On Mon, 31 Mar 2008, Frederic Crozat wrote: > No, the plastic square is the light sensor ;) So, where is the GPS antenna and how does it get a signal ... (my first (near-useless) GPS had a pivoting antenna about 2cm * 2cm * 6cm and marine people were recommending an external antenna about 10cm across if mounting a set on a boat .. my Garmin has an internal antenna, but still a jack for an external one, and works fine through the fiberglass roof) >> (I guess I should quantify my own experience..) Outside my house I was seeing about 7 satellites with good signals from 4. My Garmin got a first fix in 48 seconds vs. 176 seconds for the N810. After powering off, the Garmin got a second fix in about 2 seconds. The N810 took about 20 seconds. For a much newer device, that's kind of disappointing. I tried moving the tablet to various orientations but didn't see any clear affect on the signal strength, having got a fix. I take it back about the metal .. the case is plastic painted to look like metal, apart from the battery cover and the front fascia, and the dark grey panel at the top back is all plastic. I just popped it .. holds the funny-looking speakers with audio ducts to the side, and an odd floating single contact - maybe it's conductive plastic for EMI shielding ... http://andrew.triumf.ca/andrew/n810.spkr.jpg http://andrew.triumf.ca/andrew/n810.back1.jpg http://andrew.triumf.ca/andrew/n810.back2.jp (video grab from fixed-focus minicam, excuse the blurring..) -- Andrew Daviel, TRIUMF, Canada Tel. +1 (604) 222-7376 (Pacific Time) Network Security Manager
