07-31-2002, 06:45 PM
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Executive Editor
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Pocket PC e310: The Toshiba Strike Force!
http://www.tomshardware.com/consumer/02q3/020731/index.html
Still considering purchasing the Toshiba e310? (search for the lowest price) It continues to get great reviews, the latest being from the highly-respected Tom's Hardware Guide web site. And hey, they agree with me about it being a nice-looking device! 
"A year after the release of the e570 and shortly before that of the much-awaited e740, a PDA running at 400 MHz and equipped with an ATI video chip, Toshiba has enlarged its family of handheld computers and found a new look. The e310, all dressed up in silver, has something of the Handspring Vizor Edge. Like it, it has a metal casing and its best points are its extreme slimness of 12mm and light weight of just 140 grams. Not only does the e310 seem to be the most aesthetically pleasing Pocket PC currently available, it is also one of the cheapest. At $399 (599 euros), it doesn't just compete with the low-priced HP and Packard Bell Pocket PCs, but with the Palm and Sony color Palm OS 4-based organizers, too."
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07-31-2002, 06:56 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 400
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Toshiba has certainly put the pressure on Palm. Between this sleek little unit consistently being priced between $329-$399, and the Audiovox(Toshiba) Maestro at around $299, Tthey have brought the PPC to the lower end of the Handheld market with a flourish. 8)
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07-31-2002, 07:39 PM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Jul 2002
Posts: 9
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Great PPC
I bought one of these for my wife who is an organization freak and she couldn't be happier (neither could I :wink: ) *
*Disclaimer: Result of this less than scientific (though very rewarding  ) experiment should not be constued as a guarantee that you will acheive the same results.
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07-31-2002, 07:40 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 69
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I'd been so happy with my EM-500 that I think I missed this little gem - why am I tempted to buy a 206mhz machine? The buttons sound like they could be pretty good for gaming (which is a high priority for me).
I'll probably end up waiting for an XScale device, but if I didn't have a PocketPC, I think I might be all over the E-310.
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07-31-2002, 07:44 PM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 1,466
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Originally Posted by Sslixtis
...and the Audiovox(Toshiba) Maestro at around $299...
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This has been brought up many times before. The Maestro is dead...discontinued...kapput...deceased...no longer in production.
The e310 is an excellent value. It would be the perfect Pocket PC for me, except for the mediocre audio and ClearType. And I'm waiting for more PPCs with transflective LCDs and built-in wireless.
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07-31-2002, 07:57 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 381
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Re: Pocket PC e310: The Toshiba Strike Force!
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Originally Posted by Jason Dunn
"...The e310, all dressed up in silver, has something of the Handspring Vizor Edge. Like it, it has a metal casing and its best points are its extreme slimness of 12mm and light weight of just 140 grams..."
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It DOES NOT have a metal casing, it just looks like metal (please correct me if I'm wrong though)
Also, they spelled visor wrong.
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07-31-2002, 08:14 PM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 1,466
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Re: Pocket PC e310: The Toshiba Strike Force!
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Originally Posted by heov
It DOES NOT have a metal casing, it just looks like metal (please correct me if I'm wrong though)
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It is a metal case. If not, it sure as hell fooled me. 8O
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07-31-2002, 08:19 PM
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Editorial Contributor
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 5,411
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Re: Pocket PC e310: The Toshiba Strike Force!
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Originally Posted by Jason Dunn
At $399 (599 euros), it doesn't just compete with the low-priced HP and Packard Bell Pocket PCs, ....
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And what PPC does Packard Bell make? The iPackard perhaps?
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07-31-2002, 09:02 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 217
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I thought it was metal, too
Foo Fighter,
I played around with one at Best Buy yesterday and I thought it was metal also. Could have fooled me though because I also thought parts of my Jornada 568 were metal since they sure sound like it when banged against my teeth.
The e310 would be a great device to replace my wife's 548, but she really needs a flip cover to carry it in her purse and doesn't want the added bulk of a case. Has anyone seen one for the e310? I love the small form factor since that was a great advantage of the Palm m500 series. It looks like Palm is slowly losing some of their advantages and if Dell reaches the mainstream then we could see an explosion in the Pocket PC community. Way to go Dell and Toshiba!
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07-31-2002, 09:05 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 23
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Re: Lousy audio
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The e310 is an excellent value. It would be the perfect Pocket PC for me, except for the mediocre audio and ClearType. And I'm waiting for more PPCs with transflective LCDs and built-in wireless.
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I agree that the built in speaker is not nearly as powerful as the iPaq's, but hey, the device is thinner and Toshiba had to make some compromises. Through the headphone jack, the sound quality is excellent.
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