Manufacturer: Toshiba Model#: Weight: 3.90lbs Height: 5.10"     Width: 9.40" Length: 10" Average Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars	Retail Price: $499.99 Online Sale Price:
Features: A powerful wireless Pocket PC packed with multimedia features Super-sized memory: 64 MB RAM, 32 MB ROM, plus a 32 MB Flash disk Integrated Wi-Fi wireless connectivity Crisp 3.8" transreflective color display What's in the box: Toshiba Pocket PC e755, USB Cradle, 10W AC Adapter, 1-Stylus, Soft Slip Case, Quick Start Card and Warranty Card

User Submitted Toshiba e755 Pocket PC with Windows Mobile 2003 Reviews (cont...)

In addition, the Toshiba comes with significantly more memory, speed, and other features which, after you would spend a gazzillion or so dollars adding the same things to an iPAQ, it makes my Toshiba a far better deal!

Avoid HP at all costs - I'll NEVER buy an HP product again. Get a Toshiba instead - you won't regret it!

Date: 2003-10-12
unstable
Had to do a soft reboot about 10 times in a week/ Go buy an HP product instead.

Date: 2003-10-08
All-in-all, a very good buy
The e755 is my fifth WinCE/PocketPC/Windows Mobile PDA over the years, with my first being an Everex Freestyle waaayyy back when. My previous machine to the e755 was a Toshiba e570, which was a relatively uncommon model here in the U.S. (Only sold through Toshiba direct). So you know where I'm coming from in this review, the e570 had a 206MHz StrongARM processor and 64Mb of RAM. There was no FlashRAM area like the e755, although it did have both SD and Compact Flash Type II slots. On the e755, I've purchased the extended-life battery (direct from Toshiba) and the Expansion Pack that clips to the bottom of the main unit.

I can't comment on Toshiba's customer service, because I've never had to use it for any Toshiba PDA I've owned. They've all been rock-solid and reliable. One thing that may contribute to that is that I FOLLOWED THE DIRECTIONS and let the thing fully charge before I went playing with it. Resist the temptation and you'll likely be happy for it.

I've had the e755 for just over a week now and my overall impression is a good one. Nice solid machine. Lots of neat little improvements to the OS that enhance the experience. Love the screen - both in it's larger size and transflective technology.

Enough rambling, here's the pros and cons. You'll find some features showing up in both columns, since some of them are a mixed bag.

PROS:

LOVE THAT SCREEN! It's bigger and the even lighting and transflective LCD often gives the impression of ink-on-paper, rather than the look of a 'screen.' I don't know how better to describe it, but I like it. Very easy on the eyes, even when reading books via MS Reader at small type sizes.

CASE: It's got a metal case. Big improvement over the previous silver-coated plastic case on the e570, in that the latter eventually wore through the silvery coating on the corners that rubbed against the storage case.

PROCESSOR: The 400MHz processor makes a difference in many apps, not so much in others. However, the overall 'feel' is that the machine is smoother and more fluid, which results from fewer 'little pauses' as programs open, close and move data.

FLASH RAM: The 32Mb FlashRAM memory section is a great place to install third-party programs and your e-mail attachments, in that it completely frees you from worrying about your SD and CF cards. You can remove and replace them at will, since they only hold data and not programs. Nice. NOTE: A previous reviewer indicated that the FlashRAM would preserve your programs if you removed the battery. WRONG. They'll still be there, true, but the registry entries in the OS will be gone. You'll have to reinstall them to regain the menu icons and such. (Found this out the hard way: Dropped the PDA and dislodged the battery.)

OS: Lots of neat little improvements to the OS. Nicer look and feel. If you put a year in a contact's birthday, the note in Calendar calculates how old they are and includes it in the entry title each year. Lots of little things like that. Media Player 9 is a big improvement. IE improved some, but no big deal. You can have signatures on you e-mail now, just like desktop Outlook. And on and on. A nice incremental upgrade.

CONS:

OS: Despite all the improvements, WinMobile 2003 is an OS that's going to need a service patch soon. Still a little unstable, with relatively frequent (once every day or two) soft reboots required. Some programs that claim to be compatible really aren't, but that's normal with an early release such as this.

WIRELESS: While it's a plus having it integrated into the machine, this isn't a good implementation. The OS support is just weird - two separate control panels for what is essentially one function. Compared to the Socket brand wireless card I bought for my e570, the whole wireless process (finding a network, connecting, etc.) is fairly slow. I don't know if this is a hardware problem (and therefore Toshiba-specific) or an OS problem, but I suspect the truth lies somewhere in-between, with the hardware and software 'fighting' each other a bit. Even browsing via PocketIE is slower than on the half-as-fast e570. Not at ALL unusable, mind you, just a little frustrating considering the chops the e755 SHOULD have, given its processor. If I hadn't see the faster browsing on the other machine, I probably wouldn't have listed this as a 'con.'

BUTTONS and IR PORT: I've never cared for the fact that Toshiba puts their IR ports on the left side of the machine. It means you have to hold it sideways to connect with anyone but another Toshiba. And this time they put the port on the BOTTOM of the left side, where you'd normally hold the machine. Dumb. Worse by far is the button that activates the voice recorder. It's EXACTLY where you'd put your fingers pulling the PDA out of it's case. You have to consciously avoid it every single time. If they'd just put it below the thumbwheel, this problem never would have happened. REALLY dumb. You can disable this button in the control panels, but that kinda defeats the purpose, now doesn't it?

So, overall: Two 'real' problems (see last 'con' above), a couple of minor gripes - which may be solved by a service patch in the near future - and several "That's really neat" features.

Couple all the 'plusses' with the current (Oct 2003) practically-theft-for-this-feature-set pricing and this machine is actually one heck of a deal. If you listen to a LOT of music or want to do a LOT of wireless, I'd strongly recommend the 'endless' expanded battery. I've used the thing for 6+ hours and not gotten below 75% charge. Definitely worth it if you're a serious user.

Date: 2003-10-05
Sweet PDA
I have had this unit for a few weeks now and I am still amazed by what it can do. I was a tad skeptical about the usability of the wireless browsing, but I am sold now. The only thing I could wish to be better would be battery life, but hey, you can't have everything! It still amazes me that I can watch full two hour movies on this thing.