Review of the Toshiba E800!!!

[soa]

Look at this http://www.pocketpcparadise.com/

The screen of the Toshiba E800 is simply fantastic!
Backlight at maximum on an Ipaq 3970 an Toshiba E800
http://www.pocketpcparadise.com/actu/e800_microscope_comparatif_grand.jpg

[Shaun Stuart]

The reviewer seems to like the device - I would recommend reading the full review but heres a translation of their conclusion.

"While renewing its range of PocketPC, Toshiba did not only bring the high resolution to the users of PDA. The Japanese manufacturer also rectified the defects of his preceding machines by listening to the complaints of the users:

improved exits its and much more powerful, a wide and more luminous posting, a more sensitive microphone, more pleasant buttons, as many alleviating corrections which polish the range and direct it towards the perfection.

Although there remain some small things to be corrected like the poor quality of the stylet or the mirror effect of the screen, although the demanding user would have liked to lay out out of standard of WiFi AND BlueTooth on a top-of-the-range machine, the e800 remains incontestably a machine of exception which deserves obtaining the one of very rare Awards PocketPCParadise.com for the most succeeded machine of the market.

Marketed with less than 700?TTC, PocketPC Toshiba e800, available in Wifi or BlueTooth, is first PocketPC for a long time to propose real advanced functional calculuses and technological: -

1st PocketPC European to propose a screen 4 inches, -
1st PocketPC to embark 160 Mo of memory out of standard, -
1st PocketPC to be had a matrix of more than 300 000 pixels, -
1st PocketPC to allow posting in VGA (480 X 640), -
1st PocketPC to offer a management of the so fast memory, -
1st PocketPC equipped with such a luminous screen.

That to say moreover if not that the access for the first time to resolution VGA on a machine of pocket is an asset of size. The most significant evolution undoubtedly since the appearance of PocketPC on the market. The e800 is different definitively from competition and is the first PDA of the market to date has to have gained its galons genuine PC of pocket.

I appreciated: -

the large screen 4 inches, luminous and soft, -
the transréflective flagstone of more than 300 000 pixels, -
chart ATI Imageon authorizing the use in high resolution (VGA), -
160 Mo of memory out of standard, -
new design,
sparing processor PXA263 400 MHz, -
the presence of two ports out of standard (standard CF II and SDCard SD I/O), -
Wireless technology integrated (Wifi or BT),
the system of ejection of the memory boards,performances of posting and management memory,
the removable battery and the optional battery high capacity,
the serrated roller of navigation and the new button Dictaphone,
splendid base USB,
audio performances re-examined with the rise,
the software offer integrated in ROM.

I regretted: -

the stylet a little "fake",
reflections of the screen,
delicate seizure with the stylet in VGA,
the choice imposed Wifi OR BlueTooth."

[charleski]

Well I'm still waiting for a professional review of the e800 that will actually test how far the VGA will go. The biggest question is how many applications are .NET 4 compliant right now, or have plans to upgrade to compliance. Maybe once reviewers have got over gushing about the screen they'll do some write-ups on how far it can be put to use.

[spursdude]

MAN the high-res screen is nice. Those screenshots are really great...

I also love web translation tools... giving me quotes like "Do not forget to ask your explorer Internet to post each stereotype in the real face."

[maximus]

Nice device indeed. I just hope the ATI imageon chip did not ruin the whole package.

[hopeful797]

oh boy, what a beautiful pocket pc. the first real innovation since the bluetooth ipaqs.

[cooldw57]

How much they would sell this for ?

[Fishie]

Should be 599$ tops

[jake080]

its only the simplest way to find desired info:

toshibas site, duh! (http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/pc/pc_prodDetail.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0421492204.1067532624@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccgadcjkhdkkehcgfkceghdgngdgll.0&comm=CS&plin=Toshiba%20Pocket%20PC&pfam=Toshiba%20Pocket%20PC%20e800%20Series&poid=263419&Adoid=539593)

$599

[jkendrick]

Nice device indeed. I just hope the ATI imageon chip did not ruin the whole package.

I think the 2 MB of dedicated video memory will handle the VGA no problem.

[spursdude]

Nice device indeed. I just hope the ATI imageon chip did not ruin the whole package.

I think the 2 MB of dedicated video memory will handle the VGA no problem.
With the e740, the ATI chip actually slowed performance down in some ways because software wasn't configured for it. Hopefully it's not the same on the e800.

[jkendrick]

Some of the good video software (PocketTV) was optimized for the ATI and worked really well on it. I still think the 2 MB of video memory will make a ton of difference for any graphic application.

[andysoon]

The display really a Kick!!
At least this time Toshiba did show something in them.

[DanielTS]

Yet another e800 review (in French): :)
http://www.pdafrance.com/articles/ebookprint.php?id=323

Spb (http://www.softspb.com/products/benchmark/compare.asp) benchmark: which supports PPC using internal LCD controller of XScale chip (running at the same speed) like Asus A620 ? :roll:

. Spb Benchmark index (total) : e800 : 1341 ; HP h2215 : 1146 ; Mio 558 : 1130 ; Asus A620 : 1573
. CPU index : e800 : 1805 ; HP h2215 : 1784 ; Mio 558 : 1885 ; Asus A620 : 1858
. File system index : e800 : 1063 ; HP h2215 : 1126 ; Mio 558 : 1233 ; Asus A620 : 1092
. Graphics index : e800 : 1183 ; HP h2215 : 567 ; Mio 558 : 474 ; Asus A620 : 4034

Bmq (http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/urltrurl?lp=ja_en&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhomepage2.nifty.com%2Fqta%2Fbmq%2F..%2Fbmq%2Findex.htm) benchmark: which supports PPC using coprocessor like Mitac Mio 558 or e800 ? :roll:

. Total : e800 : 723 ; h2210 : 843 ; Mio 558 : 733 ; Asus A620 : 669
. Integer : e800 : 1158 ; h2210 : 1160 ; Mio 558 : 1197 ; Asus A620 : 1241
. Float : e800 : 121 ; h2210 : 121 ; Mio 558 : 108 ; Asus A620 : 184
. Draw : e800 : 744 ; h2210 : 1345 ; Mio 558 : 906 ; Asus A620 : 496
. Window : e800 : 251 ; h2210 : 280 ; Mio 558 : 119 ; Asus A620 : 211
. Memory : e800 : 1346 ; h2210 : 1311 ; Mio 558 : 1337 ; Asus A620 : 1213

PocketTV tests: (http://www.mobile01.com/iopiop/mio558.htm )

. Mio 558 : 24,81 fps
. Asus A620 : 23,84 fps

[maximus]

In 12 months, when magneto is out, and toshiba decided that there will be no upgrade for e800 ... will we see the same wave of toshiba-hatred all over again ? :mrgreen:

Deja vu.

[spursdude]

In 12 months, when magneto is out, and toshiba decided that there will be no upgrade for e800 ... will we see the same wave of toshiba-hatred all over again ? :mrgreen:

Deja vu.
I hope not.... I think it's really sad that Toshiba's poor support overshadows their excellent hardware. (although some would disagree about the excellent hardware part...)

[jpjehu]

anyone see an accurate report on battery life?