Sharp Zaurus - Models

Models

• Personal Information (PI) series
  • Pi² T, proof of concept model presented in April 1992
  • PI-3000, the first model, introduced to the Japanese market on October 1, 1993
  • PI-4000/FX, second generation with ink and fax capabilities, on sale in Japan June 1994
  • PI-5000/FX/DA, first model capable of syncing data to a personal computer, going on sale in November 1994.
  • PI-4500, introduced in January 1995
  • PI-6000/FX, featuring a new handwriting recognition software, on sale in Japan August 1995.
  • PI-6000DA, adding a digital adapter for cellular phones, introduced on December 12, 1995
  • PI-7000, dubbed AccessZaurus (アクセスザウルス) sports a built in modem, is introduced in February 1996.
    • Note: Confusingly, Sharp made another unit called the "PI-7000 ExpertPad", which was a Newton based device, not a Zaurus.
  • PI-6500, was introduced to the Japanese market with a list price of 55,000 Yen on November 22, 1996. Measuring 147x87x17mm and weighting 195g including the batteries, it sports a 239x168 dot matrix display and 715KB of user addressable memory.
  • PI-8000, went on sale on January 24, 1997 with a list price of 80,000 Yen. It featured a 319x168 dot matrix display, 711KB user addressable memory, measuring 157 x 90 x 17 mm, and weighting 215 g including batteries.
  • PI-6600, the last AccessZaurus with a 239 x 168 dot matrix display, measuring 147 x 87 x 17 mm and a weight of 195 g including batteries. It went on sale in Japan on September 25, 1997.
• K-PDA (ZR) series
  • ZR-3000, 320x240 touch screen, 1 MB RAM.
  • ZR-3500, similar to the ZR-3000, with new internal 14.4/9.6 kbit/s modem.
  • ZR-5000/FX, a clam-shell model only sold outside of Japan, going on sale in January 1995.
  • ZR-5700
  • ZR-5800 Having a touch screen and 2 MB of RAM.
• MI series
  • MI-10DC/10, nicknamed ColorZaurus, was the first model to have a color display. The DC model featured a digital camera and was initially priced 155,000 Yen. The MI-10 was listed as 120,000 Yen. Both models went on sale on June 25, 1996.
  • MI-506DC/506/504, PowerZaurus
  • MI-110M/106M/106, ZaurusPocket
  • MI-610/610DC, PowerZaurus
  • MI-310, ZaurusColorPocket
  • MI-EX1, Zaurus iCRUISE - This was the first PDA with a 640x480 resolution display
  • MI-C1-A/S, PowerZaurus
  • MI-P1-W/A/LA, Zaurus iGeti
  • MI-P2-B, Zaurus iGeti - More internal software, more Flash
  • MI-P10-S, Zaurus iGeti - Larger RAM and Flash than P1/P2
  • MI-J1, Internet Dictionary Zaurus
  • MI-E1, First vertical display model - mini keyboard
  • MI-L1, Stripped down E1 - lacks display backlight
  • MI-E21, Enhanced version of E1 - double RAM and ROM size
  • MI-E25DC, a MI-E21 with an internal 640 x 480 digital camera
• Other MI Series related devices
  • BI-L10, Business Zaurus - Mono screen, 4 Mb IRDA, Network Adapter
  • MT-200, Communications pal - Keyboard input, limited I/O
  • MT-300, Communications pal - 4 MB flash, restyled
  • MT-300C, Communications pal - CDMAone version
  • Browser Board, MT-300 with NTT DoCoMo specific software
• Linux based SL series
  • SL-5000D, a developer edition of the SL-5500, containing 32 MB of RAM. (2001)
  • SL-5500 (Collie), the first new Zaurus to be sold outside Japan, is based on the Intel SA-1110 StrongARM processor running at 206 MHz, has 64 MB of RAM and 16MB Flash, a built-in keyboard, CompactFlash (CF) slot, Secure Digital (SD) slot, and Infrared port. (2002)
  • SL-A300 (Discovery), an ultra-light PDA with no keyboard, sold only in Japan (2003)
  • SL-5600 (Poodle), the successor to the SL-5500, with greater processing capability, increased RAM and an inbuilt speaker and microphone. Based on the Intel XScale 400 MHz processor. However some had a Cache bug on the PXA-250 processor (easily fixed!). Popular ROMs for the SL-5600 include Watapon, Synergy, and OpenZaurus. (2002)
    • SL-B500, name of the SL-5600 in Japan
  • SL-C700 (Corgi), a clam-shell model and the first PDA to use Sharp's "System LCD", sold only in Japan. (2003)
  • SL-C750 (Shepherd), an improved version of the SL-C700 with longer battery life, a faster processor and updated software, sold only in Japan. (2003)
  • SL-C760 (Husky), an improved version of the SL-C700 with double the internal flash storage of the SL-C750 and a larger battery, sold only in Japan. (2004)
  • SL-C860 (Boxer), similar to SL-C760, it contains a software upgrade which allows it to be recognised as a USB storage device and has built in English-Japanese translation software, sold only in Japan. (2004)
  • SL-6000 (Tosa) (2005), the successor to the SL-5600, available in 3 versions:
    • SL-6000N, 4" VGA display, Intel XScale PXA255 400 MHz processor, 64 MB flash memory, 64 MB SDRAM, CF and SD slots, and IR port. Built in microphone, speaker, USB host port.
      There seems to be a version called HC-6000N equipped with Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition, and a handheld from Hitachi called FLORA-ie MX1 with same hardware, both are only available in Japan.
    • SL-6000L, same as SL-6000N, also with built-in 802.11b Wi-Fi.
    • SL-6000W, same as SL-6000N, also with built-in 802.11b Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
  • SL-C3000 (Spitz), similar to SL-C860, the SL-C3000 contains a USB host port to allow the connection of USB devices such as keyboards and mice. It also features an Intel Xscale PXA270 416 MHz CPU. While that model features only 16 MB flash storage it has a 4 GB Hitachi HDD and was the first PDA to feature a hard disk. It is sold only in Japan.
  • SL-C1000 (Akita), similar to SL-C3000, but with 128 MB Flash ROM instead of HDD.
  • SL-C3100 (Borzoi), similar to SL-C3000, Flash ROM has been increased 128 MB, still has 4 GB HDD.
  • SL-C3200 (Terrier), latest clam-shell model, released on March 17, 2006, similar to SL-C3100. HDD has been increased to 6 GB, comes with updated dictionary, text to speech software from Nuance Communications and TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication) test.