maemo.org - Talk - noob intro

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Originally Posted by wayne (Post 142378)

Well thanks to your vids, which I had been looking at for a week or two now, I have upgraded to OS2008 and installed all the apps I wanted, felt like I had done it a million times, what a breeze.

That's great! :)

I think what helps is when you see someone actually doing it, it makes you feel it is possible. That's why I try to include a video with each tutorial, and tell people to watch it before reading the text.

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Now only question left is do I get myself an 800 or 810???

It's a matter of taste really. They're the same tablet inside, same screen, same processor, same RAM, same OS (if you upgrade) etc. However, here are some differences in the hardware features:

-N810 is slightly more compact
-N810 has a physical keyboard (though you can use bluetooth keyboards with both)
-N810 has a built-in GPS unit (though you can use bluetooth GPS units with both)
-N800 has two memory card slots instead of one, and can use full-size SD cards as well as miniSD and microSD
-N800 has a built-in FM radio (but you have to have headphones plugged in to use it)
-N800 generally costs much less than N810

I think the N810 is much better if you want to write text on the move (emails, forum posts, instant messaging etc), or if you want the convenience of GPS built into the device.

Otherwise there's not a huge amount to choose between then.