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Old 01-06-09, 09:32 AM   #1 (permalink)
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X50v to WM6 or not.

I had my Pocket PC stolen on newyears eve. I thought I would never see it again dispite knowing who stole it. After a few threats to the lads father it finally got returned. No it was BLANK like factory fresh and the CF/SD cards had been formatted in a PC. Now my question is what are the benifits of WM6 on an X50v ?
I did dabble with WM5 when it first came out but that was with all the slowdown issues befor they were sorted.
So my real question is:- Is it worth upgrading wo WM6 or not, I only use the pocketPC casually and for light gaming (bit of tony hawks 3D) ?

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Old 01-06-09, 09:55 AM   #2 (permalink)
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You're probably better off sticking with WM2003SE. The 50/v isn't configured for the persistent-memory storage offered by WM5/6 and, quite frankly, the feature set of 5/6 isn't compelling enough to trade off WM2003SE stability, at least on a 50v.

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Old 01-06-09, 02:25 PM   #3 (permalink)
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I agree with CB. The only problem is making sure you have all the software you'll need. Much of the new stuff will not work with WM2003SE.
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Old 01-08-09, 11:02 AM   #4 (permalink)
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I use my x50v primarily as an MP3 player and since WM6.1 supports SDHC cards, I love it. I use it in my car so it's almost always got external power and I don't really see any slow-down. Install everything on the SD card and the memory / compaction problems are less.
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I say go for wm 6.1 A09, I hope you had your data backed up on your sd/cf cards, I would have been more than a little miffed if that happened to me.
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makuu has been working on small patches to his X50v WM6.1 ROM, all in an attempt to subdue that incessant ROM difficulty. His progress may warrant a second look.
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Which Axim models had persistent memory in the original version?
I am tired of losing data on my X5 and would like to get X50 or 51 (don't need v) whichever has persistent memory.
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Persistent memory starts with WM5, so you need X51.
The X50 series and earlier were WM2003 and below.
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Thanks Box.
I need X51 then.. :(
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Old 06-18-09, 04:51 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Persistent memory starts with WM5, so you need X51.
The X50 series and earlier were WM2003 and below.
at this point I know that persistent memory starts with WM5 and 6, and only the 51 can handle persistent memory, despite that, can you in fact install WM6 on a 50v? If yes, what will happen as a result of the 50v not being able to handle persistent memory? WM 6.1, or 6.0 only?
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You can install both WM6.1 and WM6 on a x50v. The only downside is that if the battery drains completely and it is left like that for a few hours, your x50v will hard reset.
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