<s>
The	O
Dell	B-Operating_System
Axim	I-Operating_System
family	O
of	O
personal	B-Application
digital	I-Application
assistants	I-Application
was	O
Dell	O
's	O
line	O
of	O
Windows	O
Mobile-powered	O
Pocket	B-Device
PC	I-Device
Devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
model	O
,	O
the	O
Axim	B-Operating_System
X5	I-Operating_System
,	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
final	O
model	O
,	O
the	O
Axim	O
X51	O
,	O
was	O
discontinued	O
on	O
April	O
9	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dell	O
entered	O
the	O
personal	B-Application
digital	I-Application
assistant	I-Application
(	O
PDA	B-Application
)	O
market	O
in	O
2002	O
with	O
the	O
debut	O
of	O
the	O
Axim	B-Operating_System
X5	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
base-level	O
Axim	B-Operating_System
X5	I-Operating_System
had	O
a	O
300MHz	O
Intel	B-Application
XScale	I-Application
PXA250	B-Application
processor	B-General_Concept
,	O
32MB	O
RAM	O
,	O
32MB	O
flash	O
ROM	O
,	O
a	O
Type	O
II	O
CompactFlash	B-Device
slot	O
,	O
an	O
SD/MMC	O
slot	O
,	O
a	O
16-bit	O
QVGA	O
(	O
240	O
×	O
320	O
dots	O
)	O
TFT	B-Device
display	I-Device
,	O
a	O
speaker	O
,	O
a	O
microphone	B-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
base	O
price	O
of	O
US$279	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
high-end	O
Axim	B-Operating_System
X5	I-Operating_System
came	O
with	O
a	O
400MHz	O
Intel	B-Application
XScale	I-Application
processor	B-General_Concept
,	O
64MB	O
RAM	O
,	O
and	O
48MB	O
flash	O
ROM	O
for	O
US$349	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
models	O
shipped	O
with	O
Pocket	B-Device
PC	I-Device
2002	I-Device
,	O
but	O
an	O
upgrade	O
to	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
2003	O
was	O
offered	O
and	O
came	O
preinstalled	O
on	O
some	O
refurbished	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
rumours	O
and	O
speculations	O
,	O
further	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
are	O
unsupported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
Axim	B-Operating_System
X5	I-Operating_System
was	O
regarded	O
as	O
an	O
affordable	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
device	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
affordability	O
came	O
with	O
a	O
size	O
penalty	O
:	O
The	O
weight	O
was	O
195g	O
(	O
6.9	O
ounces	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
size	O
was	O
127	O
×	O
81	O
×	O
18mm	O
(	O
5	O
×	O
3.2	O
×	O
0.7inches	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Axim	B-Operating_System
X5	I-Operating_System
came	O
with	O
a	O
rechargeable	O
battery	O
that	O
would	O
last	O
for	O
about	O
8	O
hours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dell	B-Operating_System
Axim	I-Operating_System
X5	O
was	O
superseded	O
by	O
the	O
Dell	B-Operating_System
Axim	I-Operating_System
X3	O
and	O
subsequently	O
X30	O
,	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
the	O
Dell	B-Operating_System
Axim	I-Operating_System
X5	O
boasting	O
a	O
more	O
compact	O
design	O
and	O
with	O
lighter	O
weight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
Dell	B-Operating_System
Axim	I-Operating_System
x5	O
units	O
have	O
issues	O
with	O
the	O
touchscreen	B-Device
failing	O
and	O
a	O
realignment	O
failing	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
even	O
after	O
a	O
hard	O
reset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
inside	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
home	O
button	O
will	O
rub	O
against	O
the	O
touchscreen	B-Device
ribbon	O
cable	O
and	O
eventually	O
wear	O
through	O
the	O
protective	O
coating	O
and	O
ground	O
out	O
the	O
touchscreen	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dell	B-Operating_System
Axim	I-Operating_System
X3	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
October	O
2003	O
,	O
and	O
came	O
in	O
three	O
models	O
:	O
the	O
Basic	O
,	O
Advanced	O
and	O
X3i	O
which	O
was	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
Advanced	O
model	O
but	O
added	O
WiFi	O
802.11b	O
wireless	O
networking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
featured	O
replaceable	O
battery	O
,	O
an	O
SD	B-Device
slot	I-Device
,	O
fast	O
processor	B-General_Concept
and	O
transflective	B-General_Concept
liquid	I-General_Concept
crystal	I-General_Concept
display	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
X5	O
,	O
the	O
X3	O
did	O
n't	O
have	O
a	O
CF	B-Device
slot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Basic	O
and	O
Advanced	O
models	O
varied	O
in	O
processor	B-General_Concept
speed	O
and	O
amount	O
of	O
memory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
models	O
had	O
Intel	B-Application
XScale	I-Application
PXA263	O
processors	O
and	O
Intel	O
StrataFlash	B-Device
ROM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Basic	O
had	O
a	O
300MHz	O
XScale	B-Application
processor	B-General_Concept
,	O
31	O
MB	O
of	O
RAM	O
and	O
32	O
MB	O
of	O
ROM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SD	B-Device
slot	I-Device
,	O
WiFi	O
capability	O
and	O
Infrared	O
port	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Advanced	O
model	O
had	O
a	O
400MHz	O
XScale	B-Application
processor	B-General_Concept
,	O
64	O
MB	O
of	O
RAM	O
and	O
64	O
MB	O
of	O
ROM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dell	B-Operating_System
Axim	I-Operating_System
X30	I-Operating_System
was	O
the	O
first	O
Dell	O
Pocket	B-Device
PC	I-Device
to	O
include	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
2003	I-Operating_System
Second	I-Operating_System
Edition	I-Operating_System
on	O
all	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
Pocket	B-Device
PC	I-Device
to	O
include	O
the	O
Intel	B-Application
XScale	I-Application
PXA270	O
Processors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
High-End	O
X30	O
includes	O
a	O
624MHz	O
processor	B-General_Concept
making	O
it	O
the	O
fastest	O
Personal	B-Application
Digital	I-Application
Assistant	I-Application
or	O
PDA	B-Application
at	O
the	O
time	O
it	O
was	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mid-level	O
model	O
includes	O
everything	O
the	O
High-End	O
X30	O
does	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	O
cradle	O
,	O
and	O
uses	O
a	O
312MHz	O
PXA270	O
Processor	B-General_Concept
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
high-end	O
and	O
mid-level	O
models	O
had	O
built-in	O
802.11b	O
Wi-Fi	O
Certification	O
,	O
Bluetooth	O
1.1	O
compliance	O
,	O
64MB	O
of	O
Intel	O
StrataFlash	B-Device
ROM	O
,	O
and	O
64MB	O
RAM	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
entry-level	O
model	O
had	O
32MB	O
SDRAM	O
,	O
32MB	O
of	O
Intel	O
StrataFlash	B-Device
ROM	O
and	O
no	O
wireless	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
X30	O
models	O
include	O
a	O
standard	O
SD/MMC/SDIO	O
slot	O
,	O
replaceable/rechargeable	O
battery	O
,	O
a	O
3.5	O
"	O
QVGA	O
TFT	O
16-Bit	O
color	O
display	O
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
2003	I-Operating_System
Second	I-Operating_System
Edition	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
SD	B-Device
cards	I-Device
of	O
4GB	O
or	O
less	O
will	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dell	B-Operating_System
Axim	I-Operating_System
X50	O
family	O
was	O
available	O
in	O
three	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
X50	O
low-end	O
model	O
used	O
an	O
Intel	B-Application
XScale	I-Application
processor	B-General_Concept
at	O
416MHz	O
,	O
64	O
MB	O
flash	O
ROM	O
,	O
and	O
retailed	O
for	O
$299	O
USD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mid-range	O
model	O
had	O
128	O
MB	O
of	O
flash	O
ROM	O
,	O
a	O
520MHz	O
processor	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
was	O
listed	O
at	O
$399	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
high-end	O
device	O
,	O
the	O
X50v	B-Operating_System
,	O
had	O
a	O
VGA	B-Protocol
screen	O
,	O
624MHz	O
processor	B-General_Concept
,	O
128	O
MB	O
flash	O
ROM	O
,	O
and	O
retailed	O
for	O
$499	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
the	O
Dell	B-Operating_System
Axim	I-Operating_System
X50	O
series	O
received	O
a	O
Red	O
Dot	O
Design	O
Award	O
as	O
a	O
recognition	O
for	O
its	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Axim	O
X50	O
family	O
is	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
Pocket	B-Device
PCs	I-Device
from	O
Dell	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
named	O
X50	O
(	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Low	O
and	O
Mid	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
high-end	O
X50v	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
X50v	B-Operating_System
retailed	O
for	O
$499	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
v	O
represented	O
its	O
VGA	B-Protocol
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
X50v	B-Operating_System
remains	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
devices	O
to	O
utilize	O
the	O
Intel	B-Device
2700G	I-Device
3D	O
accelerator	O
&	O
video	O
decoder	O
with	O
16	O
MB	O
video	O
RAM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
's	O
memory	O
has	O
a	O
built-in	O
128MB	O
Intel	O
StrataFlash	B-Device
ROM	O
with	O
64MB	O
RAM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
X50v	B-Operating_System
shipped	O
with	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
2003	I-Operating_System
Second	I-Operating_System
Edition	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
upgrade	O
was	O
offered	O
by	O
Dell	O
the	O
next	O
year	O
to	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
5	O
,	O
however	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
withdrawn	O
because	O
users	O
complained	O
about	O
slow	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reason	O
for	O
the	O
slowdown	O
was	O
that	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
2003	O
stores	O
modified	O
files	O
in	O
RAM	O
and	O
only	O
writes	O
to	O
the	O
flash	O
chip	O
when	O
users	O
copy	O
files	O
to	O
the	O
internal	O
storage	O
partition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
5	O
changes	O
this	O
,	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
store	O
files	O
in	O
RAM	O
and	O
writes	O
everything	O
permanently	O
to	O
flash	O
memory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
storage	O
chip	O
in	O
the	O
Dell	B-Operating_System
Axim	I-Operating_System
X50	O
family	O
however	O
is	O
not	O
suitable	O
for	O
constant	O
writes	O
since	O
it	O
is	O
slow	O
NOR	O
flash	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
why	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
5	O
runs	O
slow	O
on	O
these	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
X51	O
family	O
in	O
comparison	O
has	O
a	O
faster	O
flash	O
chip	O
and	O
is	O
suited	O
to	O
run	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
X50	O
family	O
has	O
reached	O
EOL	O
,	O
in	O
mid-2007	O
,	O
an	O
unofficial	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
6	O
ROM	O
for	O
the	O
X50v	B-Operating_System
appeared	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
update	O
requires	O
the	O
PDA	B-Application
to	O
be	O
upgraded	O
to	O
WM5	B-Operating_System
and	O
then	O
uses	O
the	O
bootloader	O
to	O
flash	O
a	O
WM6	O
ROM	O
image	O
from	O
an	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
update	O
works	O
successfully	O
and	O
adds	O
new	O
features	O
to	O
the	O
X50v	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
an	O
unofficial	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
6	O
ROM	O
that	O
has	O
been	O
modified	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
the	O
Axim	O
X50v	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
an	O
unofficial	O
Windows	B-Device
Mobile	I-Device
6.1	I-Device
ROM	O
for	O
Axim	O
x50v	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dell	B-Operating_System
Axim	I-Operating_System
X51	O
,	O
released	O
late	O
September	O
2005	O
,	O
featured	O
the	O
same	O
sleek	O
design	O
as	O
the	O
X50v	B-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
replaced	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
2003	I-Operating_System
Second	I-Operating_System
Edition	I-Operating_System
with	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
low-end	O
X51	O
has	O
an	O
Intel	B-Application
XScale	I-Application
processor	B-General_Concept
running	O
at	O
416MHz	O
,	O
128MB	O
flash	O
ROM	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
a	O
list	O
price	O
of	O
$299	O
(	O
before	O
being	O
discontinued	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mid-range	O
model	O
also	O
has	O
128MB	O
flash	O
ROM	O
,	O
a	O
520MHz	O
processor	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
retailed	O
for	O
$299	O
(	O
from	O
dell.com	O
or	O
£245.58	O
on	O
www.dell.co.uk	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
high-end	O
X51v	B-Operating_System
has	O
a	O
VGA	B-Protocol
screen	O
,	O
a	O
624MHz	O
processor	B-General_Concept
,	O
256MB	O
flash	O
ROM	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
a	O
list	O
price	O
of	O
$379	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
an	O
unofficial	O
upgrade	O
to	O
Windows	B-Device
Mobile	I-Device
6.1	I-Device
for	O
the	O
X51v	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
unofficial	O
upgrade	O
to	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
6.0	O
exists	O
for	O
the	O
X50	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Known	O
bugs	O
include	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
support	O
for	O
CompactFlash	B-Device
cards	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
or	O
was	O
also	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
design	O
a	O
Linux	O
implementation	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
Kernel	O
version	O
2.6	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
X50	O
and	O
X51	O
families	O
of	O
Axims	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
is	O
still	O
in	O
a	O
very	O
early	O
stage	O
with	O
major	O
hardware	O
components	O
and	O
functions	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
backlight	O
,	O
sound	O
,	O
PCMCIA/Compact	O
Flash	O
,	O
Flash	O
Memory	O
,	O
Wi-fi	O
,	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
and	O
USB	O
connectivity	O
)	O
inoperative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
a	O
partially	O
functional	O
port	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
Android	I-Application
operation	O
system	O
to	O
the	O
Axim	O
x51	O
under	O
the	O
AxDroid	O
project	O
.	O
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the	O
build	O
supports	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
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.	O
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