X50/X50V OS Survey

AKAJohnDoe · 01-02-07, 12:57 PM

And what will you do?

If you do not have an X50/X50v and feel compelled to vote, Option 4 seems to fit best ;)

dgoldring · 01-02-07, 01:30 PM

I plan to stay with WM 2003 SE for now, but I may decide to upgrade in the future.

Doug

psionandy · 01-02-07, 02:02 PM

Originally Posted by dgoldring

I plan to stay with WM 2003 SE for now, but I may decide to upgrade in the future.

Doug

My x50v will run 2003se until it gets retired.. and then possibly linux.

01-02-07, 02:14 PM

Well, I haven't fooled with my X50v in quite some time now. I have a Treo 700wx with WM5 so why bother? However, I still have WM 2003 SE on my Ax.

01-02-07, 02:15 PM

See my profile :)

hoju99 · 01-02-07, 04:34 PM

Ran 2003se then wm5 fr then 2003se then wm5 sr now back to 2003se on my x50v

stevenator65 · 01-02-07, 04:39 PM

x50v w/wm2003se. Runs great. If it ain't broke...

BoraxJr · 01-02-07, 04:41 PM

After trying the first release of WM5, and rolling back, then reading the postings about the second release, I'll stick with what works; WM2003SE.

That said, after having the battery door ghost show up about every 30 minutes or so, I'm planning on using my extended warranty to have Dell replace the 50v.

:rolling:

01-02-07, 06:06 PM

i actually bought an x51v, thinking wm5 would be a good upgrade...

omg...i had so much trouble after a couple hours i gave up, and sold it on aximsite classifieds

i am back on wm2003se and couldn't be happier on my x50v

Jackgist · 01-03-07, 11:56 AM

Had a X51 with WM5 v1 but hated it. I returned it and bought a refurbished x50v with WM2003 SE upgraded to A05.

Have not seen a compelling reason to go to WM05.

Anyone willing to convince me to change?

cmagdanz · 01-03-07, 12:34 PM

I like WM5-A02 on my x50v. Here's my thoughts about speed - I'm not sure my "facts" are quite right because I'm writing this from memory of what I've been reading lately, and I'm not a professional IT person.

* Data stored in RAM (e.g., WM2003SE) is more quickly accessible than data stored in ROM (WM5).
* Data stored in ROM (e.g., WM5) is slower to access because it must either be loaded into RAM before being read (e.g., x51v - NAND device), or executed in place (XIP) from within ROM via RAM (e.g., x50v NOR device).
* Therefore . . .
- x50v on WM5 will never be quite as quick as x50v on WM2003SE
- x51v, which has twice the ROM as x50v, and can store more data than x50v (without cards), but may actually be slightly slower than x50v because x50v can XIP the data, while x51v cannot.

I like WM5 more than WM2003SE primarily because of persistent storage (I no longer have to be nervously aware of the closest power source), and because of the various additional features Pocket Informant offers within WM5 that didn't seem to be available in WM2003SE (don't ask me specifics, I no longer remember). WiFi connects faster, and IE browser quicker. Also, A2DP is available out-of-the-box for my stereo headset with WM5A02. Before I had only volume control after applying major hacks.

So, I'm quite content with a slightly slower AXIM. My CPU is not stuck on high speed (except when connected to AC, which is normal). My battery life is at least equal to what it was on WM2003SE. With all programs loaded to "device" I still have 24+ megs of RAM available when nothing is running. (The WidComm BT hack linked to from other threads on this site is a real memory hog on A02. I tried it, and then took it off.)

I can understand why gamers like WM2003SE - it's fast. I'm not a gamer. If you're curious about what software I'm running, see "View MyPDA."

I like WM5 A02 on my x50v.

Thanks for listening.