Lisa of MobileTechReview managed to get her hands on the
Dell Axim X51v and
has posted a first review along with a benchmark test comparing Windows Mobile 5.0 to 2003SE. As we expected, the Axim X51v is basically a blueprint of the X50v, except that it has double the flash memory (256MB) and comes lead-free to comply with European regulations. File access has become considerably slower due to WM 5.0 saving applications in Persistant Storage (ROM).
Some updates: