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Even though I've only had my device for 2 weeks, I'm already looking for the next model. I find that I'll need the SanDisk WiFi/256MB combo as I want to run the Skype, SJPhone, and Network tools from the SD card rather than use up the precious RAM. At the moment I have the Spectre WiFi card but need some extra memory.
I know, I know, someone will ask "why not use BIG STORAGE?" the reason why I won't do that is because I have a full one year's warranty on my device and should I sell my device in 6 months time (if I find a suitable upgrade model), the value would increase given that there are some warranty left for the buyer.
I didn't jump on the WM5 bandwagon yet or the new WM5 devices due to early undetected issues. Usually after 4-5 months, a lot of the early problems will be sorted by firmware releases. But yes, I plan to upgrade to the WM5.0 model in about 6 months time. But I'm starting to really like my mini
I'm getting 4 hours of continuous video play (not streaming) on my mini which I'm really happy. I have bluetooth on all the time as well.
My ideal upgrade would be the Dopod 818 Pro. All the accessories for my mini can be used with the Dopod Pro. But my main concern would be the CPU speed...I've configured my mini to run the software I need including about 5-6 plugins and a concern would be how slow the Dopod Pro would be with the same s/ware config as my mini.
Second on my list is the E-Ten M600 which I think blows the mini away with the Samsung processor which is much faster than the Intel equivalent. The M600 screen is also amazing and better than any PDA screens on the market today. Only thing is that the M600 is slightly bigger than the mini and doesn't look as good compared to the mini.
At the moment both Dopod Pro and the M600 still have early teethering problems but should be sorted in a few months time. But the mini growing so much on me right now, I may just decide to keep using it and upgrade maybe next Christmas.
The M600 is made of plastic from what I know, but also some of the new HTC devices are completely made of plastic so that might not be an alternative. There is the HTC Hermes unofficially said to be released in the first half of this year which offers UMTS and will be similar to the Wizard.
If you need WLan badly, then I would consider changing to another device, otherwise, I wouldn't give away my Magician. I also prefer Windows Mobile 2003 from WM5. The speed is often said to be slower with new devices using WM5, even when they have a faster CPU.
That's true M600 is made of plastic but that's not an issue for a lot of people. The thing I like about the M600 is the Samsung CPU (I tested the Samsung 300MHz CPU on the HP rx1950 running WM 5.0 and it was amazingly fast!) and the new tech LCD screen plus it already has working A2DP bluetooth functions, WLAN, and although camera is only 1.3MP but is comparable with the Nokias. The Dopod 818 Pro (Prophet) camera is the best 2.0MP in any PocketPC but maybe let down by poor CPU performance.
WM5.0 will gradually improve within 6 months time as more s/ware developers improve their s/ware to be WM5 compatible. Initial release bugs bugs will be ironed out of the WM5 devices.
The Magician is truly a striking PocketPC handheld no doubt about that. I won't consider any devices larger than the Magician/O2 mini but M600 is an exception (only a few mm longer and thicker). The whole point of a PocketPC phone is to have it small, light and fits nicely into your pocket like the Nokias not look like bricks in your hand :-D
I think O2 Atom, HTC Prophet (Dopod 818 Pro), and the M600 are the closest to Magician in terms of size and cosmetic features.
On the PPCSG forum people are not experiencing any performance problems with the 200MHz OMAP processor. More clock speed does NOT necessarily mean more performance. Look at the AMD vs Intel scenarion on the PCs for example! It's all about MIPS.
My next purchase will be the Dopod 818 Pro. The camera is amazing, and with a proper task manager that closes programs rather than minimising them, the speed is more than acceptable. More battery life is also welcome!
skype
hi noob,
you also can use skype on your magician after you have synced your jam via bluetooth with your pc.
i use it and there is no problem. you also can use many apps like this if you sync your jam via bt with your pc
greets
serhataga
what do u think about t-mo compact II?
hi serhataga,
what a great idea...didn't think of that one. will give it a go....kinda of using the mini as a headset.... :-D
The T-mobile MDA Compact II is the HTC Prophet (also sold as Dopod 818 Pro). I like to get my hands on one and test it for myself but unfortunately in Australia, O2 and i-Mate are the HTC resellers. No Dopod or MDA brands and buying from overseas will be a headache especially with warranties.
The biggest advantage of the MDA Compact II is that you can keep using your magician accessories with it, your cases, chargers, screen protectors, stylus etc. Also the camera is undoubtedly the BEST on any PPC to date. The CPU maybe a concern especially it's only running at 200MHz. It's fine for some users but for others it's just too slow. Best to test out a shelf display model at your local store before making a decision whether to buy.
If you are in Australia like me, you'll have to wait till i-Mate releases their version of Magician II.
I think, at least in germany, the MDA compact 2 is based on the HTC Charmer, not the Prophet. The Charmer is kind of a bad joke, since it has the (yes, it definitely is) slower 200 MHZ OMAP CPU and no WLan or keyboard. This makes it a very bad choice if you ask me. The prophet hasn't been release in germany as well, same with the Atom, which seems to be the most interesting at the moment (what about the quality of its camera by the way?).
That's right Dandie, the MDA Compact II is not like the Dopod 818 Pro. It is basically the same as the Magician but has WM5 and the OMAP processor. The prophet has more hardware buttons, 2MP camera and WiFi 801.11g! The real Magician II!!
I love my Imate Jam to death. I will not sell it but maybe give it away to my wife cos I want it to stay in the family.
I have only two devices in mind to replace my Jam... it would either be the O2 Atom or the Eten M600.
I would prefer the Atom because of it's size and built-in radio. As for the M600, I would have it compete directly with HTC because of its affordable price and a different interface.
As for my Jam, I am a very proud owner and I am glad about the progress made to it to bring new life into it. From the Big Storage Rom to A2DP and improve BT. Despite being lagged of not being able to be moved to WM5, it sure is putting up a fight and that's what I like about it... being an underdog and coming out shining.
I couldn't resist any longer and ordered a Dopod 818 pro from Expansys HK, in stock and very well priced!
The JAM is a beautiful device and the Prophet is based on it! Plus WM5, Wifi, much better camera and EDGE ...
As a side note, the 02 Atom was very tempting but the initial feedback from the people who bought it is not encouraging at all. On PPCSG forums, people who bought the Atom went back from their decision and changed it with the Prophet. The built quality of the Atom was not satisfactory, buggy software and sloooooow.
kta, give us a review of the Dopod Pro in two weeks time as to its performance. Definitely want to know about the CPU performance.
Sure, no problem
The Magician is the pioneer for a mobile phone/pda combo. You can't help but want it due to it's small size form factor. Forget about the Wizards and Universals...Magicians are the coolest PDA-Phones today
well..until the Dopod 818 Pro and E-Ten M600 take over
Hi mates, i'm going to break the line and will change to Nokia N70, less buggy and with fully funtional BT. ( F.O. Htc)
I only have a Magician now but here is what I found from recent PDA phone
I think O2 Atom is a better replacement for Magician. It even smaller than Magician and has built-in A2DP and wifi. The only drawback is it use mini-SD and we have to give up our investment on SD card.
818 Pro doesn't have build-in A2DP yet (People said they will have it in the future but who knows....) Battery life of 818 Pro is better but people complaints about it's lagginng when running multiple programs. Also, Skype is not running very good on 818 pro.
Here is a benchmark test on various PDA phone: http://forum.mypdacafe.com/viewtopic.php?t=7796&sid=77e4cfd56835b0f3e33dc0da98fd7780 U may found Atom is not very attractive in the test. But for me, the 200mzh CPU of 818 Pro really worry me most....
Only one device will make me change :
The upcoming MIO Mitac A701 !!!
WOW.
Gtot
jackleung said:
818 Pro doesn't have build-in A2DP yet (People said they will have it in the future but who knows....)
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A2DP will defintely be available as this was comfirmed by Microsoft. AKU2.0 will have it!
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But for me, the 200mzh CPU of 818 Pro really worry me most....
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I'm surprised you say this. Just look at the your own posted benchmarks, and the 416MHz on the Atom is not really a good alternative!
Woohoo..E-Ten M600 killed 'em all at benchmark....
Atom's slowness could be a firmware issue but expect it to do better in tests 6 months time.
http://msmobiles.com/news.php/4190.html
Wow the Mio PDA-Phone is to die for but only thing isthat it lacks Wi-Fi, but GPS is a good compromise.....it's also around the size of a Magician
Hi All
I have got a iPaq hx4700 that is fast with a nice VGA Screen but I am fed up with having to carry this and a phone around.
I would like the Universal but it is too expensive and also looks rather big.
So I have arrived at the Wizard. Looks good and gets good reviews but how will I find it
Will it run too slowly compared to the hx4700?
The screen will not look that good.
Has anyone owned both?
Ben
The Wizard is a fantastic PDA phone and i love mine it is excellent but it will never be able to hold up against the IPaq hx4700.
If your used to the speed of the 4700 you will definately find the Wizard slower although it's still very good. You will also really miss that screen and storage on the 4700 it will be a case of weighing up features against size.
If you are going to get rid of the 4700 and get a wizard, what condition is your 4700 in and would you consider selling it? PM me?
Matt
I have a hx4700 and a Qtek 9100, but I only use my hx4700 as a gps navigator.
But I also browse the net and using email on it, compared to my 9100 its faster. But regular tasks like using the calendar is almost the same.
I dont know exactly wich apps u are using but there MUST be a difference between 6xxMHz and 200MHz even if the Tiomap cpu is more effective.
I love my hx4700. You could ask your carrier if they sell CF phone cards. I've thought about those myself.
FYI - Anyone considering upgrading to Hermes
I have been using a universal for the last 18months and have now sold it and upgraded to the HTC Hermes.
The universal served me very well and the only thing I miss is the larger screen and VGA resolution and standard 3.5mm jack - however - I don't miss the bulk.
The hermes is everything the universal is minus the VGA.
My default Rom on the universal was Helmi's v1.3 which was AKU 3.5 and was a very very stable/solid rom.
I later installed PDAVIET 2.04 pro (Crossbow/WM6) which was a little temperamental but solid never the less.
I have installed XDA Live 0.20 which is a Crossbow rom on the hermes and it is very fast, I mean very very fast in comparison to the the universal.
In actual fact the hermes feels like an overclocked blue angel. (Normal operation, responsiveness, games etc)
Before I had the universal I had a blue angel that I used to regularly overclock to 530mhz (XCPUSCHALAR) and I can tell you that the herms feels very close to this.
I actually wonder what the hermes is capable of if overclocked slightly - As I don't have any figures (Pocket Hackmaster performance Index, SPB benchmark, etc) I can only speculate - but I'm looking forward to investigating this further.
Incidently the hermes has the Imageon gpu that was present in the blue angel so it runs films in TCPMP with hardware acceleration something the universal lacks.
Now I'm not sure whether the Universal had slow ram, or it being a VGA device slowed it down or what but I do know that the hermes is orders of magnitude more responsive in every day operation than the universal was...
Wireless connects at 54mbs on the hermes instead of the 11mbs maximum thoroughput the universal supports even with the 802.11g hack.
And the Hermes also supports HSDPA (1.8mbs theoretical - if your network provider supports it). Admittedly this was a deal breaker for me as umts is cool but connecting at 1.8mbs to the internet whilst on the road is edging very close to nirvana LOL!
Now while I will miss browsing servers at 640x480 using ts client in WM6 (WM5 tsc was atrocious BTW - LOL!) I feel the hermes features and performance more than make up for it. Plus I recently purchased a Sony u50 (1st generation umpc circa 2004) which has a 800x600 5 inch screen and the u50 allows me to TS into server using the hermes as a modem (Bluetooth or serial comms)
Last but not least I need to mention the hermes 2MP camera - OMDs - LOL.
It is head and shoulders above any HTC Camera I've ever experienced and I have seen them all...
SPV to wallaby to alpine to blueangel to universal I've had them all and this camera is the 1st USEABLE camera in terms of how responsive the camera app is, the picture quality and the overall experience!
Granted it's no replacement for my Canon SLR BUT (BIG BUT) it's definitely useable and supports typical camera functions such as self timer, darkness controls etc.
All other HTC devices had a fairly decent camera app but a piss poor camera sensor that only operated remotely correctly with good light. The pics I get with the hermes are of comparable quality to recent nokia and sony phones.
Hope this information is of use to anyone considering moving from the Universal to a hermes.
haha funny enough I was looking at the hermes last night.
My contract has run out, im in the UK and o2 are no longer doing free gprs so I need to jump ship as its damn expensive! Three are offering unlimited (1gig) a month for £5 so that's my main option plus they have a HSDPA network. But the downside is they don't offer the hermes so i'd have to get it seperatly I want a hermes
Thanks for the review, I want a hermes more now
Thanks
Stu
actually, just a thought... with WM6 PIE has the option to view in VGA mode, this makes website VERY easy to view as if they were on a desktop pretty much which makes browsing actually possible on these devices. Is that function still available on the hermes ?
thanks
Stu
IE VGA
Hi Stu,
No that feature is not available in WM6 IE for the hermes as it is a qvga device (320x240)
Just checked the menu options in IE and noticed that option was missing whereas it was there in WM6 IE on the universal.
Cheers
q
stualpha said:
haha funny enough I was looking at the hermes last night.
My contract has run out, im in the UK and o2 are no longer doing free gprs so I need to jump ship as its damn expensive! Three are offering unlimited (1gig) a month for £5 so that's my main option plus they have a HSDPA network. But the downside is they don't offer the hermes so i'd have to get it seperatly I want a hermes
Thanks for the review, I want a hermes more now
Thanks
Stu
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O2 are just about to bring out a new XDA which is similar looking to the Hermes but appears to have a faster processor. It is apparently out on 26 March.
ooo in that case I may hang around to see what it's like.
But saying that the data is a huge issue data costs on o2 are huge plus i'm a student so we can whine more lol
thanks guys
Stu
also :: do you know which device it is ? I presume specs are already out possibly ? or pics ?
thanks
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ooo in that case I may hang around to see what it's like.
But saying that the data is a huge issue data costs on o2 are huge plus i'm a student so we can whine more lol
thanks guys
Stu
also :: do you know which device it is ? I presume specs are already out possibly ? or pics ?
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It's an Asustek apparently. Just Google O2 Zinc and you'll find it.
http://www.msmobilenews.com/content/view/1730/1/
think i'll hold out for this puppy!! looks sweet, shame about the vga though
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http://www.msmobilenews.com/content/view/1730/1/
think i'll hold out for this puppy!! looks sweet, shame about the vga though
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Or you might like to hold out for the I-mate Ultimate 7150 - more ROM, more RAM, faster processor, VGA .....
not made my mind up about the design of the new ultimate series, dont know what it is, they look at a little funny :? will have to see it in flesh.
This is what I hate about these things, its always add a little bit of extra time on and wait for the next device
The very mention of microSD in these devices is enough for me to overlook them and appreciate my Universal even more - despite the superior performance of the new devices over the Universal. Since the Universal is VGA, has a stable performance, and uses SD Cards - I am pleased with it.
Only when SDHC readers start becoming more mainstream in PDA Phones will I start considering a successor to the Universal.
Hi!
First off, im a daily visitor and fan of the site. Fantastic forum for us techies.
Now to what i need from you.
I recently dropped my Universal from my balcony (5 meters), it fell for a fairly sudden death you could say.
Being a reseller of brightpoint i thought, ok, no problem i will wait for the HTC TYTN II instead being a better device.
However, i really miss the VGA feature browsing webpages and using vnc ( i use it alot). Keyboard aswell way to small compared to universal.
Would you say Athena is a better choise than Tytn II? Cannot believe why tytn II didnt come in vga.. Heard that glofish m800 will be the same factor but vga support.
What i need. Speedy device with VGA! Is the Athena CPU faster than TYTN II?
Both units have GPS right. so no problems there.
Your thoughts are highly appreciated. The athena just dropped in price..
Best regards,
Daniel Eriksson
Yes, the CPU of the Athena is faster than the one on Kaiser.
Keep in mind that the Athena occupies the same space as approx. two and a half Kaisers if you're planning on keeping it in your pocket.
However, I love the Athena and I'm (almost) never leaving home without it. But the Kaiser is great too, and smaller. Why not get both?
daniel.eriksson said:
Hi!
First off, im a daily visitor and fan of the site. Fantastic forum for us techies.
Now to what i need from you.
I recently dropped my Universal from my balcony (5 meters), it fell for a fairly sudden death you could say.
Being a reseller of brightpoint i thought, ok, no problem i will wait for the HTC TYTN II instead being a better device.
However, i really miss the VGA feature browsing webpages and using vnc ( i use it alot). Keyboard aswell way to small compared to universal.
Would you say Athena is a better choise than Tytn II? Cannot believe why tytn II didnt come in vga.. Heard that glofish m800 will be the same factor but vga support.
What i need. Speedy device with VGA! Is the Athena CPU faster than TYTN II?
Both units have GPS right. so no problems there.
Your thoughts are highly appreciated. The athena just dropped in price..
Best regards,
Daniel Eriksson
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Have been enjoying the 5 inches Dopod u1000 for some time now.
Yesterday, i went through my drawers and decided to activate my old dell axim x51v. Yes, although the screen is smaller but I am amazed at how clear the fonts are and how readable the screen is. I am so reluctant to sell it. But then again, what am i doing with 2 pocket pc? I certainly can't sell my dopod u1000 because there is nothing like it in the market at the moment.
Any one of you had to go throught this dilemma I am going through? How did you overcome?
I couldn't sell mine. I am keeping my Axim as a back up.
good to know that I'm not alone facing this dilema.
The Dell Axim X51v is really a marvelous pocket pc.
Of course, Dopod u1000 (x7500) is also great and all rounded - all features.
wonder how many are like us. keeping 2 pocket pc 's.
ALso, wonder how they coping with 2 pocket pc's
If you have a spouse you can do what I have done with my X50v. My wife is a TV buff and I have installed Pocket TV Browser on it so she can get the complete TV schedules for 14 days in advance. Now my wife cannot complain that I spend too much time with computers as she is also addicted (TV and PTV Browser).
It also means I have a backup for my X7501.
hey ! that's a good idea. get wife to use it and take care of it at the same time.
also happy to know 1 more person who decided to hang on with this 'superb' pocket pc - dell axim.
things that keeps me from completely going back to axim has to do with x7500 features that axim doen't gave.
can use 3g internet service
camera
5 inches screen
how nice if axim has all these features.
today i actually used my axim when i went out and kept my u1000 (x7500) in a bag. i must say i did not struggle with anything at all.
but with that said i believe i'll be using my u1000 most of the time and not my axim since i now have the u1000.
hope to hear more from anyone who are keeping their axim even though they already own the x7500.
also hope to hear about how they have found ways are using or not using the axim as they decided to keep it.
glad to know it is common and not crazy after all to keep 2 pocket pc 's. ha ha
Well, I still have my HP 4700 that I've kept up-to-date. The only use it gets anymore is as a universal remote/TV scheduler and as a external storage device for my camera as I picked up a 128GB CF card when CompUSA was doing their going out of business sale.
Use it to play PSX games. XD
yup
Sounds about right, surely with the Graphic chip + proper drivers (htc suck) in the Axim 51V, its a much better media player.
I think I would just spend my time playing Quake 3 GL on it
but........does it support USB host?
I dont think these things support windows mobile 5/6 either.....is that right?
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Sounds about right, surely with the Graphic chip + proper drivers (htc suck) in the Axim 51V, its a much better media player.
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Err, Afaik, Dell did'nt make Axim 51v - HTC did. So, if you like its graphic chip + drivers, HTC being the ODM of this device, should be thanked. No?
I sold my axim x51v to my brother when I bought an x7501. I really missed having the infrared for TV remote. Wherever I was, Dr. office, restaurant, wherever, I had control of the TV. Oh well, not the most important feature.
They should have just released the axim x51v without the CF slot, and made it phone capable, maybe a jog wheel. Axim x51v was a great device, but its just ridiculous (if your ppc goes everywhere with you) to have to carry around an axim, and ..... I don't know a moto razor. Those days are long gone. I bet its really hard to sell an x51v anymore.
On a side note, I get this magazine called Extreme Geek, and they have a keychain remote with the number pad, and volume/channel control. You don't have to program it, I don't know how it works, but it works with every TV I have tried it on.
I really liked my Axim x51v, in fact all I really wanted was an Axim with a bigger screen. Unfortunately they don't make a ppc any larger than a 4 inch screen and I wanted at least 5 inches.
I don't use the Advantage as a phone, I don't even think of it as a hybrid phone. I have a small nokia for phone usage. Not that I use it much either, I don't like phones and only keep it for emergencies.
The Advantage/Athena is the only pocket like pc that has the larger screen. In a world gone mad with small, smaller, tiny devices at least one manufacturer saw the usefulness of having a pocket like pc with a descent size screen.
Like I said, I'm keeping my Axim as a backup, just in case something happens to my Advantage x7501.
bjkel,
Same here. From the day I bought my dopod u1000, I wanted to use only its Pocket pc features. I belong to the group of users where the phone feature of this 5 inches screen was not in my mind at all. Yes, same here. If Axim had 5 inches screen, i would never have bought the Dopod u1000. There is pros and cons with all in one machines. My friend used to have a TV with video player, 2 in 1 device, back in those days. I remember at one time the video player feature broke down and he had to send it for repairs. For days, he had to do without TV. So, I have no problem carrying a small phone for my communication needs and My u1000 as my instant on "umpc."
eaglesteve,
It is interesting piece of information. HTC is behind Axim x51v (the excellent device).
Yes, I have never used the CF slot of my Axim at all. Quite redundant. I know that it worked fine because I did test it out with a CF card but it just add weight to the device.
BTW, My Axim with wm6.1 latest rom be a russian programmer, "Football" is simply snappy and powerful.
I love it so much and I just can't bring myself to sell it.
So, here I am with 2 pocket pc's. Still haven't found a way to use 2 pocket pc simultaneously. Still trying to get ideas from some of you who has this dilemma. Until I do, it will just be left in my drawer as a backup and occassionally, bringing it out to read some ebooks. If i use it to create word doc files it will be troublesome to sync with my dopod u1000. So just ebooks, music, movies, internet browsing I guess.
I still have my 4700 also and its running WM6...Sometimes i play movies on it and cant believe how well it works..you should see how well mobile shell works on it!!..a fully ripped DVD around 800MB with no changes will play flawlessly on it! It just goes to show you how much advantage it is having drivers for your graphics chip...wish my 7501 worked as well in that department
Anyone think we will ever get support for the graphics chip in our Athena’s?
One of the things I like about the AximX51v is that you can swap the cf and the sd cards out easily as opposed to the Advantage. I recently bought a Redfly (the Redfly's drivers are very agressive). With Card export the Redfly recognizes my Axim's cf and sd as external drives. So I'm using my Axim as a cf reader/note-taker/wallet for now. Eventually I suppose I'll trade my 6gb microsd for a 16gb. Plus the agressive usb drivers in the redfly recognizes powered usbs like they never did for me on the advantage so I might look into getting one of those. But for now, the Axim's 12 gb cf will hold alot of ebookbooks and and audiobooks.
well i am another 7501 user with an old X51v still collecting dust in my drawer, and I called that laziness. I am just too lazy to put it on ebay.
at the beginning when i used my 7501, i also didn't use its phone feature. but now i am using it as a phone too, of course with a BT headset to protect my privacy.
a few years ago i posted something in aximsite saying that my ideal pda would have a 5 inch screen with 24-bit color. i guess HTC listened, and although the 7501 screen is only 16 bit color, it's LED instead of LCD, which kind of compensates for it. so, until the next 5 in screen PDA/Phone with more powerful processor comes out, i am sticking with my 7501.
good idea
c1oudrs said:
One of the things I like about the AximX51v is that you can swap the cf and the sd cards out easily as opposed to the Advantage. I recently bought a Redfly (the Redfly's drivers are very agressive). With Card export the Redfly recognizes my Axim's cf and sd as external drives. So I'm using my Axim as a cf reader/note-taker/wallet for now. Eventually I suppose I'll trade my 6gb microsd for a 16gb. Plus the agressive usb drivers in the redfly recognizes powered usbs like they never did for me on the advantage so I might look into getting one of those. But for now, the Axim's 12 gb cf will hold alot of ebookbooks and and audiobooks.
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Now that's a good idea! Use my axim as a card reader or external storage drive since axim can now support sdhc. Hmmm....
I have just installed a 3g (hsdpda) sim card in my Dopod u1000 and i can now surf the internet happily anywhere without beng limited to just wifi spots. That is one thing the Athena can do that axim could not - unless there is such thing as a compact flash card that accepts 3G sim cards ???
One of the best thing i did for my axim was to install an extended battery. I used to carry a spare battery with me when the axim was my 24/7 ppc. After I started using the extended battery, the axim just kept on and on and on ... before i need to recharge. GREAT ppc! Will keep my axim as long as I can.
c1oudrs said:
One of the things I like about the AximX51v is that you can swap the cf and the sd cards out easily as opposed to the Advantage. I recently bought a Redfly (the Redfly's drivers are very agressive). With Card export the Redfly recognizes my Axim's cf and sd as external drives. So I'm using my Axim as a cf reader/note-taker/wallet for now. Eventually I suppose I'll trade my 6gb microsd for a 16gb. Plus the agressive usb drivers in the redfly recognizes powered usbs like they never did for me on the advantage so I might look into getting one of those. But for now, the Axim's 12 gb cf will hold alot of ebookbooks and and audiobooks.
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Which Redfly drivers did you load onto the x51v? I am trying to get my x50v (flashed to WM6.1) to work with the Redfly. Tried some HP IPAQ drivers but it locked the x50v and I needed to do a hard reset...
cphilip ,
Keep your dell axim x51v , until u can find a 3000 or 4400mah high capacity super duper lithium ion battery that the battery manufacturers coming up in the future for your u1000 , there is no way our current u1000 std battery is gonna replace or compete with yr ancient but very-very long lasting extended battery pack of this dell axim that u have bought years ago ! Coming to this dell battery of yours and looking at yr old u1000 battery with the silver metal pin broken off and missing , i notice u have ' sticked ' two small medium thick black double sided tape on this battery , probably to make the contact pins and the points of the battery to connect securely and tightly when u close the battery cover - right ? Why not someone or some manufacturer make an extended battery of - let's say 6600 mah capacity , with the shape of our current u1000 battery to slot in as usual , but further with also extended out rectangular square shaped long enough to run along the full length of our u1000 in one piece - just like some pda or netbook extended battery , and to close the battery , u need to take out or cut away the battery cover , maybe drill a small hole of 3 to 5 mm diameter or maybe 2 holes , and u slot one or two pins thru it ( the alluminium body ) ending into the body of the battery and locked the battery by that way , then we all can have a 6600 mah battery that will outlast any normal handphones at last - baby ! What say all u athenians owners ? This long lasting battery will make our day i am sure - jimmunsw
Same Boat...
Same as all the above ppl..I have a drawer full of older phones/PDA's
Axim, HP 4700, Hermes, Tilt, Apache..and 3 other older PPC phones I cant remember what the names were. Even the old Casio E-125 w/all the add on's (camera, modem etc..)..also a few of the Sony clam shell palm ones - Clie UX50(have always loved the form factor of this one!) , NX70V, NZ90
Oh..and a BB.old one w/ a antenna
Yes..I have issues
Oh..and in rply to original question..what do I do with extra phones/pda's? mostly they sit in my drawer. But a few times a month my son or daughter will take one with him/her to church and mess around on drawing programs (Numpty is awesome for keeping them occupied for hrs!). Its kinda funny because we are all sitting in a row in church and all messing with PPC's
Some are better for playing emulators than others (better D pad, the HP 4700 sucks for this..prob the ONLY drawback for this device)
My favorite (other than the 7501) is the HP 4700 hands down! Plays any vid I through at it, super fast and sleek design with an awesome screen and decent batt life still. I keep this one in new condition..well most are like that anyway..axiom is the most beat up looking cause my son usually gets that one when he wants to mess around with a PPC.
Other than my kids using them I'm not sure why I keep them...
Wife never needs any cause she loves her iphone