had one.. sold it on eBay..
with cellphone, pager and a pda my white coat was getting heavy.
bought a smartphone..
the only drawback is the screen size is smaller in smartphones..
but lesser load..

Don't forget 1.5% FatCash.

gmitch64 said:I have one of these and loved it. I don't think that there's anything better out there PDA wise. The only reason I stopped using mine was that I moved to a PPC6700 so I have an integrated phone and PDA. I do miss the VGA screen, tho I am getting used to it.

If you're looking for just a PDA, or don't care about the integration, then this is an excellent PDA. It's just a shame there isn't an add in card for Sprint that you could get to turn it into a phone.


G

I used to have Dell axim X31, then X30, then X51V. I hope Dell would start making PDA phone based on X51 series. Thank you Michael Dell!

i had one until it was stolen last year with a 4GB SD card and an 8GB cf card, I was pissed for a loooong time about it and still am. Nothing came close to it in terms of functionality, i even had the BT stack replaced by the widcomm one with much better functionality than the built in craptacular MS stack.

I have a Palm Centro with Sprint. Can I tether this to it to get on the Internet with the Dell?

Can someone please address the issue of advantages/risks of upgrading from WM 5.0 to WM 6.0 and if so ~exactly~ how to do this? I have successfully been able to use it with a blue tooth device. My Axim x51v and it is my work and entertainment workhorse! You will not be disappointed in this device if the aforementioned tasks are what you want.

Like a lot of people here, I also used an Axim x50v for several years and stopped using it when I switched to an integrated cell phone/PDA device. We were keeping it in my wife's car for navigation purposes. Recently I was looking for a media player for my 19 months old son to keep him entertained in the car. After a lot of search, I decided that there is nothing in the market that offers more than that. For around $200 extra you can get 48GB solid state storage (32GB CF and 16GB SD, SDHC works with Windows Mobile 6.1 btw) and that makes it an excellent media player with VGA screen, bluetooth, WiFi, etc. I got a refurbished x51v from eBay, so now we have a x50v and a x51v in the car, one on the windshield for navigation, and one on the rear door window for my son's favorite videos. Its screen is a little bit small for videos, but with VGA output its capabilities are endless. When I have time I will turn one into a carputer. Check out this thread to see what I am talking about.

Edit: I found the original thread for the Aximizer development. It is really cool: here.

I had one and loved it until it overheated charging on an unstable current.
I don't know any other device that has such a nice touchscreen for such a low price.

I'm trying to order one but i get the following message:
"We are unable to process your request."

The bluetooth tethering to a cell phone works well. I am using a sprint 3G connection. Word of advice: get the phone working on your laptop first to make sure you have the phones settings correct. I also use a stereo bluetooth s9 headset with it and it works with the dinova bluetooth keyboard too.