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Originally Posted by MetalManCPA
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This little X5 I carry with me helps me boatloads. It's my right-hand man, and I know the X51v will be the same.
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I feel like this is a worthwhile discussion. The quote above is the important part here -- you are still using an X5. The X5 is an excellent PDA; it is functional, stable, and reliable. This has changed with the new crop of PDAs Dell has delivered, and its changed in a big way.
My case is an X50v user, who was anticipating WM5 since its announcement. The WM2003SE OS that was delivered with it works well, but it doesn't take full advantage of the capabilites of the machine (Intel video mostly). There was a good reason to move to WM5, it was supposed to open up the Axim's capabilities. So I upgrade to WM5, and it is a complete nightmare. The biggest problem is that it gets extremely slow; I'm talking about just clicking on menus, or using the on-screen keyboard, and having 2 - 4 second delays in response. The VGA-out now does not work at all, across the board for EVERY x50v that has been upgraded. And how about coming in to work first thing in the morning, setting your Axim in the cradle, and being greeted by a plain white screen. Or better yet, a screen with blue and black lines all over it.
The problems I mentioned there are present on a pristine Axim, before installing any 3rd party software. This is what I was talking about in my previous post; software is never perfect but there should be a certain standard that is followed before delivering a release. I have had every Axim Dell has made, and have never seen problems like this. The only one that comes close was the X30h, due to the screen rotation, but that was fixed fairly quickly.
I'm not saying that you are wrong in your point, because from your perspective (an X5 user), it probably does look like we are being over-critical. But consider how much you use your X5, and how upset you would be if you couldn't rely on it to work when you needed it.