Wednesday, February 19, 2003
Compu2Go Reviews Dell Axim X5
Posted by Jason Dunn in "ARTICLE" @ 01:45 PM
"ln November 2002, Dell introduced the first pocket pc to hit the $299 "sweet spot" set by first Palm connected organizer--and starting a price war among its competitors that hasn't let up yet. Thanks to a $50 USD mail-in rebate, both the Advanced sold for $299 USD (the basic for $199 USD) between November & January. Those promotions have ended, but Dell is back in the rebate game with 10% off Axims purchased online from Dell. If this doesn't sound like traditional Pocket PC pricing to you, welcome to the New World!
The Axim's low price has forever changed the PDA market place, creating hordes of new Pocket PC users & sparking renewed debate in the 'Pocket pc VS Palm' battle. The X5 was an instant success: 57,000 units shipped between November 18th & January lst. Along with generating the most press- good & bad- in the PDA community since the introduction of the iPaq."
The Axim's low price has forever changed the PDA market place, creating hordes of new Pocket PC users & sparking renewed debate in the 'Pocket pc VS Palm' battle. The X5 was an instant success: 57,000 units shipped between November 18th & January lst. Along with generating the most press- good & bad- in the PDA community since the introduction of the iPaq."
