Comments on: There’s a new kid in town- Nokia N800 arrives

By: Itai

Itai — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 20:59:19 +0000

I've been using one of these for about 2 months now and I must say that my Toshiba XP tablet is getting MUCH less use. I really love the tablet platform its a great idea and for note taking in ink it can't be beat but the N800 really stopped my yearning for Q1 or similar. I tried an experiment dumping the Tablet and taking the N800 for note taking with a bluetooth keyboard and I found that I really don't want to carry a laptop around anymore.
I souped up the the storage with 8gb of storage recently and signed up for Rhapsody and now its a great media device.
I second James on the fun aspect, the N800 is simply fun to use. There is some niggles, such as the touch screen is finicky and software can be buggy (open source ports) but for core browsing with Minimo or Opera, this device comes closer to a consumer UMPC than any Windows based device can. If there was simply more polished software (read : less half finished open source ports) available on it it would be the real deal.

By: phi

phi — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 17:32:28 +0000

as far as i know, the n800 doesn't do PAN bluetoothing. so what voodoo are you doing james to make it work?

By: phi

phi — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 17:29:54 +0000

as far as i know, the n800 doesn't do PAN bluetoothing. so what voodoo are you doing james to make it work?

By: Gene Venable

Gene Venable — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 14:19:46 +0000

I've had my N800 since mid-January and since the latest update it has been working almost flawlessly for me. This is the most fun I've had with a little computer since I moved to Moscow with my Rexx 6000 in my wallet in June, 2000. I'm glad I'm back in the US where wireless is so commom now.

And to answer someone's question, you can't shoot video with it, and even the camera isn't much good if you ask me. But it is essential otherwise.

By: Mike Cane

Mike Cane — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 09:42:54 +0000

James: You & Kevin look too much alike on this site! Sorry.

By: Perky Nerky

Perky Nerky — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 07:44:42 +0000

Ha ha. Mike Cane is a bull in a china shop.

By: James Kendrick

James Kendrick — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 16:07:19 +0000

Mike, I'm the one who just got the N800. I had to update the OS as soon as I got it.

By: Mike Cane

Mike Cane — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 15:48:18 +0000

alslayer: Still using a Q1?

Did you see this?
It’s Time To Stop Looking At Cheap Devices!
http://mikecane.wordpress.com/2007/04/11/its-time-to-stop-looking-at-cheap-devices/

By: Mike Cane

Mike Cane — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 15:46:57 +0000

How is YouTube on it? My interest is academic, you understand.

By: Alslayer

Alslayer — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 15:36:51 +0000

I see potential for this device but I see more for umpcs.