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Casio E200 Cassiopeia Pocket PC 2002 64mb Color Reflective Display Review

by Richard Baguley

Expansion options galore plus a removable main and backup battery make this Pocket PC PDA an attractive package.

WHAT'S HOT: The tri-toned metallic Cassiopeia E-200 Pocket PC offers striking looks and both CompactFlash and Secure Digital slots (which can be locked to prevent cards from popping out by accident). The E-200's screen is bright and easy to use in all lighting conditions (though it's a bit darker than earlier Cassiopeias), and you can swap out the rechargeable battery for a spare one (which costs $45); a backup battery will preserve your data if the main battery runs out. A jog dial on the side permits one-handed use.

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WHAT'S NOT: At $545, the E-200 certainly isn't cheap. Casio eliminated the voice recorder button that was on the side of previous Casio Pocket PC PDAs, and after trying out the E-200's audio, we're not surprised. The muted, fuzzy playback from the built-in speaker sounds terrible compared with the old Cassiopeia EM-500's, although playback through the headphone socket was good.

WHAT ELSE: At almost 0.75-inch thick, the E-200 is one of the thickest of the Pocket PCs, but it still fits fine in a shirt pocket. We found the directional pad a little stiff; in contrast to earlier models, it's combined with the built-in speaker and centered on the front, flanked on either side by two application buttons. Casio includes a black leather slipcase.

The E-200 works with a healthy assortment of add-ins via its dual expansion slots: memory cards, Wireless LAN adapters for 802.11b networking, and wired and wireless modems. An option is a $150 PC Card sled with a battery; the sled allows the PDA to use PC Card devices and increases the E-200's life by providing a second battery.

UPSHOT: One of the most alluring Pocket PCs, the E-200 offers both CF and SD slots built in for no-fuss expansion, as well as plenty of memory and a bright, easy-to-read screen.

SUMMARY

Casio Cassiopeia E-200

Pocket PC 2002 OS, 64 MB internal memory, 2.7-by-2.2-inch active screen area, 240 by 320 resolution, Secure Digital and CompactFlash expansion slots, removable lithium ion battery, backup battery; 6.7 ounces; one-year parts and labor warranty, toll-free support for 12 hours on weekdays.

$545
800/836-8580
www.casio.com

User Reviews for Casio E200 Cassiopeia Pocket PC 2002 64mb Color Reflective Display

Reviewed by: patrick1511

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: Great screen, USB, CF and MMC.SD slots

Weaknesses: Painting on the side come's off after intensife use rendomly reformating CF cards

Overall Evaluation: AL in al its the best Pocket pc ive ever used you can play MP3 and video whit great speeds. And i've heard that te first models were defect i mean by that that the backlight burns out and that the CF slot is defect after 1 week. But this is only whit the 5A models the 5B doesn't have this problems you can find you type number on the back of the PDA.
Reviewed by: thatsdave

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: Super-bright display and speedy performance won me over... coolness while working with E-200 impressed me, compared to hot HP Jornada and Compaq iPaq. Large memory accessiblity in CF & SD is good.

Weaknesses: Doing soft resets often... attempts at reformatting SD memory are unwelcome but easily canceled.

Overall Evaluation: Overall, I'm well pleased with E-200's performance and ability to amaze me. I have recommended this to several friends and they have bought the same. One person ditched an older PDA immediately after seeing my E-200. I did a month's research and chose Casio's E-200, which turned out to be very good investment.

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