i guess 300 would be a fair price since ive only had it about 1 1/2 months or so. dont 2003SE based devices use RAM to store info? i understand that if the backup batt dies you get a hard reset, but im willing to make the tradeoff for speed.
http://www.mobiletechreview.com/Dell-Axim-X51v.htm
those are the benchmarks scroll all the way down. you will notice the x51v's spb index is 335 while the x50v is 1380. the x30 is even HIGHER. completely ridiculous.