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Summary: GREAT POCKET PC FOR BEGINNERS!
Review: I got this pocket pc for my wife after seeing the amazing deal at Amazon. I read a lot of complaints about power drainage. Well that is an issue with all Pocket PCs, and you can (or should) get an SD card as a backup. I am very impressed with this pocket pc for the couple of weeks that I have been test driving it....
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Summary: Love my e335
Review: I am very happy with my e335. First i bought the palm 130 it was cute. Had it 2 weeks and saw that the zire 71 was coming out so i returnded the palm 130. Then i saw that the toshiba was on sell and with rebates the price could not be beat. I got my E335 for 100.OO with rebates and new charge account here at Amazon.com I love it! its a small computer that does so much. I am so glad i did'nt get the Zire 71 It cant compare to the e335 for a third of the cost.
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Summary: I like it a LOT !! Problems are w/ MS PocketPC not e335
Review: This a sweet deal of a PDA! For the price you get a lot. I understand that the battery life creates a problem, but that's the case with all PDAs with this size screen. I have some handy tips to get around that problem! explained later...First I love the fact that its thin, very light, and very classy looking in its buffed metallic casing. A big part of impressing your pals with your latest and greatest technology gadget is how it looks - and Toshiba has done well here! The screen is brilliant, and clear, the buttons are good and over all this PDA has a feel of a next generation gadget! 64 MB is a good amount of space for any user to start with. I have had it for over 2 months and taking ordinary precautions and good care of it, I have had very few problems. Had to do a hard reset only once coz of some bad software I downloaded. I have ordered a cable ... that should connect my Motorola cell phone to give me internet access, and I hope to get some fun out of that experiment! The IE and MSN messenger should come in handy along with things like Mapquest or Google on the road! The 65k colour screen and high resolution of the Toshiba e335 make viewing images and websites such a pleasure! To make your batteries last longer - make sure you end all program and not just close them (click the Home button, then Running, then Stop All) Also make sure that in Setting - System - Power, you have specified to turn off device if not is use for 2 min or so. Otherwise sometime a reminder from outlook will pop up, turn the unit on, and then it never shuts off! Another handy thing I have done is connected the recharger to my sync cradle. (it goes in behind on the base) That way, when I sync it everyday in the morning, I let it sit there until it has recharged. No forgetting to recharge this way! MS PocketPC is in my opinion still low on the evolution scale ... Yes its buggy, like all pieces of art by MS, but the biggest let down for me was the Pocket Word and Pocket Excel. I work a lot in Excel at the office, but can't even hope to be productive with this, as it doesn't let me make or view graphs! Word docs don't show pictures, and the formatting gets all wacky! So thumbs down there. The only thing that I can do to get around is make pdfs of my doc files and read them on the Pocket PC on the go ... but then I might as well take a print! I was also surprised that Windows media player doesn't play mpgs, but mp3s play fine and sound great on a stereo headphones! The good features with PocketPC that make this a worthy buy are effortless sync with my pc at home and office, Pocket Outlook - easy download of Contacts from my office PC - I didn't have to copy or convert them! Downloading email from my Inbox at work, AvantGo to view webpages offline and MS Reader to download and read books on! Although I must confess I haven't read one on it yet, I fear if I get too engrossed in the book, the battery will die! ;-) Overall a GREAT BUY! Highly recommended!
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Summary: Solution to the Battery Life Problem!!!
Review: I have had this PDA since x-mas 2002. I was a long time palm-handspring user. The Operating system is not as "bug-free" as the Palm OS, however it is more robust. You are getting a buggier OS that has more functionability. It is after all, Microsoft who produces the OS and just like their PC operating system...There are a few bugs. Now as far as BATTERY LIFE, I did lose my data early on. But there are two fixes for this proble. 1)When you are ready to power down the unit, goto "settings", click "system", click "memory", click "running programs", click "stop all". This will stop the programs and increase the battery life. 2)Buy a memory card and perform frequent backups (just like on a PC). If you do by chance lose complete power, you can perform a restore and be back in business. Overall a nice PDA with all the rebates. I got mine ... in December, but I think you can pick one up a bit cheaper now.
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Summary: It's really just good for the money
Review: I have had this PDA for a couple of weeks and I would say that for the money its great. Sure there are better PDA's but this one does what I need at a low price. I had a little trouble getting it to "Activesync" the first time but thats becuase I didnt bother to read the quick start guide. Since then it has worked 100% of the time. (Running Windows XP) I actually have a second one on order for my wife. It does take some getting used to and has a learning curve. I was a heavy PalmOS guy and it was a change but now.. "I get it". Someday I would love to get the IPAQ but until I can shell out $500-$600... for the price this is perfect.
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Summary: Does what it's supposed to, but TOUCHYYYY
Review: I bought this thing to upgrade from a Palm Vx, thinking the color would be nice (it is) and that the extra memory would give me more capability (it does--for entertainment more than anything).
However, for the usual nuts and bolts calendar, contacts, notes, and so on, the Palm had plenty of power and is far easier to use. The PocketPC has two particular problems that I find almost intolerable. First, the screen is far too touchy for easy use -- if you hesitate at all or don't make perfectly clean contact, you end up with a bunch of periods and characters you don't want. That happens on both the "block recognizer" and the "transcriber," and I'm not sure why they have both because they work almost the same. The "letter recognizer" is supposed to let you write words on the screen and recognize your handwriting, but it works for only about half the characters. When you try to erase the mess you made and start over, you have to activate the keyboard and...in short, you sit there for five minutes doing the task that should take 30 seconds. Not my idea of technology making me more efficient.
The second problem is that the thing is hopelessly unstable, crashes regularly and has to be reset, which doesn't always lose all your data, but it does foul up the clock and calendar.
Then there's the MP3 player, which sounds great, but if you carry it in your pocket and the screen gets touched wrong it turns itself off. And of course, when you grab the thing to pull it out of its case, you can't avoid the pushing the note recording button, which creates some issues of its own. And the recording feature is very nice, but you half to jump through a set of hoops and hold your face just right for that to work. Not very good for voicing a quick self-reminder while you're driving.
On the positive side, the display is bright and clear, although that costs you in battery life. The battery is good for about 3 consecutive hours' continuous use. I think the autosync works quite well once you figure it out. Downloading is another story. It doesn't like most generic add-on software, and doesn't recognize a lot of applications that say they're made for it. And it easily loses track of its storage card, requiring a reset.
Last week I got fed up with this thing and reactivated the Palm Vx, and the difference is night and day. It's so much more trustworthy and easier to use that I don't see myself ever going back to that PocketPC or any other one for that matter. The monochrome screen is less entertaining, but at least it works--quickly. In my experience, if you're going to depend on your PDA and use it professionally, the Palm is much more reliable and efficient.
The Windows platform--at least on this Toshiba thing--is ok if you've got lots of time to mess with it, but an old-time paper calendar is a lot more efficient.
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Summary: Major design flaw.
Review: You will lose your data and programs if you leave your device away from the power source for 3-4 days, even if it was fully charged.
Do not even spend a penny on this, it only will give you a headache.
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Summary: Compact wonders
Review: The e335 is actually designed and manufactured by a Taiwan-based OEM, not Toshiba itself, but it still exhibits pretty good quality. At this great price, this is a solid PPC to own.
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Summary: Not too bad for the price
Review: I bought this product over a week ago. I have found that this is a pretty good product overall considering that it [wasn't a bad price] after rebates.
Pro - lightweight and small, fast enough to handle all my tasks, good software bundle, MP3 player is good, large on-board memory Cons - the volume is too loud (I would like a softer volume setting, you get either really loud, loud and mute), a little weak on battery life, the active sync is not very easy to use compared to the hot sync for Palms This product was my first PocketPC purchase. I had owned a handspring before which did not suit my purposes. I really like the large amount of memory built in and the SD expansion. Overall I think that the PocketPC is a better product than the Palm but there is a steeper learning curve for the PocketPC especially with the active sync. I wish the battery life was better but is usable. I am pretty satisfied with the product and I would purchase it again for the same price. I do wish though that I had a compact flash expansion slot. The SD is great but you really have to watch what you buy (read the SD card reviews before you buy a particular product) and plus it is more expensive. Oh and by the way DO NOT purchase the screen protectors from Toshiba, they [aren't very good].
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Summary: Satan enters the handheld market!!
Review: Stay away from this product, It's EVIL!!!!! This unit is completely useless. It crashes even with full power while doing a simple Note or Word document. Pictures jpg, gif, or any other format, (Even with installing the companion software for it), look atrocious. It has to be re-synced and given a new name on your computer after each restart with the battery switch. This cannot be relied on in any way shape, or form. The only good reviews written on it are:
1) Paid for by Toshiba. 2) Written by someone who thinks they know what you did wrong, (It is not you).
3) By someone who wants you to suffer as they have. Along the lines of always trying to stay positive here are some good things about it:
1) The unit has no issues when powered off.
2) It makes an attractive paperweight.
3) Can be used to pound thumbtacks into the wall.
4) It can be used as a fly swatter.
5) Makes a great Rug-Hockey puck.
6) It's handy dandy as a Windshield Ice Scrapper.
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