Thread: I got an iPod Touch (review compared to an N810)
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2008-03-31 , 10:01
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#133
Originally Posted by slha89 View Post
As a Canola competitor it's more than fun.
The UI works as my fingers expected in every app, UI is consistent and everything is with smooth scrolling.

I don't care much about heavy webbrowsing. What I see is ok. I'll test the touch longer then only for some minutes. But it lacks bluetooth and I think I miss some Linux apps... I don't buy it now.

My experience with Microb:
With MicroB, you have problems with small text boxes. One time I can tip with fingers, then need the stylus, then I need the keyboard, in full screen, the right scrollbar is to small... looks more like a mess. This isn't consistent.


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Well. Yeah the itouch is better in pmp functions because its primary concern is that. For anything more than pmp..... it has nothing to show in comparision for the n8xx.
Any way in case you want a broader scroll bar there is a modified theme posted by someone which i have been using for a while and i like it better than the original one. You should try it out.
And there is a way to shut down the metalayer -crawler bug. Once agian search for that on this forum. There are other small changes you could do with the microb prefrences which make it a little better. And you could always disable all the browser components if you want a more ipod like experience.

I agree that everyone is going to be pleasantly surprised with the touch's responsiveness. And i bet most of us were pleasantly surprised with the how wonderful a device the n8xx were initially. But with the N8xxx it is a prolonged thing because almost every day you get new apps and firmware updates along the way which are for free. Unlike the touch where you get what you brought on the first day and nothing much after that( atleast for now) Even after the apps come.... they sure are not going to be free. so lets see.
Do your research and buy what you want it for.....