Toshiba e335 Pocket PC

Product Description

Value-priced, the Toshiba Pocket PC e330 Series is ready to use right out of the box! Powered by the Intel PXA250 processor with Intel XScale technology at 300MHz and up to 64MB of RAM, the pocket PC e330 Series delivers a powerful feature-set to keep you productive at all times. The Pocket PC e330 Series features a familiar user interface and tools from Microsoft such as Pocket Word, Pocket Excel, Pocket Outlook and Microsoft Windows Media Player for Pocket PC 2002 Packaged in an attractive, sleek design, the Pocket PC e330 Series delivers brilliant images through its 3.5" TFT display offering 64K colors and an 240 x 320 resolution Play audio and video files, organize and view your favorite pictures, all with the Toshiba Pocket PC e330 Series' incredible expansion capabilities

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Easy to use, the Toshiba Pocket PC e335 features a familiar user interface and tools from Microsoft, such as Pocket Word, Pocket Excel, Pocket Outlook, and Microsoft Windows Media Player for Pocket PC 2002. Play audio and video files and organize and view your favorite pictures, all with the Toshiba Pocket PC e335's incredible expansion capabilities, including an integrated Secure Digital (SD) media slot for additional memory or wireless connectivity (via the optional Bluetooth SD card) and USB host functionality that allows the user to plug the device into a full-size keyboard.

Display
The e335 features high resolution on its 240 x 320 pixel backlit color display, which can display over 65,000 colors.

Expansion
With the Toshiba e335 Secure Digital expansion slot, you can get virtually unlimited data storage with Secure Digital removable media. You can transfer digital content between your Toshiba handheld and other Secure Digital card-compatible products, including digital cameras, digital camcorders, and PCs.

Operating System
The Toshiba e335 is powered by Microsoft's Pocket PC 2002 operating system, which offers many enhancements over earlier operating systems. You'll get improved handwriting recognition, more reliable synchronization, increased security, and the ability to chat using MSN Messenger.

Extra Software
In addition to the built-in applications that come with Pocket PC 2002, the Toshiba e335 comes with Pocket Word, Pocket Excel, Pocket Outlook, Pocket Internet Explorer, Microsoft Reader, Microsoft Windows Media Player 8 for Pocket PC, File Explorer, MSN Messenger, Microsoft Transcriber, Microsoft ActiveSync 3.5, Microsoft Outlook 2000, Adobe Acrobat Reader for Pocket PC, and ArcSoft PhotoBase.

In the Box
The Toshiba e335 comes with a USB cradle, AC adapter, stylus, soft slip case, quick-start card, and warranty card. It's backed by a one-year limited warranty.

Customer Reviews:

Toshiba SUCKS! Buy better!.......2006-03-26

Toshiba doesn't offer any support for products after a newer model is lanched. While everyone else can evolve with technology, you will have to keep buying new units from Toshiba to keep up. No Thanks.

Absolute Bottom Line.......2006-02-16

I bought this PPC brand new, when it first came out at $350 or thereabouts. It wasn't the cheapest one out there, but I was in a hurry and had liked Toshiba's laptops so I figured- what the heck? I mean, how hard IS it to make a PPC when you've been making laptops for so long. Well- I found out. Toshiba needs to get out of this end of the market (actually, I believe they already have) because this is the absolute worst PPC on the market. The processor is indeed slow and buggy; it required "soft" reset several times a day. I use all types of PPC's in my daily work, so I am not unfamiliar with their usage. I currently own 2-Dells, 3-HP's and 2-Palms. I consider myself expert in their usage.

The battery life is ridiculous. I was lucky to get 3 hours out of it. Upon recharge, the message "to prevent data loss, recharge or replace your back up battery" was a constant. There is no replaceable or back up battery on this thing, thus making the error message ridiculous as well. If you are considering buying one of these used or in any for second hand (the ever popular "New in box! Never been used" auction pitch) rethink immediately. The shelf life of their internal battery is about 6 months. A call to the warranty center for a replacement got me nothing but a headache. The "service" rep told me that "Someone should have told you there was no way to replace the internal battery when you bought it." Now, there's a confidence-inspiring employee. It got worse from there. Toshiba's final offer to me was to replace the battery for-ready?- $225.00. Yup. 6 month old device, dead battery and that was their remedy. Not only will I never buy a Toshiba PPC again, I will never buy a Toshiba ANYthing ever again.

Thinking of buying a used one? Look again.......2005-04-11

Toshiba is known for their excellent notebook/laptop, but not for their PDA. My first PDA was the Apple Newton and Toshiba e335 is my current and last one (currently looking at the IPAQ 6315/6365).

My overall experience with the e335 is not too good. Hardware quality is very poor (cracked adaptor socket, creaking case). I am not at all a "heavy" user, but I still find this e335 to be inadequate and below average in everything. Battery life is average; plus it cannot be replaced when the battery is at the end of its lifetime. The processor is so slow and buggy, it requires "soft" reset several times a day.

The worst of all is the poor support from Toshiba itself as the maker of this PDA. The last rumor I heard was, Toshiba stops making and selling PDA (its a reality by now in 2005). So my suggestion is: don't even consider buying a used one or new ones advertised as clearance model, because you'll be stuck with less than average PDA that you can only use as a shiny toy to impress a 4 year old....

poor choice, don't buy.......2004-11-20

Expensive toy but not useful at all.
If you don't recharge it, you lose your memory??? What kind of a deal is that for $400, as I paid? Do yourself a favor and buy something better.

I like it, but don't buy it........2004-08-30

It's late August 2004. You shouldn't be considering this PDA, even as a bargain.

It's a great little device. Slim, strong, powerful. Great display. Long battery, by my standards (if I forget where it is for 3 or 4 days, it's still alive when I find it).

If you can get it for 20 bucks, ok, buy it.

Otherwise, the problem is: Toshiba won't support it anymore. By 'not supporting' the e-335, I mean they won't upgrade the OS. You're stuck with what it comes with.

That's neat and all - but Microsoft has had an upgrade out to Windows CE (or whatever they're calling it now) for almost a year. Toshiba told me in an e-mail that, like Compaq iPaq users, or Dell Axim's, or Jornada's....... e-335 won't get an upgrade. Six months between purchase of the device and the new OS and I can't get an upgrade. Not even one I can purchase.

That's annoying. It's 2004. Go shop for a different one.

Not to mention, the thing has an Intel 'X-Scale' processor. It's not a successful standard for a processor and I'm starting to run into compatibility problems.

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