So my wife bought me a 1st generation Kindle. I was pretty pumped but after a bit I was afraid that my poor n800 would become neglected and sad. So the fight begins!!

Kindle makes a quick jab with it's easy to read in broad daylight screen

Kindle follows up with a haymaker from it's rather convenient "whispernet".

N800 is staggering a bit but responds with a pair of jabs from GPE calendar and GPE todo

Kindle responds impressively long battery life

N800 moves in unabated and swings a crushing blow of THE ENTIRE SECOND SEASON OF THE OFFICE ON AN 8 GB SD CARD!!!!

Kindle just drops to the ground for the ten count.


So yeah, honestly, there isn't really any point to compare these two devices. They are both good for two separate things. I use the N800 for listening to music, watching videos, keeping track of my appointments and to do list, writing lesson plans, and occasionally using maemo mapper with my BT GPS. I used to read ebooks but now the Kindle has taken over that responsibility.

Two devices, two different purposes, and they both get along just fine. Moral of the story: the N800 is pretty handy device in it's own niche and will probably always keep a spot in my bag.