Upgrade to Droid X or wait for Thunderbolt

[Chillout]

Great information everyone, I appreciate it.

Given the fact that I am sitting on "old" technology as we speak with my Droid, having a dual core would be sick but not something I need to really wait for. Overall I can't really complain about my droid, being rooted I have gingerbread running just fine right now. On a Droid X having root capability gives me all the options out there for any future releases that will come out like ice cream, lollipop, or brownies LOL.

My wife is happy with her LG ally, and in fact doesn't even want my droid when I do upgrade. I will keep this unit as a spare phone in case I need it but the more I look at the Droid X and it's capabilites the more I like it. I usually kept phones for about 2 years however that was back before smart phones. I've had my droid for a year and half now and while it still performs admirably, I know I'm ready for the next upgrade. I could justify waiting for just about any phone in the future but given what the X can do now for what I need it to do (which is the main thing), I think it will work out nicely.

4G would be nice but quite honestly I'm on Wifi probably 70% of the time anyways. At work I can use the wifi and at home I'm always on it so the only time 4G would really benefit me is when I'm out and about, which for me isn't that ofent. When I am out I'm not usually doing anything that intensive.

[tgyberg]

I just jumped from the OG Droid in January to the X and man do I love it! Super fast!! Root it, freeze a few things and it is as snappy as anyone could want. I have the Liberty rom (blurless) and have it OC'd to 1.25 and every action is pretty much instant.

[Chillout]

I just jumped from the OG Droid in January to the X and man do I love it! Super fast!! Root it, freeze a few things and it is as snappy as anyone could want. I have the Liberty rom (blurless) and have it OC'd to 1.25 and every action is pretty much instant.

That one seems to pretty popular with X users, I'm reading up on it now.

[tgyberg]

I just jumped from the OG Droid in January to the X and man do I love it! Super fast!! Root it, freeze a few things and it is as snappy as anyone could want. I have the Liberty rom (blurless) and have it OC'd to 1.25 and every action is pretty much instant.

That one seems to pretty popular with X users, I'm reading up on it now.

It is pretty cool! I have to warn you though, with all of the themes/options in Liberty, it has been hard to put my phone down for more than 5 minutes!

[STIDRIVER]

My bad dude. I should have mentioned this already. Amazon's selling the DX for a penny as either a line upgrade or a new account, so check there if you plan on buying this bad boy....

Sent from my "Stock" DX

I would probably hop on that deal.. Just checked though and it shows I'm not eligable for upgrade. I'm only at my annual upgrade though (not 2 year)...

[Tinninches]

My upgrade became available on Feb 5th. I was contemplating holding out upgrading to the Thunderbolt until I to found out that it was running old guts. That being said, it was also going to cost (imo) $250 +/-.

So once I compared the ease of rooting amongst all the current droids and took into account I can upgrade every 10 months, spending the $99 on a Droid X now and being able to upgrade to something bigger and badder Dec 11th will suit me just fine.

But if you have to wait every 2 years to upgrade and keep pushing off to wait for the new best thing, then you're (imo) just spinning your wheels. Get the X now and upgrade in 2 years to something x2 as nice at that time.

[Chillout]

I've decided I'm going with the X, probably place the order tomorrow morning. I think given the fact that I can get it for such a good price, and as powerful as it is, it's a win/win situation for me.

I was doing some reading up today on the root process and how easy it is on the X, and the great roms out there. I'm pretty stoked about receiving it early next week.

[phishfi]

Is amazon still selling it for $0.01 ?

Sent from my "Stock" DX

[Chillout]

If you sign up for a new 2 yr deal I believe you can get it for that offer. Haven't verified that though for sure.

[Slighter]

Thanks for the thread Chill and everyone else for their responses.
Been wrestling with this one myself after I got a text from VZW telling me the same thing upgrade wise. Upgrade now at discounted price
I went and checked both Dell and Amazon($19.99 in my zip) just now and did their eligibility checks and both said not till June which jibes with my little upgrade meter on My Verizon.
Started the Amazon checkout and it looks like it would cost me $10 more a month but I didn't finish to see if it would go through.
So it's looking like a buck and a half if I want one NOW, then again I put my
og Droid on my bill so theres a little wiggle room.
Cheers