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Originally Posted by airborneaussie
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G'Day STi Sev,
Thanks for the welcome.
Actually, I just switched about a week ago from an old Palm OS Sony Clie to an X51v. Until then, I was using the Clie all the time. In all honesty, I can't believe how well Styletap was conceived/implemented. Admittedly, the programs that I'm running are older Palm apps (OS 4.1 I think) yet they run quickly and without a hitch. Honestly, if it weren't for Styletap, I wouldn't have switched to WM5 - the Palm programs that I do use are just far too useful to me.
Having recently switched to WM5, I can say that I'm appalled by how unstable the Microsoft OS is and by how 'non-user-friendly' ActiveSync is. Palm may not be perfect but they certainly knew what they were doing with Handhelds.
Cheers
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I use Styletap on a daily basis for some Palm databases which have no PPC equivalent, and it has been running very well. I have been surprised at how quickly it runs and how well it integrates with the OS, and registered the program very early. The latest version has also improved the speed of opening applications.
My previous PDA was also a Sony Clie. My current device is the X50v with WM2003SE, and this has been very stable for me... as stable as the Clie was. The only thing I miss about the Clie was the wonderful scroll wheel, which was really great for one handed reading. I would agree that Activesync sux compared to Hotsync with Backup Buddy.
Some on this site will try to convince others that WM5 on the X51 is as stable as WM2003SE... I would tend to disagree.
One word of advice... If you have a X50v, install the program onto an external memory card such as SD or CF. I initially installed it into Built In Storage and it ran very slowly. On an external memory card, it was very quick.
Can't comment about the X51 however.