Thread: N900 specs revealed
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dick-richardson is offline dick-richardson
2009-05-26 , 01:54
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#322
Originally Posted by johnkzin View Post
Because soft keyboards suck ***, and because there are plenty of cases where pulling out a stylus breaks your train of though/operation/etc., and is just a plain pain in the ***.

None of the 5 input elements (touch screen, stylus, finger, physical keyboard, dpad) is a complete replacement for the others, not even in combinations. If you're missing one, you're missing valuable pieces of user interaction.
While I agree with you to a certain point, there are input methods that just don't work on a 4" (or 3.5") screen. Yes, drawing a straight line with your finger is stupid, but only slightly less so than the sketch program installed w/the n810. I never use it, even with the stylus, because the available area is abysmal and I can get a single word or small word combinations. The note program is MUCH quicker.

Maybe it's just me. I have a tough time drawing rudimentary maps on my 15" tablet pc for work...