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Summary: SONY Vs Toshiba
Review: I used to be a die-hard pocket pc fan. My first PDA was Casiopia E200 with Windows CE 2.0 Toshiba e335 is my latest PDA, actually 6th PDA. It's interesting to tell you folks that my 5th PDA is SONY Clie SJ30 color with Palm OS. After using several lines of Pocket PCs - 1 Casio, 3 iPaqs, and now Toshiba. I can now say honestly to all of you that Microsoft has too many bugs. Most of the problems (big and small) Pocket PC users experience is all becuase of problems in Pocket Windows OS it self. It is just not reliable as Palm OS period. You don't have to take my word for it. You can try Palm PDA and Pocket PCs like I did and see for your self, although it can cost you some money. To put things simple, I was getting more work done with the SONY Pda with Palm OS than I ever managed to do with my Pocket PCs (old and recent) Sure, Pocket PC roks in looks and all its multi-media features. I downloaded tons of MP3 and JPG pics into my Toshiba PDA. but Pocekt PC is more of a toy than a work horse like Palms are. It's just hard to get any work done with Pocket PCs. It's just not as efficient and qucik as Palm OS is. Toshiba e335 like other Pocket PCs, suffer from similiar Windows releated problmes. Syn. problem, locks-up, (Microsoft's fault)and screen releated problem, power releated problem (Toshiba's fault) I somewhat regret buying Toshiba e335 as I expectd more from the latest Pocekt PC technology that it would be more like my SONY palm. After just one use of Palm based PDA, I can truly say that Palm has more experience in making PDA os than Microsoft does yet. I wish the next Microsoft pocket windows will be more like Palm combined with powerful MP3 and graphic features.
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Summary: Stylish and highly functional!
Review: The Toshiba e335 simply put, is highly compact (form-factor should be a decision for mobile owners) and combines the power and versatility of the newer XScale processors. Other comparable PDAs like the Dell Axim5 are great in terms of price and functionality but come closer to looking like some of the new tablet PCs out there (size matters!). No complaints about the software included - I love the MS suite included. All my authored documents i.e. MS Word, Adobe Acrobat work beautifully on this device - it supports editing and so forth as well. The Arcsoft software is decent, having it come bundled with the PDA makes you avoid some of the free buggy programs out there.
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Summary: First Pocket PC
Review: I recently replaced my 1st generation Palm Pilot (6+ years old and a delight) with the Toshiba E335 Pocket PC. There have been quite a few pluses and minuses as I will explain. I love the power and available memory (and I also got a 256MB SD card which is great to load PICTURES). I've loaded books on it and I don't bring the paperback or hardcopy on my commute anymore. Games are nice too. Word and Excel I haven't had much use for yet, but I'm certain I'll have no problem loading huge spreadsheets and documents.
Now for some of the minuses...The screen has frozen on me a couple of times and I had to do a "hard" reset and then go through the initialization process and restore everything from my PC. I was told this is a Windows bug. Uggghhh. After 2 months, I lost the screen/machine for good (blank screen with a black bar down the middle) and had to send it back to Toshiba. I got it back in a few days at no cost. I was told, however, that the "screen" is not covered by any warranty. Luckily, it wasn't the screen that broke, so no charge. I have a new Dell P4 2.4 Mz using XP and the syncronization software was not compatible. I had to download it from Microsoft. Frustrating when it comes with instructions to load the software on an XP machine. Also, the "quick reference" card's instructions were different than the instructions in the book for loading. I used neither. I'm still having trouble setting it up to syncronize on 2 machines. It's not cut and dry like Pilot software is. My work machine is running NT (not commpatible with USB) and I can't find anyone selling a serial cable for this Pocket PC, therefore I can't sync up at work until we upgrade. Anyway, some pluses and lot's of minuses, but it is much nicer than a Palm style PDA when it is working. I warily recommend it and wish you better luck than me.
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Summary: This is a very expensive door stop...
Review: The reviews that state this piece of junk drinks battery power like it is kool-aid are 100% accurate. I am telling you I have never been so disappointed in an electronics purchase in my life (and I've made quite a few...) I don't know what the answer is. PocketPC is definitely the way to go. Toshiba has a nice form factor. But the first time you get data dump because the paultry battery has given out, you will feel like you were robbed -- especially if you are travelling overseas and can not return it. The only thing that amazes me are the reviews giving this 5 stars. These people must be writing the reviews 15 minutes after they opened the box and have not (no way, no how) used it extensively. DO NOT BUY a PDA until they come up with better battery technology!!! Unless you just love throwing money away. Note: I saw an article on the web recently stating that Toshiba is test marketing a fuel cell battery version of its PDAs in Spain. That might be the one to get when it's available.
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Summary: Sleek but Useless - NOT for Travellers
Review: Please do not purchase this PDA if you plan to travel.
I purchased the Toshiba e335 for its features and tempting price rebates.
The PocketPC is as described: sleek, attractive, great functionality, easy to use. The hotsync with my PC did not install properly _ windows XP, but the Toshiba helpdesk was competent and friendly, and solved the installation problems. Afterwards, the syncronization worked perfectly while at home recharging the battery daily.
They fail to warn you that the battery drains off completely after 24 hours - read other similar experiences - even with the PDA OFF. Once it happens, with the hard-reset, you lose ALL your DATA.
The major reason I wanted to own a PDA is to have my contacts and appointments available while working remotely. In my first overnight trip, the PDA died out.
I'm extremelly disappointed. The Toshiba worked beautifully as long as you are connected to a power supply, which beats its purpose.
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Summary: disappointed
Review: I had read many good reviews of this product. However, I have had many bad experiences with it. In just 1 week I have had it run out of power twice, losing all preferences and requiring resyncing. If I was travelling, that would not be an option. I have had the machine lock up, it would not turn on, and required another hard reset. I'm going to return this as soon as possible.
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Summary: Happy I got it...
Review: I love it.
I looked at the ipaq, and palm T., but went with this one for the tons of features and lowest price. Happy I did... I dont have a single complaint after using this for one month. I *have* had sync connection problems, but that I believe is due to my system setup, not the e335. Its a good, good machine, and has no limitations for my everyday use. Regarding two previous reviews with negative points-- let me address them because its faulty user error, not faulty devices. - Difficult to turn on and off, and screen goes dim.
Simple on/off- one button on the top. Not fancy. And if your screen goes dim, you probably have the backlight setting to something weak. When the unit first powers on, the backlight is on full brightness, then after about 2 sec. it goes to your default setting.. which you have probably switched to lower brightness. - Battery power. Ive had no issues. The only time my battery went down with the unit turned off, is when I had an alarm notice going off for a day (from my own settings). Other than that--- Ive got mine in my hand and its been off the charger for almost 48hours, and battery is 94% full!!
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Summary: Traveling with a Useless PDA
Review: Extremely poorly engineered product from Toshiba. I have experienced data loss problems multiple times after the battery runs low in 24 hours. The data is stored in RAM and no backup power supply is designed into the product. No warning is given as the PDA just refuses to start up. Even when the unit is turned off, the power is drained in 24 hours. This is a different issue from the e740 recall which loses data when changing the battery. PDA's are used by traveling business professionals!. Do NOT purchase the e335. I should have reviewed all the discussion boards which clearly express the problem with Toshiba PDA's.
I have owned many Toshiba products, but this has turned me away from Toshiba forever.
BTW the support people where quick to answer my questions and concerns, unfortunately their hands are tied to resolve the problem.
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Summary: Traveling with a this PDA
Review: Poorly engineered product from Toshiba. I have experienced data loss problems multiple times after the battery runs down in only 24 to 30 hours. The data is stored in RAM and no backup power supply is designed into the product. Most PDA's are used by traveling business professionals. BTW the support people where quick to answer my questions and concerns, unfortunately their hands tied to resolve the problem. If you do not travel and can plugin everyday, this PDA is a good value.
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Summary: This product is great
Review: At first I was not sure if I should buy this prodcut or stick to Palm, which is what I was using before this. After taking the step to buy this product I am fully satisfied. There is so much more I am able to do with this PC than I was with my Palm, and I know that there is so much more that I can do with this product that I have not figured out yet which makes it much more interesting. I have not had any problems with it.
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