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User Submitted Nokia N800 Portable Internet Tablet Reviews (cont...)Date: 2008-03-09 Nokia 800 Internet Tablet The functionality of this product is so-so and the on-off switch does not work all the time. And there are times it will not turn on at all. The only way to turn it on is to plug in the power cord - so much for mobility. Also, applications and games are seriously lacking. I recommend NOT buying this product. Waste of time and money. Date: 2008-03-08 Still seems geared for gear-heads Sure, you can download 'repositories' - but why not just call them applications? And why do I have to worry about dependencies. Come on. It should be a toaster. The Palm is a toaster with thousands of cool little programs to add in that do all sorts of silly little things, like an egg timer. For what I needed, its fine. I get my home email and read it on the way to work. I can surf anywhere where there's free wireless. I can write notes. But the freedom to explore cool little programs just isn't there. And, as much as I think I would like to develop my own programs, I don't have the inclination to really dive in. Some day perhaps there will be the following as strong as Palm. Until then, realize that you are getting a cool small internet ready toy. Date: 2008-03-04 Nokia Rocks the IT world!! First, I have to say that though Amazon turned me on to this great little gadget, I purchased it elsewhere online and saved $30 bucks! PS. I've also heard that *somehow* the N800 purchased from Amazon does not include a 3month voucher for free outgoing calls with skype, though every other retailer includes this... Anyway, the description and features speak for themselves - wifi, bluetooth, usb client AND host mode, a brilliant screen for web-viewing and videos, and the speakers sound great for mp3's or with the FM radio app. The onboard memory isn't great, but after reflashing the firmware to OS2008 for free, the new 16Gb SDHC are compatible, so for less than a hundred bucks I now have 32Gb of storage!! You can also save the OS and applications to external memory, so you can save wear/tear on the onboard flash chip, excellent!! Doesn't come with many extras in the box, headphones (double as FM antennae), usb cable, ac adapter, and two styli. Battery lasts about 5 hours full use for me, but I found a second one online very reasonably priced, along with a silicone case and screen protector, the IT is shiny and looks very fragile, but it is actually pretty stable. Well, I guess that's about it, I would definitely recommend this to anyone who likes tweaking with their gadgets, upgrading software, using xterm, ssh, and vnc in Linux. Just don't expect everyone to love it, it can get frustrating at times, but once you start playing Doom on that awesome screen everything else melts away!! Oh, and DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND PRICE SHOP!!! MUCH BETTER DEALS ELSEWHERE!! Date: 2008-03-04 Excellent Purchase I bought the Nokia N800 last month. It has been an excellent handheld computer for me so far, but it is not yet a smaller, more convenient, handheld laptop that operates in a WIFI environment. Data entry is slow without a virtual or external keyboard, and although the screen is excellent for its size, print on the Internet is hard to read because magnification creates other visibility problems. FINANCES - definitely worth the $218.00 I paid for it. INTERNET - I am a little frustrated over Internet visibility, even though the resolution is excellent. When I magnify the webpage for text, the icons also magnify and crowd out the visibility of the text, so I cannot read all the information. My laptop is obviously much more accommodating. The I-phone does a better job with the visibility issue. NOKIA DOWNLOADS - I am having trouble finding just where there might be a complete list of available downloads for this great little thing. The ones recommended within the device are good, but the list is small. I am looking for something like OPEN OFFICE, so I have good calendar and address book programs. I would also like a good Bible reader and recording software, which I am not finding. SKYPE - I downloaded SKYPE right away, and when I call my friends, they say they can hear me just fine, so the microphone and speakers are adequate. My one criticism of the software is that I cannot type in the name of someone and just isolate that person. I have to scroll to find the person I want to call. RADIO - One of the most pleasant surprises for me as been Internet radio. I can easily download the radio stations I want to listen to and pick them up when in a WIFI environment. The Sound Quality is excellent. As for local radio, I love the fact that I can pick up local FM stations. I just wish I could also pick up AM stations. Is there software out there to do that? MEMORY - I appreciate that there are two SD card slots for external memory. I have downloaded a lot of my digital music, and it is easier to use for choosing selections than my daughter's mp3 player. They say the maximum capacity is 2 gigs for each card, but I am going to try an 8 gig card in one of the slots to see if it will play all of the digital music I have stored on my laptop. TEXT - So far, the only useful software I have downloaded is the PDF reader. Nothing Microsoft can be read by the Nokia N800 as it has come, and I have not yet found any software that will allow me to read my documents from Word, Excel, Power Point... I hope there is software that will allow me to store my documents with Microsoft software on my SD card, but allow me to read and even edit my documents on this handheld. EMAIL - I am enjoying the email software this device came pre-loaded with. I have two different servers sending my emails to this little device, and it has been very handy for reading, but not for editing, just because the keyboard is so small. RECOMMENDATIONS - Add a port for an external microphone, and work on the awkward visibility issues when the Internet pages are magnified. Date: 2008-03-03 Love it I really like my tablet... seems a little buggy in the software, but then again, it's open source, so usually by the time something goes wrong, there's a new build or update to fix the problem. That and of course, if I don't like the way a piece of software works, I can go get something else. The web end is really great, all the google products (gmail and maps, mostly) I use work fine. That and wikipedia make this thing the coolest since sliced bread. Highly recommended.
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