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4.5 stars
"Axim X50 @520Mhz"
Pros: Best PDA I've owned so far
Cons: Needs SPD Pocket Plus to be really useful
Summary: I just won a new Axim X50 with the 520Mhz processor and 240 x 320 screen.
I got it because I was sick of lugging my Sony Viao notebook around with me, just to check eMail. Connectivity is a breeze. I have both WiFi 802.11b and Bluetooth for wireless and USB for sync'ing with PC.
I have seen the diff. between the VGA and QVGA screens and was a little bummed I didn't have the funds to jump to the X50v. That said... I am very impressed with the design and functionality. I've decoded and compressed several movies that fit easily on a 512MB SD flash card and the playback is awesome and the sound is DVD quality with headphones. The support site www.aximsite.com is a fantastic resource for all things Axim. I was persuaded away from getting a Sony Clie' TH55 because of the non-user replaceable battery and Sony's pulling out of the US market. I was then persuaded into getting the Axim because of user comments on C/NET. If you are looking for a solid, well supported pocket PC at a reasonable cost, look into a Dell Axim X50 (at least 520Mhz) or if you have deep pockets go for the Axim X50v... and get a full 1Gig SD card. You can actually fit 2 full length DVD movies on it and watch them on a crisp hi-res 480 x 640 VGA screen... And the sound is as good as an iPod (not just my observation... But I am, among other things, an audio engineer) Note: DVD movies must obviously be recompiled, but it's easy using tips from aximsite.com posts, including my own.
Lastly... the only thing I found odd and obnoxious was, when you click on the "X" to close the program, it really does not close the program, but just the window. If you do not clieck you way through 7 menus to shut down all running programs, you eventualy run out of memory. SPD Pocket Plus is a add-on enhancement program that fixes this oversite and adds all sorts of memory monitoring graphics to your interface.
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