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Summary: Toshiba Fan
Review: Recently purchased the Toshiba E740. So far, I love it. I can wirelessly sync with my PC or check e-mail using 802.11b, connect to my cell-phone via infared or use a CF card modem. Very versitile communications device. Battery could last longer, but I have worked around that issue. Fast processor makes word searches in Olive Tree bible and Microsoft Dictionary very fast. Like others, my biggest gripe is the record button being too easily pressed by accident. Have to work around that by disabling the button.
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Summary: My needs and what it doesn't do.
Review: You will read all of this in other reviews, so I will recap in no order:1) The device works, and works well, but God help you if your battery dies. I expected it to work like the Palm with everything just resync'ing when plugged back in. That would be wrong. Nothing resyncs, especially not programs. All of that hard-found, really useful shareware code? Gone. 2) The oft-mentioned recording button really is placed in a bad spot. You will hit it often. 3) When the battery dies... you're done. If you don't have the location or the discipline to plug your machine in every day, you _will_ sink yourself at least twice, probably more. 4) I like the computer itself, but finding software is maddening. Yes, there are loads of barely-usable programs out there, but at least in Palm world you can get them for free. PocketPC users are expected to nickel-dime themselves into their programs... $... in one case for a really simple, poorly written application (I hammered out a badly written version using the SDK in a day just to prove I could). Don't expect everything to just show up when you sync. Your best bet is to purchase a memory card and back-up once every couple of days. And that takes a few minutes (13.44 last night in fact). 5) It can't be overstated: the ActiveSync program is grotesquely bad. I was in denial for a long time about it, but it's true. Tasks don't sync worth beans. 6) Unless you're using Outlook 2002, you get to only sync one calendar (Outlook 2k comes with a single license). The activesync software itself is limited to only two "partnerships". I find myself missing the days of syncing my PalmOS profile everywhere... it certainly made me feel more secure. I have to say I had no preference either way re PocketPC v PalmOS. But upon re-reading the above I guess my decision has been made for me.
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Summary: DO NOT BUY THIS e740 no matter how attractive
Review: I read the reviews extensively before buying my Toshiba e740 and knew well in advance the risk I was taking. I figured I would give it a shot considering the great price and the features I was getting with Wifi, and 2 expansion slots. HORRIBLE MISTAKE. The bottom line is no matter how attractive the deal might be, if the PDA loses its data consistently and locks up, it's not worth being even a door stop. I have lost my data 5 times over the last 2 months and each time it takes me hours to "recustomize" my setup. I have been using PDA for over 6 years and Pocket PC over 2.5 years, so I am not a novice. Bottom line is don't take the risk with Toshiba. I don't know those who gave this device 5 stars didn't really use it or simply Toshiba guys trying to ramp up the ratings. The e740 really seem like a beta unit and should never have been sold to the public. I bought this unit with great regrets!
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Summary: Works flawlessly after repair.
Review: ... brand-new fully working model, that was much faster and the battery now lasts for days. The wireless ethernet works well. It is very reliable and handles wireless streaming video pretty well.
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Summary: Love the WiFi - hate most everything else
Review: I love the integrated WiFi. But that is about it. Mine was included in the recall. I sent it back and they fixed that problem. But the device hard resets (and you lose everything) if you accidentally unlock the battery, which is extremely easy to do. It drops the USB ActiveSync connection after a few minutes of connection. The battery sometimes runs down to quick. The record button is located in a bad place - to easy to hit when taking out of the carrying case. Not ready for prime time.
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Summary: Neat concept, but ...
Review: A long time palm V user, I bought the E740 in December02 with perhaps unrealistic expectations. In addition to phone book and scheduler, I thought wow, with this thing I could surf the net using the built-in WiFi (802.11), and use native Word and Acrobat to store important technical documents. Everything worked, *but* surfing the net on a 320x240 pixel screen was like looking at the world through a cardboard paper towel tube. Little bits at a time; it got old quick. Cons: I lost data twice, when the battery went dead. (My palm battery would last almost a week, sometimes two). You must be very vigilant on re-charging- a problem with most of the PocketPCs. The voice memo button would almost always engage whenever I slid the PC from its leather case. (Exasperated, I re-assigned the button and never used the record feature again). Lastly, the word search feature would take 30 seconds on a 2MB acrobat file.
I sold it roughly six weeks later for about $100 loss. Lesson, This is not a PC, don't expect to use it as one. Will try the Tungsten next...
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Summary: Buy Something Else
Review: Buy something else. Whenever the batteries lose their charge, this unit loses all of its data. Visit www.toshiba.com and see for yourself. They have a recall notice right on their home page! Toshiba states that you can "work around" the problem by ensuring that your batteries never drain completely... not a very helpful tip! I read about this recall before ordering the unit, and I assumed that it only affected units that had already shipped. Bad assumption! UPDATE: We contacted Toshiba to have the unit repaired under warranty, and they REFUSED TO REPAIR IT! They said that since our unit's serial number was not part of the recall, they would not repair it. I know what you're thinking - that's so unbelievable that it can't be true, but it's true! We had to write numerous letters to Toshiba executives and wait over 30 days to finally get the matter resolved. It is now mid-April, and we still cannot use the unit we purchased in December.
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Summary: Bad, Bad, Bad
Review: Loss of data when bateries go down even after I send it to Toshiba assistence to repair.
It made a Hard reset by itself.
Don't buy this thing.
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Summary: I should have bought a Dell
Review: I've had the unit for a while now it's in the shop for repair for the second time! I bought the Hi-Capacity battery accesserory and it worked fine, for 1 month. After charging all day, the battery meter would go to zero in ahout 3 hours. It's tempermental, some days working just fine other days I lost all my data. Backing up from the storage card was no pleasure either, It caused duplicate entries in all entries including programs.
I don't need a toy, I have to use it in my business and it has to be reliable. I'm a pharmacist and use it to read reference texts and drug DB's.
I'm not buying another Toshiba Pocket PC.
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Summary: Pocket Bliss
Review: this product is great, the 802.11b is excellent with the upgrade package, having both: the CF, and the SD slots is a very useful perk. The Xscale processor is excellent, as is the 64mb installed memory. this product is worth every penny. It works with any software written for strongarm prcessors. did I already mention integrated 802.11b!!!
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