Thanks for the feedback Steve! I don't plan on using as a total laptop replacement, so that was a bit of a misnomer I guess. I plan on really using it to surf the web, watch video and do some more advanced stuff from a slim device. I run linux @ home so having a device like that is what I want to roll with. I traveled this year and a friend had a cellphone that could do internet, that was cool. I realized I wanted to surf the web from a small device but I dont want the phone. Ive had laptops in the past but they are just a bit too big to stuff in a hiking/travel bag :) On Oct 30, 2007 12:42 PM, Steve Yelvington <steve at yelvington.com> wrote: > Jon Dodson wrote: > > can i plug in usb stuff to it? i can get usb converters i dont care > > about that. > The normal USB setup is for mounting the N800's SD cards as drives on a > PC. There's been some discussion on this list of running the N800 in > host mode, but that would require some cable magic and I'm unclear about > the success rate. > > If anyone has been able to plug the N800 into a digital camera I'd love > to hear about it. Any experience with something like this? > http://www.delkin.com/products/connect/usbbridge/ > > > > do bluetooth headsets work with it? as in you got something to work? > > if so what kind? > Haven't tried. The N800 has worked with every set of wired headphones > I've used, though. > > > > > battery is advertised to be about 3 hours for wifi and 5 for video, > > does that seem to mesh with your experience? > Maybe just a tad optimistic, but I've had no issues on long airplane > flights listening to the Greatful Dead while playing Aisle Riot. > > > > does the battery life degrade over time badly? > Not so far. The battery is a standard removable/replaceable Nokia BP-5L, > which runs $30 to $50 at online retailers. > > > did you find yourself needing more than the two flash card slots? do > > you use more than 4 gigs of storage(2 gig sd seems cheap now). > Not so far. But I haven't stocked it up with video. I am using the > internal card primarily for swap and the external SD for media files. > > > > > how is the UI overall? i can console but i do enjoy ease of use(i > > find gnome easy to use). > Not bad overall. It's more stylus-friendly than finger-friendly overall, > especially when using some of the contrib applications (i.e. Claws > mail). I think the upcoming revision of the UI (created for the 810) is > a significant visual improvement and look forward to the upgrade. > > In general, I use mine pretty much as a toy, for checking mail and > looking up stuff on Google/Wikipedia while wandering around, and for > Skype. > > Being able to call home practically free from Europe while not having to > drag out the laptop was very nice. > > When I can't find an open wifi point, the N800 easily connects through > my Nokia cellphone to T-Mobile's EDGE/GPRS network. Setting that up took > about 90 seconds and all the T-Mobile magic was preconfigured for me. > Most network providers are included. VERY well done! > > Overall, though, if I had no laptop I'd make that my first priority, > especially with Wal-Mart selling a basic Acer for about the same price > as I paid for my N800. The very small form factor of the N800 has > advantages, but I find it much too small for any extended work. YMMV. > > > > -- -jon http://www.jdodson.org http://youtube.com/jbdodson -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.maemo.org/pipermail/maemo-users/attachments/20071030/1667b67b/attachment-0001.htm
