I have $500 burning a hole in my pocket

[anderbr]

So when can I drop it on an N810 ?

Soon please, lest I be tempted by Eee. I really need to find a 12 step program for my gadget problem...

[zerojay]

You and me both, sir. Supposed to be mid November.

[Alvin]

nothin' in my pocket.... <sob>

... looks at N800 and imagines new OS2008... <feels a little better>

[Capt'n Corrupt]

You and me both.... without the $500...


}:^)~
YARR!!

Capt'n Corrupt'n

[brianez21]

Originally I thought I would wait for the upcoming Asus EEE notebook instead of buying a Nokia N800. The main differences that I see between the EEE and N800 are the screen size and lack of keyboard.

It is sort of like comparing Apples to Oranges, because as stated above the N800 has the feature of being “pocketable” while the EEE is designed to be a “ultraportable notebook”. The keyboard is what discerns the two in this case, however unlike the EEE the N800 has Bluetooth and supports external keyboards.

The EEE and N800 both have 800×480 resolution screens, however the N800 screen is much smaller, sharper, and harder to read small text on. The EEE will have a larger per-pixel area, but it displeases me that it will still be limited by the PDA-perfect 800×480 resolution.

Originally I was trying to decide if I should purchase an Asus EEE 701 (when they arrive) or a Nokia N800 (at that moment) and I decided on the N800. Price was not really a deciding factor for me, since for $360+tax I could have purchased a used laptop instead of an EEE or N800; but I already have a 15.4" laptop.

The Asus EEE 701 is appears to be a great ultraportable notebook, but what really mattered in this case was the size — and the Nokia N800 really hits the sweet spot there.

[iball]

Blow it all on hookers and booze.

[El Amir]

i second iball's idea :D

[Sadavyk]

So when can I drop it on an N810 ?

Soon please, lest I be tempted by Eee. I really need to find a 12 step program for my gadget problem...

just think if you had $1400 you can get the noka N95 8gig and the n810 what a xmas you would have :)

[Sadavyk]

Blow it all on hookers and booze.

i"ll do the hookers and booze with only $100 lol

[iball]

i"ll do the hookers and booze with only $100 lol

I meant GOOD booze.

[prosthetic]

We're very close to the final software release, so be patient. That said, mid-November would be pushing it. I'd say closer to the end of the month, if not December. You want a solid product, don't you?

[anderbr]

It's settled then - I'll take iBall's advice & have another month to save back up! And yes, I guess I'd rather have a solid product. Nobody wants to get a broken toy for xmas. I'd like to think that n810 will be the windows 3.11 of internet tablets.

[icerabbit]

Only 3.11? ;-)

That was actually a great release. I recall it being screaming fast on nicely equipped pentium machines. After that, we never got back to that level of responsiveness. When 95 came about it all went downhill from then.

Anyway. Carry on :)

[Garage Battle]

hey, honestly, xp is not that bad.

[tinkertinker]

Seriously though... WHEN & WHERE?

I live in the bay area, and I want to walk in somewhere and buy one of these the day it comes out. Can I do that?

I promise to celebrate with hookers and booze afterwards.