Toshiba Pocket PC e805 (10/06/2003)

Still the best - upgrade!by - October 16, 2004

Pros: I use this device for business, to earn money, to play games and listen to mp3. So I wanted the best, tried several PPCs and that machine was the best of all. I do not like built-in useless mini-cams and suggest you do the same. Instead, go buy the cheape

Cons: Humankind always asks for the better one but this is it for now.

Best PocketPC everby - September 1, 2004

Pros: I have had this PocketPC for atleast 9 months now and it is the best one I have ever had for the following reasons. - perfect laptop replacement with external portable keyboard (thinkoutside.com) especially since it is very durable, portable and expandabl

Cons: - Toshiba may be pulling out of the PDA market (business not quality reasons) so this PPC may not be available for very long to purchase.

Great Pcoket PCby - September 1, 2004

Pros: Great screen, lots of memor, very fast

Cons: Short battery life (What is up with the 25hours on Cnet?)

Great Pocket PC for its time & ageby - July 13, 2004

Pros: Tough Pocket PC, I can't remember how often I dropped it and it just kept going. If you are not carefull with your stuff, that's the one to get. What other PPC gives you Video/Monitor Output. I've done all my Power Point presentations from my PPC.

Cons: When you loose power, you loose your data. Big NO NO. I'd love to get the e805 (now that my e740 finally broke), but its too expensive. I'm going with the Dell Axim X30 for around $300. Unfortunally, I'll have to draw my Laptop around again for Power Poin

Beautiful screen - large and brightby - July 1, 2004

Pros: I use my Toshiba in my airplane and the screen is very bright and large. I have had four other IPAQ's and they all suffered early deaths. The quality on the Toshiba seems much better. I had problems with IPAQS from day one. Toshiba has removable batte

Cons: Expensive, but any PDA with these features is expensive.

Excellent machine, good performance and battery lifeby - June 24, 2004

Pros: Hi-res VGA screen Both CF and SD memory card slots

Cons: Fewer accessories than for HP You lose VGA output with the Second Edition OS !

Fast, great screenby - May 28, 2004

Pros: I have upgraded my device to 2003 SE - the first PDA to actually use this, and take advantage of the 192 dpi - not necesarily more real estate, but EVERYTHING is sharp, and clear, and beautiful. I couldn't use other PDAs if I wanted to now!

Cons: Toshiba customer support could be better - they did offer a free upgrade to SE, but when I had a screen issue they were going to charge me for shipping. I returned through CDW and I am happy.

Had one for 3 months, buying another for my wife. Love it!by - May 5, 2004

Pros: Good support help! Great screen, good software.

Cons: Need a 3rd party download to take full advantage of vga.

One powerful, well designed PDAby - April 25, 2004

Pros: Brilliant display, ample storage capacity,wi-fi, cool design cradle.

Cons: On/off button hard to operate,no bluetooth, requires third party software to fully utilize VGA capabilities. Toshiba has not made available Pocket PC 2003 Second Edition which will fully support VGA mode.

Neat product but small problemsby - April 9, 2004

Pros: This is my first pda so i really don't have much to compare it to. the screen on the e805 is great as everyone says, but i'm still running in 240x320 most of the time, waiting for the Mobile Windows 2004 upgrade. the higher 640x480 resolution is indispens

Cons: A number of small problems seem to plague this device. after using the e805 for a few days, a small high pitched sound started emanating from the lcd screen. wasn't able to get rid of it until i changed some GPU settings using MyVGA 1.3. transcriber also

Good unit despite some quirksby - March 31, 2004

Pros: Great display, ability to view web pages in vga mode

Cons: Quirky wifi (sometimes the wifi radio requires several resets to operate and the LED won't illuminate even if wifi is working).

From an actual ownerby - March 29, 2004

Pros: Amazing all the people with apparent learning impairment who gravitate to this site to gripe about Toshiba. The question at the top is: "How would you rate this product?" NOT "How would you rate the company which makes it?" It would be nice if C-Net w

Cons: Stylus is truly pathetic. "Collapsible" idea is ridiculous; half the time the stylus gets stuck in the unit & almost takes pliers to yank it out. Wish the Wi-Fi button were on top rather than bottom, but that's personal preference. Casing is VERY s

Nothing supportedby - March 28, 2004

Pros: Nice screen, semi fast speed.

Cons: Calling Toshiba to get tech support results in their denial of support of many of the included applications; let alone don't even think about using a third party application! I put this unit out of its misery using a 9MM in the backyard! Don't buy TOSHI

Toshiba is has burned before- will burn againby - March 22, 2004

Pros: Don't/won't own one.

Cons: none. manufacturer cons: Toshiba has no qualms with burning existing customers with hopes of enticing new ones with products such as this. Their competitors seem to place more value on supporting the people that supported them in the past.

Great ATI video controllerby - March 20, 2004

Pros: Now that I am used to browse and e-mail in wifi with a good 480x640 screen, I can not go back to the iPAQ 5550 any more.

Cons: Some qualitative constructive detail

Almost perfect. Bottom line.by - March 19, 2004

Pros: There is only one thing you need to know people: VGA SCREEN. I own it, and use it every day. I don't know how I lived without it. The screen is gorgeous, and using software like NetFront, I can walk in my house and surf the net (and it looks perfect!),

Cons: It has one horrible glaring issue: Button lag. All the buttons you would use to play any twitch-reflex action games will suffer because of a near half-second lag on the button press. It's the ONLY thing stopping this beast from perfection.

TOSHIBA HAIRY-CARRYby - March 19, 2004

Pros: NONE

Cons: Toshiba does not believe they need to furnish support for any of their products! You'll be better served spending your money on a on any HP or Palm!

Give Credit Where it is Due!!!by - March 16, 2004

Pros: Stunning Case in Midnight Blue. The screen is so gorgeous, it will make you weep to look upon it (I'm being totally serious here...I cried when I got mine). I too was burned in the E-740 debacle. But I trusted, and bought a new E-755. It was a vast improv

Cons: This stylus bites the big monkey wanker. I mean, what the holy crapola were they thinking when they shoved this turd down the stylus slot. Geez! Second, when I pay $600 for anything, I don't care what it is, I want a damned case. I heard from Toshiba that

Aluminium Innopocket Cusotmized Case rocksby - March 15, 2004

Pros: Bes protective case for any pocketpc and available since February for e800/850. Check it out. http://styluscentral.com/pdac ases.html Looks sexy too. They have waterproof cases also. Alisha

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Well Engineered. Best Display of any PDAby - March 14, 2004

Pros: Beautiful, bright high resolution 4" display. No other PDA that we have seen even comes close to the display quality. Well engineered and constructed PDA. Operation has been flawless except for an occasional non-serious glitch in the Windows 2003 OS.This

Cons: It needs both Bluetooth and WiFi (The choice is one or the other). We use a Sockets SD Bluetooth card, but the software is unreliable and the card protrudes from the case and is frequently accidentally ejected. Host USB is a very nice feature, but we have

Toshiba has horrible supportby - March 12, 2004

Pros: This PDA has a lot of cool features like a high resolution screen....

Cons: ...Which isn't even properly supported in most Pocket PC 2003 applications. And, as many Toshiba e740 users like myself found out the hard way, Toshiba is lousy about offering software upgrades for their older PDA's. This PDA looks pretty, but you should

Toshiba gives excellent hardware for Techiesby - March 12, 2004

Pros: What Techies (people who want and actually USE/understand their computer hardware) want in a PDA is reliability without junk flush used to push the moronic user over to their end. Fluff is usually in the form of software and Toshiba puts software that is

Cons: The software package on this model is very complete for the powerPDA-user. Toshiba usually skimps this part but it never affected me because I download programs online anyway. No complaints yet but I'll write more when mine arrives in the mail. I just did

Despite a few minor shortcomings, this device is simply in a class above the restby - March 11, 2004

Pros: USB Host support (meaning you can plug in usb devices, such as full-sized keyboards, mice, game controllers, harddrives, etc). 640x480 display (phenomenal quality... the ipaqs, treos, and clies I've own simply can't even come close... not just for resolu

Cons: You have to install free third-party software to fully take advantage of the high resolution display (undead and myvga). The built-in speaker is awful. The stylus is annoying (it telescopes and is of generally poor quality).

Good PDA, so-so reviewby - March 10, 2004

Pros: I'll preface by saying that I own this PDA and purchased it before the CNet review. The review barely mentioned that the 4" display is capable of 640x480 resolution. On the specs tab it shows 320x240. I can understand that is due to the limited functio

Cons: $600 list is pricy, but the unit can be found for less and there was a recent $50 rebate. Aside from price, I see no cons unless you want less functionality in a smaller unit.

That one is for Serious usersby - February 27, 2004

Pros: Fast, multi-capable, ready for business or entertainment. Excellent WiFi.

Cons: Protective case and screen overlays are hard to find.

"VGA".........nuff saidby - January 30, 2004

Pros: just use it for 5mins in VGA mode and you'll never use any other pda...

Cons: none...

640*480 VGA LCD Kicks A$$by - January 21, 2004

Pros: VGA 128Megs AVAILABLE memory (160 total) screen rocks. You'll love this device like a ***** Ex-girlfriend, the little annoyances are overcome by performance and killer graphics.

Cons: VGA locked out, need to purchase hack, Speaker Sucks, Side IR sucks, buttons blow..is this starting to sound like the ex yet?

unlike most posters here... i own this device and it is fantasticby - January 8, 2004

Pros: built in wi-fi, two expansion slots, fantastic screen, lots on built-in memory, swappable battery, quick processor. i personally like the way it looks. it feels like a quality device. easy to set up.

Cons: horrible stylus, expensive. many posters say that toshiba has horrible support and service-- i called them once, and i didn't wait long... and they were fine.

Best Pocket PC in the world so far!!! I love it!!!by - January 8, 2004

Pros: - Screen - Design - Memory (128MB + 32 MB NAND [Flash Rom] perfect for backup) - Excellent features - ATI graphics (2MB) - 2 Slots (CF & SD [SDIO])

Cons: - Speaker a little bit too weak, but very good sound - Price, but still is worthed.

More bait for "early adopters"by - December 28, 2003

Pros: ...yes it's "the best"

Cons: ...but Toshiba ignored over 7000 petition signatures from e740 owners begging for PPC 2003. (The 740 was promoted as an expandable device etc. and was/is quite capable of supporting PPC 2003) I wrote letters etc until I was blue in the face. So on the f

The best PDA I've ever owned.by - December 27, 2003

Pros: Integrated wi-fi Solid construction. Not the same "me too" styling Superfast Truly a "pocket" computer!

Cons: Sync cradle could have been better designed. IR port on bottom left side. A bit pricey!

Excellent PDA - e 805 = Best on the Marketby - December 22, 2003

Pros: Screen Clarity RAM = 128 Speed Home Button is great Looks great Size is suprisingly compact SDIO and CF slots

Cons: Doesn't come with a cover I ordered some accessories from Toshiba and they are backordered

SO Glad I bought this one instead of the HP5555by - December 15, 2003

Pros: This unit has it all...Wi-Fi, SD and CF, Text2Speech, the best microphone on any PDA, Blazingly FAST, not to mention the beautiful screen. I have owned a series of PDAs starting with my old Jornada 548. This one has quickly become the Queen of the Fleet

Cons: The unit is Bulky. It really dwarfs most other PDAs, but that doesn't bother me much. If you're a shirt pocket user though, you may have a problem with it's size. The Stylus is absolutely HORRID. It's a telescoping design ala the Viewsonic, but it has

Impossible Company, NO SUPPORT AT ALL!by - December 10, 2003

Pros: YOU'RE OUT OF YOUR MIND TO BUY FROM TOSHIBA

Cons: Bought 740, the last Toshiba product I will EVER buy. Never fixed the myriad of problems. Not even good as a door stop!

Stay Away...by - December 9, 2003

Pros: It's got a nice 4" VGA res screen.

Cons: Too many too mention. But...here are some (which is why I returned it). Unit would not hold a charge, unit is built like garbage with very cheap plastic, Toshiba tech support...yeah, right, Toshiba issues a new product then discontinues it after a coupl

It's the best but My screen brokeby - December 6, 2003

Pros: It is beautiful and is the only 128mg PPC in US with Nand Memory, SD, and CF for cards. I loved it (as a replacement for my e755)--I may buy another one (with the buyer protection plan).

Cons: Maybe I just bought a Lemon. The screen Alignment no-longer works (even after I did a cold reboot--I've never dropped it[I droped the e755 a lot and it still works]). My mistake was either buying Toshiba or not getting the buyer protection plan with it.

Stay away until they fix this babyby - December 4, 2003

Pros: I'm taking away my previous good review. I had to return the second one of these units today. It has the best features of any of the PDAs out there but is NOT reliable.

Cons: The first unit wouldn't charge. The second unit had a weird case defect that caused the touch screen to detect touches when the case was squeezed slightly (like just holding the unit). The touch happened to be at the upper right corner which...of course.

Toshiba is a major contenderby - December 3, 2003

Pros: I have both the 755 and the 800. Its great. The 800 improved on almost every aspect of the 755. I never had a problem with my 755, so I don't believe I will have any with the 800. Im able to run emulators for vid games, watch movies etc. The best screen o

Cons: It is a bit pricy. otherwise I am satisfied with my purchase.

I actually own one of these...by - December 3, 2003

Pros: Unlike most of the reviewers (mostly negative) on here, I actually own one of these. The screen is the best I have ever seen, and the performance is outstanding. I have used an e740 and e750 (as well as almost every other brand of PocketPC), and never h

Cons: Not really a con, but I wish that the case was a little more durable.

Great screen, functionality, speedby - December 2, 2003

Pros: The screen is very nice. I like the fast processor and with the 802.11 wireless mode I can surf and check email without having to boot up my laptop. The SD slot and the CF type II slot are great. Put 512k in the SD slot and a microdrive in the CF slot and

Cons: I don't care for the buttons on the front. They can be difficult to push. The HP joystick type button is better. The side mounted scrolling pushbutton would be great if I could get it to just scroll pages but I haven't figured that out yet. Not much buil

great design, toshiba needs image makeoverby - December 1, 2003

Pros: pioneering screen resolution pioneering voice recognition tops in built in memory lots of expansion capability (get high spd memory, e805 will take advantage of it) designed in recovery features improved battery system presenter expansion module cool blue

Cons: Toshiba's innovative but deeply troubled e740 model soured many and badly hurt their PDA product reputation. Cap that off that there was nor real recourse for its buyers and they don't support update of e740's from PPC-2002 to PPC-2003 (they are supportin

OK, listen up...by - November 30, 2003

Pros: Toshiba does offer the option to upgrade the OS for their older models... they have great support on their other products, and while I haven't had to talk to them about their PDA's, I've had good experiences with their other products. The PDA is fast, b

Cons: none

Good PPC, Horrible Company Historyby - November 29, 2003

Pros: nice features

Cons: I too will never buy a pocketpc from this company. Their support is horrible, and I was also burned on my $500+ e740 purchase. You will not ever be able to upgrade the OS on this device...guarenteed

People need to look at the big pictureby - November 29, 2003

Pros: 128 meg standard memory 32 meg NAND 32 meg Rom CF and SD WIFI built in 4" VGA display People who have owned the e740 had a bad experience. They are determined to dissuade anyone from Toshiba, but I can tell you just as many horror stories from HP and P

Cons: No cover or case included Keypad not as ergo as some others

Awesome Supportby - November 27, 2003

Pros: All you guys whining about Toshiba support are wrong. I called them last night to replace my extended battery. Took no longer than 10 minutes to replace. They are fedexing me a new one next week. My e755 is awesome. Paid $330 for it and it is better t

Cons: Fact that PCmall shipped me a recalled battery.

Quite Happyby - November 25, 2003

Pros: I won't bother reitterating what everybody else already said about the features. Suffice it to say it works as advertised. Even the size does not bother me, it's not like it weighs 5 pounds and requires two hands to hold it. If anything, I've complaine

Cons: I've never been really thrilled with Active-Sync and the way it operates. But it's functional I guess.

Until their Customer Service improves, dont touch it.by - November 24, 2003

Pros: Probably a lot, but I only buy from company who firmly stand behind their products. Toshiba does not, I spent almost $600 per E740 a while back, and cannot upgrade them, this leaves me with no choice but to spend again in order to take advantage of advanc

Cons:

Incredible VGA Screen with ResFix Softwareby - November 24, 2003

Pros: Great battery life, Incredible VGA color screen, Dual media slots, thin, lightweight design.

Cons: Out of box VGA mode is limited. Make sure to download ResFix freeware application to make full use of VGA.

Why so many bad reviews?by - November 24, 2003

Pros: haven't used one yet but have done my h/w. Screen lookes great with VGA resolution. 1 of 2 PPC's with 128mb of ram. CF and SD. Cool software. Price seems nice for the feature set and screen.

Cons: Many complaints about price, but its nice. Sony had 2 handhelds $700 and up with less features. I am kind of disapointed with no case included, but I would rather choose one for myself.

Beautiful PDAby - November 24, 2003

Pros: Been using PDAs for 10 years now and this one is just wonderful. The screen is big, bright, beautiful and VGA! The processor kicks butt making it an extremely responsive unit. Built-in Wi-Fi worked right off the bat. This device ahs 192 MB of memory:

Cons: - A bit bigger than I expected. - Not all apps support the VGA so QVGA has to be used at times. Don't listen to the trolls who just say "DON'T BUY TOSHIBA BLAH BLA BLAH" They probably got burned on previous units. We are reviewing the E805 here!

Worst support and upgrade ability of any vendorby - November 21, 2003

Pros: None. Figures.

Cons: As an hugely dissapointed owner of the e740, i've got nothing positive to say about Toshiba's support and customer relations. Upgrading a Toshiba unit is the last of their concerns. I was even told at one time that that was not there goal to design upgr

IGNORE THE LOSERS WHO DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE PDA AND RATED 1 WIHOUT EVER TRYING PRODUCT.by - November 21, 2003

Pros: Great screen, spped, memory

Cons: price, and lots of stupid people who know nothing about how to use technology and then cry and moan about how much Toshiba can't make them tech-competent

HP's Ipaq does not compare to Toshiba's New e800by - November 20, 2003

Pros: Cool Design, Better features that HP ipaq H4350. Who uses Bluetooth anyway? The keyboard suc_s. The only person able to use HP's keyboard is a child with small fingers. Tons of memory for storing apps and data without worrying if the battery gones dead. T

Cons: A little larger than expected.

Better than my 750 and I loved that!!by - November 17, 2003

Pros: Screen is perfect. Resolution great. Fast as lightning. Can't wait to try all the features.

Cons: No case or screen cover with the product.

Its okayby - November 16, 2003

Pros: I like the way it looks and when it does work its pretty usefull! Works great for playing solitare and for contacts. I just wish i could get more games and it was more reliable.

Cons: I dont use my pda for a business so i dont have a high demand on it. But i have lost all information on mine about 3 times now. I wish that the battries woudl last longer. ALso the time on it is set 2 hours fast. And I DIDNT set the time wrong. Some

Wonderful Product! Solid and powerful! Try one.by - November 12, 2003

Pros: -Very solid case. -Fast 400mhz processor. -ATI Graphics w/ 2mb vram! -Jog Wheel (very rare) -802.11b Wi-Fi built-in -Strong Wi-Fi reception. Take a walk while using the "Search for Wireless" sniffer, and see how many Wi-Fi networks you can find.) -IR port

Cons: -Price is about $100 high. -No protective slip case at all. (Buy one for $10) -No spare stylus. -No physical keyboard (I wouldn't use it anyway. HP gives you one on their 4350 but it's huge, and non-removable.

do NOT trust Toshibaby - November 9, 2003

Pros: Really nice looking.

Cons: Support is horrible. I cxan't imagine it being better fir these new line of products..STAY AWAY!!

Toshiba PDA = piece of sh__!by - November 7, 2003

Pros: All the current pocket pc stuff

Cons: Our group bought E740's (only 1 still works but it has had problems) and they kept running out of power with no warning and wiped out everything you put on it. I bought a new battery and it still died! Sent it in to Toshiba (free) and it started dying a

Excellent Features !!! Finally.by - November 7, 2003

Pros: Great Design !!!! 100 times better than the previous e3xx and e7xx series. Awesome screen resolution !!!

Cons: Would love to have the same but with 800x600 native resolution !!!!

Excellent screen much better than HPby - November 7, 2003

Pros: The best resolution screen out there. Blows away HP handhelds resolution and sharpness. Love the home button on right side bottom. This feature alone sets it far apart from HP. It switchs to home page that gives battery life % and quick ajust to LCD light

Cons: Wish you didn't have to buy a 100.00 add on to present this on powerpoint LCD projector. Slightly larger than HP's smallest but it was much more eye appealing.

Maybe not a supercomputer, but definately a super PDA.by - November 7, 2003

Pros: The e800 series has a stunning screen - reaching resulutions up to 480x640. Toshiba's redesigning of their PDAs' cases is also very nice. Warranty and repair services are great!

Cons: The price is rather high. The device is rather big, but its abundance of features make up for the size. I own an e335 and I know that sometimes Toshiba can get a little lazy in releasing upgrades, etc.

THIS IS NOT A REVIEW BUT A RESPONSEby - November 7, 2003

Pros: What is it that you do not like about the Toshiba? This is directed to the previouse people who posted one liners. (slovacek and Nick) Thanks

Cons: