Like "Den in USA", I got an n810 so I could use it next to my wife on the couch. I really wanted the tablet form factor & convertible/tablet netbooks are still off in the future &/or not in my price range. When the n810s got a big price discount recently, I jumped.

Because I'm a cheapie, I also wanted the device to do as many things as possible, and I'm getting my wish! I love the free software. And I actually enjoy the mild challenge (on my free time, I'm not going to be doing anything *too* geeky) of trying to get the n810 to do all I want it to do.

So, in the morning I check the weather and maybe e-mail/social networking. During my commute, I use it for audiobooks (Panucci) and music (the pre-installed media player is fine for me). (Aside: My music collection is also too large for a microSD card, but eventually I hope to purchase a USB flash drive & go through the instructions for connecting to that.) In the evening, I surf, check e-mail, play games (EightyOne Sudoku, Sokoban, AisleRiot Solitaire, PenguPop), use mYTube for YouTube, take notes (Notes, MaemoPad+) and do kids' stuff with my kindergartener (TuxPaint, Xournal, Sketch). For traveling, I use Rapier for Bible reading and MaemoMapper (free & better maps than Wayfarer!) for GPS/maps. I even used rdesktop for my work computer once when I was sick & trying to rest.

I love that one PORTABLE device can do all this things. I love the fact that the battery lasts all day. I love that I can pull my Palm stuff in using Garnet VM. I carry family photos and family videos (converted from an apparently weird QuickTime format using Nokia Internet Tablet Video Converter) with me everywhere.

I dislike the limited storage space for apps (maybe one day I'll try cloning the OS on a card). I have performance problems in the browser (long stretches of "Connecting..." sometimes, sites like Hulu & Google Docs & Google Maps take forever). I dislike the limitations of the Flash support (some websites say it's out of date, Hulu videos have audio/video out of sync, many Flash games like Portal Online run too slowly) & the lack of Google Gears.

But overall I think it's great.