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1 of 4 customers found the following review helpful:
Nice toy, 2007-07-24
The N-800 is an interesting gadget. It's kind of a cross between a PDA and a cell phone with an Internet connection. One thing that is troublesome is that although Nokia touts that the N-800 can use your cell phone for data transfer trying to connect to one is a whole other story. It will NOT connect to a iPhone so save yourself the trouble. I was able to "marry" it to a Motorola V3xx it will still NOT connect to use it as a modem when WiFi is not available. That said I don't know how often one might want to do that as most modern cell phones have access to the Internet anyway. The available afermarket applications are very limited i.e. games, connectivity and such but it does come with enough to make it useful. If you don't have a PDA/Phone then it is worth a hard look. All in all I do like it and you might also.
2 of 3 customers found the following review helpful:
 It's a toy, but very fun toy, 2007-07-22
If you use linux, you will love this thing. GPS w/maemo-mapper has some rough edges, but very useful and i think justifies spending the cash on it. World needs wi-fi everywhere before these devices become mainstream. Net access through bluetooth didn't work out because cingular seemed to drop my connection every 1/2 mile while driving and was very slow for the $40/month cingular charges.
3 of 3 customers found the following review helpful:
Very good portable tablet for the office and road., 2007-07-19
Being Linux-based and well-designed, this little "internet tablet" provides good value for someone seeking a portable wireless network appliance. You can check email, browse the web in a small but readable screen, and find a few free applications on the Maemo websites. This is definitely not a robust small PC, but for limited application usage, particularly network- and web-based functions, I find this Nokia quite useful. I brought it to Europe with me for email and web browsing on wireless networks. The only flaw I've found with it is that its wireless reception is a bit weaker than typical notebooks, so you must be relatively closer to the router. This may have improved with the latest firmware update, although I haven't tested it yet. And, by the way, it now is Skype-compatible.
5 of 5 customers found the following review helpful:
A great toy/tool for geeks that enjoy tinkering, 2007-07-08
The N800 encourages - rather - requires tinkering to be really useful, but is a great gadget for Linux people willing and able to do so.
Plan to install xterm and ssh and to change Opera's settings so it doesn't try to impersonate IE. Using scratchbox on a linux host, it is not hard to build rsync to sync to your music collection. Works well with iTunes plus as long as you store your music on your Linux machine rather than your Windows box.
The media player and browser work well and the combination of local MP3s and shoutcast radio stations is great. The applets for managing WiFi and Cellular/EVDO connections are very simple and done well.
The case that comes with it is really inadequate. Plan to order Proporta's armored case, a cheap set of stick-on screen protectors, and a better set of ear-buds than come with it. You will also want to quickly upgrade to at least 2GB of memory. I suggest you put that in from the start in place of the tiny memory they ship with.
7 of 7 customers found the following review helpful:
Extremely capable internet device, 2007-07-08
The N800 has exceeded all my expectations. I admit to being a bit of a techie - so I have some advanced software installed and I know enough about Linux to get by. But you don't need to know any of that to use it. Overall, it's very easy to use, the browser is fantastic, and the RSS reader is very handy too. I've not seen another internet device in this price range that can do so much.
Browser can handle GMail, Google Finance, Google Maps, Flickr, E*Trade, Yahoo, News sites, almost anything. Gets a little bit slow when lots of complex flash is used (like 4 on a page), and I had a little trouble with Google's calendar site and Meebo.
First thing you should do is go to Nokia's site and get the upgrade to the latest tablet software version, which gives you Skype in addition to Gizmo calling. Also does Google Talk, and a version of Pidgin is available so you can IM on AIM, MSN, ICQ, Yahoo, and Jabber. It's not a phone but with all the voice over IP tools you can call people over wireless networks.
If you need such a device this is the perfect choice. The screen is very readable too.
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