Yeah, I agree - it may look cool (not seen one!) but I wouldn’t pay that amount because even been the gadget lover I am, I dont think i’d use it - I use my phone or phone+ipaq for out and about and my laptop if I was at home, work or away……

Ian

The price is the biggest sticking point right now. It’s a very nice niche device, but £279 in the UK is too expensive.

Most people I’ve showed it to in the flesh have been impressed, but not impressed enough to buy one. If they could sell them for £150, it would make a huge difference.

Nokia 770s (the N800’s predecessor) are going pretty cheap on eBay these days, so it may be worth waiting till the N900 or equivalent is launched, as N800s with a years worth of software improvements should then flood eBay at affordable prices.

Yeah, it does sound useful, but it’s uses seem pretty niche so i’m not sure it sounds worth the price tag…

Will be interested to see how you use it long term as the software improves (hopefully!), you get used to it more and as other devices come along.

Ian

Thanks for spotting my error with relative links. The images worked on the front page, but not elsewhere. Now replaced with absolute links.

It’s great for 5 or 10 minutes, regardless of where you are. However, it’s not something you’d want to use for much longer.

If I was going out all day and wanted web access, I’d dedicate one pocket of my jeans to the N800 (in a case). But I probably wouldn’t take it by default, which is what currently happens with my Axim.

As it’s a Linux device, it’s hugely customisable, but I haven’t had the time to explore that side of it properly. For me, it’s the portable, instant on web access that appeals.

Sounds interesting, but it sounds too big to be mobile but not big enough for round the house…

Btw, the link for the image at the top doesn’t work gives a 404.

http://www.distantparts.com/2007/03/25/139/blog-images/carsurvey_n800_1200.jpg

Ian

The iPhone should come pretty close if they do an HSDPA version.

A double sized N800 or Apple equivalent device would be very nice. Something with an 8-10″ screen and 1024×600 resolution would be perfect for sustained browsing.

The Fujitsu Lifebook P1610 is a very interesting form factor, which is surprisingly near to the ideal device you mention - it’s a sub-notebook that converts into a tablet. Unfortunately it’s very expensive, and I’d much prefer a OS X based system instead of Windows XP or Vista.