I had been happily using a Palm for about the last 6 years. Then two weeks ago I upgraded to an Axim X51 & absolutely love it! I am kicking myself for not switching sooner.
I think Palm only has 1 expansion slot where Axim has SD & CF slots. FREE software was a huge consideration for me as well & so far, thanks to Aximsite.com, I have found more freeware than I know what to do with. Good luck.
thanks. another let down for me about the palm is that there is no e-sword bible software for palm. bible soft is important to me, and that one is excellent. on the other hand there is palmbible+ i believe which is free. so i guess i'd be good either way.
the axim is looking more and more likely. i do like the sleeker form factor of the palm though. perhaps someone could suggest a use for my pda i haven't thought of? i'm thinking of mainly using it to check things online, such as image-searching in google for a pic of a certain cell in biology lab, etc. also keeping track on my ebay business: checking deals, responding to emails etc.
GET THE AXIM, and this is coming from a palmer. the tx is more than capable for doing what you ask, the axim does it better hands down. web surfing will be 4000% better because of the screen, sound will be better(I hear that the axim can run with an ipod any day).
dude! get an ax.
the only thing is that palm has 200000 times more/better freeware.
oh and palm isn't losing the battle, they sell more smartphones than m$, they aren't selling as many pos pda's because they are waiting for plinux, that's why they haven't really done anything with os5.
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the only thing is that palm has 200000 times more/better freeware.
Honestly. Considering styletap (PPC software) can emulate Palm OS.....that doesn't even make it a consideration.
Conversely Palm cannot emulate WinMobile so.....
Plus with a large freeware base....you can guarantee repetition. How many of those could be say browser plugins and replacements? Quality over quantity on any given day. Would you load 20 or so apps to get the equivalent of one PPC app? Hypothetically....not saying it is so.....
Palm may not be dead and I really hope plinux comes soon.....but Palm is not winning anything. WinMobile has at present a much larger market share and in smartphones....it is Rim, makers of the Crackberry.
Sorry.
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Two uses a Palm has difficulty in:
Networking; An X50v can access networked shares out of the box. Plus some freeware can VNC, Remote Access, Run network diagnostics.
GPS; I'm not at present aware of too many Palm based mapping solutions other than Mapopolis and the PPC one is considerably better.
Having been a longtime Palm user, when I got a iBook I got rid of my x50v and purchased a TX. Multitasking or lack thereof drove me crazy! I sold my Palm and am waiting for a x51v that I purchased on Aximsite! If you want to be able to take notes as you look things up online, the Axim is definitely the way to go since you have to open and close applications (thus starting over) every time you go back and forth on a Palm vs. minimizing and opening the apps you are using on a Axim.
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One issue: batteries. You can carry two extra Axim batteries in a matchbox and keep going a long, long time. Not only can't you switch the Palm battery when you're on the go, to get longer life between charges, but when that built-in battery gets tired in two years or so and holds less and less of a charge, your TX turns into a paperweight (or you can send it in for expensive service to install a new battery, or you can try it yourself--I just bricked a Palm in an unsuccessful attempt). With an Axim, buy another $10 battery and invest 10 seconds of labor, and you're good to go for the next few years.
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i have used variuos palm products and just changed over to the dell x30 i like much better than the palm do not have to convert between differnt progams.
You have to realize that you have asked this question on a PPC/Axim forum, so the answers are going to be as predictable as if you had asked the identical question on Brighthand, a forum more heavily populated by Palm supporters.
Bottom line, from someone who has used and owned both, extensively, not just a glancing look at someone else's PDA, is that both will do everything you have asked for it to do.
The Palm is simplier to operate, less finicky. The Axim has dual card slots and a VGA display (at least in the top model). Software and games are available for both.
Perhaps an important consideration to bring up: The Palm TX is still a current model whereas the Axim is dead on the vine.
Do your own reasearch, and ask questions elsewhere, too.
I realize that this thread was awakened after a long slumber, but the tone just irritated me.
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Palm is dead as well.... when was the last time that its OS was updated on their devices.
While I will concede that Palm is overdue for an update, updates in and of themselves are not indicative of life. WM5 was considered an update; however, IMHO it added practically nothing to the existing state of the OS other than instability.
BTW, I am quite satisfied with my X50V and with running WM2003SE.
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Palm seems to have shifted all of their development efforts over to the Treo line, also apparently conceding the stand-alone PDA space to other parties. At this point, the T|X is a SUPPORTED device, but not one they're putting out replacements for anytime soon. I remember when the T|2 came out, there was already talk about the T|3... and there's only talk about more Treos these days, especially ones using WM5 and WM6.
Palm seems to have shifted all of their development efforts over to the Treo line, also apparently conceding the stand-alone PDA space to other parties. At this point, the T|X is a SUPPORTED device, but not one they're putting out replacements for anytime soon. I remember when the T|2 came out, there was already talk about the T|3... and there's only talk about more Treos these days, especially ones using WM5 and WM6.
you mentioned that you were going to use canalphones
well, i have a pair of sennheiser cx-300's and there is a lot of noise when playing audioclips on my x51v because its impedance is 16 ohms
i heard that 8 ohm earbuds dont have noise
so this may be a dealbreaker
While I will concede that Palm is overdue for an update, updates in and of themselves are not indicative of life. WM5 was considered an update; however, IMHO it added practically nothing to the existing state of the OS other than instability.
BTW, I am quite satisfied with my X50V and with running WM2003SE.
Palm OS died this morning and shes deaad shes deaaaad.</sing>
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