I have a Zaurus SL-5500. I think it is a great PDA for linux fans. It's PIM applications are kind of weak, but they get the job done. As far as wireless on it, I have an ambicom CF 802.11b card, it installed and worked within seconds. The wireless works great on it. However, I have not tried war-driving with it. My only complaint would have to be the weak battery life when using wireless or any other peripherals. I don't have any concrete numbers right now, but you can probably get about 2 hours of battery with the wireless running. You will get more if you either turn off the light, or dim it. I would suggest getting a car adaptor for it, that would resolve the battery problem. I do seem to get great battery life out of it when the wireless card is not in (6+ hours) with the screen brightness at half level.
There are a ton of great applications for the Zaurus. Having a shell with ssh available in your pocket at all times is a great thing as well! If you want some information on apps available you can go to www.zauruszone.com , and there is a link to downloads there. Also , for lively discussions about the Z you can go to www.zaurus.com/dev/board/ . Hope this helps you out a bit! Adam ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hip Kat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 10:57 PM Subject: Re: [sclug-generallist] PDA and 802.11 > i was recently looking at getting the zaurus, it has TONS of apps for wardriving. anyone currently working with a zaurus or have any experience with one wanna give a review. > > > > sam > -- > ______________________________________________ > Check out the latest SMS services @ http://www.linuxmail.org > This allows you to send and receive SMS through your mailbox. > > > Powered by Outblaze >
