budgetgirl

Sorry in advance for what will be stupid questions, but I'm new to Axims and PPC's in general.

I placed an order for my Axim X30 yesterday and am now in the process of purchasing accessories (screen protectors, case, battery, etc.) in preparation for my first trip with my Axim.

I'm confused about some of the accessories I've seen. I will be traveling with my Axim for several weeks at a time and, obviously, need to recharge. I've seen combination sync/charge cables but all I need is a charge. I won't have access to my home computer to sync with while on the road.

Can I use a travel cable, car charger, etc. to strictly charge? Or do you have to sync and charge at the same time?

What about backing up? Can I back up to a card?

How do you travel with your Axim?

mikop

yes, those sync charge cable is fine, you don't have to sync

get those 4 in 1 kit, with car adapter, ac adapter, and the sync/charge cable ( approx 9 bucks + shipping)

I would buy an extra battery for emergency backup ( less than 40 bucks)

I would purchase sprite backup software to backup onto SD (20 bucks)

honoramj

I sure hope your questions get answered! I need answers also. I too just ordered my X30 and am a total novice to PDAs. I also ordered the GPS system since we will be travelling out of state most every weekend this Fall. The only "Extra" I did'nt get was extra memory card. I read on here not to get the sandisk so now I have to find out what IS recommended as I know I will need the memory for medical files/downloads.

mikop

i have 256 and 512 sandisk, no problem.
Buying it from dell is not cheap, look for good deal. ( toshiba cards in various branding are highly discounted nowaday)
but seriously, getting sandisk no longer matter, ppl are just regurgitating what they heard and very few know what the real deal is now

pcstuff

I too use a sandisk 256, no problem so far...

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Originally Posted by budgetgirl

Sorry in advance for what will be stupid questions, but I'm new to Axims and PPC's in general. I placed an order for my Axim X30 yesterday and am now in the process of purchasing accessories (screen protectors, case, battery, etc.) in preparation for my first trip with my Axim. I'm confused about some of the accessories I've seen. I will be traveling with my Axim for several weeks at a time and, obviously, need to recharge. I've seen combination sync/charge cables but all I need is a charge. I won't have access to my home computer to sync with while on the road. Can I use a travel cable, car charger, etc. to strictly charge? Or do you have to sync and charge at the same time? What about backing up? Can I back up to a card? How do you travel with your Axim?

you should get at least one more battery for trip, prefer mugen 2000 (check out MEF38)
the cradle is a nice option for 312 version, can charge extra battery, can run on 4.5V car charger (note, the cradle requires up to 1500mA power), you need an elastic band to hold the battery on the cradle if you charge in car
you can operate and charge at the same time, but notice what I wrote above
about backing up, it's suggested to backup your phonebook, schedule (my favorites, phonebooks are backed up automatically when sync'ing once outlook installed), and copy a backup to your pc, in case something amiss happens

my suggestion:
USB charging sync cable is okay, just make sure the wireless is not turned on when plugging in pc (because USB port can provide up to 500mA current, turning on wireless will exceed the current limit
charging cradle (included with 624 version, suggested for 312 version), it's a big help if you have extra battery
couple of extra batteries (consider that, under extreme condition, the standard battery only run up to 2 hours with wifi on)
case, but be aware that, some cases may not be fit with extra capacity battery (including mugen 2000)
screen sticker (actually, ipaq sticker is 100% fit)
audio connection to your car stereo or headphone (if you'd like to run it as mp3/ogg player)

I am satisfied with my axim 312 wireless ver
and play oggs through LAN (nice audio quality, at least like portable CD player)
reading WAP, and listening radios over GPRS

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Kikuchiyo

So you wanta travel with an Axim... I'm about to finish up a round-the-world trip. Writing this from hotel in Germany, after having been thru Alaska, Japan, Korea, Thailand, and Qatar. It's what I do for a living.

I have a generic travel charger bought off eBay for about $10, it's small, light, and runs on 110 or 220v, plus a plug adapter for the European outlets. I don't drive much out here, so I do not have a car charger.

A Kingston 512Mb card for backup, files, and music.
One Mugen 1100 spare battery that I charge in the Axim at night or while traveling.

Rhino case (though have a DSI metal case at home, it arrived after I left). Gotta have a solid, secure case, though.

Spare styli. It's really annoying to drop it into a crevice that you can't retieve it from, and then have to use your finger for everything. And a screen cover.

Good luck,

tom2533

budgetgirl if you need a good backup battery MEF38 sells them quite cheap (2000 MaH)

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