>> If the 870 had a pull-out keyboard, that would be compelling enough >> for me. Otherwise, I'd probably skip a generation or two. > > Indeed! I have an n770 and would definitely buy an 870 if it had a > keyboard with a CTRL and ESC button (that is, a keyboard on which I > could code, run vim, etc) I hear people give this critique about the 770 all the time and occasionally feel compelled to respond. Although there's a place for devices with keyboards, there's a place for devices without them as well. As with the good/fast/cheap dilemma, there's a choice when designing a handheld device: Great screen, great form-factor, built-in thumboard: pick any two. Screen/form-factor is the right choice for me, and the 770 offers a variety of methods for interfacing with external keyboards via bluetooth, USB, and the network (ssh/vnc). I'd rather see external keyboard support improve, and see better touchscreen based input (improved HWR, dasher, hexinput, etc) than see a thumboard added. In fact there's a lot of things I'd like to see before a thumboard. Thanks, Mike
