New Dell X51v PDA has come. Have to say it again, but I got £80 off a brand new one through ebay: gotta love it.
Impressions of X51v wrt rx1950:
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bigger, fatter and heavier. Not as comfortable to hold in the hand. Slightly more plasticky. If I got a magnesium case for it then volume it takes in my pocket would be about same as rx1950 in it's original case. Walking around with wallet, pocketpc and mobile spread around pockets does tend to spoil the line of my outfits
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much nicer to use, very noticably faster. Apps that were sluggish or painful on rx1950 (pocket mindmap, especially Daynotez) are now quite usable. Internet Explorer is noticably better.
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no memory/random termination problems so far: with five or so apps loaded, still have two blobs out of five free (a blob is a unit of memory measured by vbar) where rx1950 might have one and a half with one or two apps running (and in this state one of the apps is likely to be terminated whenever the O/S feels like it: make sure those files are saved!).
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VGA (640x480) vs QVGA (320x240: I guess the Q stands for quarter) screen much nicer. Internet Explorer can show smaller fonts clearly, giving more on a screenful. The cleartype in Pocket Mindmap makes the characters look blurry, turning it off makes them look pixelated. Other apps are fine.
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Wireless seems to connect faster, less of a thumb twiddling exercise. Useful button on left to toggle wifi on and off.
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Still needs that reset button but then again it is still running Windows.
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Haven't tried the 3d accelerated games yet but rx1950 doesn't have 3d acceleration so that must be better. By an odd coincidence the DS Lite is out today.
Conclusion: rx1950 is better than nothing but more annoying than useful. Go on, buy an X51v, you know you want one.
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