Hopefully GAIM notifications didn't interrupt reading the article - - though how could it since the 770 has no IM software. (Wasn't GAIM the topic of the 'How to Port an App' tutorial - - one of the first apps ported?)

I'm not being a 770 zealot... I just really think that the sheer number of unrealistic expectations skewed that review to hell and back.

This morning the subway pulled out just as I got onto the platform and my 770 failed to fly from my pocket and transform into an SUV to whisk me to work. 3 out of 10 because the case looks nice.

The problem is, people review this product, from an out of box, stupid person approach. It's not a phone, so don't try and make it one; just because Nokia makes it. I happen to think its the best thing since Zaurus'. The clientell buying this product isn't the consumer report run-of-the-mill person. This is for people who want a flexable tool that doesnt run something ******ed like Widows CE. I happen to think the 770 is damn near perfect. It also has a GREAT help community that loves to contribute to the better of the 770, for FREE! IMHO, you take you're "smart phone" running windows CE and shove it

What is up with the 3 hours battery time? I used the 770 to watch videos for 4 hours straight on a flight from Frankfurt to New York and the fact is, I didn't have to stop because of the battery running out of power, but because I had no more videos to watch.

Since the video comes from flash memory, there is no drive eating up battery power.

Two things seem to really eat up battery time: 1. Keeping your screen on at it's brightest setting. 2. Heavy WiFi, eg. streaming.

I, too, don't expect to get a full day's use out of the battery on my 770. And it's not because I haven't been properly uncharging it all the way, like a previous poster suggested. Of course I uncharge it all the way -- the battery goes dead on me!

I'm coming late to this thread, & it's hard to think of anything worth writing that the rest of you haven't already written, but one thing does occur to me:

Did Rob Enderle write this review?

(A quick Google search failed to uncover any comments about this well-known & often-quoted pundit on the Nokia 770. So we have something else to look forward to.)

Geoff

If you're offline, and the screen isn't set to brightest, I'd say 6 hours' use is what you should be getting.

Of course, pointing to offline capability may not be the optimal response for a device sold as an internet tablet.

who f***s cnet i just love my nokia 770

My review of CNET:

A nice website, contains lots of tech information. You want to make a phone call? Your SOL. Not possible through Cnet. Finally had to go over to skype.

You want 300dpi resolution like your copy of Wired magazine? Your stuck with 72 dpi.

Want info on how to plant your begonias? CNET falls short here too. Try gardening.ca.

Want to view CNET on your Blackberry/Treo or Pocket PC pda? Sorry again. Unless you like scrolling side to side for every line of text you read, the website is essentiallly unusable. (Even if you do have a big blue ethernet connection for your blackberry.)


CNET Rating: 2 / 10

Summary: Very narrow focus. Hard to surf on a PDA. 72dpi. No phone.

I know this is more of a pointless reply, But i just want to say that that review of cnet was amazing. My editor only gave it a 2.6/10, but me and everyone else here are going to go with a 9/10. Oh well... One guy hates it so i guess he wins right?