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Romer · 09-09-06, 11:43 PM

Up until a few days ago I had a Garmin Ique M3 Pocket PC. I lost it when my daughter left the garage open and it and some other stuff was stolen out of my truck. I used the Ique M3 for GPS, as my MP3 player, for contacts, excel for tracking gas mileage. I also occasionally used it for wireless, but the sdio card I got stopped working.

The dilemma was to replace it with another M3 Ique or try for an upgrade. After days of research I narrowed my choice down between the Dell Axim 51V and the HP Ipaq 2495. Both are similar units. The HP's advantage is longer battery life and a more rugged case, while the 51V has the VGA and higher resolution and a Little more memory. At least thats my conclusion from the research I have done.

Reading all the reviews was confusing on the 51V. Either people love it or they think its a piece of crap that doesn't work. The Axim is the one I have decided to go with along with the Dell GPS kit based on the current deal on the web site. My concern is amount of reviewers who gave it a 1 and said it was crap. Some of them seem to be operating system issues.

My questions is have they fixed any of these issues, or is the luck of the draw if the unit you get is buggy?

09-09-06, 11:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
Romer Aximsite Rookie DAP Freshman Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Englewood, CO Posts: 43 Device: Blackberry Carrier: Nextel/Verizon Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	They either Hate it or love it! Up until a few days ago I had a Garmin Ique M3 Pocket PC. I lost it when my daughter left the garage open and it and some other stuff was stolen out of my truck. I used the Ique M3 for GPS, as my MP3 player, for contacts, excel for tracking gas mileage. I also occasionally used it for wireless, but the sdio card I got stopped working. The dilemma was to replace it with another M3 Ique or try for an upgrade. After days of research I narrowed my choice down between the Dell Axim 51V and the HP Ipaq 2495. Both are similar units. The HP's advantage is longer battery life and a more rugged case, while the 51V has the VGA and higher resolution and a Little more memory. At least thats my conclusion from the research I have done. Reading all the reviews was confusing on the 51V. Either people love it or they think its a piece of crap that doesn't work. The Axim is the one I have decided to go with along with the Dell GPS kit based on the current deal on the web site. My concern is amount of reviewers who gave it a 1 and said it was crap. Some of them seem to be operating system issues. My questions is have they fixed any of these issues, or is the luck of the draw if the unit you get is buggy?