Thread: Please help me decide: n800 or iPod Touch
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Eric Qel-Droma is offline Eric Qel-Droma
2007-12-26 , 15:29
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Originally Posted by catfat View Post
i have played around with the touch and even though i have an 800, i still think that the touch might be better for me mainly because i don't know anything about linux ... i mean zero ...so owning an 800 means learning at least _some_ linux
I feel the same way. I know virutally nothing about linux, and as I've gotten older, I find I'm less interested in learning. The Touch's out-of-the-box experience appeals to me, as does the whole "click and install" concept that I'm sure will be there once the SDK is out.

Originally Posted by catfat View Post
the 800 is clearly the better machine in terms of what it can do as time goes on and it gets more apps and a bigger user base .. it has a much bigger upside whereas the touch will do pretty much what apple says it will do
Yeah, the n800 CAN do more, but do the distribution methods and software really get non-techie users to that point? Take me: I'm a total Linux newbie BUT I am relatively computer savvy, especially when compared to the average person on the street. At work, I'm the guy people come to when there's something wrong with their computer and they don't want to wait for our tech people to get there. Still, I am confused and put-off by Linux's methods of obtaining and installing software, which may THEN still have major issues.

I know that MS stuff also has issues much of the time, but if one is willing to pony up some $$, one can almost always find a solution that does work, and it's not that hard. I guess what I'm trying to say is, I like computers, I can deal with technical stuff, and still Linux scares the heck out of me. Maybe the Touch would be better for me at that point.

Eric