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solus
12-07-2002, 01:09 AM
I went to Best Buy today to fool around with a bunch of PPC's while I wait for my Axim. It was interesting; laughing at the exorbonantly priced iPAQ that has almost identical features to Axim (Axim may have more). Lot of people were there - xmas shopping and what not. Heard a lot of "Pocket PC's are too expensive" yadda yadda. But, the next thing they do is get a palm m515 wich retails for $349.99 and has a $50 rebate...sound familiar? :wink:

So, I felt it was necessary to enlighten a few people and tell them about the Axim X5. I pointed at the iPaq 39xx models, and said "same speed, same space, 1 more expansion slot, a bit smaller screen (pointed to Toshiba for screen size), a tad bit thicker, and has rubber grips." Of course, they are amazed. Next question is: "How much?". I smile, and say "As much as that palm m515 you got in your hand." They were shocked, to say the least.

I caught the attention of the guy that was running the PDA area of the store. He told me he was looking into getting a Pocket PC to play videos and whatnot but couldn't dish out the $$. He was like, "Whats this Dell you were talking about?" 8)

Hehehe, I had fun.

Sunnyone
12-07-2002, 01:32 AM
Good for you! Keep spreading the word. Everyone at work thinks I'm a nerd when I start talking about my PPC. I think I'm gaining some ground, though. A co-worker just got an iPAQ from Best Buy. Not what I would have chosen for the price, but at least there will be someone else to stare at in meetings! 8O

Rirath
12-07-2002, 02:45 AM
Good job. ^_^ I've been selling my classmates on em.

ThomasC22
12-07-2002, 02:59 AM
My biggest reservation about Dell's PDA bid so far has been the fact that they aren't in consumer electronics stores like all the others. I still think this could hurt them in the long run.

I think Dell needs to really look at getting a lot more kiosks, FAST!

(Since after the third or fourth day of sitting in Best Buy Solus is bound to get tired :))

mookie123
12-07-2002, 09:49 AM
The waiting lines for Dell is already 3 weeks, let those Best buy crowd wait, until everybody online gets theirs ............... heh heh

enemy2k2
12-07-2002, 01:47 PM
My biggest reservation about Dell's PDA bid so far has been the fact that they aren't in consumer electronics stores like all the others. I still think this could hurt them in the long run.

I think Dell needs to really look at getting a lot more kiosks, FAST!

(Since after the third or fourth day of sitting in Best Buy Solus is bound to get tired :))

They have only one in Canada, depending upon wether they deem it a success or not they will put more all over the country. They're just testing the waters, but more kiosks is their goal.