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Toshiba Pocket PC e570 Review

Posted by timothy on from the needful-things dept.

msolnik writes: "PocketNow has a review of the new Toshiba Pocket PC e570. With an integrated CompactFlash Type I/II, Secure Digital (SD) slot, a 206Mhz StrongArm, and upto 64MB of ram the Toshiba is going to give the IPAQ a run for its money. Just FYI with some slight modifications the Handhelds.org IPAQ Linux distro should run just fine on the Toshiba."

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  1. The e570s Official Homepage by msolnik · · Score: 4, Redundant

    The e570s Official Homepage is The e570s Official Homepage. They have features, specs, videos, and accessories on there.

  2. NTSC out? by drenehtsral · · Score: 3, Interesting

    What i'd really like is an NTSC video out on one of these buggers, 'cause that'd make it a perfect wearable (not to mention a really cool portable on-the-spot presentation machine. Just imagine, plug into the projector and run, no hassle).

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  3. What does a SD slot get me? by weave · · Score: 3, Insightful
    I'd like to know from whose perspective the "security" part of this SD card is to benefit. I have a feeling it's not for me and my data...

    What does it get me that a plain ole CF card would not give me?

    1. Re:What does a SD slot get me? by lizrd · · Score: 3, Informative
      The security part has rather little use to anyone. The secure digital people claim that it uses an encryption system similar to that used in DVDs for content protection. Take that for what it's worth.

      The advantage to this kind of slot is that it also reads Multi Media Cards which are pretty much like a 1/4 size version of Smart Media Cards and don't have any "content protection" schemes involved. The gain here is that you can stick a MMC in the SD slot and have a bunch of extra storage space for your MP3s and maps and stuff and still have the CF slot open for a modem or network adapter without the extra bulk of a second CF slot.

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  4. You must have problems if you need journaling by cybrthng · · Score: 3, Interesting

    If you need a journaling filesystem on your handheld, you have problems.

    I have had WinCE devices and Palm Devices since basically 1.0 days, and NONE have ever had "corrupted flash memory cards" unless i stuck the thing through a high powered xray machine on one of my hundreds of flights i have taken.

    "Considerably more responsive with linux on it"..

    Strange, i can watch movies, play mp3's, play doom, and tons of other things on my Compaq running CE 3.0 (as well as surf the net, check email, view appointments, view docs, record memos and voice notes) and my unit "seems considerably more responsive" then i have ever seen linux run on these.

    oh well, to each there own.

  5. Journaling is a way of life...JFFS2 by runswithd6s · · Score: 3, Informative

    Actually, there's a filesystem designed for this very application. It's called JFFS, or Journaling Flash Filesystem. The original development for the filesystem was done by Axis Communications, but it has since migrated to the kernel proper under the term JFFS2. You can probably follow discussions regarding this filesystem and the kernel API at the Memory Technology Devices site. Check out the mailing list archives and/or subscribe to linux-mtd from the aforementioned site.

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