Dell Axim¿ X5 Pocket PC

Pros: Still tons of features for an even better price
Cons: Unit size, smaller memory limits some higher end functions, minor gripes.

Here's the cheap version of Dell's Pocket PC hype machine... called the Axim X5 Basic. Overall, the exterior of the units are the same as well as most of the internals. There are some major differences however. The amount of memory on the Basic series...

Pros: Price, performance, display, battery life.
Cons: Lack of storage

For the past year my trusty Palm IIIxe had become more and more difficult to read. My eyes, aging like fine wine, were finding the dark monochrome display of the Palm harder and harder to read, indoors or out. Eventually I gave up, and my Palm...

Pros: Price, power, expandability
Cons: Weight, size, scroll wheel

Introduction Dell has been manufacturing computers for years, though they have never ventured the mobile market except to sell other manufacturers' devices. The Dell Axim X5 is one of the first Pocket PCs to ever initially retail for under ...

Pros: Excellent expandability, great color screen, smooth operating, solid feel
Cons: Thicker than competing PDA's, location of ON/OFF, stylus design - major (BUT FIXABLE) flaw

OWNERS OF AXIM X5 EXPERIENCING SCREEN PROBLEMS, READ THE UPDATE AT THE END OF THIS REVIEW My PDA Requirements I jumped on the PDA bandwagon last July. Up to that point, I had used a day planner to organize my calender and keep track of ...

Pros: Great price, terrific quality, dual expansion slots, and great customer support.
Cons: Some people complain that it is too bulky.

Dell Axim X5 Basic I purchased the Dell Axim X5 Basic a few months back. The Axim has really sur ...

Pros: PRICE, screen
Cons: M$ ActiveStink (Sync), handwriting recognition isn't the best.

I looked on dell's website around 3 weeks ago and saw, for the first time, the Axim. Being an IT professional, I had heard that Dell was coming out with a line of PDAs, but hadn't heard the name, or specs of the device. Upon seeing the pics, specs, and...

Pros: bright, colorful screen, Great price, great product, long battery life
Cons: Generally poor customer service

I did a lot of research before buying the Axim Basic, and found no other product that offered as much for as little, not to mention the quality typically found in Dell products. As many of the other reviewers have mentioned, Dell has very poor customer ...

Pros: good battery, CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP, durable, easy navigation buttons
Cons: a little large in size

(UPDATE) I have had this pocket pc for several months now and I just want to report that I have had only one malfunction (memory glitch lasted only a second). I have a ton of downloaded programs including a financing program for my credit card,...

Pros: Fast, cheap, "advanced" OS, SDIO and CF expansion
Cons: few accessories available @ release, ActiveStync

This PDA is a replacement for a Palm m105. I read about it on C|Net.

Value:
$200 after rebate? The best deal you can get. You get 32 megs of built-in memory, color screen, PocketPC 2002, 300MHz Xscale processor. With it comes a USB...

Pros: Price, Speed, Ease Of Use, A Lot More
Cons: Dell customer Service, weight might be a problem for some people.

Introduction First of all before you buy a pda you have to decide between Palm OS o ...

Pros: Everything
Cons: Stylus

It was the week before Christmas and all through the house.. My dad told me I was getting a mouse??? No wait, a dell PDA. When I awoke that morning in my parents living room, I became very excited. My dad had just ordered his Dell Axim ...

Pros: Great features, great graphics, good expandability, good battery life
Cons: Screen can only be viewed indoors, larger and heavier than competing PDAs

MY STORY I got the Dell Axim X5, along with a few more accessories, from Dell’s website for approximately $600. For this I got this beautiful device, Dell’s folding keyboard, a 256MB SD expansion memory card and Veo’s Photo Traveler for Pocket PC. I wa ...

Pros: Good screen, GREAT battery life, Two expansion slots, Good for games.
Cons: Slower speed, squeaky built in speaker, Special flat stylus slot.

The Dell AXIM X5 basic (300mhz) was the end of my search for the perfect PDA. After owning a number of palms and an IPAQ, the Dell was the best blend of both worlds. I never did like the old IPAQ screen and lighthing system: everything always looked ...

Pros: A Pocket PC at an affordable price
Cons: the jog button, size

I think other reviewers have basically covered all the tech specs, and all the specs are at the dell site and other tech review sites out there, so I will just get to my experience in using this for about 3 months.

1. the jog button...

Pros: Affordable, feature-rich, and a great screen.
Cons: Flimsy navigation button, bulky size.

The Axim stands alone even in its field. I work in sales, and I’ve seen a whole lot of pocket PC’s… but I’ve never seen one quite like this. The obvious catcher is the price, which is significantly lower than most similar models on the...