07-04-2002, 03:04 PM
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Executive Editor
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Toshiba e550G...get those drool buckets ready!
My friend Andrew, known on the boards here as the Master of Mayhem, has a very cool job. He buys really cool stuff and gets to play with it. I want his job. In the famous words of the Joker from the Batman movie, "Where does he GET those WONDERFUL toys?"
Andrew sent me some photos of some of the latest hardware he picked up - shown above is the Toshiba e550G and the PCMCIA sled for it. Let's see what else he found in his travels<!>
The Toshiba e550G sitting atop an iPAQ 38xx. Looks perhaps a few mm thicker.
That's right - 2 gigs of SD memory. 8O
This boy has the bragging rights - 3.5 gigs of storage in a single Pocket PC (2 gig PCMCIA Kingston hard drive, 1.0 gig CompactFlash, 512 meg SD). 
One of the most intriguing thing about the e550G - :!: it identifies the memory card by the type (PC card, SD card, CF card) instead of the generic and vague "Storage Card X". Notice the Japanese OS.
Side view - HTC Wallaby/Spaceneedle/02 XDA on top, Toshiba e550G in the middle, Compaq iPAQ 38xx on the bottom.
Top view - HTC Wallaby/Spaceneedle/02 XDA on top, Toshiba e550G in the middle, Compaq iPAQ 38xx on the bottom.
Bottom view - HTC Wallaby/Spaceneedle/02 XDA on top, Toshiba e550G in the middle, Compaq iPAQ 38xx on the bottom.
Look at the size of that screen on the e550G! From left to right: HTC Wallaby/Spaceneedle/02 XDA, Toshiba e550G, Compaq iPAQ 38xx.
Toshiba e550G and the PCMCIA sled. I'm unsure whether it has an integrated battery - I would assume so.
The e550G in the PCMCIA sled.
The e550G in the PCMCIA sled with a PCMCIA card inserted...
...and we discover that Andrew has the swanky new Aircard 555 from Sierra Wireless for CDMA 2000 high-speed data access.
Now, don't you just want to be Andrew for a day? :wink:
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07-04-2002, 03:38 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Jul 2003
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Drool! This is the one I have been waiting on.
I can't wait till "Q4"!!!!
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07-04-2002, 03:41 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2003
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Look at the size of the screen! I want one!!
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07-04-2002, 04:13 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Feb 2002
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If nobody wants them, it looks like it wont be released in the US 
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07-04-2002, 04:22 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Jun 2002
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.....uhhh........big screen........*mesmerized look*
PS. I still think we could get a VGA screen into a handheld. The Samsung's Nexio is a good step, but the ultimate would be anything with the new VGA transreflective screen made by Sharp. I think it's 3.7 inch or 4 inch VGA, very sharp pixels.
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07-04-2002, 05:13 PM
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Magi
Join Date: Sep 2005
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Who the heck ever said "size doesn't matter"
One thing I did notice was in the picture showing the screens of the three devices, the IPaq is much more vibrant. It must be a 3900.
So which is it....size....or...quality?
Dave
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07-04-2002, 05:47 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Jun 2002
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Well, it's always possible to import one. I've seen them at import PDA shops for about $679. I don't know if anyone wants one that bad though. :twisted:
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07-04-2002, 05:57 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 64
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Do you have any more info on the import shops ? I'd like to get my hands on one right away !!! If you have any info, please post it here, or email me at [email protected]
Thanks,
Fernando
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07-04-2002, 06:11 PM
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07-04-2002, 06:28 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
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Re: Toshiba e550G...get those drool buckets ready!
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Originally Posted by Jason Dunn
One of the most intriguing thing about the e550G - :!: it identifies the memory card by the type (PC card, SD card, CF card) instead of the generic and vague "Storage Card X".
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I thought this was common to all pocket pc (2002 series). Our E-200 do the same thing. How about Jornada? I know iPaq doesn't since my officemate has one.
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You could backorder it to see if it comes in though.
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