Comments on: Toshiba e570 Pocket PC Review http://the-gadgeteer.com/2002/04/02/toshiba_e570_pocket_pc_review/ Gadget reviews and news by Julie Strietelmeier and friends since 1997 Fri, 25 May 2012 23:18:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Judie http://the-gadgeteer.com/2002/04/02/toshiba_e570_pocket_pc_review/comment-page-1/#comment-15925 Judie Fri, 05 Sep 2003 14:59:07 +0000 #comment-15925 Actually, other than seeing a 1900, I have never really played with one; Julie did that review. If the joy-pad is stiff for up/down motions, then that will most likely nix it for me. eBook reading is my biggest PDA Ownership joy. Judie :0) Actually, other than seeing a 1900, I have never really played with one; Julie did that review.

If the joy-pad is stiff for up/down motions, then that will most likely nix it for me. eBook reading is my biggest PDA Ownership joy.

Judie :0)

]]> By: jodpel http://the-gadgeteer.com/2002/04/02/toshiba_e570_pocket_pc_review/comment-page-1/#comment-15924 jodpel Fri, 05 Sep 2003 14:48:00 +0000 #comment-15924 You'll definitely want to try out the 19XX before buying one... you probably already have. I am also an avid book reader and I found the 5-way button to be very stiff. It was uncomfortable to "page down" for long periods of time. The button can actually make your thumb sore on the unit I purchased. I returned it and bought a Tungsten instead. I seem to remember the 5-way feeling really cheap and it had a sort of a sharp rim around the button. Anyway, you might like it more than I did, but try it out for sure. I have a Tungsten and an iPAQ 3950. I don't see any compelling reason to upgrade to any of the models coming out. Mine has a long battery life, 64MB or RAM and so on and so forth. I personally don't see what makes a 2200 series, for example, $300 better than the one I already have IMO. Things don't seem to be changing a lot right now as far as I can tell. At least not enough to warrant a $300 to $500 cash outlay. Sure there's the 2003 OS, but I won't need a whole new unit to get that. Then again, that's just my opinion. You’ll definitely want to try out the 19XX before buying one… you probably already have. I am also an avid book reader and I found the 5-way button to be very stiff. It was uncomfortable to “page down” for long periods of time. The button can actually make your thumb sore on the unit I purchased. I returned it and bought a Tungsten instead. I seem to remember the 5-way feeling really cheap and it had a sort of a sharp rim around the button. Anyway, you might like it more than I did, but try it out for sure.

I have a Tungsten and an iPAQ 3950. I don’t see any compelling reason to upgrade to any of the models coming out. Mine has a long battery life, 64MB or RAM and so on and so forth. I personally don’t see what makes a 2200 series, for example, $300 better than the one I already have IMO. Things don’t seem to be changing a lot right now as far as I can tell. At least not enough to warrant a $300 to $500 cash outlay. Sure there’s the 2003 OS, but I won’t need a whole new unit to get that. Then again, that’s just my opinion.

]]> By: Judie http://the-gadgeteer.com/2002/04/02/toshiba_e570_pocket_pc_review/comment-page-1/#comment-15923 Judie Thu, 04 Sep 2003 14:02:03 +0000 #comment-15923 Thanks for the suggestions. :) I love the form factor of the 1900, so I may have to seriously look at something in that line. Judie :0) Thanks for the suggestions. :) I love the form factor of the 1900, so I may have to seriously look at something in that line.

Judie :0)

]]> By: gorkon280 http://the-gadgeteer.com/2002/04/02/toshiba_e570_pocket_pc_review/comment-page-1/#comment-15922 gorkon280 Thu, 04 Sep 2003 05:08:54 +0000 #comment-15922 The 5555 is a excellent update on the same PPC. It does look like you MAY be getting tired of the old iPaq format so a few suggestions: HP iPaq 2215 a Dell Axim HP 1940 or if your not in a hurry that JVC PPC. Stay AWAY from the e755. It's a great form factor and a nice device, but since they have abandoned year old devices (the e740) that had a ton of bugs that are still unresolved (well, ok, the latest PPC2002 ROM image fixes most of them) and they IGNORED the fact that e740 users would have paid them MONEY to get these units updated and even before 2003 was out, the support they provided was, shal we say lacking? Anyway, the 5555's WiFi is flawless and works verywell for me combined with a CF + sleeve. I get around 4 hours of use with the WiFi on with this combo and a ton of hours with it off. When only used sparely, I can go two days on one charge. My only beefs: DAMN Expanded Battery error messages.....just tell me right before you turn it off. The damn messages pop up when you least expect them and well before the extended battery is dead. The 5555 seems to use the internal and expanded battery at the same time so when the extended is dead I have about 60-70 percent of the internal left. Not the arrangement I would like but I would rather see it rely on the External battery and then use the internal. The CF+ sleeve seems even thinner then the regular CF sleeve which is a bonus. The 5555 is a excellent update on the same PPC. It does look like you MAY be getting tired of the old iPaq format so a few suggestions:

HP iPaq 2215
a Dell Axim
HP 1940

or if your not in a hurry

that JVC PPC.

Stay AWAY from the e755. It’s a great form factor and a nice device, but since they have abandoned year old devices (the e740) that had a ton of bugs that are still unresolved (well, ok, the latest PPC2002 ROM image fixes most of them) and they IGNORED the fact that e740 users would have paid them MONEY to get these units updated and even before 2003 was out, the support they provided was, shal we say lacking? Anyway, the 5555′s WiFi is flawless and works verywell for me combined with a CF + sleeve. I get around 4 hours of use with the WiFi on with this combo and a ton of hours with it off. When only used sparely, I can go two days on one charge. My only beefs:

DAMN Expanded Battery error messages…..just tell me right before you turn it off. The damn messages pop up when you least expect them and well before the extended battery is dead.

The 5555 seems to use the internal and expanded battery at the same time so when the extended is dead I have about 60-70 percent of the internal left. Not the arrangement I would like but I would rather see it rely on the External battery and then use the internal. The CF+ sleeve seems even thinner then the regular CF sleeve which is a bonus.

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