Review of the Sharp Zaurus SL-5500

Gothmolly writes "After reading the story and comments on Slashdot, I went out and bought one from the Home Shopping Network. It's been a very fun and interesting jump into both the modern PDA (I owned the original Palm until this year) embedded Linux worlds. I've written a review about my experiences over the last few days with it. A lot of this information I found online, a lot is personal experience. HSN is now out of them, but they must still be available cheaply somewhere."

Bah.

[0x7F]

Zaurus 5500 reviews are so 2002. Why, this highly reputable site [slashdot.org] posted their first review nearly a year ago! I think I'll start reading it instead of Slashdot.

So long, suckers! ;-)

Good stuff!

[djkitsch]

I was gonna shell out for one of these for a little recreational..um...let's call it wireless network vulnerability testing...

But does it run Linux?

[Anonymous Coward]

But does it run linux?

Re:Dear God

[Anonymous Coward]

Whatever you do, don't buy from HSN. They have no return policy, nor do they have a warranty.

I know, I know. I tell myself the same thing every night before going to bed. Yet the very next day I always find myself frantically dailing those numbers when the happy-faced person on the TV warns me that they only have a limited supply left and they're going fast!

Ms. Grabby-hands

[Anonymous Coward]

My GF *always* grabs my iBook when she's at my place...

Man, sucks to be you. My GF always grabs a certain something of mine that's way more fun when she's at my place!

A terrorist weapon if I've ever seen one!

[Sir Network]

I mean, read the review:
-Portable web server
-Wireless networking capable
-SSH
-Able to connect by USB or LAN

This will be a tool at the disposal of every al Qaeda foot soldier and Iraqi intelligence officer.
Sharp must be stopped and sanctioned for this negligence.
My God... think of the children, man!
Good thing I have Homeland Security on speed dial.

Wah!

[MousePotato]

I'm not buying one of these (or any pda for that matter) until it is smart enough to tell me that the stylus is more than three feet from it and is danger of being lost.