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But I can't imagine why anyone would want to buy this outdated model, especially since the price listed here for a brand new unit is higher than what it retailed for in 2004. You will have trouble getting support from Dell if you run into any problems.But complaints about it being outdated aside, the Dell Axim X30 has a few significant problems with it:1) A problem commonly reported is the backup battery going bad or burning out.
The PPC doesn't "see" the drive anymore; it's like it doesn't even exist.3) Activesync frequently fails to sync some task and calendar items.4) Pathetic battery life. There is no way to replace it unless you want to venture into cracking the case open and soldering the right kind of battery on.2) A lot of users, like myself, have the problem with the built-in storage spontaneously disappearing.
The Dell Axim X30 624 Mhz was released in 2004. The current version of Windows Mobile is 6.1.Additionally, Dell has discontinued the Axim X30 since 2007.
I can squeeze about 2.5 hours from the battery it comes with - and that's with Bluetooth ans WiFi turned off and the screem dimmed down.5) On my X30, the power/data connector completely broke loose.I would advise you to pass this up. It still has a lot going for it; it's sleek, compact, and attractive, it's got Bluetooth and WiFi, and a 624 Mhz processor (the fastest processor available then).
It uses Windows Mobile 2003 (WM v4), which isn't supported by MS anymore.
Very fast, dependable OS (way better than the wm5), good buttons, nice scroll device, good battery life, bt and wifi works very well, the only glitch is that it would be nice to have a better screen, other than that is nearly perfect.
UPDATE: tech support just came on with the news: if your backup battery needs replacement, unless your device is still under warranty, just throw the unit away. Now I'm on hold. Everyone is "sorry" for the inconvenience. It is no longer supported. This question has sent them into an endless loop of confusion. This would be a wonderful device if you never needed technical support, or if they offered it in English.
I have been passed back and forth all morning. Buy one of these time-saving devices and you, too, can be sorry for the inconvenience. I have yet, in numerous calls to Dell, to speak to someone who can understand ordinary English sentences or speak without a heavy middle eastern accent. I started with technical support who sent me to parts who sent me to customer service who sent me to parts who sent me to technical support. Sorry for the inconvenience. As I write, I'm on hold for the seventh time in the same call.
All I want to know is the secret technique to replace the backup battery without taking the unit out of service and mailing it to Dell.
You have to go through the phone number that charges you up front before you can even talk to someone about repairs. wonderful. Then I discovered that Dell charges you $39 just to TALK to someone who can initiate the repair process on an out-of-warranty item. Hard and soft reset had no effect.
I loved my Axim X-30 high. That just doesn't seem right to me, and I'm disappointed at how soon my Axim (which was very well cared for and never dropped or roughly handled) stopped working. There's no place to take it or send it in. Didn't know how I'd ever lived without one.
Switching batteries didn't help. Complaints to customer service just get me canned responses. Read books, watched movies, checked my e-mail on the go. However, after owning it for a year and six months (thus out of warranty), I turned it on one morning to be greeting by a solid, white screen.
I was very impressed when I turned it on and went to the internet and it set its self up for my wifi network. You can add tons of memory with SD memory cards and they are so small.I really could fill up allot more pages just listing the things this little package can do but I think you get the picture. Its super fast too. I can use it anyplace and that makes it easy to keep up on my email.It keeps my life in order with all the software that comes with it and there is so much to add if you need to. Throw away your Day Runner. I thought that was going to me a nightmare and it turned out to be a dream.
They say that "Big things come in little packages". I have had My Axim for a couple of months now and I have put it through its marks. I comes out on top in everything. You won't need one of those little tape recorders ever again.
Well just press a button and speak your notes or anything else. Don't feel like writing. This stores all that and more.I just can't list everything it can do because I would be writing forever but with software there isn't much it can't do. I think they wrote that just for the Dell Axim X30
It's by far one of the very BEST there is out there. The free stuff is endless on the web.It plays and stores my MP3s like the best MP3 player. On the lighter side you can even use it for a flashlight or a mirror to check your lipstick.I have had many Palms and PocketPcs and I have liked them all but none can come close to this one. Dell has thought of it all when it comes to this very handsome PocketPc.
You won't need it ever again. It takes notes and saves them with ease. It works like a dream on the internet too. I can watch the latest movies on it while waiting to see the doctor or play great games to keep my mind busy while waiting for that doctor who seems to be takeing forever, but I don't mind I have my Axim X30.I can never find a piece of paper while out to take down an address or a note about something I don't want to forget and my Axim does that too.
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