The new Dell Axim X3 PDA line

Hell Puppy · 10-18-2003

I'm with Mike on this one, the Axim is missing GPRS. WiFi built in is great, but I dont wanna go all the way to Starbucks just to check email.

The Treo 600 looks sweet. It's a reasonable size to tote as a primary cellphone, but has Palm OS so there's plenty of software and the calendar, etc are tried and true. And it does have GPRS, so you can surf, check mail, etc wherever. I just wonder if my fat thumbs stand a chance of working reasonably well on that keyboard.

I haven't seen one in person. I have seen the Treo 270 and used it. It's very nice, but about the size of most Palm type devices. That's just a tad too bulky for me to want to tote as my primary cellphone. The keyboard on that one is about the size of a Blackberry and I had no problem typing rapidly on it.

I currently tote a Motorola 720 and make extensive use of it's data features and in paritcular email alerts. Being a geek, I just set my server based calenders to send me email reminders which the phone picks up and alerts me to. It's also decent for sending off a quick email or doing your basic silly WAP surfing (checking movie times, sports scores, etc).

10-18-2003	#7
Hell Puppy Fat Fucking Nobody Want to see your own Advertising Here! Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 6,523	I'm with Mike on this one, the Axim is missing GPRS. WiFi built in is great, but I dont wanna go all the way to Starbucks just to check email. The Treo 600 looks sweet. It's a reasonable size to tote as a primary cellphone, but has Palm OS so there's plenty of software and the calendar, etc are tried and true. And it does have GPRS, so you can surf, check mail, etc wherever. I just wonder if my fat thumbs stand a chance of working reasonably well on that keyboard. I haven't seen one in person. I have seen the Treo 270 and used it. It's very nice, but about the size of most Palm type devices. That's just a tad too bulky for me to want to tote as my primary cellphone. The keyboard on that one is about the size of a Blackberry and I had no problem typing rapidly on it. I currently tote a Motorola 720 and make extensive use of it's data features and in paritcular email alerts. Being a geek, I just set my server based calenders to send me email reminders which the phone picks up and alerts me to. It's also decent for sending off a quick email or doing your basic silly WAP surfing (checking movie times, sports scores, etc).