Manufacturer: Toshiba Model#: PD800U-0000.2R Weight: 6..8lbs Height: 5..3"     Width: .3" Length: " Average Rating: 3 out of 5 Stars	Retail Price: $599.99 Online Sale Price:
Features: Intel processor at a phenomenal 400 MHz 128 MB SDRAM Secure Digital and CompactFlash Card slots Analog resistance sensitive touch panel Integrated Wi-Fi

User Submitted Toshiba e805 Pocket PC with Windows Mobile 2003 Reviews (cont...)

- screen taps not responding
- noise coming from the unit
- batteries not holding charge

although i was aware of bad experiences some people had, i really wanted the vga screen and thought i would try it out anyway...

turned out to be a big waste of time, since i had to wait about 3 weeks for this thing to get off back order!

i have purchased all kinds of technology items and have never had anything with such a major defect upon opening it; this is just unacceptable.

Date: 2004-01-11
I love mine, more pros than cons
I had the iPAQ but I had to have an expansion pack to use a CF card and the battery seemed to die everyday. This has everything I want built in. I know it doesn't have Bluetooth, but either does my laptop or cell phone but both have IR so the included IR on the e805 was important. I have a 1gb CF card and a 512sd card which are recognized without a hitch (not the case on my iPAQ where I constantly had to soft boot) WiFi configured really easily. I backed up my new unit and did a hard reset and restore, which worked perfectly and easily. I love the large screen for viewing my photos and short mov videos and my maps from pocket streets, the included apps are great but I did have one multimedia app from my iPAQ that I use and love. Battery lasts about 3 days w/normal use. Not as large as I expected, but then the iPAQ w/expansion was very large and heavy. I use a leather case for the e740 which was tight at first, but works great. Toshiba isn't the greatest with support or customer service and this unit didn't come with ANYthing, no cards, no screen cover, no case, which did come with my iPAQ. But I love the built in CF and SD cards, the large screen, ease of use voice recorder. The only thing I don't like is the stylus.

Date: 2003-12-27
VGA is beautiful, but too too tiny
The e805 has 128 MB of RAM, a 2MB video card (quite speedy graphics compared to the standard 384KB), 400 MHz XScale 255 processor, WiFi, CF, SD, 32 MB NonVolatile Flash Memory, 4 inch screen. Everything works just fine. The WiFi connetcs easily due to the Mobile 2003 OS. The really important part about the e805 is its 4 inch screen with VGA capability. Otherwise its an e750 with more RAM.

At first glance the VGA screen is stunning (provided you download the two essential hacks from brighthand: resfix and undead.) You can browse web pages easily with marginal panning. The photos are crisp and clear. However, if you plan on browsing, or looking at spreadsheets for more than a few minutes then there is a strong chance you are going to think that the text is too hard to read. I have very good close vision, and I found myself reaching for my e750 to rest my eyes. Also, when you're using the PDA to enter appointment and task information the small text seems really unnecessary. Three fourths of the screen is unused.

The bottom line is that if you think that VGA is going to be really great, then I recommend you reading some text for a few minutes off the screen at the store first.

By the way, if you don't think that you'll use the VGA capability then don't pay the $600 for this machine. The 320x240 resolution looks absurdly large on the 4 inch screen.

Date: 2003-12-22
This is one Great PPC - Highly recommended
Well, I took the plunge and replaced my E740 finally. I decided to go with the E805 because of the built SD and CF card slots. I bought the Pharos GPS system at the same time, hence my decision to get the 805 over any of the HP models.

Out of the box, the unit is a thing of moderate beauty. The blue face is a welcome change from the standard silver faces of most PDAs. The button panel is well layed out and very handy. There is an option to make the 4 way button into an 8 way button, that might be handy for gamers.

On turn on, the thing just aims to please the user. This screen is BRILLIANT, even when not in VGA mode. It's bright, bigger than most at 4 inches and has wonderful color. When you switch to VGA mode, it gets even better, but more on that later. The box has all the necessary equipment, and in a few moments I was installing everything that I have from previous PDAs and delighted to see it all working well. Then I noted the speed, this thing is a demon. Having the extra memory (128mb) and 400mhz processor is a real boon. By the time I was done installing all my software on it, I was nowhere near the memory crunch I had with all my previous machines.

The built in VGA is a little weird, since as delivered by Toshiba, the VGA mode is very limited in what it can do. There are, however, 2 free programs over at the brighthand site that allows all programs to use VGA mode.

The built is WiFi is GREAT, I turned it on and it found my wireless network in a few moments and I was surfing the web. Gotta love that!

All in all, this is my best and favorite PDA of all. Bye IPAQ, Hello 805

Pros - Memory, beautiful screen, speed, great looks, built in Wi-Fi connectivity.
Cons - A little bigger than most

Date: 2003-12-22
Read between the lines!
The e805 is not all it is claimed to be. FOr starters the Bluetooth feature is not included. A seperate SD Card must be purchased. When installed into the e805 it sticks out of the top by a good 3/4 inch making it impossible to store with teh unit without breaking it off. As far as configuring it, the Toshiba Bluetooth card is very flakey with this devise. After several attempts to connect to both my laptop and cell phone, I gave up. It must be reconfigured between use of each device - settings conflect and just don't work. After speaking to Toshiba they were no help. BTW - the CF and SD slots are so close to each other that with the Bluetooth card in the CF BarCode reader can't be used so you had better plan to store what you scan or use WiFi.

Have had to return several options purchased directly from Toshiba because although they were offered to be compatible, they are not. Many options on there website (now redesigned after my problems) don't fit into the connector on the bottom. They are not conmpatible with any other Toshiba model. Toshiba is being good about returning my money for the options but I can't return the device itself since it was purchased through Amazon and it took several weeks to discover all this. Look again at the HP - they don't tent to lie about product spec's like Toshiba has on this device.