Toshiba is a late arrival into the PDA market, but its first Pocket PC device, the e570, is one of the smallest and lightest Pocket PC 2002 units around, and with its dual on-board expansion slots it has plenty of expansion possibilities.

At 12.4cm deep by 7.6cm wide by 1.8cm thick, it's slightly smaller than Compaq's iPAQ H3870 and weighs in at just 180g including battery. All the requirements for meeting the Pocket PC2002 specification are present, including 32MB of flash ROM, 64MB of RAM, a 206MHz StrongARM processor and a 16-bit colour, 240 x 320 pixel reflective LCD screen. These components are packed into a well-designed hard plastic case.

There are both CompactFlash Type II and SD card slots, but there's no cover for the SD card slot and the cover for the CompactFlash card slot doesn't detach. That means that if you use an oversized CompactFlash card such as an 802.11b wireless card, a wired network adapter or a digital camera attachment, the cover flops around on the back of the unit, which is undesirable. Unfortunately the unit's generally good build quality doesn't extend to the stylus which is a flimsy affair.

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Although the e570 lacks some of the hardware features of its competitors, there is a 3.5mm headphone socket at the top of the device for use with Windows Media Player 8, and while there's no jog wheel, you can still launch Notes easily thanks to the hardware button just above the microphone.

Toshiba provides some extra software over and above that which comes with the OS. You get a copy of driving game V-Rally and a version of the London Underground map from Visual IT.

Toshiba's e570 is one of the smallest and lightest Pocket PC 2002 devices around and although it may lack some of the features of its competitors, it is relatively inexpensive.