  To date more than half a dozen X-ray dim isolated neutron stars are known.
Their X-ray spectra are characterized by soft blackbody-like emission (kT about
50-120 eV) without indication for harder, non-thermal components. These stars
apparently show no radio emission and no association with supernova remnants.
Four of them exhibit pulsations in their X-ray flux with periods in the range
of 8.39 s to 22.7 s. Similar pulse periods were found from AXPs, maybe
suggesting evolutionary connections. In this talk I will review the recent
observational results from X-ray dim isolated neutron obtained by the major
X-ray observatories XMM-Newton and Chandra. Spectral and temporal
characteristics, inferred luminosities and magnetic field strengths will be
compared with those of AXPs.
