Well, I think he got it almost exactly right. I wouldn't mind more RAM, but I _do_ want a sliding keyboard.

I think full USB (including standard power) support to handle all of the other cases more easily (cell, external display, etc) would go a long way.

It's good to stay focused on the hardware, the software can be worked out later

Har har... I was wondering about that! It's funny, but the post did seem familiar!

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What is more important: more RAM or faster CPU?

IMO CPU, because starting & using MicroB (even w/o extensions) is simply too slow for fast usage. The NIT should IMO be a device you pull out of your pocket to look up something quickly. Some functionality is quick like RSSm weatherm or e-mail but there are some options you really need a browser for. For example: to look up when a train arrives, or a price check on a product while you're shopping.

It is also important to note that the competition is in usability and the hardware / price for money field. Tablets will become more popular, and there are already competitors & clones coming out too. Nokia will have to decide its position on the market, and the N900 is an ideal milestone to do so.

PS: I am interested in making an objective Wiki page about this subject with all the pros and cons outlined. The idea is to devide in 3 parts: 1) small changes (e.g. a bug or feature previously in a NIT) 2) big changes (ie. things Nokia would use in a marketing announcement) 3) research / expensive changes (like e.g. solar power, totally different hardware platform, and so on). What more should I keep in mind before I start?

an app similiar to JoikuSpot on symbian, or netshare on iphone, or wifiradar on winmob! turns your n810 into a wifi access point via your bluetooth connected cellphone's data connection. good for quick fixes in binds when there isn't a wifi network anywhere & you just gotta get or send that file from your laptop.

that would be a very useful app.

err, your thinking about going laptop -> wifi -> n810 -> bluetooth -> phone?

get one of those coin sized bluetooth dongles then...

No, he means Phone -> Bluetooth -> N810 -> WiFi -> Laptop/etc

Yea, i know you can pair via bluetooth, but think about it. You have to pair all your devices with the phone, or you can just pair your n810 and create a hotspot that any device with WiFi can use. For example, if you and your three friends are on a trip, and you all want to use your laptops, you guys can't all connect to a single phone, even if all the laptops had bluetooth. So, you create a mobile WiFi hotspot and bang, instant internet.

I know for sure there is a linux app like this. In any case, it can be done. The IT is basically a full laptop, and internet connection sharing has been a norm for a long time. But I don't think we are going to see this built into the N900. This will have to come from a 3rd party. Nokia wants you to use their device, not another.

im not sure the wifi chip can do AP mode, as i think someone poked at it before and got nowhere.

beyond that it would be a case of firewall/router settings.

You're the n'th person whom I've seen that would get rid of the slider [keyboard, I presume] and I just don't get it. The existence of a physical keyboard was what made me buy the N810.

The N770 that I acquired when they first came out has been largely unused due to its lack of hardware keyboard, the N800 was equally unattractive and for the same reasons (an "on-screen-keyboard" is just not good for text input, regardless of what Apple claims...it's just far from the typing-comfort that I need. I use text-input extremely intensively on the road) and so I skipped the N800.

What I'd love to see in a N910 would be a keyboard as in the good old Psion 5Mx PDAs, plus a bit more memory and general horsepower.

Of course, Nokia should make a N900 without a keyboard for those who want a crippled device

I guess that what I'm saying is "different strokes for different blokes", and that the existence of a Nx00/Nx10 without/with keyboard is optimal.

Here's an easy question. How many people would like to see a wide-area-network capable N900? This is assuming that there's plenty of affordable coverage. Why? Why not?

And no, it doesn't have to be GSM.

I for one think it would be amazing; of course I don't have a cell phone. This is kinda what the N810w promises, but as of yet is iffy if it actually will be delivered.


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Just out of curiosity, isn't the n810wimax exactly the wide area networkd device you are mentioning cc?