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Jason Dunn
10-15-2003, 04:37 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.ecost.com/ecost/shop/detail.asp?action=detail&dpno=297684#scroll' target='_blank'>http://www.ecost.com/ecost/shop/det...o=297684#scroll</a><br /><br /></div><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/297684_lg.jpg" /> <br /><br />A Pocket PC Thoughts reader discovered this new Toshiba Pocket PC on eCost, but the details are very thin:<br /><br /><i>"E400 PXA261/300MHZ/64MB/16MB/PPC 2003"</i><br /><br />Xscale PXA261? Interesting. 16 MB must be the ROM, which is "Pocket PC Professional" not "Premium" - which means it's missing some goodies from ROM. The picture looks cool though - I like the way this device is styled. But unless this thing is very small, I have a hard time seeing it be competitive with the iPAQ 1935 and Dell Axim X3. What do you think?
Chris Spera
10-15-2003, 04:43 PM
What do you think?

I think I'd be daft to buy another Toshiba Pocket PC, regardless of what it offers...

Never again. JUST SAY NO!


Christopher Spera
guinness
10-15-2003, 04:47 PM
It looks like the original Zire with the blue faceplate option. :pukeface2:
Foo Fighter
10-15-2003, 04:59 PM
I think I'd be daft to buy another Toshiba Pocket PC, regardless of what it offers..

:lol:

Seriously, it does look very tempting, but I don't feel comfortable buying a product that will dead-end in another 18+ months.
Thinkingmandavid
10-15-2003, 05:02 PM
mmm, it doesnt have much info on that website, I wonder why. I wonder why you would put a pda up for sale and not list ALL the specs. I wouldnt by it with that little bit of information. Of course I am not the only one who has thought of this, but if you want to be competitive in the ppc market, then look at what hp is doing and to the LEAST match it :wink:
manywhere
10-15-2003, 05:15 PM
Seems to me like Toshiba is about to exit the Pocket PC industry. That device seems to be out of it's league, and might be dead in the water long before it hits the store shelves. :|
animlmed
10-15-2003, 05:21 PM
Why would I want to purchase another Toshiba product when the one I have in my pocket is begging to be replaced with a better brand!

I must say I'm glad to see the X3 has a 64 Mb option w/o WiFi, but the price needs to go down a bit before I get one....
oldan
10-15-2003, 05:51 PM
I'd have to agree, Toshiba did not endear themselves to me with the 740 and I'm not looking for another long term relationship with them again. EVER!

-- Oldan
CameronK
10-15-2003, 09:15 PM
I'm guessing that the style is to match that of their higher end satellite laptops. While I'd like to buy one to match my Satellite (sorry, I'm all about asthetics), I don't think I'll be buying another Toshiba PDA until they've proven that they're back on track with customer service (IE they release upgrades for these new devices when they become of a previous generation).
dblml320
10-15-2003, 09:27 PM
I'd have to agree, Toshiba did not endear themselves to me with the 740 and I'm not looking for another long term relationship with them again. EVER!

-- Oldan

I have to say to this just one word: ..... "DITTO!!!"

They need to hurt on this one so they realize they made a big error with how they handled the e740.
Kathy_Harris
10-15-2003, 09:57 PM
Why would anyone buy a 16mb ROM PDA? I did :( That said, if they have a 16 mb version of PPC2003, why can't they offer it for the 1910?
sponge
10-15-2003, 10:33 PM
Gotta love the mob mentality. If Toshiba makes a good product, I'll buy it, knowing full well I might not be able to upgrade to the latest OS. Big deal, I can handle it.
mr_Ray
10-15-2003, 11:07 PM
I have to say to this just one word: ..... "DITTO!!!"

They need to hurt on this one so they realize they made a big error with how they handled the e740.

Sadly that won't happen. Instead of realising that they screwed up, they'll just say that the PPC market is dead - after all it can't have been anything they've done wrong...

In fact, I thought they'd already said as much a week or so ago?
pgh1969pa
10-16-2003, 01:20 AM
Gotta love the mob mentality. If Toshiba makes a good product, I'll buy it, knowing full well I might not be able to upgrade to the latest OS. Big deal, I can handle it.

My biggest beef with Toshiba is it took them a year to issue a patch to fix e740 Activesync drops....a year. They put out alot of dicey e310,e330, and e740 hardware and are quick to dismiss or mislead you if you have problems. If you don't get a good product from them, they will do their best to avoid fixing it! I respect your choice...I'd wouldn't trust them again.

Based on the fact that this PPC breaks no new ground or does not distingush itsself on price, I'd say this unit is stillborn! Sure, they'll make it to the stores but they'll sit on the shelves until there are some serious discounts.
Thinkingmandavid
10-16-2003, 01:27 AM
I think they dropped the ball concerning the the upgrade to 2003. I dont see why that was such a big deal? mmm, go figure. AS i stated in a post, if you are going to be competitive with hp, the least you can do is match what they have, and them sell it for 50 bucks less!
maximus
10-16-2003, 01:32 AM
PXA261 ? Where is the USB slot ?