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	Wes Doobner	2008-08-25 , 19:12
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Originally Posted by arover

Alright, I see this topic going in a completely different direction, which is completely fine...but before it does, here's my deal: I'm looking for something to use for school, which starts again in about a month. I have a feeling the N900 isn't going to be out until at least early 09? I have wifi all over campus. I'm looking for something to work nicely as an mp3 player, and let me comfortably surf the web while I'm out and about. I don't want a new phone though, and I refuse to pay for a data plan. My main concern is...How well does the n810 (with Canola) perform as an mp3 player? How's the volume / quality? I'm not looking to run a Nintendo 64 emulator on a mobile device (though that'd kick ***). The more processing power, the more battery life is sacrificed.

While I'm at it asking questions, how's the wifi antenna on the n810? Good range? Bad range?

N800 user here, not an 810... but for what you claim to want to use it for - listening to MP3s and surfing the net - the tablets work quite well. Canola is nice, I use the default player more than anything, and there are a few other music player options available.

You ask about volume... the tablets seem a tad low volume to me compared to say, every dedicated MP3 player I've ever used; I did buy a nice set of Sony earbuds which, while not 'noise cancelling', block external noise enough to make the tablet useable even on an airplane. The quality of sound is as good as most MP3 players I've used.

Note, for listening to music/podcasts, one of the best (underrated IMO) features is the external speakers; and the 800's have an FM radio as well. And I like being able to download podcasts and MP3s directly to the tablet as opposed to synching it to a desktop.

For websurfing, I've not seen a better pocket computer than the tablets.

Battery life is very good.

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