Dell Axim X5 Pocket PC

Pros: AMAZING VALUE, PocketPC, Good expandibility, very cool cradle
Cons: graffiti weak, off-center directional button, too big to fit in a pocket

The Dell Axim replaces my Sharp Zaurus SL-5500 (see review), and for good reason. Dell thought of everything before putting the Axim on the market. First, Dell decided to price it 1/2 the cost of comparable Compaq iPaqs. What this means is that Dell...

Pros: Price versus features
Cons: Size and weight if you want the thinnest and lightest

I have been shopping for a while for a pocket PC to replace my Jornada 520 which died after a month and a half that I found in a pawn shop for $150. I have a handspring visor platinum with several of the handspring modules and wanted to try the pocket PC...

Pros: Performance for Years to Come SD AND CF Slots MS Word/Excel Capability Touch Screen
Cons: PPC 2002 OS No power button lock (like cell phone) Minor performance glitches

So you people shopping for a handheld, you have 2 choices - Palm, or PPC. Palm is undoubtedly more streamlined, easier to use, and simpler for the beginner. However, those looking for advanced performance, storage, or just the most complete PDA around...

Pros: Best battery available, Transflective screen, CF & SD slots, very affordable.
Cons: Bulky, comes with even bulkier carrying case.

Towards the end of 2002, Dell released their first line of Pocket PC's, the X5, at a price that shocked the competition. By early 2003, the demand was so high that Dell had to delay some orders for nearly months at a time.

Well, the...

Pros: Great Value Good Battery Life Excellent Performance Full Featured
Cons: Power/Dim Switch Screen Brightness Control

Price and features alone are enough to make the Axim X5 the best new PDA on the market. I did exhaustive research when looking to replace my Handspring Visor and finally decided that the Pocket PC OS was superior to the Palm version. Palm has many more...

Pros: Price, battery life, two expansion slots and external battery.
Cons: Sometimes problem with Activesync

I am not a tech geek, so I had to do a lot of research on this. This is my first PDA, so the size thing really did not bother me. I compared it to a friend's Palm and it is about 25% larger.

As other people have said, the battery life is...

Pros: Lots of features, great weight and size.
Cons: Dell support is not so good, at least during the holidays.

This is my first PDA and I love it. Great room for expansion, nice looking, FAST, just a great all around PDA. I have compared it to the IPAQ (from someone in my office) and even they like the AXIM better. I have also purchased the 802.11b card and go to...

Pros: Excellent value. Full Featured. Fast. As easy to use as my home PC.
Cons: Weight. Horrible Stylus. No screen cover.

When I decided to upgrade my Visor Prism to a Pocket PC I was worried I would miss the Palm OS and ease of use that comes with it. I started shopping and was very discouraged by the high prices of the different Pocket PCs available. I felt I would be...

Pros: PRICE, fast processor, memory
Cons: ActiveSync is sometimes confusing

Dell Axim review

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...

Pros: Cheap, good customer support.
Cons: Comparatively large next to others PDA's, limited software shipped with it.

First thing everyone says about the Dell Axim is how cheap it is compared to other PDA's in it's cla ...

Pros: Low cost, lots of features
Cons: Not the smallest in the market

I ordered my Axim last year one week after they were released in mid-November. I had been a Palm user for many years prior to this PDA. But I have been eyeballing the Pocket PCs for a few years, wanting that nice colored screen and the ability to run...

Pros: Pleasure to HOLD! Screen, removable battery, CF support
Cons: a bit thick

As the name HANDHELD suggests, a handheld must be convenient to hold. DELL AXIM, despite being bigge ...

Pros: Removable battery, solid feel, nice display and TONS of available software.
Cons: The D-pad is mushy, connectivity is sometimes a problem (ActiveSync).

I needed to replace an aging PDA that ran on WinCE and was about to purchase when Dell announced that they would be introducing a new line of PDAs. So I waited.

I was not disappointed. Once I looked at the specs for the X5 (400 MHz), I saw...

Pros: Price, capacity
Cons: ActiveSync still has some problems; Manufacturing and distribution delays

I don't have a lot to compare this with, because I moved from a Handspring Visor Edge to a full-color PocketPC2002 unit. So, the difference is extraordinary.

Ordering and Customer Service: Apparently, when I ordered this, Dell wasn't able to...

Pros: screen, compact flash port for memory expansion GPS modules wireless modules
Cons: size and weight, the five way navigational pad is hard to use,

I have own the dell axim X5 for ten months and I'm very satified with it. first of all this pda is the best value for the monney you can spend compare to other pocket pc from other brands such as toshiba or HP. for about $270, you get a solid pda with a ...