Nokia 770 vs. UMPC
 

I am writing a side-by-side comparison of the Nokia 770 and the TabletKiosk eo UMPC. I'd like suggestions for topics to compare. So far I can think of:

1. Size
2. Screen
3. Connectivity
4. Battery life
5. Speed
6. Application support
7. user interface
8. Stability
9. etc...

Give me more suggestions!

Porsche vs. Prius... which is better?

weight, operating system, hard disk, vga out, cf slot, etheret (Q1 not the EO)

Konfoo: Yes I know. Apples vs. Oranges. But still ... Lots of the UMPC comnmunity is interested in the 770 and lots of the 770 community is interested in the UMPCs ;)

Oh.. and that Porshe vs. Prius is a good analogy. May I use it?

Haha for sure. I was just having some fun ;) Back to the topic.. (I was never here)

Cost.
That was a big factor for me going for the 770.

use cases... something is never well worth if you don't use it!

Applications.

I think you're talking about apples and oranges here, but people will want to compare.

Brad.

Have Fun - Nokia 770 - Value - Costs, Weight, Mobility and Open Linux

For my Business - Laptop and Vista

Applications, expandability. (ie little extras like CIFS support, VNC Client/Server, RDesktop(Terminal Services), etc.)

I'm looking forward to your next review, a side by side comparison of a UMPC vs. a KRAY XXVII supercomputer. ;)

(Wanna make a phone call on a KRAY XXVII? Can't do it.)

(I'm just kiddin around)

omena vs appelsiini
 

Please leave Apple out of this ;)

Tabular is the way to go...
 

Why not produce a tabular report? That way, you can add devices as they appear and people can contribute as data becomes available. Put devices across the top and features down...

They are like (bananas) and oranges but the fact remains that _nearly_ every review that I have read has mistaken the 770 for something else ... whether it be a UMPC, a Palm or a smartphone.

If anything, a comparison may clarify that they are not the same beasts ... although the flexibility provided by an open platform means that it can be stretched in any direction with the right apps. It may highlight where the limits are to that stretching too.

It's a UMPC.
 

The 770 is a UMPC, period. UMPC stands for: Ultra Mobile PC. Unfortunately, and we can blame IBM, the acronym "PC" somehow means that the device has to run some form of Windoze. One can argue whether or not a 770 is a "handheld", like a Palm, or whether a Palm is a UMPC. In the end, if it has features of a desktop I think you have to consider it a UMPC.

That said, compare away--I think you will find the 770 to be superior. My personal opinion is that Nokia has made a major error by not developing basic PIM features. Heck, they could have paid some programmers in India to produce a workable set of PIM apps.

Round One posted: Nokia won the "out of box" experience.
http://thoughtfix.blogspot.com/2006/...nd-one_06.html

Round two posted
 

Here's round two:

http://ultramobilegeek.blogspot.com/...770-vs_09.html

I don't get it, two different devices with to different purpose's. I don't see any benefit to comparing the two.

For business, indeed a laptop with Microsoft XP / Vista in dual boot with Linux Suse Entriprise edition.

For private / personal use, a laptop / desktop pc at home, and a Nokia 770 Internet Tablet for at home and to take it everywhere. Everywhere means, that you just take it with you as your wallet, sometimes you use it, sometimes not. Luckily you can just put it in your pocket (what isn't the case with the UMPC); mainly used for internet browsing, reading email and using Google Talk for voice from time to time, just for fun is all the rest like xterm, vnc, gaim, radio, video, music, etc, etc, ...

Conclusion, for me it's totally not necessary that the 770 is equal to my pc ! I prefer an equipment that's not warming up to much, a good battery life, and most importantly, a nice screen and small size !!!

I had that in mind since the beginning, bac522 - I just didn't have enough use experience with the tablet to make the post. Well here it is:

Round 3 posted!

This is how both stack up to devices "more similar" to each other. The Nokia 770 was compared to a Dell Axim x51v and a Sharp Zaurus SL-C3000. The TabletKiosk eo was compared to an OQO 01+ and an HP tablet.

If any of my facts about the other devices are wrong - correct me!

Everyone loves comparing....
 

...and validation too! Clearly the bottom line is whether or not the device is useful to you or not. I personally had some early issues with the 770, but now I have taken it on two business trips and it has worked great as a laptop replacement. Most hotels now have Wi-Fi and when I cannot get a free connect, I use my RAZR with the 770's seamless DUN capability. On the plane, it makes a terrific movie viewer and MP3 player.

As an aside, I linked in to the free Wi-Fi at Tampa airport last week, then got on the plane and continued to use Wi-Fi until they shut the door! Now that is some reception.

The final post in the series is up.

http://ultramobilegeek.blogspot.com/...nokia-770.html


This last post is about how people react after having held each device for a while. Also included are my own conclusions