. Doom CE, Palm GB). Their keyboards are poor, but no worse than the rest of the models on sale today (with the exception of the the psion 5 series or later). The other features of the sharp are standard, with nothing particularly special to set them out from the crowd. The sharp is a perfectly serviceable handheld, ...

stephenjwz 26.02.2001 · Read full review
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Review of Sharp HC 4600G

Bad Battery Life

Advantages: Size, Windows CE
Disadvantages: Size, battery life

I Purchased the Sharp HC 4200G, it appealed to me due to the fact that it was running windows CE 2.0, I thought that this would make it very useful, The battery life reduces the usefulness of the product I only seem to get 2 hours on a set of rechargeable, The unit has a large screen and keyboard, it is a good size to use, but not brilliant to carry as it won’t really go in a pocket. It is still a useful tool but I seem to use my laptop more now ...

chrisnelis 12.07.2000 · Read full review

Review of Sharp HC 4200G