it is fair to say it is slower than a laptop browser. however its not that much worse. browser aside i am amazed that i can listen to music on canola and browse the web or play mahjong with a few other apps up as well. i feel this tablet really squeezes the performance outta it. i was hesitant at first but, i have no remorse whatso ever. infact i am posting from it now. i dont have much pda/umpc experience but, this was the cheapest pda out there when i looked and ironically the most powerful. As to torrenting i can't comment however ptp soulseek works pretty well for songs cant say much bout anything else thou. i love my n810 worth every penny. Also i think most people who review the n810 try to compair it to iphone wwwwwaaaaayyyyy to much and have a band wagon goin.