12-05-2004, 09:00 PM
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Swami
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 4,303
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Toshiba e830 Now Available in New Zealand
"The Toshiba e830 Pocket PC is now available in New Zealand, distributed by Tech Pacific. The new Pocket PC is based on an Intel XScale PXA-272 CPU at 520MHz, a TFT LCD screen with VGA resolution (640x480 pixels) capable of showing up to 64k colours. System memory includes 128MB RAM and 64MB flash ROM. The flash ROM holds the operating system and provides a 24MB storage space. The Toshiba e830 dimensions are 135.0 x 77.0 x 16.7 mm (LxWxH), and it weighs 200 g."
So, what exactly did you Kiwi's do to get the e830 launched in your country? :wink: Well, enjoy it and let us know how you get on with your early Christmas present. 
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12-06-2004, 01:14 AM
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Thinker
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 437
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Hmm... the Toshiba E830 is a pretty interesting anomaly.
It has enough CPU horsepower to beat the E800, but lacks the ATI Imageon 3200 of its older brother.
This means that apps that take advantage of the ATI chip (video players, Betaplayer) will get better performance from the E800, but apps that don't (games) will get better performance from the E830.
Man, what a dilemna.
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12-06-2004, 01:58 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 221
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Actually, the newest version of Betaplayer includes much optimisation for the new CPUs, and give very similar results on the Loox's 520MHz CPU (same as the e830) to the ATI equipped PPCs. Details here http://www.firstloox.org/forums/show...ght=betaplayer
So you lose the ATI GPU, but gain a more capable CPU with MMX...
Hope that helps.
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12-06-2004, 01:59 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 184
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yeah its a catch 22. Also i wonder how this ppc would compare to the loox 720, do you think it's able to compete?
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12-06-2004, 02:04 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 184
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sorry i take that back. I wouldn't be able to compete with loox 720. Sorry toshiba, try harder next time.
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12-06-2004, 02:06 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 221
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Originally Posted by jasondearyou
yeah its a catch 22. Also i wonder how this ppc would compare to the loox 720, do you think it's able to compete?
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Well it's no secret that I'm a Loox fan. ;-)
In terms of performance though, I can't see the Loox720 and the e830 being that different.
Shared specs:
520MHz CPU
128MB RAM
64MB ROM
No GPU
Also both have USB host, dual slots, VGA...
Key differences:
e830 - bigger screen bigger body  smaller battery
Loox720 - camera that's no better than most builtin cams
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12-06-2004, 06:12 AM
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Thinker
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 351
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heh.. when I lived in NZ I had to always buy used PPCs from Ebay to get a decent price on them as they are reletively expensive compared to what we pay here in Nth America.
With the falling US $ these probably are good value there, but I doubt very cheap.
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12-06-2004, 09:07 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 243
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I did a search on pricespy (NZ's answer to Pricegrabber) here is what I found.
The first price is without the 12.5% tax The second price includes the tax.
Toshiba e830 Pocket PC Intel Xscale PXA-272 $839.84 $944.82 Digital Shop 6th Dec 18:15 no ID
Toshiba e830 Pocket PC Intel Xscale PXA-272 $985.22 $1108.37 C&L 6th Dec 18:47 no ID
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12-06-2004, 10:53 AM
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5000+ Posts? I Should OWN This Site!
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 5,067
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Originally Posted by mr_Ray
Key differences:
e830 - bigger screen bigger body smaller battery
Loox720 - camera that's no better than most builtin cams |
Loox720 is a better choice in some other respects too:
- CIR
- supplied USB host cable (even if it isn't the smallest)
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12-06-2004, 02:54 PM
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Mystic
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,520
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Reviews ! Reviews!
Please no links to the French site.
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