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swsmiddy · 06-28-03, 01:22 AM

Better late than never, I gotta jump in this thread ~

It's fairly obvious that Gateway targets the non-technical minded with all of their products, and I feel Dell does a lot of the same, but this handheld is atrocious. Watch though, when they stick a sale sticker on it to go "with" the price of their systems, there will be a market for the POS handheld. It's way too little and too late to even consider competing with the Axim, no doubt. However, I have met so many people that have seen me using the Axim that have asked "What is that? A computer?" that I'm convinced there's a market for just about anything someone throws together, as did Gateway. Feel about the same about the Zire, and they've got quite a market. The lack of tech savvy in the general population astounds me. This excuse for a handheld from Gateway looks more like a toy than a functional piece of equipment. Maybe I could pass them out for stocking stuffers? LOL

Peace Out.
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Axim 400MHz
Dell Keyboard, cradle, and synch cable
Dell Home Networking, 1184 Router/AP, USB & PC card Adapters
Socket Wi-Fi CF for the Axim cause Dell didn't have anything when they first put out the Axim
(Hoping for a Sprint CF connection card soon)

The only reason I bought a handheld at all was because you can't build them yourself like you can a PC...

06-28-03, 01:22 AM	#25 (permalink)
swsmiddy Aximsite Rookie DAP Freshman Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 57 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Better late than never, I gotta jump in this thread ~ It's fairly obvious that Gateway targets the non-technical minded with all of their products, and I feel Dell does a lot of the same, but this handheld is atrocious. Watch though, when they stick a sale sticker on it to go "with" the price of their systems, there will be a market for the POS handheld. It's way too little and too late to even consider competing with the Axim, no doubt. However, I have met so many people that have seen me using the Axim that have asked "What is that? A computer?" that I'm convinced there's a market for just about anything someone throws together, as did Gateway. Feel about the same about the Zire, and they've got quite a market. The lack of tech savvy in the general population astounds me. This excuse for a handheld from Gateway looks more like a toy than a functional piece of equipment. Maybe I could pass them out for stocking stuffers? LOL Peace Out. _____________________________ Axim 400MHz Dell Keyboard, cradle, and synch cable Dell Home Networking, 1184 Router/AP, USB & PC card Adapters Socket Wi-Fi CF for the Axim cause Dell didn't have anything when they first put out the Axim (Hoping for a Sprint CF connection card soon) The only reason I bought a handheld at all was because you can't build them yourself like you can a PC... __________________ S.W.SMIDDY, U.S.A.F. - (RET) Miamisburg, OH To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. ~ AXIM X5 Advanced 400Mhz ~ ~ SOCKET 802.11 CF 802.11b WiFi Card~ ~ AMBICON BT2000 CF Bluetooth ~ ~ DELL "Thumb-board"~ ~ DELL fold-out keyboard ~ ~ 2-128, 1-64 SD Mem Cards ~ ~ Mobile Internet via BT Card & ~Siemens S56 BT Phone, AT&T wireless data plan, 8MB/mo. ~ ~ Desktop Synch Cradle ~ ~ Mobile Cable & Car Charger~ ~ XtRa Battery ~ Last edited by swsmiddy; 06-28-03 at 01:25 AM.