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	krisse	2007-10-10 , 19:59
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If I understand the maemo.org site correctly, the new tablet will be backwards compatible with the N800, and future upgrades to the OS will be compatible with the N800 hardware, so there isn't going to be the same generational break that there was between the 770 and N800.

It should be more like a faster PC coming out, rather than a whole new gen system.

Originally Posted by keithlm

(I think Nokia has found a "niche". I expect this niche to explode in the future. BUT the price break will always need to be about $400.00 for the main unit. Add-on stuff can be more... but $800.00 or $1200.00 is not acceptable for something "just to be more convenient than a laptop". Or more useable than a smartphone.)

I agree, $200 to $400 is a much more plausible figure, it's around about the same price as an iPod or a decent unlocked phone. A lot of people are willing to buy portable devices in that price range.

Originally Posted by phi

adjust your expectations and you'll be pleasantly surprised...if you expect it to replace your smartphone/pda/laptop all at once, you'll be disappointed.

It depends what you do with them. If you mainly use your laptop for surfing websites (which is the case for some people), the N800 is a pretty good replacement.

Last edited by krisse; 2007-10-10 at 20:02.

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