Ufdah
02-18-2003, 12:34 AM
:P I can hardly contain myself, I almost want to leave work and drive around till I find the FedEx truck to get my dell NOW! :P
I ordered my Axim Advanced on Feb 10 and the proposed ship date was Feb 24. But I just checked on the Dell website and it left the factory on Feb 14, 10 days early! I looked on FedEx tracking and it's on the truck out for delivery. I know this is silly... but yeehaw, I'm so happy.
I guess all this excitement could be due to the fact that I'm comming from my almost 3 year old Palm IIIxe. I had the opportunity to use a new iPAQ 3850 for the first week of this month and saw the PocketPC light. Over that week the soft glow of the 16-bit color screen slowly pulled me in till there was no going back to the 4-bit grey, slow, palm. I immediately started looking into the current market offerings and realized how much bang for the buck that Dell is offering. I almost went for the hp1910 for the size since I kept hearing that the Dell was such a brick, but it didn't have any expandability and the battery life is hoorible. What pushed me over the edge was measuring the dimensions of my Palm IIIxe and comparig them to the Dell. The Dell is actually .17" narrower X .075" shallower and just .28" longer than my Palm, so I won't even hardly notice a difference when it's in my pocket.
I think I could go on and on but I know that you all felt the same way at one time so I won't rant on and on and on...
One Question:
Can I charge the battery in the extra battery socket in the cradel and use the Axim without a battery in the cradel? This way I know that my battery is charging fully and correctly and I'm still able to play with my toy, I mean, extremely important organization tool (just ask my wife :P ).
I ordered my Axim Advanced on Feb 10 and the proposed ship date was Feb 24. But I just checked on the Dell website and it left the factory on Feb 14, 10 days early! I looked on FedEx tracking and it's on the truck out for delivery. I know this is silly... but yeehaw, I'm so happy.
I guess all this excitement could be due to the fact that I'm comming from my almost 3 year old Palm IIIxe. I had the opportunity to use a new iPAQ 3850 for the first week of this month and saw the PocketPC light. Over that week the soft glow of the 16-bit color screen slowly pulled me in till there was no going back to the 4-bit grey, slow, palm. I immediately started looking into the current market offerings and realized how much bang for the buck that Dell is offering. I almost went for the hp1910 for the size since I kept hearing that the Dell was such a brick, but it didn't have any expandability and the battery life is hoorible. What pushed me over the edge was measuring the dimensions of my Palm IIIxe and comparig them to the Dell. The Dell is actually .17" narrower X .075" shallower and just .28" longer than my Palm, so I won't even hardly notice a difference when it's in my pocket.
I think I could go on and on but I know that you all felt the same way at one time so I won't rant on and on and on...
One Question:
Can I charge the battery in the extra battery socket in the cradel and use the Axim without a battery in the cradel? This way I know that my battery is charging fully and correctly and I'm still able to play with my toy, I mean, extremely important organization tool (just ask my wife :P ).