Comments on: Total Cost for Kohjinsha SH6 If I Ordered Today

By: KG Tee

KG Tee — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 04:05:41 +0000

I read somewhere opening up the KJS requires a little bit of skill and is not straightforward. So upgrading the hard disk pose some risks. If not done properly, the unit may just end up a piece of junk easily.

By: rodfather

rodfather — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 22:22:12 +0000

That’s promising. As you can see from the screenshots, it can get expensive to get it over here.
I may end up getting one anyway and letting my mom use it since she can read Japanese and wants to take some basic computer classes. We shall see how strong my patience is.

By: pugleon

pugleon — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 17:12:39 +0000

D-Evol will carry an SH6 model. Think they are just waiting on some bugs to be worked out re: battery life on a standard 3 cell.

Depending on where you are based importing could work out very expensive with duty/tax. And you arent going to have a localised keyboard. Trust me when I say Japanese Keyboard local… you may never get used to

By: rodfather

rodfather — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 20:23:08 +0000

I hope so.. and with the slightly faster processor, fixed wifi issues, and better battery life.
Data Evolution rebranded the SA1 for the US. Hopefully they will carry the SH6 and bring down the price.
https://store.dataevolution.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=21

By: Steve Paine

Steve Paine — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 10:22:48 +0000

This sounds a litle expensive but remember its an import. There is a localised vesion apearing in the uk now and if this makes it through to the u.s. retail channels i think you will see some cheaper prices.

By: rodfather

rodfather — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 08:47:15 +0000

I can put in a 160GB hard drive if I crack it open and swap it myself. :p
For now, the biggest hard drive you can stick in the Kohjinsha (as far as I know) is 160GB since it uses a PATA interface. The highest for a Serial ATA 2.5″ is 250GB.
One of the things that appeals me about the Kohjinsha is the 2.5″ hard drive. So since it’s there, might as well stick in the biggest one I can get my hands on.
then I would be able to stick my entire music and video library on there for iTunes syncing with the iPhone.
But then again, if they had put in a 1.8″ hard drive instead, then maybe they could have made room for a WWAN card.
I do see your point on keeping costs down though and having a 40GB hard drive isn’t all that bad since my Samsung Q1′s hard drive is 40GB. But for less than $100 to upgrade to 160GB’s is a no brainer.

By: crisp

crisp — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 08:28:37 +0000

but you cant put 160GB in a SH6 (biggest drive i know about is 100GB), and if you were to put 160 into a Kohjinsa then why not put a 200GB in instead?

I have the kohjinsa (old model – bad keyboard) and its a nice device, and am waiting on the everrun.

Or wait for prices to drop and get both? But dont overspec them – you dont need 160G in a kohjinsa – 40G is adequate (i put videos to watch on mine and with 80G, its overkill).

good luck!