Sharp announces a new model of their Linux PDA line. The Sharp Zaurus SL-C3000 is the first PDA featuring a 4GB hard-drive.

The new Zaurus measures 4.9 x 3.4 x .9. It runs on a 416-MHz Intel XScale processor with 16MB of flash memory and 64MB of SDRAM. The the screen measures 3.7 inch and has VGA (640 pixels by 480 pixels) resolution. Interfaces include: SD (Secure Digital) memory card slot, USB, irDA and wireless LAN capability and a CompactFlash card slot.

The Sharp Zaurus SL-C3000 will start shipping November 10th in Japan. I already talked with Dynamism, and they will have the new Sharp Zaurus PDA available for US and international customers in November.

More details in Sharp Zaurus SL-C3000 press-release (Japanese).

Other Sharp Zaurus PDAs:
Sharp Zaurus SL-C860 Linux PDA
Sharp Zaurus SL-5600 Linux PDA