Re: Pros/Coln of WM Crossbow - Pocket PC Forums - Pocket PC Live!

Well since Iv tried almost several roms of the same build<br />i thought I must write a small description about the differences between WM5 aku 3.X and WM Crossbow<br /><br />1.A refreshing new look the taskbar has a new shine to it,looks crisp and clean ,even the icons and loading(graphics have been changed)<br />2.more stable ,real good stability when compared to other AKU 3.X of WM5<br />this I quote because of the fact that I can stay w/o soft resetting the device for 3 days because there is still some ram left in the 3rd day<br />WM crossbow =18 mb<br />WM 5 AKU 3.X = 15 mb<br />3.new smart dialing-this one consumes much lesser ram and has a brand new look..much more responsive than that of the previous smart dialer<br />4.Voice Command 1.6 comes with Crossbow <br />5.all new sounds (no more annoying Default tone)<br /><br />Cons<br />this is the only disadvantage I found as of now<br />THE BATTERY CONSUMPTION-the battery drains like crazy...<br />the PDA runs hardly for 16-17 normal hours<br />when compared to 1- 1.5 days using WM5 AKU 3.x

Have you run into any apps that havent worked or were too buggy for use? Also have you found one with more space in the ROM?

Not yet. But the core ones which may required low level/un-documented development/coding in the applications, may not work. For example, Wisbar, it requires core modifications to the shell, and so the previous versions made for WM5 will not work. Thanks to Chris, that he releases updated versions often.<br /><br />Regards,<br />Carty..