Friday, September 26, 2003
Dell Axim X3: A New Price Point for Pocket PCs?
Posted by Jason Dunn in "THOUGHT" @ 07:00 AM
Nothing earth-shattering happened this week in the Pocket PC world, but just yesterday there was a burst of excitement with the release of the first Toshiba e805 photos from an FCC document, and the first official photos of the Dell Axim X3. The initial rumours of the X3 being the inexpensive Pocket PC and the X7 being the wireless one seem to be incorrect. The X3 is rumoured to come in three different versions: a 300mhz version, a 400mhz version, and a 400mhz version with integrated Wi-Fi. All are single-slot devices (SD) and no CF slot, and the entry-level device should come in at under $199 USD. Will this be the device that Dell will hit the $150 USD price point with? Only time will tell - no official specs or prices were announced this week. It seems it will be sometime in October before Dell releases the official info.
As always with the Dell devices, it's not the features that are impressive, it's the price point that Dell is able to hit. My only wish is that Dell had a retail presence - price-conscious shoppers would do well to see affordable Pocket PCs at retail right next to the Palm-based units.
And in other news, I found my future digital camera. :D
As always with the Dell devices, it's not the features that are impressive, it's the price point that Dell is able to hit. My only wish is that Dell had a retail presence - price-conscious shoppers would do well to see affordable Pocket PCs at retail right next to the Palm-based units.
And in other news, I found my future digital camera. :D
