If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)

Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie

Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest

Dell AXIM

h0stn0tf0und · 2006-03-11 22:05:12

Dell Axim €316 Its down from €480. Is it a bargin tho!? Seems pretty good to me. Any opinions / advice? Spec # Microsoft® Windows MobileTM 5.0 software with Windows Media Player 10 Mobile # Powered by the Intel® XScaleTM PXA270 Processor at 624MHz # 3.7" colour TFT VGA display with 640x480 resolution # Integrated Intel®…

11-03-2006 10:05pm

#1

h0stn0tf0und

Closed Accounts Posts: 155 ✭✭

Join Date: July 2004

Posts: 91

Dell Axim €316

Its down from €480. Is it a bargin tho!? Seems pretty good to me. Any opinions / advice?

Spec
# Microsoft® Windows MobileTM 5.0 software with Windows Media Player 10 Mobile
# Powered by the Intel® XScaleTM PXA270 Processor at 624MHz
# 3.7" colour TFT VGA display with 640x480 resolution
# Integrated Intel® 2700G multimedia accelerator with 16MB video memory
# Integrated Wi-Fi (802.11b) and BluetoothTM Wireless Technologies
# Packed with 64MB SDRAM and 256MB Flash ROM
# Integrated CompactFlash Type II and Secure Digital / SDIO Now! / MMC card slots provide flexible expansion

0

Comments

#2 11-03-2006 10:59pm

davelerave

Closed Accounts Posts: 1,712 ✭✭✭

Join Date: February 2003

Posts: 1529

damn dell always changing their prices .i bought a used one x50v on ebay for about 270 last month.movies and photos are brilliant on the vga screen battery life is poor dunno about the pda side of things

0
#3 11-03-2006 11:03pm

Devil5434

Closed Accounts Posts: 135 ✭✭

Join Date: February 2005

Posts: 113

dats a deadly price

0
#4 11-03-2006 11:10pm

knifey_spoonie

Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,648 ✭✭✭

Join Date: February 2004

Posts: 3510

Can some one tell me if this comes woth excell word adobe ect.

Cheers

0
#5 11-03-2006 11:23pm

Karoma

Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,396 ✭✭✭✭

Join Date: March 2002

Posts: 17630

knife_fighter wrote:

Can some one tell me if this comes woth excell word adobe ect.

Cheers

I have the old x50 - it came with excel & word.
Adobe Reader had to be downloaded seperate.

Fantastic li'l PDA. Might be worth purchasing an extended battery (+case) from Dell or eBay though. (Although, the battery in mine lasts me a train journey to Galway<->Dublin )

0
#6 20-03-2006 8:22am

h0stn0tf0und

Closed Accounts Posts: 155 ✭✭

Join Date: July 2004

Posts: 91

Ordered one of these, didnt bother with the extra life battery. I'll wait and see how it performs. Karoma, How long is a train journey from Galway to Dublin anyways?!?

0
Advertisement
#7 20-03-2006 9:23am

kaizersoze

Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,042 ✭✭✭

Join Date: September 2004

Posts: 6870

h0stn0tf0und wrote:

Ordered one of these, didnt bother with the extra life battery. I'll wait and see how it performs. Karoma, How long is a train journey from Galway to Dublin anyways?!?

2 - 2.5 hours. Looks like he means the return journey aswell.

0
#8 20-03-2006 8:01pm

FakePlasticMan

Closed Accounts Posts: 99 ✭✭

Join Date: April 2005

Posts: 90

Woo Hoo!!

Just ordered one myself. Really good price...now all I have to do is be extra nice to she who must be obeyed..*g*

..."Another bloody gadget!!!!":D

0
#9 21-03-2006 10:06am

kaizersoze

Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,042 ✭✭✭

Join Date: September 2004

Posts: 6870

Gone up to €422 now.

0
#10 21-03-2006 1:29pm

FakePlasticMan

Closed Accounts Posts: 99 ✭✭

Join Date: April 2005

Posts: 90

Bloody Hell!!

Just got in in time so

0
#11 21-03-2006 1:42pm

Clinical Waste

Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,574 ✭✭✭

Join Date: January 2002

Posts: 1451

Ordered one last Thursday at 316e and it was delivered today apparently!

WooHoo!

0
Advertisement
#12 21-03-2006 1:46pm

Clinical Waste

Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,574 ✭✭✭

Join Date: January 2002

Posts: 1451

Actually if you go on to configure it, its at 386e, not 422e

0
#13 21-03-2006 10:38pm

BadCharlie

Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,614 ✭✭✭

Join Date: July 2003

Posts: 2465

So what exactly can you do with these things ?

The only time i have seen one of these was about a year ago when i was visting my brother in the US. He had one but just dont know why people want them or what good they are for you ?

Looks cool i must add.

0
#14 22-03-2006 12:43am

maidhc

Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,722 ✭✭✭

Join Date: January 2005

Posts: 7632

I use mine for

Contacts,
Calender,
To do list (doesnt mean anything gets done though)
Reading news (avantgo)
Keeping useful reference files (pdfs/text)
storing passwords logins etc (passman)
Calculator
Reading ebooks (mjubook)
MP3 player (GS player, 1 Gig card)
Dictionary (pocketdict)
Keeping track of expenses

I'd like one with Wifi now, but I can manage a while longer.

0
#15 22-03-2006 11:12am

Ratchet

Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,175 ✭✭✭

Join Date: January 2005

Posts: 1040

i have one 624mhz for sale here

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054902157

0