I had a chance to use this at comdex yesterday. This is sweet for the price. The size really isn't all that big. I would say a little thicker than the ipaq and about as heavy.
BeeVo, can you or anyone else who went to Comdex tell us how the Axim screen compares to the Ipaq 3900 series screen?
AnyMal
Lifer
- Nov 21, 2001
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This review should be helpful. They state that Ipaqs screen is better, however Dell's screen as very good too. The only thing that keeps me from ordering it is that I am really concerned with its size. I used to own Amigo and Casio E-100 and found both too bulky to carry in a pant pocket. Otherwise, right now it's a price/quality overall best buy.
First off I wanted to get a Pocket PC PDA for sometime especially when I saw my friend with iPaq 3835 a few weeks back...
I got to experience all the things PPCs could do and thus started my quest for one!
I did much research, as I like to get the best possible thing!
And let me tell you this PPC so far based on facts is the best deal!
Many, many factors are considered...
For one Microsoft Pocket PC 2002 devices are better then Palm OS for a number of reasons...
Main reasons are: they are much faster, have more storage by default, very user friendly, many, many more applications (in addition via a small program you can run and Palm program on it!), many more accessories, dozens of major companies behind them including our friendly M$FT...
As for Dell Axim X5 400MHz over all devices?
Everyone acknowledges: Dell has done their homework in this field! Result? Dell Axim X5
I compared dimensions, weight, speed, battery, comparability (price was not on a leading deciding factor, value was) And value you get with Axim X5!
A few things worth noting: it's practically the same size and weight as iPaq 3835
Dell Axim X5 5.0 x 3.19 x 0.71 6.8 ounces
iPaq 3835 5.3 x 3.30 x 0.60 6.5 oz weight
But has many more options already build in, which would make iPaq much larger and heavier!
i.e. Axim accepts CF and SD cards!
Like CompactFlash Type II card, so you can get WiFi or 1GB card....
Anyway... trust me this is the device to get!
Even for $299 (price everyone can get) it's a great deal!
Thank you for telling me how to use both promotions, I'm very thankful!
I did it with my Chase StockBack card (1% cash back on everything and up to 25% back if shop with partnered merchants)
Dell is partnered for 3% and it's 2X (6%) during the holidays! https://www.stockback.com/jsp/shop/shop.jsp
I recommend this card (MasterCard)...
So for Dell Axim X5 400MHz it's $284.10 - stockback% - $50MIR!
First off I wanted to get a Pocket PC PDA for sometime especially when I saw my friend with iPaq 3835 a few weeks back...
I got to experience all the things PPCs could do and thus started my quest for one!
I did much research, as I like to get the best possible thing!
And let me tell you this PPC so far based on facts is the best deal!
Many, many factors are considered...
For one Microsoft Pocket PC 2002 devices are better then Palm OS for a number of reasons...
Main reasons are: they are much faster, have more storage by default, very user friendly, many, many more applications (in addition via a small program you can run and Palm program on it!), many more accessories, dozens of major companies behind them including our friendly M$FT...
As for Dell Axim X5 400MHz over all devices?
Everyone acknowledges: Dell has done their homework in this field! Result? Dell Axim X5
I compared dimensions, weight, speed, battery, comparability (price was not on a leading deciding factor, value was) And value you get with Axim X5!
A few things worth noting: it's practically the same size and weight as iPaq 3835
Dell Axim X5 5.0 x 3.19 x 0.71 6.8 ounces
iPaq 3835 5.3 x 3.30 x 0.60 6.5 oz weight
But has many more options already build in, which would make iPaq much larger and heavier!
i.e. Axim accepts CF and SD cards!
Like CompactFlash Type II card, so you can get WiFi or 1GB card....
Anyway... trust me this is the device to get!
Even for $299 (price everyone can get) it's a great deal!
Thank you for telling me how to use both promotions, I'm very thankful!
I did it with my Chase StockBack card (1% cash back on everything and up to 25% back if shop with partnered merchants)
Dell is partnered for 3% and it's 2X (6%) during the holidays! https://www.stockback.com/jsp/shop/shop.jsp
I recommend this card (MasterCard)...
So it's $284.10 - stockback% - $50MIR!
What concerns me is:
"Offer may not be combinable with all other offers or discounts available from Dell Home Systems Co."
Phrase you will find in "Terms" at $50 .pdf MIR page!
Nevertheless even for $284.10 it's an awesome deal for this great PDA (from what I have seen so far)!
Just a few questions:
Dose this one I got link
come with a cradle?
Info on "CompactFlash Type II" and how they differ from regular "CompactFlash"?
Thank you!
I got to experience all the things PPCs could do and thus started my quest for one!
I did much research, as I like to get the best possible thing!
And let me tell you this PPC so far based on facts is the best deal!
Many, many factors are considered...
For one Microsoft Pocket PC 2002 devices are better then Palm OS for a number of reasons...
Main reasons are: they are much faster, have more storage by default, very user friendly, many, many more applications (in addition via a small program you can run and Palm program on it!), many more accessories, dozens of major companies behind them including our friendly M$FT...
As for Dell Axim X5 400MHz over all devices?
Everyone acknowledges: Dell has done their homework in this field! Result? Dell Axim X5
I compared dimensions, weight, speed, battery, comparability (price was not on a leading deciding factor, value was) And value you get with Axim X5!
A few things worth noting: it's practically the same size and weight as iPaq 3835
Dell Axim X5 5.0 x 3.19 x 0.71 6.8 ounces
iPaq 3835 5.3 x 3.30 x 0.60 6.5 oz weight
But has many more options already build in, which would make iPaq much larger and heavier!
i.e. Axim accepts CF and SD cards!
Like CompactFlash Type II card, so you can get WiFi or 1GB card....
Anyway... trust me this is the device to get!
Even for $299 (price everyone can get) it's a great deal!
Thank you for telling me how to use both promotions, I'm very thankful!
I did it with my Chase StockBack card (1% cash back on everything and up to 25% back if shop with partnered merchants)
Dell is partnered for 3% and it's 2X (6%) during the holidays! https://www.stockback.com/jsp/shop/shop.jsp
I recommend this card (MasterCard)...
So for Dell Axim X5 400MHz it's $284.10 - stockback% - $50MIR!
First off I wanted to get a Pocket PC PDA for sometime especially when I saw my friend with iPaq 3835 a few weeks back...
I got to experience all the things PPCs could do and thus started my quest for one!
I did much research, as I like to get the best possible thing!
And let me tell you this PPC so far based on facts is the best deal!
Many, many factors are considered...
For one Microsoft Pocket PC 2002 devices are better then Palm OS for a number of reasons...
Main reasons are: they are much faster, have more storage by default, very user friendly, many, many more applications (in addition via a small program you can run and Palm program on it!), many more accessories, dozens of major companies behind them including our friendly M$FT...
As for Dell Axim X5 400MHz over all devices?
Everyone acknowledges: Dell has done their homework in this field! Result? Dell Axim X5
I compared dimensions, weight, speed, battery, comparability (price was not on a leading deciding factor, value was) And value you get with Axim X5!
A few things worth noting: it's practically the same size and weight as iPaq 3835
Dell Axim X5 5.0 x 3.19 x 0.71 6.8 ounces
iPaq 3835 5.3 x 3.30 x 0.60 6.5 oz weight
But has many more options already build in, which would make iPaq much larger and heavier!
i.e. Axim accepts CF and SD cards!
Like CompactFlash Type II card, so you can get WiFi or 1GB card....
Anyway... trust me this is the device to get!
Even for $299 (price everyone can get) it's a great deal!
Thank you for telling me how to use both promotions, I'm very thankful!
I did it with my Chase StockBack card (1% cash back on everything and up to 25% back if shop with partnered merchants)
Dell is partnered for 3% and it's 2X (6%) during the holidays! https://www.stockback.com/jsp/shop/shop.jsp
I recommend this card (MasterCard)...
So it's $284.10 - stockback% - $50MIR!
What concerns me is:
"Offer may not be combinable with all other offers or discounts available from Dell Home Systems Co."
Phrase you will find in "Terms" at $50 .pdf MIR page!
Nevertheless even for $284.10 it's an awesome deal for this great PDA (from what I have seen so far)!
Just a few questions:
Dose this one I got link
come with a cradle?
Info on "CompactFlash Type II" and how they differ from regular "CompactFlash"?
Thank you!
The size isn't that big of a deal to me because of the fact that it has 2 expansion slots built-in. You take an iPaq and add on a CF sleeve and it is suddenly bigger than the Dell. Also, based on the reviews and impressions from people who have seen these in person, they say that the pictures on Dell's site do not do this thing justice as far as styling. I have heard nothing but good things about the screen as well. And most important - it sells for about half the price of most other PPCs (assuming you can get both 10% and $30 coupons) - not too bad.
Brad
Brad
this really does sound like a nice pda for the price. i just wish i had one of those $30 off coupons so i could get in on this deal. 
congrats to everyone who got in on this with the various discounts.
aircasper
congrats to everyone who got in on this with the various discounts.aircasper
Axim gone.. still have the opti
I have a 10% off for Axim and a 10% off Optiplex or work station at small business.. PM me if you will use. Honor system please as some people are selling them..
I have a 10% off for Axim and a 10% off Optiplex or work station at small business.. PM me if you will use. Honor system please as some people are selling them..
Does the Dell have Bluetooth and how does it stack up to the high-end models of the HP/Compaq IPAQs?
Just an FYI. In case you were considering purchasing the lower end Axim model, it does not come with a USB cradle, although this can be purchased for an additional $20.00.
Bonus question: Does anyone out there know how to give a total stranger a big smile on their face? If you have a spare 10% Axim or $30 off coupon, PM me and I'll tell you the answer
Bonus question: Does anyone out there know how to give a total stranger a big smile on their face? If you have a spare 10% Axim or $30 off coupon, PM me and I'll tell you the answer
I don't see why not, cables are cheaper for the manufacturers I guess. My Clie didn't come with a cradle but 2 wires, 1 to sync and 1 to charge. Big pain in the ass since my cradle broke for some reason (Windows XP keeps saying device failure) so I have to switch back and forth...
They'll sync with Outlook (included on the disc that comes with a PPC) and Internet Explorer(You can have IE save a web page for offline use on a PPC). If you use other software for contacts, you may have to use third party software or sync that software with Outlook. The sync software also makes the PPC acessable as a kind of drive, and you drag Mp3s and stuff directly to it.
rockyct
Diamond Member
- Jun 23, 2001
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Okay, just making sure.
Under $175 for a PPC with this many features is amazing but is the higher end model worth the extra $90. I'm also assuming that you can play mp3s on this but do you guys think that the microphone could record lectures. I'm a college student, so it would be very handy if it could do that but I have a feeling that it isn't that sensitive.
Under $175 for a PPC with this many features is amazing but is the higher end model worth the extra $90. I'm also assuming that you can play mp3s on this but do you guys think that the microphone could record lectures. I'm a college student, so it would be very handy if it could do that but I have a feeling that it isn't that sensitive.
Record lectures:
iPaq I played with was very sensitive and crystal clear!
Since Axim is still not out, I do not know... but I think it might be even better...
I never understood the idea of recording lectures (20yo college student here too) what classes do you do it for?
iPaq I played with was very sensitive and crystal clear!
Since Axim is still not out, I do not know... but I think it might be even better...
I never understood the idea of recording lectures (20yo college student here too) what classes do you do it for?
NFS4
No Lifer
- Oct 9, 1999
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- 91
The Axim X5 is a fuggin' PIG compared to the new HP H1950. I REFUSE to buy something as heavy and bulky as the Axim:
First photos and impressions on the HP iPAQ H1910...smallest, lightest PocketPC to date
Here's an image of the H1950 compared to the pig Axim X5:
http://www.pocketpcpassion.com/iPAQ/1910/images/compDellvs1910stack.jpg
First photos and impressions on the HP iPAQ H1910...smallest, lightest PocketPC to date
Here's an image of the H1950 compared to the pig Axim X5:
http://www.pocketpcpassion.com/iPAQ/1910/images/compDellvs1910stack.jpg
Keep in mind that the Dell is about a tenth of an inch thicker than the Compaq Ipaq, which up until this latest round of models was the smallest, slickest, coolest uber-geek-toy in the world. And remember the dual expansions, larger capacity battery, faster cpu, more memory, etc. that the Dell has over that HP you are comparing it against. The HP 1910 has 46 meg of available user memory, because they use the first chunk of memory for application storage because they shorted the flash ROM in the machine to 16 meg to lower the price.
Sort of like saying you would never buy a Ford F-350 truck because it's nowhere NEAR as small as a Mazda Miata. Yes, that's true. But they are designed to do completely different things.
Also, keep in mind that there are probably only a few dozen people in the whole world that have held both a HP 1910 and a Dell Axiom at the same time - neither model is actually shipping yet. So most of the people that have really strong opinions on either model have drawn those opinions without ever actually holding EITHER model.
Ferrari's suck. I've never driven one, owned one, touched one, and rarely even seen one. BUT, I read a review on cnet about how big a Ferrari is relative to a small box of pudding. Therefore, the Ferrari must suck.
JMHO of course - I personally think the Dell is a great deal if you don't mind the size, and the Viewsonic is the way to go if you are looking for a smaller model.
Sort of like saying you would never buy a Ford F-350 truck because it's nowhere NEAR as small as a Mazda Miata. Yes, that's true. But they are designed to do completely different things.
Also, keep in mind that there are probably only a few dozen people in the whole world that have held both a HP 1910 and a Dell Axiom at the same time - neither model is actually shipping yet. So most of the people that have really strong opinions on either model have drawn those opinions without ever actually holding EITHER model.
Ferrari's suck. I've never driven one, owned one, touched one, and rarely even seen one. BUT, I read a review on cnet about how big a Ferrari is relative to a small box of pudding. Therefore, the Ferrari must suck.
JMHO of course - I personally think the Dell is a great deal if you don't mind the size, and the Viewsonic is the way to go if you are looking for a smaller model.
bradolson has made it clear:
The size isn't that big of a deal to me because of the fact that it has 2 expansion slots built-in. You take an iPaq and add on a CF sleeve and it is suddenly bigger than the Dell.
So if you don't use wireless CF cards, then yeah, the ipaq is smaller. But if you're gonna have that wireless CF card plugged in most of the time using that sleeve on the Ipaq, then the size is comparable.
Ok, I'm going out on a limb here since I want a PocketPC but haven't done my extensive research yet but the Dell has a 400 MHz Processor whereas the iPAQ has a 200 MHz. Does that really make a difference?
but the Dell has a 400 MHz Processor whereas the iPAQ has a 200 MHz. Does that really make a difference?Just wanna give you guys a heads up. Now there is a second 10% stackable coupon. If you can use that, and still use your 30 coupon. Then its going to be the hottest deal in the world. Yeah in the world. Big ass WORLD. KNOW how big the WORLD is. I DONNU.
I just could not resist after I found out that I could use a second 10% coupon and plunged into the dark world on MicroDELL.
I am sending my credit card to the grave yard to prevent any further damage.
FOr more details on how to get the second 10% see another Axim thread.
I have only one bugging question. How good is Dell in honouring rebates that was used inconjuction with 1-2 coupons? I am afraid of being screwed.
And ok I got a second question, I read somewhere that this thing will only ship 2 weeks from now. Is that true?
I just could not resist after I found out that I could use a second 10% coupon and plunged into the dark world on MicroDELL.
I am sending my credit card to the grave yard to prevent any further damage.
FOr more details on how to get the second 10% see another Axim thread.
I have only one bugging question. How good is Dell in honouring rebates that was used inconjuction with 1-2 coupons? I am afraid of being screwed.
And ok I got a second question, I read somewhere that this thing will only ship 2 weeks from now. Is that true?
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