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nobodysbusiness
2008-01-09 , 17:17
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I just got my new N810 tonight, and I'm already indebted to the ITT people. Whoever it was that wrote about the penny pinching screen protector (I can't seem to find that thread with the search function right now), I just want to give you a big thanks. Incidentally, I did modify the procedure a bit. After carefully removing the two stickers, one of them left a patch of sticky silver diamonds on the screen protector. I remember the thread mentioning that they could be removed with a particular type of screen cleaning solution, which I didn't have, unfortunately. Obviously, I didn't want to wait to use my N810, so I took out a bottle of something called Goo-Gone. It's a cleaner meant for removing sticky glue patches from things. I put a little bit on a paper towel and rubbed it on the screen, and the glue residue did eventually come off. It takes a fair bit of time and patience, but I think it worked out okay in the end. YMMV.
Likes:
- It is so small and sleek. I love the metal finish.
- The screen is beautiful! It is so bright and crisp. Even looking at the little blue bubbles of the default background takes my breath away. This is my first pocket-size computer, so I'm probably more impressed than people who have owned other devices though.
- Based on some other threads, some people seem to think the N810 doesn't offer a good web-experience. One particular post suggested that the web wasn't fun on an N810. Well, I disagree. Perhaps it's just the web-sites that I visit, but I think reddit, wired, ITT and loads of other sites work just fine. I was preparing myself for the worst, and have now been pleasantly surprised.
- The software is open source! Most people don't mention this in their first impressions posts, but I don't think it's possible to underestimate how important this is. Even when Nokia drops support for the N810, as long as there are users, there will be software updates. And it seems very hackable too. They have xterm installed by default.
- I'm also glad that it comes with the aforementioned DIY screen protector. I still think Nokia could have gone one better and just shipped it with the screen protector in place and no annoying stickers, but you can't have everything, I guess.
- It fits in my pocket so well. It's slightly longer than my wallet, but slightly narrower as well. I'm sure this will be a constant companion for a long time.
Dislikes (and everything here is an extremely minor quibble):
- Boy, the documentation is really sucky. People had mentioned this before, but still... (good thing we have ITT)
- The first time I tried to open the battery cover, it seemed to stick a little bit. I pushed the cover closed completely and then hit the release switch a second time, and it popped right open. Not really a major thing, but I suppose if I had been less cautious about my new baby, perhaps I could have bent the metal back by trying to force it open.
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