I like the idea of the device but for me I require the 2 full size sd cards. If my needs change I'd probably get it.

I think you can go even further than that in what you say. The N800 and N810 are the same thing, except that the N810 has different 'peripherals' in the form of a slide out keyboard, gps etc. But deep down they're the same computer.

The N810 is much more like a modern Nokia mobile phone, whereas the N800 remains truer to the internet tablet concept (which, maybe, Nokia is having second thoughts about now). But, as we say in the UK, it's horses for courses. Some prefer the N800. Some will prefer the N810. On a functional level, there's going to be no difference -- same fundamental hardware, same operating system.

I think some geeks will buy the N810 but, really, for people like us there's no reason to throw away the N800. I already have a GPS unit and a BT keyboard, and not only that but I have the know-how and patience to make them work. If somebody lacks this knowledge, or this patience, and wants things to "just work" out of the box then the N810 is a good purchase.

Erm, the iPhone glass screen is much more fragile than the N800/N810 screen?

http://images.google.com/images?q=broken+iphone+screen

the loss of the second card slot is a big minus. the change of card format is also a minus.

One of the best "improvements" of 800 over 770 was the addition of he second card slot.

Surely for a device that aims to play music and videos you need as much data storgage as possible?

Maybe with a hypothetical N820, which would be complementary to the N810 the way the N810 is complementary to the N800. This hypothetical N820 would have the following features:

- Screen like described by phi above (edit: If it's actually stronger..)
- And transflective, so it can be used in sunlight
- If Nokia wants to throw in that ambient light sensor for minimal extra cost I'm fine with that.
- 256MB RAM (up from 128)
- 512MB internal flash, if feasible (up from 256)
(those two may depend on what's actually available as an integrated memory chip. Could be that there's no such chip at the moment.)
- The leather pouch should have a little flip to close it, to avoid that the NIT falls out of it (which happens way too easily with the N800)
- Video throughput bottleneck of the N800 removed
For the rest, very close to the current N800 (the N820 will be an improved N800 in this scenario):
- No slide-out keyboard
- 2 full-size SD/SDHC slots

In other words, a pure, true N800 upgrade for those of us not matching the N810 target audience. As far as I can imagine the above feature set shouldn't be more costly than the original N800.

Will I buy the N810?

- probably not. The N800 does everything I need it to do and the N810 has nothing new to offer me that I need.

(If I had a spare $500 sitting around that wouldn't get used up by kids/wife/house/car/etc. then I would get one)

I have used the 770 for about 18 months now. It has been a very interesting love/hate relationship. I passed on the N800 becouse of that relationship, saw no real gains to go with N800. I will be purchasing the N810, when available, as I have been in need of a GPS capable devise lately. On the added side I use MicroSD cards with MiniSD adaptors in my N73 cell. To all the developers in this forums, you have done a GREAT JOB on making and continuing to make the Maemo/Internet Tablet a usable reality.

Whoa... I wonder if it still works with cracks?

One plus for the Internet Tablet screen...

.wo, I understand that. Trust me, I'm very, very familiar with the possible downsides of the IT screen (*shudder*). But in this case I think its flexibility is a plus, which is what I was alluding to.

There are pros and cons, of course, to either screen type.

I'm a 770 user right now, so the 810 looks very attractive to me. I actually really like the new design, and had been looking at other devices that looked ver similar (but all of them cost WAY more than the 810). The 810 does everything that I wished my 770 did, like stream internet video (without downloading it first). I have spent a lot of time installing and modifying my 770 to get it to perform the way I want it to, and the 810 already does all of that right out of the box.

but, I'm not paying $500 for one. You can get a laptop for that price. I'll wait a bit, till prices come down a little, then I'll pick one up.