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danterner · 01-30-03, 04:14 PM

Yesterday, after a month of waiting, two missed UPS deliveries, and an hour of waiting at the UPS counter, I finally laid my hands on my new Axim 400. (Sadly, upon returning home with the box my wife decided to appropriate it so she can give it to me as my birthday present - she has spirited it away until my birthday on Feb 10 - argh!). If I have to wait much longer I'm going to implode.

I'm very much looking forward to using the Axim. As my current PDA is a Palm M100 (2mb, monochrome) it should be a big step up. I was somewhat discouraged, though, to read a recent article about revisions to the Xscale processor imminently to be released by Intel. See:

http://www.brighthand.com/article/Intel_Up...cale_Processors

If I'm reading this article correctly, it's essentially stating that the Axim is hobbled by a buggy processor and insufficient bus, making it perform consistent with a 200 mhz ARM PDA. If that's the case, what's the benefit of having an AXIM 400 as opposed to a 300 (extra storage capacity and cradle notwithstanding?) Are they functionally the same machine until the XScale processor is corrected?

My question is this: since I'm still within the 30 day return window, should I return my Axim and wait to get one with the updated XScale processor? This might put off my becoming an Axim owner by several months. It would probably also mean that I lose the $50 rebate. As an alternative, I could just hold onto the Axim I have and, if I experience a legitimate problem with it (mushy D-Pad, etc), then I could exchange it at that time (ideally holding off on the return until sometime in June or so, when all X5s will presumably have the revised processor).

As an aside: The Axim I was shipped happens to be an A04 hardware revision (I peeked in the box before resealing it and surrendering it to my wife - I admit it), but I have yet to read a post detailing any real difference between A04 and A05, so I'm okay with having an A04 as long as it works.

Taking all of the above into consideration, can anyone offer guidance?

01-30-03, 04:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
danterner Aximsite Rookie Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 23 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Yesterday, after a month of waiting, two missed UPS deliveries, and an hour of waiting at the UPS counter, I finally laid my hands on my new Axim 400. (Sadly, upon returning home with the box my wife decided to appropriate it so she can give it to me as my birthday present - she has spirited it away until my birthday on Feb 10 - argh!). If I have to wait much longer I'm going to implode. I'm very much looking forward to using the Axim. As my current PDA is a Palm M100 (2mb, monochrome) it should be a big step up. I was somewhat discouraged, though, to read a recent article about revisions to the Xscale processor imminently to be released by Intel. See: http://www.brighthand.com/article/Intel_Up...cale_Processors If I'm reading this article correctly, it's essentially stating that the Axim is hobbled by a buggy processor and insufficient bus, making it perform consistent with a 200 mhz ARM PDA. If that's the case, what's the benefit of having an AXIM 400 as opposed to a 300 (extra storage capacity and cradle notwithstanding?) Are they functionally the same machine until the XScale processor is corrected? My question is this: since I'm still within the 30 day return window, should I return my Axim and wait to get one with the updated XScale processor? This might put off my becoming an Axim owner by several months. It would probably also mean that I lose the $50 rebate. As an alternative, I could just hold onto the Axim I have and, if I experience a legitimate problem with it (mushy D-Pad, etc), then I could exchange it at that time (ideally holding off on the return until sometime in June or so, when all X5s will presumably have the revised processor). As an aside: The Axim I was shipped happens to be an A04 hardware revision (I peeked in the box before resealing it and surrendering it to my wife - I admit it), but I have yet to read a post detailing any real difference between A04 and A05, so I'm okay with having an A04 as long as it works. Taking all of the above into consideration, can anyone offer guidance?