Dell Releases New Thin Wireless-Capable PDAs

Joshua · 10-15-2003, 04:57 PM

Today, Dell will release the Dell Axim X3, the company's
second-generation Pocket PC product line, which fills gaps in the
company's handheld strategy. One low-cost Axim X3 product will
especially appeal to consumers, the company told me, and another Axim
X3 product will offer integrated Wi-Fi, the 802.11b wireless standard,
capabilities that let it connect to wireless networks. Dell will sell
the new thinner and lighter products alongside its existing Axim PDA,
known as the Axim X5.
"The Axim X3 is a totally new product, featuring a new style,"
Gervaise Nix, Dell's Axim product marketing manager, told me recently
during a product briefing. "It's the thinnest and lightest PDA with
integrated 802.11b hardware." The Axim X3 is available in two
configurations, both of which are based on the Intel PXA263 processor.
The low-end version features a 300MHz processor, 32MB of RAM, and 32MB
of ROM and will retail for about $229. The high-end model, available
with a 400MHz processor, 64MB of RAM, and 64MB of ROM, features a
brighter screen, a cradle, and integrated wireless capabilities and
will retail for about $380.
Since Dell entered the PDA market in late 2002, the company has
swept aside much of its competition. Dell's Axim products are
currently the number-two selling Pocket PC devices, behind only HP,
which picked up the popular iPAQ line of products in its merger with
Compaq. When you factor in all handheld devices, including those that
run on the Palm OS, Dell is number four worldwide. The company's
success with handheld devices is hard to ignore, and Dell says it's
now quickly gaining on HP.

Airencracken · 10-15-2003, 05:00 PM

Got|pics? or links? This sounds sweet!

ski · 10-15-2003, 05:12 PM

AximSite.com Review

There were a few things they didn't like:
-Lack of a CF Slot
-Lower capacity battery than the X5
-Ordinary design
-No cradle for basic model

I'm still happy with my X5

When Dell makes an X7 (hypothetically) with integrated Bluetooth and 802.11, and maybe throw in a biometric fingerprint scanner, I'll get one

($600 for one of those on an iPAQ currently)

Airencracken · 10-15-2003, 05:13 PM

Nice looking, but no expansion? Bah! Well, it's all academic anyways, I don't have the bones for one of those.

bachviet · 10-15-2003, 06:37 PM

Hopefully the X5 price drops so I could afford one (400Mhz).

cheapie · 10-15-2003, 08:29 PM

i just freakin bought an x5! wtf! i should have waited a week. maybe i can return the one i have.

ski · 10-15-2003, 08:41 PM

I personally like the x5 OVER the x3! Having that CF slot means 2x the MP3's, room for my GPS receiver, and Bluetooth card.

But it's always up to you

10-15-2003, 04:57 PM	#1
Joshua Rear Admiral Upper Half Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 3,390	Dell Releases New Thin Wireless-Capable PDAs Today, Dell will release the Dell Axim X3, the company's second-generation Pocket PC product line, which fills gaps in the company's handheld strategy. One low-cost Axim X3 product will especially appeal to consumers, the company told me, and another Axim X3 product will offer integrated Wi-Fi, the 802.11b wireless standard, capabilities that let it connect to wireless networks. Dell will sell the new thinner and lighter products alongside its existing Axim PDA, known as the Axim X5. "The Axim X3 is a totally new product, featuring a new style," Gervaise Nix, Dell's Axim product marketing manager, told me recently during a product briefing. "It's the thinnest and lightest PDA with integrated 802.11b hardware." The Axim X3 is available in two configurations, both of which are based on the Intel PXA263 processor. The low-end version features a 300MHz processor, 32MB of RAM, and 32MB of ROM and will retail for about $229. The high-end model, available with a 400MHz processor, 64MB of RAM, and 64MB of ROM, features a brighter screen, a cradle, and integrated wireless capabilities and will retail for about $380. Since Dell entered the PDA market in late 2002, the company has swept aside much of its competition. Dell's Axim products are currently the number-two selling Pocket PC devices, behind only HP, which picked up the popular iPAQ line of products in its merger with Compaq. When you factor in all handheld devices, including those that run on the Palm OS, Dell is number four worldwide. The company's success with handheld devices is hard to ignore, and Dell says it's now quickly gaining on HP. __________________ The Apexer formerly known as SnotRocket. "Like I **ing said, "Ok, so I hear it may be a repost. Blah But I had never seen it, so..." ** you Canta." -Jenny 12/4/2003

10-15-2003, 05:00 PM	#2
Airencracken Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: California Posts: 6,681	Got\|pics? or links? This sounds sweet! __________________ "I remember my first orgasm, I just wish someone was there to share it with me..."11-05-2003 05:33 AM - Topane They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, & the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opiate of the masses. - Karl Marx Hell is other people - Jean-Paul Sartre

10-15-2003, 05:12 PM	#3
ski Admiral Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Utah Posts: 5,420	AximSite.com Review There were a few things they didn't like: -Lack of a CF Slot -Lower capacity battery than the X5 -Ordinary design -No cradle for basic model I'm still happy with my X5 When Dell makes an X7 (hypothetically) with integrated Bluetooth and 802.11, and maybe throw in a biometric fingerprint scanner, I'll get one ($600 for one of those on an iPAQ currently) __________________ And closer...

10-15-2003, 06:37 PM	#5
bachviet What's Da Pho*? Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: SoCal (714) Posts: 13,296	Hopefully the X5 price drops so I could afford one (400Mhz). __________________ Dell Dimension 9200 \| Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (2.4GHz) \| 4x1GB DDR2 \| 256MB nVidia GeForce 8800GT Dell Studio 17 \| Intel Core i7-720QM (1.6GHz) \| 2x2GB DDR3 1066MHz \| 1GHz ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650 Intel P4-C 3.0GHz \| ECS 865PE-A \| 3x512MB PC3200 \| 128MB PNY GeForce 6600GT

10-15-2003, 08:29 PM	#6
cheapie Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: raising my pimp hand strong Posts: 13,038	i just freakin bought an x5! wtf! i should have waited a week. maybe i can return the one i have. __________________ 70% of the world is covered by water. The rest is covered by Bob Sanders

10-15-2003, 05:13 PM	#4
Airencracken Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: California Posts: 6,681	Nice looking, but no expansion? Bah! Well, it's all academic anyways, I don't have the bones for one of those.

10-15-2003, 08:41 PM	#7
ski Admiral Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Utah Posts: 5,420	I personally like the x5 OVER the x3! Having that CF slot means 2x the MP3's, room for my GPS receiver, and Bluetooth card. But it's always up to you

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