Jonathon Watkins
06-05-2004, 04:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/axim_x5_gps?c=uk&cs=ukdhs1&l=en&s=dhs' target='_blank'>http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/p...dhs1&l=en&s=dhs</a><br /><br /></div>On the lookout for a <a href="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=28045&">cheap</a> Pocket <a href="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=25881&">PC</a> with <a href="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=27515&">GPS</a>, but don't want a <a href="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=27184&">lesser known</a> brand or one from a <a href="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=26675&">supermarket</a>?<br /><br />If so, have you considered Dell? I spotted the other day that they were <a href="http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/axim_x5_gps?c=uk&cs=ukdhs1&l=en&s=dhs"> selling the X5</a> with bundled TomTom Navigator 3 hardware and software for £317 as a special offer untill the 30th of June. <br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/aximx5_gps_new_100x100.jpg" /><br /><br />We previously posted about a review of <a href="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=25079&"> TomTom Navigator USA Bluetooth GPS</a> system, which looked very good indeed.<br /><br />Specifications for TomTom Navigator 3 include:<br />• Box delivered with navigation software, TomTom GPS-receiver, map of Great Britain, car kit. Additional collection of maps over more countries in Western Europe is sold separately.<br />• Door-to-door navigation using house numbers<br />• Major Roads of Europe inluded; for cross-border route planning in 15 West European countries.<br />• Stopovers; go from A to B via C.... make as many stops as you want.<br />• A 'roadblock' feature allowing instant re-planning around any unexpected obstacles you encounter on your journey, such as traffic congestion and roadworks; <br />• The option of a vivid three-dimensional view of your journey - with clearly defined landmarks and landscapes - to help you get your bearings; <br />• A special low-glare night display to prevent dazzle from the screen in low light or dark conditions <br />• Large finger-touch on-screen icons and keyboard for ultra-easy operation <br />• A huge store of Points-of-Interest providing location and contact details on a wide range of useful places like petrol stations, car parks, restaurants, hotels and cinemas. <br />This looks like a pretty decent deal if you're looking to add a GPS system to your armoury. Especially as <a href="http://www.tomtom.com/products/products.php?ID=239&Language=1">TomTom Navigator 3 wired GPS</a> usully sells for around <a href="http://www.globalpositioningsystems.co.uk/795">£165 on it's own</a>. Do remember though, that the X5 runs PPC2003, not PPC200SE, with no current upgrade prospects as we <a href="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=26192&">previously</a> reported. Not that I'm <a href="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=26274&">keeping</a> track <a href="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=26721&">or anything</a>. ;-)