From: Robert Comer 

>I really hated the wireless setup for the Dell pda. ( the addition of the
>Odyssey client further added to my confusion ). while the x51 had full vga
>resolution web browsing was still a pain - battery life was mediocre

Yeah Wireless setup is a total pain, but I thinks that's the case with all
Windows Mobile PDA's.  The x50v had the same VGA screen as the X51v, which
is the one I have.  With the extended battery, I can go all day with fairly
heavy usage pretty much, but it does make the device fatter.

Browsing is a pain on any 640x480 device these days...

>I would like a UMPC preferably either the ASUS or Sony flash drive models
>but they're still a bit pricey for their value for me.

WAY too pricey for me!!

>That's why I settled
>for the Nokia N800 - 800 x 480 resolution, wireless, 2 SD slots, Bluetooth,
>great battery life, and a Linux OS with opensource software available at -
>http://maemo.org/

It doesn't run what I need it to run though, the x50v is closer for me,
though still not ideal.

--
Bob Comer



On Tue, 10 Apr 2007 09:49:41 -0400, "Rich Gauszka"
 wrote:

>I really hated the wireless setup for the Dell pda. ( the addition of the
>Odyssey client further added to my confusion ). while the x51 had full vga
>resolution web browsing was still a pain - battery life was mediocre
>
>I would like a UMPC preferably either the ASUS or Sony flash drive models
>but they're still a bit pricey for their value for me. That's why I settled
>for the Nokia N800 - 800 x 480 resolution, wireless, 2 SD slots, Bluetooth,
>great battery life, and a Linux OS with opensource software available at -
>http://maemo.org/
>
>
>"Robert Comer" 
wrote in message
>news:293n13910v2l8icc72la2hticl9r7q3nvt{at}4ax.com...
>>I have an Axim X50, and for a PDA, it actually works pretty well.
>>
>> What I really want is a cheap UMPC though...
>>
>> --
>> Bob Comer
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, 09 Apr 2007 21:10:48 -0400, Rich Gauszka
>>  wrote:
>>
>>>I owned an Axim X51 - it sucked!!!!!. I now have a Nokia N800 - the ease
>>>of use between this Linux device and Microsoft's idea of a PDA OS are
>>>like day and night
>>>
>>>http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/pdas/dell-cans-axim-pda-nobody-cares-250892.php
>>>
>>>Huh? Axim? Wha'cha talkin' bout Michael Dell? It has been made
>>>official-Dell spokeswoman Anne Camden said that the Axim X51 family is
>>>no longer being offered and there are no plans for future devices. For a
>>>quick rehash, the Dell Axim X51 is the latest PDA in Dell's Axim line.
>>>The X51 is almost two years old and already forgotten about. Maybe Dell
>>>should have tried to enter the mobile phone by converting the Axim to a
>>>smartphone, but who listens to me for business advice anyway?
>>>Regardless, rest in peace Axim
>

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