Manufacturer: Toshiba Model#: e7.40 Weight: 1lbs Height: 4..9"     Width: 3..1" Length: " Average Rating: 3 out of 5 Stars	Retail Price: $599.99 Online Sale Price:
Features: Lightweight, thin Pocket PC with 64 MB RAM and 32 MB ROM and blazing fast 400 MHz XScale processor Dual expansion capabilties: built-in CompactFlash and Secure Digital (SD) slots 240 x 320 pixel TFT LCD screen displays more than 64,000 colors Integrated Wi-Fi capability What's in the box: e740, USB cradle, AC adapter, stylus, soft slipcase, quick-start card, warranty card, software

User Submitted Toshiba e740 Pocket PC Reviews (cont...)

Unfortunately, the reviwers who point out that the design of this device is less than perfect are absolutely correct. This is especially true of button positions and battery life.

Data loss due to the record button or on button being inadvertantly pressed for long periods of time while in an airline overhead bin is becoming common for me. Smarter button positioning would easily eliminate this problem.

I've also noticed the batteries drain remarkably quickly, allowing for only an hour or so of work before they need recharging. This is hardly useful on a 7 hour flight over the Atlantic.

If you travel a lot, I'd look to other devices which have better design and better battery life.

Date: 2003-08-08
Beware of "An electronics fan from SE Michigan " - incorrect
If it were only that we could pay for an upgrade to Windows Mobile 2003. Toshiba is not going to offer it FOR ANY PRICE, even though Microsoft has stated that the hardware is compatable.

Date: 2003-08-05
Buy another brand
Toshiba won't fix the problems with the e740 nor provide the current version of the operating system that Microsoft has released. The e740 is a recent model that is already obsolete and rife with problems.

I would love my e740 if it only lived up to its potential. Unfortunately, you have to be a geek genius to understand the networking, because the documentation is so poor and Toshiba's tech support is so clueless.

The speaker is so faint and tinny you often can't hear it, and the unit's speed and responsiveness is worse than most competitive models. It's incompatible with certain memory cards and CF GPS units.

When you buy a product, you buy it under the assumption that if there are significant deficiencies with it the manufacturer will either warn you about them or fix them. Unfortunately, Toshiba is unwilling to do either of these.

You rely on your PDA. You don't want to find yourself suddenly without your contact information, your appointements and other vital information because you bought the wrong unit. Find one you can trust. ... Toshiba.

Date: 2003-08-04
Beware of organized slam campaign
Be aware that there is an organized effort to post many negative reviews of Toshiba PDA's by a group of disgruntled users whose basic complaint comes down to the fact that Toshiba is not currently making available the PocketPC 2003 release to them free of charge. Be suspect of negative reviews posted since late June of 2003.

I've had my Toshiba e740 for a year now and had some of the same problems that have been described in a previous review, most notably the disconnection during Active Sync. Toshiba has released software updates to deal with most of these, and for me, none of the problems have been showstoppers.

I love my e740 for its versatility with wireless, CF and SD slots, the expansion pack with USB and VGA outputs and especially the hi-cap battery (great for those cross-country flights). In fact, I've just bought an e755 and will be able to use all of my accessories with it too.

No PDA is perfect, but the Toshiba is pretty darn good.

Date: 2003-08-01
It can mess up your life . . .
I had 3 palms and I got my first one when they where still called "US Robotics". Some of my existing contacts came from the first PDA. After seeing all the flash specs, I thought that the e740 would be a good step.

Wrong!!

The Palm is about 200 times more reliable. The battery just dies and then it looses everything. My first unit was recalled because there was a fault in the internal battery. The replacement is not much better. It is a bit better now, but it was difficult to even restore backups. Please buy a compactflash card if you decide to get one and do backups often.

Can technology as pretty as this not be reliable?? Did the designers not think about reliability? I had numerous times when I grabbed the unit to urgently look up a phone number or address and had a dead PDA. Latest updates gone!

I have lost so much critical information that it is messing up my life.