Thread: PC Pro gives the N810 3/6
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sebring is offline sebring
2008-02-25 , 16:02
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Originally Posted by Zuber View Post
I don't get the one device obsession. I used to be on it myself (last device was a HTC universal with extended battery - Brick).

But have come to the conclusion that if I want a big screen, then it is not practical to have a 1 device solution. 2 devices works well. 1 big screen and then any phone (with 3G and BT support) you want.

Until there is a change in technology, 2 devices works best for me. Still waiting for something lightweight that projects straight onto your retina or perhaps a scroll type roll out screen. Then, a big screen and a single device might be an option.

It has allowed me to get a Nokia N82 with great Camera, flash, 3G etc. and when push really comes to shove, I can leave one of them at home etc.

1 device stays in your pocket while you use the other one all seamlessly. Where's the problem.

Also, I assume most people would rather not pay for 2 phone contracts when 1 will do just fine ?

Zuber
I use to feel the same way about the one device obsession, but since getting my N800, it was a lot of fun for awhile and I took it everwhere. I now, however, find myself leaving it home more and more. The problem is, it doesn't do ANYTHING really well, including web browsing, for which it is supposed to be designed. For me, if I'm going to carry a second device it might as well be a small laptop, which is ever so much more capable and only moderately more inconvenient to carry. It's gotten to where I leave the N800 at home so much, I wonder why I even still have it. It is what I call a tweaner, not really great at doing anything. The most useful feature I've found is as a better Skype wifi phone than any of the ones currently on the market (it at least allows for logging on to the web at free hotspots like Panera), but who wants to carry around headphones or use it as a speakerphone in public.

As a GPS, the n800 is a poor solution. Very limited software and poor screen for use outside and in a car. As a media player, I'd have to re-encode most of the videos I've previously encoded because of the limited file format support. As a internet tablet, it chokes on most sites that have videos and is otherwise very slow.

In a nutshell, it seems to be a great device for linux hobbists, but for mainstream users that want something that performs a few inportant functions well, right out of the box, there is very little there.