Tux:Tops: Review of Sharp Zaurus SL-5500

"In late 2001 Sharp released its first Linux-based PDA, the Zaurus SL-5500. When it first released its price was between $500 and $700 US dollars. Today, you can get a refurbished SL-5500 (like new) for just $140 from Geeks.com (currently out of stock, but they get new shipments regularly, so keep checking). And so being the Linux lovers we are, we got one and here is our review.

"The SL-5500 has been reviewed over and over in the last few years, so our review's conclusion will be on how well the PDA stacks up against today's PDA competition at the same price range (considering Zaurus' low price at $140)..."

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