Friday, July 15th, 2005
Dell Axim X50V
Because of the trouble I've had with my Dell Axim X5 pocket pc lately, I'm thinking about replacing it. I've got my eye on the newest Dell Axim, X50V, which is an amazing unit.
It's a 624MHz PDA, with built-in WiFi and built-in Bluetooth! It runs Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003, 2nd Edition and includes Media Player 10. The screen is a brilliant 3.7" color VGA display with 640x480 resolution and has an integrated Intel 2700G multimedia accelerator with 16MB video memory!! It comes with 64MB SDRAM and 128MB Intel StrataFlash ROM.
One of the things I love about this PPC is that it includes CompactFlash Type II! So many pocket pc's seem to ditch compact flash in favour of SD. Not this Axim. It manages to include Secure Digital, SDIO Now, and MMC card slots all in one device! This is important to me because my GPS, hard-wire network card, and modem are all CF. Not to mention the three or four flash memory cards I've got.
I also love that it has VGA-out support so I can connect it to a projector and show PowerPoint presentations. Not that I ever would use this, but you never know! ;) Demonstrating ServiceBuilder to a client might be a lot simpler using the pocket pc.
So I'm haunting Ebay lately. Looks like I should be able to get it with a few extras for about $350 USD. Maybe less, but then there's shipping too.
Speaking of Ebay, a guy tried to scam me last night. Word to the wise: never, ever, ever pay for an auction with Western Union. There's a strong chance you'll never get your purchase if you do.
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