Coffee Fiend

Does anyone know if the Pocketop or the Belkin keyboards work with the X3? I'm leaning toward getting the Dell because I know it will work- but would rather have wireless- what do you think?

rtalain

The Pocketop works fine, but there isn't a fully functional driver for it. There's a driver that works, available on one of these threads that works fine, but doesn't do the screen rotation, so you can only type in portrait mode. I use Nyditot Virtual Display to get it to landscape mode and it works finel.

Also a word of warning on the Pocketop. . . it's small. The keyboard is a little cramped, which may pose a problem if you're a fast touch typist.

Ron

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Coffee Fiend

I just bought a pocketop on ebay for only $34- pocketops web site says it is fully compatable now. I hope i don't find it too small- zero return policy

Gigi

I have a Belkin and it works fine with both my X5 and my X3i. Keep in mind, however, that many people have had difficulties getting it to work. If you do get it, make sure there is a good return policy.

rtalain

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Originally posted by Coffee Fiend I just bought a pocketop on ebay for only $34- pocketops web site says it is fully compatable now. I hope i don't find it too small- zero return policy

It does list the X3 in their compatibility list, but also says "Screen Rotation not available on PC2003."

Great keyboard though. Have fun with it.

Ron

Coffee Fiend

That totally stinks- I didn't notice that before!!! Do you think they will upgrade thier driver to support this in the future???

Gigi

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Originally posted by Coffee Fiend That totally stinks- I didn't notice that before!!! Do you think they will upgrade thier driver to support this in the future???

Don't feel so bad...the Belkin driver does not support screen rotation either! Maybe a WM2003 thing?

rtalain

I don't think it's a WM2003 thing because according to Pocketop's compatibility chart, other WM2003 devices are listed that are WM2003. I guess it's an Axim thing.

I am hoping that they will update their drivers in the future to allow screen rotation, until then, there are other screen rotation options such as Nyditot and Pocketop, but do some research on these forums before loading them. Both are not without risks.

Ron

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Belkin Executive Case
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Coffee Fiend

What kind of risks? Hardware or software? Since my X3 is new can I just experiment with these options and if they don't work, just reload the OS?

What is Nyditot?

Gigi

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Originally posted by rtalain I don't think it's a WM2003 thing because according to Pocketop's compatibility chart, other WM2003 devices are listed that are WM2003. I guess it's an Axim thing.

Well, according to the Belkin site, the drivers I am using ARE for WM2003.

rtalain

Well, people have had bad experiences with both Dotpocket and Nyditot and have been very vocal about them. I tried Dotpocket and it was very unstable for me. It would freeze up, requiring a soft reset, and once, gave me a blank screen, so I removed it. Nyditot Virtual Display was much more stable, although they give you a warning to backup your device in the event a hard reset is necessary (not very reassuring, but apparently a real-world possibility), everything went smoothly and it appears to be very stable and useful. Your mileage may vary.

You're right in that with a new unit, you can load either, play with it, and if a hard reset is necessary, you won't have much data to lose.

You can get Nyditot at http://www.nyditot.com

Best of luck,

Ron

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Axim x3i
Kingston 128MB SD Card (2)
PNY 256 SD Card
Brando Screen Protector
MicroInnovations Keyboard
Sena Case
Belkin x3i Portfolio
Belkin Executive Case
Simpletech Bonzai

Coffee Fiend

Wow- I saw that Nyditot won a reward in it's class in the PocketPC software awards- can't be too bad- looks like a great program and worth a try... thanks

zbear01

i have ordered the belkin and got it to work

the ony thing is you have to uncheck the recive all beam in the settings window once you do this the drivers that came with the keyboard will work the base that you put your axim is in when using the keyboard should be about a styluss length away

hope no one else has diffiulties with this great product