Hey everyone,


I hope I'm not speaking out of turn since I dnt have my n810 as of yet (its on its way in the mail) but i do wish to make some points that i hope wont offend anyone here (seeing how much i love this community and site for the comradery). I totally understand Raiden's point coming from a "new user perspective" but before i caught on to what a MID was i'm not so sure that article would have really help open up my eye's to persuade me to think it will ever really take off for new users/ consumers because like you said they start to wonder why it doesn't have cellular capabilities like a phone, and over look the main point of it. I know it wasn't meant to make people want MIDs or see the error in their mis judgment, but i'm just speaking from a consumer point of view as well as a gadget lovers. Its so easy for me to sit back and say how great i think the Nokia Tablets are especially the N810, I would never guess I would be so infatuated with this device after I seen it and "read into it"... I was shopping around for a device non-the less, that could do podcast, and store and play videos when i'm commuting, or just on the go where ever and have time to kill. i wasn't in the market for an iPod per say since i had a nano 3rd gen and use it a lot at the gym, and knew it was great for something small that doesn't get in my way while working out so needless to say i wasn't replacing "it". but the next device had to pick up where that left off in terms of doing what it does and then some ( having a bigger screen and such). Well since music wasn't necessarily my focal point I knew that i didnt have to have a ridiculous amount of storage but my growning addiction for podcast was enough to wipe that notion away along with the need for videos. then I thought, well why not get something that can surf the web with as well, so I turned to the iPod touch since its the most well know/advertised device in that category, "to consumers", but the price did more then make me flinch it deterred me from getting it greatly. Among other things I didn't like to have to deal with a touch screen only device, since now I was also interested in having the internet as well to add to this Repertoire of features. Having owned an iPhone before I wasn't all that impressed despite the intuitive UI and ease of use for non-techies it was just another phone to me ( coming from some one who has had more then 20 in a years time) cute but not what every one makes it out to be. so after catching wind of the Nokia n810 I was enthralled and thought {wow this is it}, I did my research (tons of youtube videos trying to see this thing in action) and "after the initial eye catching review" I found my way here and was hooked ever since.


Sorry but I had to give you a back story (which is how you can tell I"m a newbie, we love blabbing on about stuff lol especially how we came to love the NIT's) to maybe shed some light on how new users find out about MIDs and their frame of mind before they are hip to them. I had dozens of smart phones and back then wouldnt have minded to have a MID but I was unaware of these great device and how well they help keep you "pluged in" coming from a gadget lover... cell phones aside what else can compete with the size of the n810 that has more functionality, its not the top of the line but it still kicks butt in spite of its minor short comings, how small do you have to get for ppl to pick up on this? it cant be size if ppl think the n8x0 is to big but are head over heels in love with the iPhone/ touch.. its the samllest i've seen for what its packing... as for price its all in what you want if you ask me, price doesnt stop ppl from flocking to buy the newiest iphone or pc with all the fixins if they really want it. you also dnt see many 52'' flat screen 1080p HD T.V's going for $500 just to get ppl to buy them ( which they dnt mind going through hell to calibrate and play with to tweak for optimal viewing pleasure, trust me i have a 32'' hd 1080p that was not fun having to get it to look good because it doesn't come out of the box that way ) and expand the market, if your in the market for it you'll get it, and it seems to be that the under tone towards the Nokia tablets/MIDs is , well why do I need a that device for that when I have a computer and a smart phone. Just like that big screen t.v, you dnt need all that at all but if it were at that price you wouldn't mind helping your self to a "couple"... needless to say you cant harp on something for what it lacks and then top it off with a necessity bomb. Not the best comparison but I hope you kinda get what i'm trying to say, its like you have to haggle with consumers to even look into something new by droppin the price. making top notch hardware (expensive to manufacture) top notch software ( again exspensive to manufacture) then present it in some type of magnetic sales pitch, i see why they dnt mind appealing to this small market, for the few that are in it we appreciate it and utilize and make the most out of it for genuine use instead of getting it because it can finally copy/paste and play music as well as have thousands of apps just for the sake of having them that we know will probably never be used. the mass majority of new users/ consumers are way to FICKLE for this market of devices for the time being, not to say they will never come around but like I was saying in the beginning of my "book" lol, I am a person who loves gadgets and tech but still wasn't totally on to this device and even took more for me totally get on board once I heard about it, so for someone who isn't as tech savvy to want to jump on board because its a smaller version of the PC they have, will take awhile like Raiden says ( even more so because they want to grade against a fully juiced up desk top) but my only grip is skeptics feel that the iphone/ touch is best for there needs in this aspect. which is sad really to me, I cant imagine doing all the things that ppl claim the NIT "cant" do due to lack of speed, or what ever, on an iphone/ touch... then I've read ppl say this NIT is reaching its end of life or something.. As long as it performs and does what its not only supose to do but fulfils my need (like all tech you buy) then it will remain n good standing with me, I really dnt see how they say its so old or dated when it came out the same year the iPhone did and the only thing that has changed with the iPhone is software, hardly non if any real changes made, so why is every one dumping on the n810 like it pales in comparison. I know this isn't something that you could give to a friend and they enjoy it as much as an "apple-MID" but thats just the one herdle that has to be over come in my eyes for MIDs to reach out to new users, even to me its seems a bit mcuh to really customize this thing to really get it the way you want it but I'm always up for a challenge and have a disire to learn more about software and programs and such so I actually bought this to help me become more tech savvy and learn and have fun with a great gadget.