Toshiba e805 Pocket PC with Windows Mobile 2003 Buy Now

I bought this unit just as they were being discontinued in 2004(?). For its time, this was a fantastic machine but the fact that Toshiba has never released a new os for it has pretty much hamstrung it for current usefulness. The US version of this unit comes with wifi but no bluetooth, the european version comes with bluetooth but no wifi. There were some interesting addons made for this unit. It was one of the first pdas with sdio support (meaning you can use a device in the sd slot just like the compact flash slot(such as a gps, bluetooth card etc.). There was also a add-on piece made for this pda with a usb slot and a vga plug for an external monitor, projector etc. I bought the addon glad I did because they are no longer available. Batteries still available on ebay, I also got the add-on charger. Even though MS supposedly offered free windows mobile 5 licenses, Toshiba never took up the gauntlet and released an update; real shame because hardware wise it's still a respectable machine. If you choose to use this today you're really restricted by what will run on it (pocket pc2003 SE). There are rumors that google will be releasing a version of Android for pdas but again, we'll be at the mercy of toshiba or a techie hacker for a os loader that will work on this pda. As it happens the e805 is a great machine for playing mp3's I was able to find a free mp3 player that supports several other formats as well so currently that's what I am using mine for. It does as well as most small mp3 players I've seen and other than no bluetooth it does well enough with better battery life if you've invested in a high performance battery. The unit can also play mpeg videos (again free players available online). With the proper add on drivers you can install the usb gadget and plug a memory stick or external hard drive into the unit and move files back and forth (I believe the driver cost me like 20 bucks years ago). The gps software I used to run on it no longer has up to date maps and newer pda packages no longer run on pc2003 so I can't use it for that anymore, which is a shame because it's excellent for that function.

I don't know if I'd pay 250 for this anymore (mine was like 600 new and that was a bargain at that time) since it's really only good for a media player anymore, if they'd realease a new OS for this it would again shine as an awesome machine.Get more detail about Toshiba e805 Pocket PC with Windows Mobile 2003.