Re: Comparing the N800 and the Pepper Pad 3
 

Maybe, but not without some changes. The main one price--even if the Pad is a better couch surfer than the Eee, there's no way it's going to compete at the $650 Amazon price point. The wibrain is $699 at Dynamism!! I think they should also dump the HD in favor of a small amount of flash, plus flash card slots for expansion. That should help battery life a lot, too.

That said, it seems to me lots of people would still rather buy a $5 laptop pillow and get the Eee, and just give up the ability to surf in contorted positions while watching TV.

Re: Comparing the N800 and the Pepper Pad 3
 

I don't consider the EeePC to be a competitor of anything.

I don't want a conventional keyboard that's that small. I either want a split thumb keyboard (Samsung Q1, pepperpad, wibrain) or I want a regular thumb keyboard (N810, sidekick, MDA, etc.). The EeePC is just a bad form factor IMO. I can't see ever buying it.

Plus, if I just wanted a cheap linux laptop, I'd buy a walmart special, and install linux on it. I'm rather sure it comes out cheaper. Or I'd buy an XO, where I get one and the other one goes to a child in need.

Re: Comparing the N800 and the Pepper Pad 3
 

Good review :) certainly answers questions I had in the past.

Before I bought the N800 many moons ago I was pondering a pepper pad [even though it was more expensive - the N800 + 2 * 8GB SDHC cards bought up the costs to be roughly equal.] Glad to say I made the decision to stick to the Nokia! Especially now that we're at 400MHz ... videos in OS2008 are _so_ much better!

Re: Comparing the N800 and the Pepper Pad 3
 

They are indeed.

Still, the Pepper plays videos way better than the Nokia. It's probably a Geode feature...