[msamuels]

I've literally just bought a 4700 this weekend, after agonizing between the 4700 or the new X51v. I decided to go with the 4700 because like you I felt the 4700 screen was superior to the X51v's (I've used an X50v and the screen is the same on the x51v), and I like the extra real estate (especially when running OzVGA!). The clincher was the battery on the x51v, whilst improved over the x50v, it wasjust too small for me, but I do have my 4700 loaded with 2 cards (and a Microdrive in a few days time).

On the downside I have noticed that sometimes the 4700 doesn't feel as fast as my old 2215, and TomTom Navigator 5 can take a really long time to load (up to
45 seconds), but that could be because I've put it on the File Store.

The only thing I don't like, (and it's an OS thing not a hardware issue) is Windows Mobile Media Player Mobile 10. I was shocked by how poor it is! I was really looking forward to using it, but it's pretty shoddy. For example it doesn't seem to autoscan cards when they're inserted, so you have to go and tell it to scan when you insert a card. Videos playback in a small screen. I much preferred Windows Mobile Media Player 9!

I had some misgivings about the touchpad before I bought the 4700, but actually I really like it, more so than the touchpads on laptops.

I do want to upgrade to Windows Mobile 5 (I have a feeling that the 4700 will run a lot better on that OS), but I'm not too bothered, otherwise I would have bitten the bullet and bought the plastic clad x51v...the 4700 just feels like a quality build... :-)

The 4700 doesn't actually feel big in day to day use, it slips in my shirt pocket (although I probably wouldn't keep it there...

All, in all I'm very satisfied with my purchase and I don't regret buying it over the x51v.