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Originally Posted by TMann
Was the original upgrade free? Or did you have to purchase it? It's been so long I can't remember all of those details...
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The original WM5 update was available through Dell for $50 US, so it was not free. I purchased it and did the upgrade several months ago, but shortly after the upgrade I decided to roll back to the original 2003 SE OS since the performance of WM5 on my x50v was pathetically slow.
Most of this was attributed to the "compaction thread" running in the background, so I'm not sure if this new update corrects this issue and runs any faster than the original WM5 update. I suspect that the slowness of WM5 was due to the slow FlashROM in the x50v, and the updated WM5 OS probably won't over come it. Just guessing, though. I'm curious to hear if anyone does do the upgrade and what the performance is like after using the device for a few weeks.
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