Toshiba e805 Pocket PC with Windows Mobile 2003

by Toshiba

Product Details

Data Sheet [59kb PDF]

• Item Weight: 6.9 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000DBJUB
• Item model number: PD800U-00002R
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #122,072 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 20, 2003

Product Description

With a blazing 400 MHz Intel PXA263 processor, 128 MB of SDRAM and 32 MB of Flash ROM, the e805 is a powerful mobile solution. The 4.0 TFT Transreflective Color display offers 240 x 320, 16-bit resolution a back light, and 10 step brightness control. The intuitive touch panel uses the analog resistance sensitive system, along with a 5-way navigation button and 4 application keys (calendar, contacts, task, and menu) and a 3 function navigator. There is also a Type I/Type II CF Card Slot (3.3V) and a SDIO (Secure Digital) card slot (3.3V) for greater power and flexibility.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars unreliable!, January 29, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Toshiba e805 Pocket PC with Windows Mobile 2003 (Office Product)

i got my unit and as soon as i took it out of the box, i found that the screen would not respond to the stylus. so, i could not use it past the initialization stage! this unit has all sorts of problems that you can read about on forums, such as:

- screen taps not responding
- noise coming from the unit
- batteries not holding charge

although i was aware of bad experiences some people had, i really wanted the vga screen and thought i would try it out anyway...

turned out to be a big waste of time, since i had to wait about 3 weeks for this thing to get off back order!

i have purchased all kinds of technology items and have never had anything with such a major defect upon opening it; this is just unacceptable.

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great LCD!!!, December 7, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Toshiba e805 Pocket PC with Windows Mobile 2003 (Office Product)

The LCD is amazing(640x480).
It's very good for web browsing.
Unfortunately, the 640x480 is not automatically
available. I had to use a small patch
available on the internet. I'm still
having problems with some programs
when I use the 640x480 mode.
Another problem is a "dead" area
on the top of the screen. Toshiba did
a lousy job, and they are not providing
any support for users which want to
use the 640x480.
The 320x240 (default) is too ugly, since
the display is quite big (4 in).
Anyway the PDA is quite impressive, after you
install the patches that allow you to use
most programs in 640x480.

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is one Great PPC - Highly recommended, December 22, 2003

By 

William Castello (Rio Rancho, NM United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Toshiba e805 Pocket PC with Windows Mobile 2003 (Office Product)

Well, I took the plunge and replaced my E740 finally. I decided to go with the E805 because of the built SD and CF card slots. I bought the Pharos GPS system at the same time, hence my decision to get the 805 over any of the HP models.

Out of the box, the unit is a thing of moderate beauty. The blue face is a welcome change from the standard silver faces of most PDAs. The button panel is well layed out and very handy. There is an option to make the 4 way button into an 8 way button, that might be handy for gamers.

On turn on, the thing just aims to please the user. This screen is BRILLIANT, even when not in VGA mode. It's bright, bigger than most at 4 inches and has wonderful color. When you switch to VGA mode, it gets even better, but more on that later. The box has all the necessary equipment, and in a few moments I was installing everything that I have from previous PDAs and delighted to see it all working well. Then I noted the speed, this thing is a demon. Having the extra memory (128mb) and 400mhz processor is a real boon. By the time I was done installing all my software on it, I was nowhere near the memory crunch I had with all my previous machines.

The built in VGA is a little weird, since as delivered by Toshiba, the VGA mode is very limited in what it can do. There are, however, 2 free programs over at the brighthand site that allows all programs to use VGA mode.

The built is WiFi is GREAT, I turned it on and it found my wireless network in a few moments and I was surfing the web. Gotta love that!

All in all, this is my best and favorite PDA of all. Bye IPAQ, Hello 805

Pros - Memory, beautiful screen, speed, great looks, built in Wi-Fi connectivity.
Cons - A little bigger than most