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Choosing a pocket PC in the cut-throat world of PDAs is a serious business and nobody knows this better than Dell Computer Corp. The release of a new Dell pocket PC is a cause of great pleasure to handheld consumers and of worry to other pocket PC manufacturers. Invariably, a Dell pocket PC undercuts the price of similarly classed handhelds in the market. A case in point was the release of two new versions of the Axim X5, a Dell pocket PC. The high-end version of the Axim X5 featured 64mb RAM, 48mb ROM, and the tried-and-tested 400 MHz XScale processor. The less expensive, low-end version had 32mb RAM, 32mb ROM, and a 300 MHz XScale processor. Other than those differences, and the fact that the cheaper version came with a data cable instead of a cradle, the two new Dell pocket PCs were identical devices. Marketing low, middle and high-end versions of the same model is a Dell trademark, and it works, satisfying a broad consumer base that while brand conscious is also cost conscious. The stylish X5 Dell pocket PC has two expansion slots: a CompactFlash Type II slot on the top of the device and a SD slot on the left side, so you can add storage memory and I/O functionality easily. Bluetooth and Wi-Fi cards are optional accessories. This is another Dell trademark – to include features in the high-end version of a pocket PC model that are optional extras in the low-end version. The X5 Dell pocket PC also has an optional high-capacity battery as well as a wide range of extra, optional software. Owners of a Dell pocket PC will find that the flexibility and cost effectiveness of the Dell PDA range more than compensates for any downsides.
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