The N810 was pretty much exactly what I expected it to be, I always try to do my research carefully before I buy so I will know just what to expect. First off, I knew I did NOT want a phone at all, not that I mind having "phone" capabilities, but just as the iPhone shows, usually when you get smartphones, you must buy a contact to actually be able to get half the functionality of it.

I also seriously considered the iPod touch but it really wasn't what I was looking for, the Apple's closed nature with software is a total deal-breaker for me. I also checked out the PepperPad 3, it's much more expensive, but it has a big screen. The major problems are it's too big for a pocket, and it seems to have issues with overheating and needing frequent repairs. It looks like the company the makes them is going out of business or something. (check out their forums, seems nobody can contact them anymore) Another product I considered very seriously was the Palm TX. It's the perfect form factor but it lacked capacity and at least half-decent multimedia capabilities, the main drawback was lack of keyboard.

One of the very first devices I seriously considered was actually the aged Jornada 728, it has a very nice form factor, like a mini eee pc and a very nice larger keyboard. The real drawbacks came from it's age, lack of built-in wifi (while it has a PC card slot, using a wifi PC card in a device this small is a big pain) only about a 200MHz CPU, not teriffic battery life, or easy to replace batteries, and worst of all, Windows CE.

Pretty much my "ideal" device would basically look just like the N810, only it would be a full-power computer system, the OQO 02 is VERY close to what I want, but it's just a little too big, and I really didn't want to spend over $850 on my device, the cheapest model they have is around $2000, as great as I'm sure it is, that's really more than I'm able to pay, unfortunately.