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Tux:Tops: Review of Sharp Zaurus SL-5500

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 18, 2005

“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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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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