Thread: N900 with Maemo 5 for a beginner - will it be OK?
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2016-07-30 , 17:41
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Originally Posted by PCXT View Post
1. Is the keyboard comfortable? I produce large quantities of text every day, so I'm looking for device with usable keyboard. Is it possible to thumb-type or keys are too close to each other? I had Nokia E61 and keys were way too small for me.
The N900 keys are even smaller than on the E61, which you should be able to see from pictures of N900. That said, many find the N900 keyboard to be good enough (in fact it is carried over to the Neo900)

Originally Posted by PCXT View Post
2. How typing of non-primary characters (with Shift, Ctrl, etc.) looks like? Do I need to hold this e.g. Shift key and press another key or do I just need to click Shift once and next key works uppercase?
Yes, Shift and Fn are sticky, so you are not forced to press two keys are the same time

Originally Posted by PCXT View Post
3. I plan to use it as connectivity-less digital notepad. I don't plan to use GSM, GPS or BT anyway, is it possible to just unload their drivers (rmmod?) and have a longer battery life? And I think I'll turn Wi-fi on... very rarely, only to push some file to FTP.
You can put the device in either offline mode, or tablet mode

Originally Posted by PCXT View Post
4. How about battery life when not connected?
A lot depends on the state of your battery. Standby times of up to a week or even more are experienced by those who keep their N900 idling

Originally Posted by PCXT View Post
5. Is it still possible to install apps or repositories are down? Especially I'm looking for small spreadsheet, text editor (TXT), simple cardfile-like database and notetaking application. I still see repos here and there, but there would be a problem if e.g. everything is dependent on library in extincted repository.
Repositories were all mirrored, so 'everything' should still be available.
 

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