Now several weeks into owning an N810, I'm still not sure what to think of the GPS. If I put the Nokia N810, Garmin eTrex Legend, Magellan Sportrack, and a Garmin StreetPilot III all side-by-side, the N810 is always the last to acquire. For pure acquisition time and accuracy, the Garmin eTrex Legend and StreetPilot are always the fastest and most accurate.

If you had to stake your driving into a unknown area (cross-country drive?), would you trust an N810 to get you there? Currently, I'd have to answer with a resounding "no." The way the N810 is currently performing, I wouldn't put it on par with a consumer-grade Garmin or Tomtom.

Maybe once Nokia releases their "Wayfinder Navigation" licenses for the N810, things will get better? I'd really like to start at home, drive to some place I know, and see how well the N810 routes me there.

Currently, I wouldn't stake my life on it. If my plane was going down and I had to grab a GPS in a hurry, I'd be running for a Garmin before I would my N810.