Rating: Summary: Great little PDA! Review: I got a good deal on this PDA because of various rebates that were available. It may not be the flashiest PDA but it is quite functional. The available SD card slot increases your storage capacity. And the color screen cannot be beat!
Rating: Summary: Pleased Review: Bought the Toshiba when it first came out as a replacement for the Visor Edge. Walking in I knew a few things: 1. This is not the most expandable PDA you are going to find. 2. A backlit display draws alot of power.That said, I have been nothing but pleased with the performance of the E335. It handles all of my tasks; Email, web browsing, calendar, contacts, database and moderate mp3 play with aplomb. I can reccomend the E335 for an entry level palm, or in addition to a laptop, but not as a replacement for a laptop if you are a road -warrior. It does what it is intended to do well, but not much else. (although, I can admin my network from the road, and on vacation with it, but it was a costly add-on cell cable.) Also, choose medium quality mpeg's for playback, as they loose sync in high quality (plus, they save space.) If you decide to order, add a minimum of a 64mb sd card to your cart, cause your gonna eat your memory quickly. If you have thoughts of adding on tons of extras, empty your cart and don't look back.
Rating: Summary: A disposable PDA minus the disposable pricing... Review: I wanted an upgrade, I will not get the upgrade to the new OS even though I bought the thing 2 months before the PPC2003 OS was released. Toshiba layed a big gotcha out there for anyone who bought this expecting it to have future growth potential. The OS it came with is not optimised for the hardware. So if you were looking for something to function as an MP3 player, move along. Its buggy with some memory upgrades, which ones? No one knows, because no one will admit there is a problem though hundreds have the same issues, if you are a stickler for stability and data reliability, you too, should move along. If you want something read ebooks on, move along, the screen isn't of the quality necessary not to mention the scroll issues because the processor is so weak. Move along, move along, move along. See a trend here? If you want a basic pda that will hold a few phone numbers and maybe even a few emails this might be for you. But as far as I am concerned its already obsolete and designed to be disposable(no os upgrade). While the axim, ( product of dell) which is cheaper, faster and more powerful and has that nice OS upgrade I have been whinning about is out there. You have no reason to buy this piece of- Anyhow, just move along.
Rating: Summary: Wonderful! Review: This is the first handheld that I have ever owned. I looked at a lot of others and dollar for dollar this one does the most. It is very easy to use. Sync is a snap. Just plug it into the cradle. Unlike others I the only time I have had problems having to reset it was when I let the battery run down. You have to be sure and turn it off when it's not plugged in the charger or set it up to turn itself off after a specified period of inactivity. Toshiba has gained my business. I will be looking a lot stronger at their other products because of the great quality and thought that went into producing this one.
Rating: Summary: Expensive mistake to purchase Toshiba e335 Review: The Toshiba e335 was my first experience with a PDA/Pocket PC and it has not been a good one. X-ing out of programs takes the programs off the screen but they still run in the background. You have to go to system settings to turn off programs running in background. Lighting throughout screen display was uneven (lighter at bottom than on top). Record button was to easily engaged by accident. Sound quality of built in speaker is awful. Battery longevity is poor even without regular use. I could not get media player to work properly. Since the screen does not have a fold-down protector it can be easily damaged. The provided case affords no protection for the unit. Finally, after only 3 weeks of use, the screen went totally white. Syncing showed that all programs were still there but desktop vanished (screen went white). After telling Toshiba I wanted a new replacement since the unit was only 3 weeks old, they refused and said that the screen was not covered under their "limited warranty". I will have to pay to have the unit repaired after using it 7 or 8 times over 3 weeks. ... Buyers beware of purchasing this troublesome product.
Rating: Summary: An excellent PDA with just a quirk or two Review: I got the e335 as an upgrade from a Palm III and have been impressed. Upgrade needs it immediately met over my old PDA were that Word and Excel are included, synching is much easier than via Palm, there are several choices for input (on-screen keyboard, good handwriting recognition, grafitti, and block recognition), color, greater variety of options for notes (free-form, writing, voice, etc), an SD card drive for expandability, and synching with my windows desktop is much easier. The great extras that surprised me are having voice-recording capability, playback capability for digital media (windows pocket pc media player) with the low-quality built-in speaker or via headphone jack, rechargeable permanent lithium ion battery with (in my opinion) a good life span, and okay functionality for reviewing photos. The weaknesses I'd point out: editing what's already written can be tough in handwriting mode, it tends to "freeze" at least once a week (although at least I only lose the unsaved stuff when it does, and it's easy to reset), and it's hard to find a durable case for it. (A major crack from accidentally bashing it in the screen was quite costly for Toshiba to repair, and I have not found a case anywhere that will help prevent another such event.)
Rating: Summary: Excellent for the money Review: It takes some time to put every use in place, but an excellent resource. Glad I bought it.
Rating: Summary: what palm? Review: This is one of my best buy ever. I actually got it brand new ...about 2 months ago. It has all the tools that I need, word, excel, pocket expense(free download) and solitaire. The ability to add tax and voice data in Word is excellent. I use these two features a lot to jot down notes and important reminders. The color on this unit is amazing that I can just read the Word or HTML documents off it especially when travelling. It's a lot better than carrying a thick book. I also use it to track down my golf lesson's progress. Pretty handy! Overall, i am pretty happy with it. I never had any problems with it even with the battery usage(since I charge it everyday). The built-in speaker is very nice although don't breathe too hard when you record your voice. Else, you might sound like George Costanza when he taped his voice(Seinfeld) ;) This unit will stay with me for a long time. May be in 3/4 years, I'll buy another pocket pc but until then, I am one happy camper.
Rating: Summary: Superb value - loaded with features Review: The e335 provides quick scheduling, and finding of just about anything. The Pocket PC operating system links smoothly with most recent Microsoft applications (Excel, Word), and even has readers for Acrobat files, mpg's, Real Video files, and all your photos. Battery life is superb. It's amazing handwriting recognition, while not flawless, can be a real time saver in taking notes at meetings. I bought a 256mb SD card, and have stored about two hours of my favorite mp3's. I don't use the built-in recorder much. It will hold numerous of your favorite websites, and display them fairly accurately. Like all pocket devices, images are sometimes shifted to odd positions. With the ... rebate, it's a great deal.
Rating: Summary: Deliver best in least !! Review: I bought one on the memorial day weekend, in as low as $...+Tax. Guys its gotta great features, I am using the SD Slot for my Wireless LAN Card or for GPS card and for adding memory. I download some MP3 and use it as my MP3 Player.Well I always wanted something that gives me functions of PDA,PC,Internet,GPS and Music all in one box and is cheap too.Thumbs-up to Toshiba. Vivek Dixit
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