angelseye2000
07-04-2002, 11:41 AM
Dale's review of the Toshiba e740: He got 1 hour 45 minutes when using 802.11b and that's without transferring ANYTHING!! Bluetooth takes a LOT less juice to run. Again I'd also point out that it seems as if there are multiple "standards" out there right now for Wi-Fi. A and B. Bluetooth is an added benefit of the Loox. But for some people Wi-Fi is essential. If they need to upgrade, either at work or home, they are screwed. Personally I'd rather stick with external Wi-Fi then internal. (by Jonathan)
Toshiba Pocket PC e740
400MHz, SD, CF type II AND integrated 802.11b wireless!
June 17, 2001 by Dale Coffing
Pros
-Integrated dual slots (CF type II and SD) yet remains sleek and slim.
-Built-in 802.11 Wi-Fi
-Removable battery (1000 mAH)
-Future options are impressive starting with the High Capacity battery to the expansion slot.
-Improved apps such as Battery meter showing single digit percentages battery life, Databackup allowing for renaming of the default backup file name, Fixing the name of SD memory to Storage Card2 and CF to Storage Card.
-24/7 Phone Tech Support
Cons
-Battery life is hit pretty hard having the 802.11 on board.
-Screen although more than adequate falls short because of its smaller size and the Frontlight is a little weak in bathing the screen uniformly. The result is darker areas on the screen.
-Because it is brand new not all options will be ready such as the ThinkOutside keyboard, etc.
-Software issues exist that I couldn't fix. GPS is one of my favorite applications and CoPilot ver 3 the CF version would lock up and not run with some of the apps actually running slightly slower.
more
http://www.pocketpcpassion.com/toshiba/e740/e740-1.htm
Toshiba Pocket PC e740
400MHz, SD, CF type II AND integrated 802.11b wireless!
June 17, 2001 by Dale Coffing
Pros
-Integrated dual slots (CF type II and SD) yet remains sleek and slim.
-Built-in 802.11 Wi-Fi
-Removable battery (1000 mAH)
-Future options are impressive starting with the High Capacity battery to the expansion slot.
-Improved apps such as Battery meter showing single digit percentages battery life, Databackup allowing for renaming of the default backup file name, Fixing the name of SD memory to Storage Card2 and CF to Storage Card.
-24/7 Phone Tech Support
Cons
-Battery life is hit pretty hard having the 802.11 on board.
-Screen although more than adequate falls short because of its smaller size and the Frontlight is a little weak in bathing the screen uniformly. The result is darker areas on the screen.
-Because it is brand new not all options will be ready such as the ThinkOutside keyboard, etc.
-Software issues exist that I couldn't fix. GPS is one of my favorite applications and CoPilot ver 3 the CF version would lock up and not run with some of the apps actually running slightly slower.
more
http://www.pocketpcpassion.com/toshiba/e740/e740-1.htm