Seperate Forum for X51v

[dst]

I am a true noobie. I just bought an Axim X51v (in large part because of this wonderful site). Not only is this my first Axim it is my first PDA (@ 40 years old!). This site contains a wealth of information that is simply amazing. In fact, at times, I think it is TMI. The reality is that when I browse or search the site for information, I get a lot of stuff that doesn't apply to me. A great amount of information in the X50/X51 forums is for people with an X50v. In fact, the more I read the more I become convinced that the X51v is not simply an "upgrade" to the X50v but a truly different machine. For example, the X51v comes with persistant storage and WM 5.0. Right off the bat this means that a lot of the posts about WM 5 and issues surrounding ROM/RAM don't apply to me.

After being a member of this site for more than a month (and using it a lot) I really would like to push for a seperate forum for the X51. I am tired of reading a thread and after ten minutes realizing, "Oh, that only applies to the X50v, not X51v". This is a really great site with lots of information. I just would like to see it better organized.


Thanks for listening.

[uphi]

I'll second that !
Earl

[cdandy91]

Aximsite does have a separate forum for the x51v - look under Forums > X50 Forums.

As a user of an X50v, I haven't had any troubles in differentiating between x50 and x51 threads. Must just be me.

[dst]

That is just X51 Hardware.

[psionandy]

If its a wm5 issue why not use the wm5 forum.

a lot of software issues actually apply to 50/51 users

I think I understand what he is saying, if you do a search for something (which we are all strongly encouraged to do), it pulls results from the whole site, not just one subforum. It can be daunting trying to skim through possibly hundreds of pages only to find that what you are looking for is not covered in the search results, just similar keywords.
I think instead of a separate forum as was suggested, it might be nice to add more options to the search engine so you could narrow down your results a lot easier.

Am I making sense? If not just tell me to go play with my Axim. ;-)

[fastjetz]

makes sense to me

I agree with John the search function could be improved - we need a more refined and definable function. Like many people I have searched and not found what I needed and asked a question only to find the answer was already there when i have been kindly given a link to an existing thread.

[skippythenurse]

Too bad this site isn't like mobilegadgetnews.com

There, you can find seperate forums for specific devices. Once you find your device, you will find all the solutions, update notices, and tricks specifically for your device; such as Moto MPx220, Cingular 8125, and etc.

Unfortunately, they mainly specialize in smartphones and only PPC w/ phone feature. That's it.

I don't really mind them being together actually. I learn a lot from the X50 forums anyway since a lot of the "higher ranked" members use the X50.

[Venusian31]

Actually, if you click on Advanced Search in the search box, it will allow you to narrow down your search results. You can even specify which forums to limit your searches to.

well, i too find that it is weird .. i use an x50 low, and think that the x50/x51v devices should have their own, because they are almost totally diffrent on the inside.... that way the x50/x51 low/mid can have targeted discussions. i always see good posts, but when i get to them they are only for the x50v

Maybe someone should start a poll and see if what other Aximsite users think and if enough people think so then someone should get the moderators to seperate the forums.

[stevenator65]

There is a forum for x50/x51, then subforums divide them into their own categories. However, the argument here is to create actual forums for the separate devices and I agree.