Those of you who use it for "work", what specifically does that entail? Assuming you probably also have a work-provided laptop or desktop sitting right there, what's the advantage?

(Genuinely curious -- not merely trying to stir the hornet's nest.)

It's amazing what a diversity we have in just a handful of responses.

Just goes to show we are all different people with different needs and expectations.

To answer the work question: thanks to an inhouse VPN tool, I can access my work email from the N800. This means I don't need to take my laptop to every meeting but can get by on my N800. I can also use the device to manage user and group accounts in 2 of the data applications I manage, in addition to accessing online quality reports (SQL Server Reporting Services). The newest Pidgin client now allows me to access our intranet Sametime server for instant messaging with colleagues. Finally, the company has removed most desk phones with plans to replace them with VOIP services; the VOIP support in the N800 means that if I want, I can use it as my desk phone now.

I also had a project going to use the N800 for mobile process and product audits. It's more feasible than ever thanks to recent advents, but I am no longer in a factory setting...

I've been a IT user from day one of the 770 and I've hardly left the house without either my 770 or N800 since the OS2006 beta. Especially now that I have HSDPA on my phone.

Usage really depends on the user, and if it doesn't work for you, it doesn't work for you.

I for one couldn't live without it. I use it as a remote control at home (via server), watch movies and tv at home or when traveling, read news when I eat, im with my friends, listen to music when building stuff outside and navigate when driving. I keep finding new things to do with it all the time.

I'm in the exact opposite situation : I bought my 770 in dec. 2005 as a deliberate gadget. I thought it was neat, new -- and yes, cheap, compared to previous stuff like Psions and Zaurus. It was like my little extra Xmas present...

And now, more than a year and a half later, I find that I have used this "toy" more than any other portable device I've had, and still use it just as much today as before. It's always with me, and a rare day when I don't whip it out at least once (more often several times).

But then, I do use it primarily as an "Internet Tablet" : I have a cell phone with a data plan, and I use it to connect just about anywhere I can get a signal from my carrier. It has an amazing battery life in that mode (even after 18 months of heavy use), and that makes it invaluable. Of course I also use Wifi, but generally at my place or friends' or family's (there is none at my workplace), so it's actually less often.

I can easily understand that owners who do not use this kind of connectivity will quickly get bored with the (very limited) capabilities of a disconnected tablet, or being restricted to public hotspots, which are still few and far between in most places. But I don't think that's what it was created for... Maybe it is still a bit ahead of the mobile data market -- and with all the talk about Wimax, Nokia does seem to intend staying ahead.

So yes, my tablet has become a way of life to me, and doesn't seem to be "wearing off" as so many gadgets have done.

That's why I was so angry at Nokia for the N800/OS2007 debacle in January (and still am, potentially), because I know that with proper care my tablet could stay useful for a long time ; even more, with a Mozilla browser and a SIP client and a connected calendar ; and as much or better than a N800, because it's made to be carried. If only marketing didn't get in the way...

I use mine as a fun device to experiment with. I've only had it 2 weeks and so far it's been with me almost 24/7. I don't use computers for work although I am able to use my laptop for my own enjoyment during work hours. I've got wireless at work and home so I can use my 770 just about everywhere.

I shoot lots of video and photos. It's great to carry lots of video clips in my pocket, along with many photo albums.

I bought it on sale, sort of as a toy. I'm amazed by all it does. I find open wifi all over town. I still can't believe all this fun comes with no monthly charge.

Reading these forums keeps showing me more and more things I can do with it. It's a very nice introduction to Linux too.

as a webdeveloper, i continue to launch sites. sometimes or most of the time, because of my lack of intelligence, my sites crash. when it does, i get an email from my application to let me know what happened. with the n800, i can ssh to my remote server, check the logs to see what happened, update any database fields, edit the files accordingly, reboot the server, and viola, site is running again. i can then fire up mozilla to double check the site to make sure its working the way it suppose to. i think the n800 is the perfect on the go tool for a web developer. it also sits on my work desk monitoring my sites and support emails. also when bored at work,i can browse youtube/flickr/myspace/etc...and not look so suspicious.

I was in the market for a small tablet for at work. I wanted it primarily for taking to meetings and jotting notes. I find the 770 good for this (thanks to maemopad+). Its also small enough to drop in a pocket (cargo pants ftw) so I dont mind carrying it around, unlike a normal laptop.

I got a lot of recent use out of it because my fiancee and I are looking into buying a home. I can carry my 770 with me and have my financing info, calculator, and notepad all in one! Plus if I really need to I could lookup some info on the web by tethering it to my phone, which I'd be carrying anyway. If I had my laptop instead, I'd be carrying another bag and a couple pounds more weight.

If I could add 1 more feature, it'd be a camera! I suppose if I wasn't on Verizon I could just bluetooth push pics to the 770, but... oh well...

I work for a mobile gaming company and generally spend my time fixing our game text (as we make text-heavy adventure games), porting our games to the tons of phones out there (including the 200+ Nokia phones I have about 20 feet away from me) and fixing bugs (Bugzilla, of course).

Sometimes, I pop the text files on my N800 and do my editing work outside in the park across the street when I want a change of pace instead of being stuck in the office. Currently, there's no wifi on the interior of our firewall system, but i'm working on changing that in one way or another. I'm quite interested in using mabugz for my work here as well as for the Maemo bugzilla. I can access my work e-mail through webmail... a less than ideal solution.

I currently work on a PC running Windows XP - something I wish to do away with and quick. At home, I'm running Gentoo Linux. I've been a Linux user for about 7 years.

I am 100% casual - browsing from the sofa. I must say that there is nothing I can do on the n800 that cannot be done better by a windows mobile device, except pure browsing because of the screen size of the n800 compared to say a Blackjack or Q. Indeed, there are a ton of things that I can do on a WM device that are not available on the n800 (like edit a word document, get push email, pim functionality, and use Citrix to connect to the office). Just wait for the HTC Omni, the Palm Foleo and others that will come soon! The N800 is dead soon - RIP.