Dell Axim X5 Advanced

great price, great pda - Advantages: cheaper than many rivals, stylish looks, great functionality - Disadvantages: free case not great

Introduction First of all before you buy a pda you have to decide between Palm OS or Pocket PC. Palm OS is usually easy to use, they weight much less and of course they are more affordable. Some Palm OS models feature build in digital camera's and other features that Pocket PC models don't have. Pocket PC models are more advanced and are not just for staying organized but playing games and such. Some of the things I noticed about Pocket PC models are 1. The Displays are surprisingly better then the Palm OS Models 2. Pocket PC models usually have two expansion slots, Palm OS pda's such as the sony clie models have ...  Read the complete review

OK, I admit it. I'm a technophile. I'm one of those people who believe something that has 20 extra buttons and 100 extra functions must be inherently better than something that doesn't. And so the time came to upgrade my basic, and, quite frankly, boring, Palm personal organiser (can't even recall which model it was - but it was black-and-white, and had hardly any memory with no expansion sockets...) And, as many technophiles do, I researched... and researched... and researched. In fact, I read around the subject so much, I almost forgot what it was I wanted one for in the first place. So what did I want? Affordable. ...  Read the complete review