Casio Cassiopeia E-105 Palm-Size PC – Customer Reviews
The technology is not yet ready for this machine
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I got the E-105 and have used it for a few months now.The MP3 player is OK, but after playing 5 or 6 songs, it hogs memory and starts cracking.The only way to remedy is to soft reset the machine.Using the MP3 playerslowly drains the memory until it performs painfully slow. The sync cradledoes not work properly and disconnects from the computer at randomintervals.The screen is all scratched from using the stylus (weak). Themore programs loaded onto the 32 megs of internal memory, the slower itgets.Loading even 1 MP3 file on the 32 megs of internal memory makes itpainfully slow.What is the point of having so much memory if you can'tuse it?CE could use a new version too.There is no option to closeprograms.You have to either reset the machine or go to START, SETTINGS,SYSTEM, TASK MANAGER, END TASK to close programs.What's up with that? Theintent for a good product is there, but don't beleive the hype, thisproduct is not ready for the masses.
3/7/2000 12:00 AM | Rating:
No Comparision!
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I've owned everything from Apple's Newton to the Palm Pilot.Nothing compares to the E100 or E105.I purchased an E100 when they first came out and recently upgraded to the E105.My only complaint with the unit is that it's more difficult to find software and accessories for as compared to aPalm Pilot.The hardware is great.Those little nuances such as the builtin joystick and digital stereo sound are hard to live without.I've addedthe camera attachment for it.It's nice, but not a substitute for a realdigital camera.I've also added the IBM 340 micro drive, which I've easilyfilled with software (mapping, games, application, reference, digital audiobooks and MP3 audio files).I recommend Utopiasoft's Hum for MP3 playback.If you're a businessperson, I definitely recombined Casio Soft's pTabsoftware.It's an Excel compatible spreadsheet app that's incredible.Ialso recommend eWallet.It allows you to carry around everything (exceptmoney) you carry in your regular wallet (travel membership info, creditcards, passwords, pictures, etc.).You can also use the E105 to browse theInternet.One quick cable and a $20 web browser on you're on the Net (Notpseudo web browsing (two way paging) like the Palm VI), but real browsingof color web pages with graphics.In this short of space, I can'tcommunicate everything this PDA is to me.Just buy one and you'll see!
3/3/2000 12:00 AM | Rating:
Best PPC out there
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I've had my E-105 for about a week now and wouldn't part without it.It's perfect for toting around all my personal info as well as some minor computing tasks.Love using the note feature for jotting down notes in ameeting... also a crowd pleaser (perfect stall when you need one).Thehandwriting recognition 'JOT' is much easier to learn than Palm'sGrafitti.
My only gripe is not with the product but more with WinCE.When you want to turn a program off, you have to goUTILITIES->SYSTEM->SELECT PROGRAM->CLICK END TASK.A pain whenyou've got a few apps open and need some more memory, but that's a CE thingthat I'm sure MS will fix.The best PDA out there!
2/29/2000 12:00 AM | Rating:
Cassiopeia beats PalmPilot by a mile
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I recently bought a Cassiopeia and I am happy to say that I have ABSOLUTLY NO PROBLEM WITH IT!Well, except y that you can't play Age of Empires II on it!
The Cassiopeia has helped me get much more organised. It's"Tasks" menu let's you enter all the things you have to do, andit reminds you to do them!
You can take down notes in it; It's got acharacter recodniser as well as a keyboard, and this alows for fast typingspeeds.
I've also Heard that you can buy an emulator of the Net for it,and this alows you to play any game you want on the Cassiopeia! If Anyoneknows where this site is, E-mail me at: Rohama@hotmail.com
2/3/2000 12:00 AM | Rating:
Palm on Steroids
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I picked the E-105 vs. other PDA's (previously owning a Palm 5000 & a Psion 5) because of it's color display, spacious memory/expandibility, and the ability to play stereo MP3s.I can view images from my digital cameraon it (because it can use compact flash cards - I have 100 megs worth!),and I keep full color pictures on it.It syncs very well with Outlook(faster than a Palm) and it retains all the Outlook functionality (notes inan event).It hooks up to a PC via a serial port although USB would bemuch better (this would be an incredible addition for transfering large MP3files).I bought Microsoft Maps & Streets ($20 after the rebate), andI can create custom US maps (it doesn't highlight your route for you... andyou have to cut and paste the directions as text files).The MicrosoftAudio Player does not play MP3s natively from a flash card and you have touse the proprietary .WMA format, so I bought the Conduits' Pocket MP3Player (I have gigs of MP3s).Unfortunetely, there is a slight buzzingwhen I play back MP3 (during quiet passages... it's not terrible, but it isnoticable).Battery life is about 2 hours (of audio playback), butstrictly as a PDA (calendar, contacts, reading email, & notes), it canlast a couple of days.The movie player is neat to demo, but it's not allthat useful (it would be cool if I could USB transfer a video of the dailyTop News Stories to it - 2.5 minute of video is 6.6 megs).Doom runs on it(the screen is too small).I can play Audible audio books on it.All inall, it's a true multimedia PDA.I just ordered a keyboard for it, and Ihope to use it on the coach seat of an airplane to write/reply to emails(rather than powering up my clunky laptop).
11/22/1999 12:00 AM | Rating:
