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enemy2k2:
I am glad you finally got your Axim. I have been reading the Axim-related PocketPCThoughts posts everyday for the last few weeks since ordering mine, and although I have been more of a lurker than a participant, I think everyone here shared how anxious you were to get your Axim. The fact that there were no posts from enemy2k2 over the last day signalled that you must have been busy with your new package, and your review confirmed my guess. I am always impressed when people take the time to post pictures and comments right away - I myself was too distracted by the the Axim to have the time to post anything.
I didn't notice the offset dpad until I read your review and looked closely at my Axim - sure enough I have the same offset. Sometimes it's better just not to look too much. But I haven't had the problem with the right-action on the dpad that others have mentioned. If you just test press the dpad it may feel mushy to the right, but I found that when actually using it in playing something like Snails, the right action felt and responded the same as the left action. It seemed okay to me, although I am no hard-core gamer.
You mention looking for a CF card: HandheldCanada had the best prices I found up here in Canada, although when I ordered a couple of weeks ago they didn't have the big 512MB cards in stock, so I just got a 256MB card. Now I see they have the 512s back in stock and I would recommend choosing those as a minimum size. The Axim battery lasts so long it will easily take you through the 4 music CDs you can squeeze on a 256MB CF card.
One thing I have noticed is that the Axim fits very tight into the cradle. You have to hold the cradle with one hand and pull out the Axim with the other. It seems a lot tighter than my experience with Jornada, Ipaq and Toshiba cradles. I'll probably try to glue the cradle to a brick or something so I can just grab the Axim with one hand and go.
There don't seem to be any good custom cases yet and I am anxious to find one that doesn't interfere with the headphone jack. In the meantime I have made a small but rugged temporary one out of duct tin, cardboard, popsicle sticks and black hockey tape - typical Canadian ingenuity.
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