Should I trade up to an n810?
 

So I have had my n800 for a bit now and I love it. But the more and more I read about the n810 and the more I hear people talk about there's I am constantly thinking to myself that I would like to have one.

I mostly use my n800 for a media player (8gb and 4gb SD cards), an alarm clock, a calendar, a map (BT GPS and maemo mapper), a to do list, and sometimes for web browsing (no wifi at work but at my house). I mention all of this to give you some idea of what I would use an n810 for. The things that are very tempting are the internal gps and the keyboard. But I am still slightly unsure. These are my questions:

How do you like the keyboard on the n810? Would I be better off just using a nice BT keyboard?

How is the onboard GPS? I assume it works fine, I have only seen a few complaints about that but I assume that is because they were bad units.

Would you sell your trusted n800 in order to get an n810?

Even more than just facts I am looking for your opinions and feelings on this. Thanks.

Re: Should I trade up to an n810?
 

The N810 is a very good unit. However the GPS is not very good in most places and I fear that you may not have the good experience some others have had.

The keyboard is ok. I find the space bar is hard to press (seems a little lower) and some of the keys on the top row.

These minor issues (if they become issues for you) may cause some disatisfaction if your N800 is working perfectly.

Re: Should I trade up to an n810?
 

No. It's not worth trading up. You may want to consider trading up to the new tablet(s) whenever they're released, though.

Re: Should I trade up to an n810?
 

Thanks for the input. My other qualm was the lack of SD slots. I like having the two slots and was thinking about getting another 8 gb or even a something bigger.

The fact that my n800 is working just fine is what is really keeping it in my possession for the moment.

I am waiting with bated breath for the new tablet release.

Re: Should I trade up to an n810?
 

I greatly prefer my N810 to my N800, but even so, I'm going to agree with dbec10 and GeneralAntilles.

Your list doesn't look to include enough text entry to make the hardware keyboard seem worth the upgrade, and while the N810's GPS isn't horrible, it's not worth trading in your N800 for it. Save your pennies for a Maemo 5 device.

In the meantime, if your current Bluetooth GPS too bulky, you could just look for a deal on a newer, smaller one. For instance, last summer (just before my N800 died and I bought an N810) I purchased a Holux M-1200 for about $36 U.S. At approximately the size of a pack of gum, it drops easily into pocket, and it achieves a lock far more quickly than does the N810's own GPS.

Re: Should I trade up to an n810?
 

While on hardware wise it doesn't seem worth upgrading, I have found the slightly smaller size, transflective screen and better pouch a nice "not so obvious" upgrades from N800.

The downside in your case is the single mini-SD card slot in N810 that will restrict the available storage space currently to 16+2GB. For N800 you can easily get 32+32GB SD cards if so desired.

For me the GPS has been satisfactory. The keyboard is also pretty good for short text entries, and especially when doing keyboard shortcuts (CTRL+C, CTRL+V, etc...).

Re: Should I trade up to an n810?
 

Mine is pretty smallish.

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...o/SDC10115.jpg

I know, I know. But it seems so cool

That seems like good advice.

Re: Should I trade up to an n810?
 

The size and the screen were some of the nice points in my mind as well. But I have found a decent case. You would be surprised the amount of generic "n800" sized cases in the 100 yen shops around here. I found a nice one that was originally made for the Nintendo DS that has a nice pocket in the back for my GPS and extra battery. It would work well for an n810 as well I suppose.

Re: Should I trade up to an n810?
 

I thought a few times about upgrading, but I've got 24GB of storage in my N800 and I like having the FM radio and its overall form. If, like me, you carry a gadget bag, then a super-tiny-keyboard is a useful accessory:
http://www.internettablettalk.com/fo...40&postcount=8

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That looks like a pretty cool keyboard. Do you need to install anything to run it on the n800 or can you just plug it in and go? I had a fabric bluetooth keyboard that I needed to jump through some hoops to get to work.

Re: Should I trade up to an n810?
 

basically I just plugged it in. it's a bit peculiar in that numlock is on by default and I have to mash a load of keys to turn it off and it happens by magic. I need to spend a bit of time figuring it out :(

Re: Should I trade up to an n810?
 

I just bought a n810 for the better screen. I can't read my n800 screen in the sun. The keyboard takes some getting used to and the gps is nowhere near as good as my freedom keychain 2000.

Still I'm happy I bought it but what I like least about it is that you have to slide out the kb to use the menu key and d-pad.

I've kept the n800 too and will wait a while before I upgrade to the new generation tablet.

Re: Should I trade up to an n810?
 

Yeah, I should just wait for the new iteration of the internet tablet. Oh, well.

Re: Should I trade up to an n810?
 

I kept my N800 and bought an N810. I never use the N800 now. There are a lot of small improvements in the N810 that make it better to have. It is faster. The hardware buttons are placed better.

Most of the highlighted improvements are no big deal. The keyboard is not faster than the virtual keyboard. The screen is hardly noticeable as an improvement; the N810 isn't that great in direct sunlight. I find the N810's GPS pretty good, though. I am not interested in carrying a GPS AND a cell phone (essential) AND a tablet, so the N810 means I get GPS.

So maybe it is correct that the N810 isn't worth trading up for. Still, the N810 is better.

Re: Should I trade up to an n810?
 

I actually ordered an n810 to replace my beloved n800, I have a g1 google phone so this fills in a lot where the tablet did, but I can turn the power of my 3g net into an wifi AP, not ad-hoc which is cool, but after some thought ie:

The wimax is coming soon, and nokia has learned a lot from the nits and now will combine a NIT with 3g support so just this year there will be some great devices, the NITs were a stepping stone to a mobile pc, a PDA and a phone, in 1 slick package, they are still addicted to symbian so there will be some cool new smartfones...

Id say that the g1 is a G.Ait googandroidtmob internet tablet,
These devices are converging and there will have to be a reclassicification of what an internet tablet is or is not.

A g1 would keep you happy with a cool linux toy, it will hold you over till the next gen nits come out, that's what I decided my n800 and g1 will hold me over till we see this years toys, so I returned the n810.


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