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DaveP1
2009-12-02 , 22:47
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For all those who say the N900 is not a phone, it's a computer - wrong. The UMID is a computer. The M2 addresses most of the issues with the M1 which, although it pwns the N900, was a bit slow and needed more RAM to be a viable pocketable computer. However, with the faster CPU, the battery life may go down versus the M1 specs cited above.
I'm waiting for the M2 to show up at a real retailer. Currently I can only find the M1 for sale. The 1.6 GHz model may replace my OQO (although I'll still keep my NIT as a PDA - it replaced my Palm TX).
BTW, it is pocketable without a purse. I have a similar sized OQO 02 and it fits nicely in my front pants pocket.
And, as far as the Linux versus Windows comments, I can run Puppy Linux off a USB on my OQO and retain most of the functionality of the device (despite its high degree of customization versus the UMID). In the x86 world, compatibility is the norm rather than the exception.
As far as Windows in general, some of the programs I use only run on Windows. None of the programs I use, most of which are FOSS, only run on Linux. I'm running Win7 RTM and it is stable and relatively light weight.
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