The State of Dell’s Axim x51(v)
Something is rotten in the state of Texas… and no it is not ghost of a dead king but a bug-ridden PDA…
Shame on Dell and Microsoft. For nearly 5 months, I have complained (repeatedly) about system crashes (white screen of death), random battery drainage, disappearing memory cards, lack of WPA2 support and a crippled Bluetooth stack amongst the problems to have completely ruined my latest foray back in to the PDA world. To even suggest that I consider my PalmPilot Pro I purchased in 1997 to be a far more stable and usable device for basic PIM functions over a WM5 device is an embarrassment for the companies involved.
Although the Axim community has petitioned and complained on the phone for fixes, Dell’s oft repeated response to its customers has been “an update is coming in two weeks.” Right… the latest ROM update is version A06 released on January 3, 2006. Five months of “two week” excuses is not only frustrating but also led many to lose faith in the competence of Dell’s mobile computing division. A majority of Dell’s most technically savvy customers have already given up on any future updates including the anticipated AKU 2.0 for the Axim x51(v). What about an update including Microsoft’s Messaging and Security Feature Pack for Push Email? I’m sure it’ll be another two weeks but don’t count on it.
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