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Tuesday, October 12, 2004

Dell Axim X50: Dual Slot Goodness at a Reasonable Price

Posted by Jason Dunn in "HARDWARE" @ 12:00 PM


Performance: How Does the X50 Benchmark?
The X50 seems to be an X30 with a different shell – the benchmarking numbers are all very close with one another, and in fact, once you factor in the speed difference between the X30 (624 Mhz) and the X50 (520 Mhz), the results are almost identical.


Figure 9: The top three results match the speed of the CPU – no surprises there.


Figure 10: The overall index score reveals no surprises – the X30, with the fastest CPU, takes the crown.


Figure 11: The file system index is tied to the CPU performance, so the X50 comes in second.


Figure 12: Spb Benchmark measures the 2D performance, and in this test the Axim's dominate the playing field. The X50 comes in second place being the X30, which boasts a faster processor.

Conclusion
After spending a few days with the mid-range Dell Axim X50, I'm hooked. Despite the minor niggles I have with some of the design decisions they made, the X50 is a strong performer and a great value for the price, especially when compared to the over-priced offerings from HP. As much as I liked the speed of the X30, I never liked the way it felt in my hand and always longed to go back to the iPAQ 4150 that I gave to my wife to use. The X50, while being a big bigger than the 4150, feels good in the hand and has everything I need: WiFi, Bluetooth, gobs of ROM space for program storage, and both a CompactFlash and Secure Digital slot.

The lack of 128 MB of RAM might be a deal breaker for some, but I'd caution you to investigate whether or not you really need it. The X50 an evolution from the X5, and Dell did a great job with it. That said, once I get an X50v in my hands, I'll probably use that instead. ;-)

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