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IT builds a new help desk system for the organization where this pilot fish works, and it's a big improvement.
"Now users could enter help desk tickets from anywhere and have the ticket routed to the right person," says fish.
"Our CIO made the decision that this help desk could be used for anything, PC-related or not. For example, it could be used for building maintenance requests.
"About three days into the new help desk, a ticket is entered requesting building service -- there was a window leaking.
"My CIO was reading all of the calls. To this one he dutifully responded: 'Please enter your version of Windows when opening a ticket.'"
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06-20-2004, 10:12 PM
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The Green Mod
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Vancouver
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MUGEN Batteries for Dell Axim X3
MUGEN POWER Batteries for DELL AXIM X3
By Andrew Secord
Dell got off to a great start with the Axim X5 series of Pocket PCs. Probably the biggest complaint however was the size. Enter the X3 series: smaller, lighter and sleeker. Less battery life.
Oops sorry, that’s not an advantage!
But that’s how you get it smaller and lighter. It comes stock with a 950mah battery, just barely adequate in my opinion. I don’t like my handheld to ever get to the point of having to use the backup battery. Now there is an option to help solve that problem.
MUGEN Power has introduced 2 new batteries specifically for the X3 series. They are an 1100mah model (part # HL1-X3SL), and an extended 2000mah option (#HL1-X3XL). In keeping with Mugen tradition they were able to find the extra power without having to enlarge the physical size over that of the OEM batteries from Dell. By my reckoning they are exactly the same size as the Dell batteries, but manage to give over 15 percent greater capacity in the standard size model, and more than 10 percent extra in the extended version.
x3sl battery, 1100mah
x3xl battery, 2000mah
Plus this comes at better prices than the batteries from Dell, or at least better power/dollar ratio.
Now for the statistics: In size the Mugen batteries are a tiny amount larger than the OEM batteries. By tiny I mean about a millimeter or so, extended out the back of the Axim. In other words barely noticeable. The small still fits fine in the Piel Frama case, and I expect would be no issue in any soft case and many hard cases. I did not have access to an extended case and have not had a Dell extended battery, so can only guess that the dimensions there would be similar. The extended battery will not fit the Piel Frama, but I have heard reports that it will fit some cases.
As with all Lithium-Ion batteries, the real test of battery life should come after several charging cycles. In other words give the battery at least 6 hours of charging to start (12 for the big one), and then use it until discharged. Do this at least 4 times or more before doing your measurements. The batteries need some “exercise” before reaching their full capacity.
As for my testing procedures, they may be less scientific than some, but probably more like real life. I like to just simply use the device, with only moderate staging. So my results are purely comparative to the stock battery, and your individual results will vary I am sure.
The tests involved were of 3 options available to me: a fully charged Dell 950mah battery, the Mugen 1100mah, and the Mugen 2000mah. I did not have a Dell 1800mah to compare. The test consisted of an hour of WIFI net surfing with screen at max brightness and then playing Mp3 files at max volume into headphones but screen off until the Axim turned off due to the low battery. As I always use the Auto setting for processor speed, as I don’t believe it really makes much difference anyway, that is where it was for this test.
In my Axim X30 the stock battery gave me approximately 4 hours (4 hours, 3 minutes to be exact), and the 1100mah Mugen unit 4 hours 50 minutes. The extended Mugen 2000mah big guy lasted for a healthy 8 hours 10 minutes or so. My less than scientific testing process means I have no exact way to time it precisely unless I am present when it shuts off! So I just happened to be out of the room when it died, but only for a couple of minutes. Sorry!
In any case the results are, as you should expect, pretty much exactly a direct ratio of milliamp/hour rating. Power is power; more is better and lasts longer.
So in summary, these batteries are excellent value, being cheaper than their Dell counterparts AND giving extra capacity. I can see no reason not to purchase them to replace or supplement your original battery. I rate them at 10 out of 10 Blue Headbangers! 
Pros:
 Perfect fit and colour match
Excellent quality control
Great value
Cons:
 None!
The batteries retail for $49.99 and $69.99 respectively
MUGEN WEBSITE
Copyright: Andrew Secord and ABFNet.com
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