Unfortunately, I tend to agree with him regarding the price tag, as someone already mentioned in other thread, $479 is darn close to the price of a laptop with 80G HD and a DVD burner.
Don't you just love how all these bloggers/professional journalists are getting so many of the details completely wrong? Did they even pay attention to the announcement? Nokia should have just sent us over there... oh well.
No it's not. Without additional software it's not a car navigational system and that software won't be free either.
Ok, but how many GPS devices have the other features that the N810 has?
Given the entire set of features and usability, I personally can't quibble much with the launch list price. Yeah, it veers a bit close to low-end laptop territory, but as another poster pointed out, how many laptops slide into your pocket?
Actually, $479 is not an acceptable price for a car GPS. Perhaps 5 years ago, but now component prices have dropped sharply. What you're paying for in that price tag is the software that comes with it... and I don't think you'll find too many fans of expensive software in these forums.
Look at it this way. My buddy just got a bluetooth GPS receiver for $50. You're telling me Garmin's souped up Game Boy technology is worth $429?
Actually, $479 is not an acceptable price for a car GPS. Perhaps 5 years ago, but now component prices have dropped sharply. What you're paying for in that price tag is the software that comes with it... and I don't think you'll find too many fans of expensive software in these forums.
Look at it this way. My buddy just got a bluetooth GPS receiver for $50. You're telling me Garmin's souped up Game Boy technology is worth $429?
I hate it when you're serious. You make... points.
Actually, $479 is not an acceptable price for a car GPS. Perhaps 5 years ago, but now component prices have dropped sharply. What you're paying for in that price tag is the software that comes with it... and I don't think you'll find too many fans of expensive software in these forums.
Actually, I suspect they value their maps a lot more than their software. Barring that, though, I haven't used a recent car GPS, so I'm not sure what advances they've made in navigational software, so I'm afraid I'm not in a position to try to make any kind of direct comparison on software.
Look at it this way. My buddy just got a bluetooth GPS receiver for $50. You're telling me Garmin's souped up Game Boy technology is worth $429?
Worth? I said nothing of the sort. Market value? You tell me:
Garmin nuvi 660: $535.84 at Amazon.com
* Personal Travel assistant is loaded with highly detailed NAVTEQ City Navigator NT road maps for the US, Canada, and Puerto Rico
* Super-bright, 4.3-inch widescreen display makes map viewing easy, day or night
* Select destinations, look up POIs, and play your favorite MP3s and audio books with the touch screen interface. speed zone, speed camera and red light camera database
* Integrated Bluetooth wireless technology with a mic and speaker lets you make hands-free mobile phone calls
* Measures 4.9 x 2.9 x 0.9 inches (WxHxD) and weighs 6.2 ounces
Nokia N810: $479 (estimated)
* Loaded with highly detailed NAVTEQ City Navigator NT road maps
* Super-bright 4.13-inch widescreen display makes map viewing easy, day or night
* Select destinations, look up POIs, and play your favorite movies, MP3s and audio books
* Integrated Bluetooth specification v. 2.0. +EDR
* Profiles supported: HID, FTP, DUN, GAP, SPP, HSP, SAP and OPP
* Measures 5.0 x 2.8 x 0.5 inches (WxHxD) and weighs 8.0 ounces
Err.. I mean.. the Inquirer "article" is just a pain to read..
"We tried looking at the popular Typepad blogging site but found the typeface so small it was almost unreadable. Bizzarely a helpful Nokia techie hit a button underneath the N810 which helped by zooming in."
Bizzarely? Underneath?
"Curiously, the device boasts a fold-out arm which is intended to enable the tablet to sit on the desk."
I don't know what to say..
"Somewhat surprisingly the N810 contains a VGA style camera "
