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Originally posted by: RossMAN
Brandon, do you ever HotSync via WiFi?

If your answer is no, why not?
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I just did about 5 mins ago 😛 I'd say that I sync through the cradle 75% of the time. The only time I sync through WiFi is if I'm in bed, loungin' in the living room, or on the crapper 😀
 
Originally posted by: werk
Poor build quality, crappy screen, very flaky wifi implementation (to be fair it was one of, if not the, first with integrated wifi), poor battery life.
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Poor build quality - yes, see battery complaints
Screen - I don't think the screen is that bad, not nearly as nice as newer PDAs' but you have to remember it's a few generations old by now
WiFi - haven't had a problem, though I don't use WiFi too often
poor battery - yes and no, if you use it only as a PDA it's 2-3 hour lifespan should be sufficient unless you're using it constantly.

 
Brandon: any chance you might mention which model PDA that would be from? Am envious of the VGA.

Edit: Took my lazy self to the rig page, and found the X50v listed.
 
Originally posted by: chuckywang
Originally posted by: RossMAN
Damn Dell Axim x50v for $350

Do I take it or hold off.
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How did you get that price? Using the Dellf 25% off coupon still has it at 370 or so.
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how can you use the dellf 25% coupon? i thought they expired on 1/5
 
Originally posted by: tami
Originally posted by: DaWhim
please change your title to ppc users. :disgust:

I have clie organization. 😛
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clie ownz.

and i'm getting a treo 650 on monday. 😀
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Treo 6xx ownz. If you need help making it a movie player, let me know.
 
Wow, lots of good info in this thread. I was going to get Quicken, but if money can do that, I'm sold.
 
I got the Axim X30 with the same proc you got the 624mhz but half the internal ram/rom kidna sucks but at 275 the price was right...
added Windows media player and a 1 gig MMC card and its styling now..
just need to find apps and other stuff worth a darn to use....

cant even use it at work casue the wireless is locked down with Cisco LEAP authentication =/
and cant get a good enough connection tethered to my Nokia 6230 through bluetooth...

NFS where can i get java/flash/shockwave for my browser so i can truely display pages in all thier glory...
it works pretty good but things like the pull down menus on thottbott for WoW wont pull down...

any other recomendations... im buying that IP monitor when i get home thats very nice...
so is Money i would definatly like that as well...

this is my PPC minus the internal GPS all else is exact
http://www1.us.dell.com/conten...=19&l=en&s=dhs
 
Originally posted by: Gobadgrs
X50V with a rhinoskin case, 2gb CF card and dell GPS 😀
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I've got a 1GB CF card and that's all 🙂 I ditched my Belkin Bluetooth GPS b/c it was just too finicky (dropped connection, and I hated having to drop down to go through the whole pairing process just to start up the GPS). So I bought a Navman ICN-510 stand-alone GPS unit to go in my car for $299 and have my Belkin unit on eBay right now 🙂

Originally posted by: CVSiN
NFS where can i get java/flash/shockwave for my browser so i can truely display pages in all thier glory...
it works pretty good but things like the pull down menus on thottbott for WoW wont pull down...
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This is what I use:

http://www.macromedia.com/soft...ts/pocketpc/downloads/
 
Originally posted by: Philippine Mango
Whats wrong with the toshiba one in particular? I hear one guy said he could only get a maximum of about an hour of web surfing and still had poor battery life even with wifi disabled. Is that the only gripe about it you guys have? I can most def see the prob with the hp though.
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I used to have an e740. Heck, the previous owner was selling it for $150, which was incredibly good at that time (before e740 ebay auction end prices went down the tube).

The build quality was pretty pathetic. The battery didn't fit very well; you could nudge it about 2mm or so on one side because it wasn't well latched. The screen couldn't be called defective, but compared to my e755, it's not quite "whitewashed" but more "yellowwashed." And the thin piece of plastic on top cracked in two places: between the CF slot and the back of the PDA, the plastic is like under 1mm thick. Sure, there was a crack there, And the entire plastic black piece on top was starting to lift up because my finger kept pulling up on the protrusion on top. See pic.

The big thing is that this device hard resets whenever it feels like it! Towards the end of its existence in my hands, it started hard resetting 2+ times a day. Sometimes you'd turn it on, and it would just be on the "Welcome to Pocket PC" screen! Pretty aggravating. On one hard reset, I went right onto ebay to look for the fastest ending e755 auction, and I haven't looked back.

The e740 was theoretically so good, but it didn't deliver. 400mhz chip, yet clunky and unstable performance. ATi imageon video chip, yet a cheesy screen behind it and an unsuitable d-pad/buttons for gaming. Wifi, yet short battery life, especially if the wifi was turned on. Now, the e755 is another matter. Other than not having a VGA screen, it has pretty much everything I want, and some extra features too 🙂
 
Toshiba e740=my most anticipated PDA & biggest disappointment.

Worked out well though, Amazon took it back & gave me the massive rebate too, so I got paid for all my bitching about it😀

Recently got a refurb 1945 IPAQ, and I'm very happy with it, a form factor to rival Palm & it actually works very well:thumbsup:

PSA, a new version of activesync is out 3.7.1

http://www.microsoft.com/windo...oads/activesync37.mspx
 
Originally posted by: NFS4
Originally posted by: Gobadgrs
X50V with a rhinoskin case, 2gb CF card and dell GPS 😀
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I've got a 1GB CF card and that's all 🙂 I ditched my Belkin Bluetooth GPS b/c it was just too finicky (dropped connection, and I hated having to drop down to go through the whole pairing process just to start up the GPS). So I bought a Navman ICN-510 stand-alone GPS unit to go in my car for $299 and have my Belkin unit on eBay right now 🙂

Originally posted by: CVSiN
NFS where can i get java/flash/shockwave for my browser so i can truely display pages in all thier glory...
it works pretty good but things like the pull down menus on thottbott for WoW wont pull down...
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This is what I use:

http://www.macromedia.com/soft...ts/pocketpc/downloads/
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Have you been over at Aximsite? The have an amazing program there for converting DVDs to PPC. Its called fairuse. Its a great forum to go talk about Axims... I havent seen you over there yet. The Dell bluetooth GPS is amazing. I'm quite happy with it. Have you been experiencing any problems with the flash player when you run in VGA? Stuff doesnt seem to work for me.
 
Originally posted by: Gobadgrs
Originally posted by: NFS4
Originally posted by: Gobadgrs
X50V with a rhinoskin case, 2gb CF card and dell GPS 😀
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I've got a 1GB CF card and that's all 🙂 I ditched my Belkin Bluetooth GPS b/c it was just too finicky (dropped connection, and I hated having to drop down to go through the whole pairing process just to start up the GPS). So I bought a Navman ICN-510 stand-alone GPS unit to go in my car for $299 and have my Belkin unit on eBay right now 🙂

Originally posted by: CVSiN
NFS where can i get java/flash/shockwave for my browser so i can truely display pages in all thier glory...
it works pretty good but things like the pull down menus on thottbott for WoW wont pull down...
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This is what I use:

http://www.macromedia.com/soft...ts/pocketpc/downloads/
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Have you been over at Aximsite? The have an amazing program there for converting DVDs to PPC. Its called fairuse. Its a great forum to go talk about Axims... I havent seen you over there yet. The Dell bluetooth GPS is amazing. I'm quite happy with it. Have you been experiencing any problems with the flash player when you run in VGA? Stuff doesnt seem to work for me.
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I've over there. My username on all of the PocketPC forums (Brighthand, PPC Thoughts, PocketNow, AximSite, etc.) is Boxster S
 
I have an e740 and mine is also collecting dust on account of the sh!tty battery and the power linked memory..... GREAT device outside of that MAJOR flaw though
 
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