Are we (X5 users) Dying out???????

[ALBB]

I've had my X5 advanced for over 3 years now and have loved it.
It's had it share of bumps and drops (including getting run by my own car). Only thing I ever had to do was replace the screen. I have multiple CF and SD cards dedicated for work and personal use. The best thing I use it for is Act databases as I run a service dept. I have the gomadic cable to my phone for web use. I also have the VEO SD camera. I also have no desire to upgrade as it took me too long to get this one set up perfect. I enjoy using this site. Thanks for all the good idea's.

[ANGANDIMO]

I keep on using my x5 even if it is syncing with my pc, I have tried to get help from Dell, and anyone else but noone has been able to help. I do keep my contacts, things to do, books and many other things there too bad it does not sync

[Nancy Stanphill]

Mine sync's fine. It does a good job for me. I'll keep it until it does not do the job for me.

[Jayjor]

(to say nothing of us X50V fools ) [/quote]

I pity the fool who calls X50V users fools.

[Jayjor]

Does DELL still sell the X5? It seems as if there are new Axim owners who are buying X5s. I thought that the X5 was discontinued with the X30 and now the X50 being out for several months now.

[Jayjor]

i got my x5 adv when they were new as well, and still use it every day. the gps is great, and have gone on many long trips with it. i even use it for short trips. its funny that when i upgraded to ppc2003 last week, it took a few days to get the gps back running again. in that time, i was amazed at how lost i felt driving around the city. i was totaly blown away by how much i depended on the gps for daily travels to odd places.

i also track mileage via a excell spreadsheet for my company vehicles, and use the wifi on the road to connect to the internet.

i change job sites frequently, and the ability to transfer contacts from one work computer to the next work computer is a piee of cake as well.

i just recently learned to rip dvd's and watch them on my axim. what a treat that will be on my next road trip.

the axim x5 adv. with 2 mem card slots is so adaptable, its usefullness will never totaly die out.

i love my x5.
It will be a sad day if i break or drop it.

I feel the same way about my X50v.

[Nancy Stanphill]

I'm not aware that Dell still sells the X5. I believe those who are saying they bought a "new" X5 are getting them second hand from E-bay, etc. They are new to them.

[fishwood]

They might occasionaly sell refurbished models but dell has stopped selling them and making rom updates for them

[zarace]

Does DELL still sell the X5? It seems as if there are new Axim owners who are buying X5s. I thought that the X5 was discontinued with the X30 and now the X50 being out for several months now.

I'm pretty sure they discontinued it a bit back. They kept selling it when the X30s came out, but stopped with the X50s.

[Turbo-Torch]

Most the new users like me are getting NEW X5's from geeks.com. At $180 bucks there's no other PDA on the market in that price range that comes close.

[rhing]

I still use my Axim X5 Advance for WiFi, ACT! Link, games, music, Bible study and recording voice memos. It's very much a life tool and I intend to upgrade to a Windows Mobile 5.0 device with phone, broadband Web access or built-in WiFi, Bluetooth and lots of memory. Until then, I'll make do with my Axim X5 and cell phone.

[Boondocker]

I have no use for my X5 other than Appointments, Tasks, Contacts, GPS, Audio, Media, Word, GeoKron (app), Personal Vehicle Mgr (app), IR remote control, Internet browsing when traveling or the home PCs are occupied, Lists (Listpro), calcutating, and GPS navigation (worth a second mention). Built-in WiFi might be convenient, but having CF & SD slots is incredibly flexible. A slim plastic case and belt clip when necessary keep it imminently handy. A little Nintendo bag holds the unit and all accessories and is completely portable. I have as much money in accessories as the unit, so little incentive to change.

Ever notice how so many generic PPC ads show an X5? It's original swoopy shape makes it a classic.

[X5X5X5]

Yeah, I have thought about picking up an x50v and giving my X5 to my Fiance but I just don't have that kind of cash laying around. Granted I could probably scrap it up but it's not a necessity right now. Ultimately that would be the only reason I would get one is so she could have a PPC as well. Of course I will get the new one, I am a gadget geek!

[Warone]

I personally purchased an x50v and gave my wife my x5. I have offered to upgrade her's but she doesn't want to start all over and waste time learning and configuring a new system. Me, on the other hand spend oooooodles of my time tinkering with my x50v and x5. Additionally, I just sold my x5 on ebay for over a 120 bucks (with some accessories.) So I think the x5 will be around for many more years.

[cleveland_pat]

I'm still happy with my X5, and there aren't any selling points for newer models that strike a chord with me as something I just have to have.

Greetings,

I desperately need a Pocket PC, and though I could afford the Axim X50v, it is pretty clear that the X5 is a great unit and may offer all I need. I can buy an X5 at “refurbished” MicroCenter, for $250. It comes with a keyboard and an Auto Sync/Charge cable and a sync cradle.

My main interest is visibility and lack of eyestrain of the display, for I will be using the PIM to manage my projects. I’ll also be doing some writing – as much as time allows and I really want to make the most of this (having already purchased TextMaker on the recent special offer). It would not do to acquire a unit that proved difficult to see and caused eyestrain (been there, done that with an old Palm Pilot). I will use this mostly in the office (fluorescent lighting) and in an automobile (whatever sun comes in the windows).

Battery life is also very important to me, though if the refurbished X5 has an auto charge unit, I'd have nothing to worry with on the road and I will buy such a cable for the X50v, if I decide to go that way.

No doubt, something “new and better” is just over the horizon, and if buy the X50v now, I’ll be locked into it for at least a couple years. So I’m thinking I could live with the refurbished X5, IF the display and resolution is brighter and causes less eyestrain than the X50v and IF I thought it could do everything else I needed. I have no interest in games or multimedia, though It will be nice to slip the CF card from my Nikon camera into a PDA

Of course, I’d love all the bells and whistles on the X50v, but if I only spend $250 on a refurbished X5, then I can afford lots more software and “stuff.”

You are the X(5)PERTS, and I value your opinions very much. Please let me know what you think, including if I really ought to buy the X50v. Thanks much and be well.

Pat