RIP - Dell Axim

Admin · 04-09-07, 11:07 AM

It's with great sadness that I bring you the news that the last of the Dell Axim X51v line has gone out the doors of Dell and puts an end of a great run of Pocket PCs from Dell. In late 2002, Dell released the Dell Axim X5. The Dell Axim X5 shook up the Pocket PC world offering a great device for a good deal less than it's competitors. Dell followed up with innovative new devices for the next few years and ended up with the Windows Mobile 5 version of the Dell Axim x51v. This device was released more than a year ago and still remains one of the top of the line Pocket PCs out there. For the last 3-4 months, I have been telling all the folks at Aximsite that it was going away. Only two days after I queried the community on which direction we wanted to move towards with Aximsite, the Dell Axim's disappeared from Dell's website. There are some rumors popping up about a Dell Smartphone. While I hope I am wrong, I am being told by reliable sources that these have zero substance. It was a great run Dell, good job, but I think you guys are making a big mistake pulling out completely.

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Pocketbrain · 04-09-07, 08:07 PM

Yep, no mention in Dell's stores of the Axim itself... just the accessories.

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harleyxlc · 04-09-07, 09:21 PM

Too bad....having more choices and competition is good for us PDA users :)

kparikh82276 · 04-10-07, 12:27 AM

This is going to be my first post on mobilitysite... i'm a aximsite user..but this site is different.... so i guess i'll have to book mark this just the same.

Again keep it up here as well...

As far as DELL... well all i gotta say is this... they won me over w/ their Axim, but now that i'm learning that Dell didn't actually make these models... it's HTC... i can say... good bye...

now i know which company to look out for...

if dell want's out.. let them... HTC is pulling in more models and i've got my eye on their PDA/phone models...

I won't give up my axim... but i can care less if DELL doesn't want to make more of them... their loss...

imported_hyedipin · 04-10-07, 09:38 AM

Like I posted there,
loved every bit of my X5, and still use it, I would say it was the best elecronics purchase I have ever made, I was getting ready to pay around $250 or something like that for X50 and suddenly they are out!

I wouldn't buy it used, so I would have to consider overpriced HP HW models with GPS and Keyboard and GSM built in, if, in case it goes on sale..

Dell.. how about refurbished ones? Did they ship them all overseas? Come on, there had to be some around..

gasusan2006 · 04-10-07, 09:43 AM

I still use my Dell Axim x51v everyday.... and I will continue to use it....
unless an HTC finds its way to me

Susan

Nishu · 04-10-07, 11:49 AM

:) It seems that mobility site seem to have a believable intution.

Pocketbrain · 04-10-07, 10:08 PM

HTC is soon going to offer their own-branded Pocket PCs, so we may have a very familiar device in hand sooner than we think.

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