The backside of the E-10 also reveals a compact flash slot, reset switch, and speaker grill. Don’t play with the switch though because everytime you move it to the unlocked position, it resets the Total Time Used setting for the battery. One nice thing about the battery cover is that it is locked in place via a little switch. I know I’m being extremely picky, but hey that’s me. This in itself is fine, but the problem is that the seam on the side of the case wobbles a bit back and forth. The cover for the battery compartment kind of wraps around the side of the case. The only real thing that I don’t like about the case is the battery compartment. When you shake the case, the stylus rattles a bit in it’s holder but this isn’t a big deal. With regards to the sturdiness of the casing, the E-10 feels solid. ![]() I think I prefer the textured case on a Pilot over the E-10’s smooth case. The Casio is like a little brick…more like a PalmPilot. This is probably because the Palm III’s case is more rounded. See table below.Ĭomparing the look and feel of the E-10 with a Palm III, I would say that Palm III feels a bit smaller than the E-10. The E-10 case size is only slightly larger than a Palm III. In my opinion, this is a nicer case than the one included with a PalmPilot or Palm III. A nice leather (I think it’s made of leather) slip type case is also included. It is powered by a lithiumīutton cell backup battery (CR2016), and 2 AAA batteries (both are included). A quick overview of the hardware shows the E-10 having 4meg of RAM, 240 x 320 4 grey scale backlit LCD, compact flash slot, IrDA port, ear phone jack, microphone, and flashing alarm LED. Unlike other vendors (Everex and Philips), Casio has just one model of their Palm-size PC. ![]() I will be reviewing the Casio’s Cassiopeia E-10 first, with reviews of the Everex FreeStyle A-15 and the Nino coming up in the next few weeks (depends on which of the other units I get first).Īs always, lets first talk about the hardware. The first units out of the jungle are the Everex Freestyle and the Casio E-10 with the Philips Nino soon to follow. ![]() You’ve heard the saying: Monkey see, monkey do… Well, the monkeys have been busy trying to copy the success of the PalmPilot with Palm-size PCs now becoming available. If you buy something through the links on this page, we may earn a commission at no cost to you.
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