Tuesday, June 18, 2002
Toshiba Pocket PC e740 Reviewed on Pocket PC Passion
Posted by Jason Dunn in "ARTICLE" @ 02:29 PM
http://www.pocketpcpassion.com/toshiba/e740/e740-1.htm
Dale Coffing takes a detailed look at the e740 from Toshiba. Overall, he seems to like it quite a bit, but the performance issues are vexing. I thought that moving to an ARM core would make things simpler for consumers, but it appears that's not the case. Developers will have to create both XScale and StrongARM versions of their apps, which is simlpy ridiculous. How could they botch this so badly?
"What more could you ask for in a top end Pocket PC today? You want a sleek looking device with the powerful new Intel PXA250 processor with Intel XScale™ technology at 400MHz, built-in 802.11b wireless connectivity along with integrated CompactFlash® II and Secure Digital™ (SD) media slots, a 64K color display as well as a removable battery? Toshiba's latest entry into the Pocket PC arena has raised the bar tremendously for all other manufacturers to meet. Fujitsu-Siemens who was first in announcing an XScale LOOX model months ago just slipped the availability date again which will leave Toshiba alone at least for the short term in the high-end Pocket PC arena." (search for the lowest price)
Dale Coffing takes a detailed look at the e740 from Toshiba. Overall, he seems to like it quite a bit, but the performance issues are vexing. I thought that moving to an ARM core would make things simpler for consumers, but it appears that's not the case. Developers will have to create both XScale and StrongARM versions of their apps, which is simlpy ridiculous. How could they botch this so badly?
"What more could you ask for in a top end Pocket PC today? You want a sleek looking device with the powerful new Intel PXA250 processor with Intel XScale™ technology at 400MHz, built-in 802.11b wireless connectivity along with integrated CompactFlash® II and Secure Digital™ (SD) media slots, a 64K color display as well as a removable battery? Toshiba's latest entry into the Pocket PC arena has raised the bar tremendously for all other manufacturers to meet. Fujitsu-Siemens who was first in announcing an XScale LOOX model months ago just slipped the availability date again which will leave Toshiba alone at least for the short term in the high-end Pocket PC arena." (search for the lowest price)
