Monday, September 13, 2004
Toshiba e830 Launches in Europe & Japan Today (But Not in USA)
Posted by Jonathon Watkins in "HARDWARE" @ 07:30 PM
Well, Janak's post last week about the e830 already being sold in Japan was very close to the mark. It looks like the launch date is here for real, as Pocket PC Paradise review shows. (Machine translated from the original article in French):
"It is today, September 14 2004 that Toshiba launches its new offensive with the exit of its Pocket PC e830, the last born top-of-the-range of the Japanese manufacturer. Pocket PC that the manufacturer wished more powerful and communicating than the e800, placing by the same occasion the bar still a little higher in the world of top-of-the-range Pocket PC. Behind a design identical to that of the e800 some surprises hide that PocketPCParadise.com proposes to you to discover of planetary exclusiveness since your servant could touch, to test and put to the test the e830 during two weeks in order to present today all to you that it is necessary to know about it."
So, having had the device for two weeks, the intrepid review team run though a barrage of tests, with plenty of benchmarks and technical details. The e830's speculations include a 4 inch VGA screen, PPC2003SE, 128Mb RAM, 64 Mb (24 Mb use accessible) CF type II & SDIO/MMC slots, a PXA272 520MHz CPU, an Intel Graphics Chipset, WiFi, BlueTooth 1.2, an integrated IP telephony tool and a 1320 mAh Battery. The size is 77x135x167 mm with a weight of 200gr and a cost of around 699 Euros. The unit can take the same high capacity batteries as the e805 and the review seems to suggest that the designs are very similar. The dimensions are certainly identical, so it would be great if the e805 cases would fit the e830. I wonder if Pocket PC Paradise will grace us with an English translation of that article. It really does look like a good review, even after being manically mangled by machine translation.
Now – about the non-appearance of the e830 in North America. I believe the correct expression would be something along the lines of 'WHA!????' First the LOOX and now this. Very odd. :? Jkendrick at PocketPCTools confirmed that the e830 won't be released to the US 'at this time', possibly leaving the door open for a future release date. I guess there will be a few imports heading the unusual way across the pond before then though. Has anyone seen an e830 for sale in Japan or Europe yet? Go on, lets play 'spot the e830', a game for the whole Pocket PC Family. :wink:
"It is today, September 14 2004 that Toshiba launches its new offensive with the exit of its Pocket PC e830, the last born top-of-the-range of the Japanese manufacturer. Pocket PC that the manufacturer wished more powerful and communicating than the e800, placing by the same occasion the bar still a little higher in the world of top-of-the-range Pocket PC. Behind a design identical to that of the e800 some surprises hide that PocketPCParadise.com proposes to you to discover of planetary exclusiveness since your servant could touch, to test and put to the test the e830 during two weeks in order to present today all to you that it is necessary to know about it."
So, having had the device for two weeks, the intrepid review team run though a barrage of tests, with plenty of benchmarks and technical details. The e830's speculations include a 4 inch VGA screen, PPC2003SE, 128Mb RAM, 64 Mb (24 Mb use accessible) CF type II & SDIO/MMC slots, a PXA272 520MHz CPU, an Intel Graphics Chipset, WiFi, BlueTooth 1.2, an integrated IP telephony tool and a 1320 mAh Battery. The size is 77x135x167 mm with a weight of 200gr and a cost of around 699 Euros. The unit can take the same high capacity batteries as the e805 and the review seems to suggest that the designs are very similar. The dimensions are certainly identical, so it would be great if the e805 cases would fit the e830. I wonder if Pocket PC Paradise will grace us with an English translation of that article. It really does look like a good review, even after being manically mangled by machine translation.
Now – about the non-appearance of the e830 in North America. I believe the correct expression would be something along the lines of 'WHA!????' First the LOOX and now this. Very odd. :? Jkendrick at PocketPCTools confirmed that the e830 won't be released to the US 'at this time', possibly leaving the door open for a future release date. I guess there will be a few imports heading the unusual way across the pond before then though. Has anyone seen an e830 for sale in Japan or Europe yet? Go on, lets play 'spot the e830', a game for the whole Pocket PC Family. :wink:
