Well, I bought one tonight on a bit of a whim, and while I've yet to install any software, my first impressions are:

Love

- Two SD slots - one for apps, one for media. Finally!
- The stand. I think it's cool and seems pretty handy
- Seems more responsive. Faster for sure, but I guess I expected more.
- Setting the time during the initial 'boot' process isn't a waste of time (ever notice how you set the time on the 770, then the 'home' city and have to adjust the time? Or was that just me?).

Most of all - the software upgrade the 770 needs so badly. I've had the 770 crash with every release (and I've loaded them all) within 30 minutes of using it (sometimes during the setup after boot!). And the N800 has been solid so far. Time will tell, but it seems much more stable. And I saw http://www.yahoo.com for the first time in a long time.

Hate

- Buttons on top as mentioned, not that bad but the 770 has a better feel
- I miss the case to suspend, even though I always took it off
- the external SD slot cover seems extra cheezy plastic - I'm afraid it'll break
- That I had to upgrade to the N800 to get the software mentioned above

Did anybody mention the 'hump-back'? (the backside of the case has a 'bump' at the top). I didn't expect that.

Summary

I'll have to admit I was upset that the 770 appears to have been dumped by Nokia. But... I'm going to sell my 770 for nearly $200, so the N800 upgrade will cost me about $200 out of pocket. More than I'd like to spend, but I paid almost that for Windows 2000 Pro when it came out. So I think it could be worse.

I'm happy now, but this is what I'd hoped the 770 would have been. Was I asking too much?

Brad.