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the x5 has a great price as well. The only problem i had was really my fault i bought a 4 gig sd card that would not work with the x5, later i found out that the x5 will not read sd cards over 2 gigs, so i bought a 2 gig card for [.]. I bought the dell axim x5 a month ago, I like dell products, and own a laptop from them, so it was natural for me to buy the axim. I reccomend adding a sd card for extra storage. bucks, but that is more than enough space for most users The axim is a god product the x5 is an older model but it more than meets my needs, has all the basics; word, excel, mc library, outlook calender and email, internet explorer, windows media player. plus microsoft has all kinds of apps for the axim, you can add pictures and songs.
Also, if the battery life is not enough you can buy another battery for $5 on ebay and charge it in the second bay of the pda dock. I have used this device almost everyday. Yes, it is a little bigger than some pdas but it is durable and the battery has a good life. I bought mine in 2003. Overall after four years I would call it outstanding. I keep notes for work, play games, listen to music, read e-mail, surf the web, read ebooks, and watch movies. The little pda has been a constant companion of mine since then. It is now four years and it is still going strong.
But I would buy from this merchant again. I originally did not want them and asked what their return policy was they wouldn't take them back based on dislikes. I bought these 2 Dell Axim x5 they work great got them on time and in great condition. But this merchant could have a better return policy.
I have had no problems with purchased software for this little dell. i just like the little hand held.
I use mine for e-mail and browsing although browsing can be slow due to processing power. I have used it with TomTom software and GPS which worked vey well. Sure there are better looking PDA's out there (Palm & Sony) but I have to use MS Office for work and tend to use it at home as well so there was really no alternative.
Add a 256mb CF or SD and you have storage for a shed load of songs, the media player works great. I have also sync'd my mobile (cell) phone with it to use as a modem and back up my contacts on that via IR although bluetooth works better. I also wrote a book on it last year (which was published.).
I have owned my Axim for about 3 years and I love it. I used to use a Psion 5 cause it had an excellant keyboard but now I use the Dell all the time. My only gripe is the back-up battery can drain very quickly and i have lost all info once but now keep regulary backed up to avoid this problem.
That said it is a good thing. I added a CF Wifi card which is cool, I also found an external folding keyboard and docking station on e-bay at a great price.
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