My first post here, Rcadden told me about this site, so thought to come and check it out, I have searched quite a bit, and there are lots of articles/posts to read.

I don't need advice or anything on what to get, but I have been looking to get a device to complement my N95-3, and so far I have skimmed it down to N8x0 (BT) or Ipod Touch (Joiku).

I like the N8x0 because it's Linux, I have worked with Linux since day 1 (Slackware A1 disk back then if anyone remembers)... right now I do developing in Sun Solaris/Unix as well as Win32/Brew/PocketPC.

It's definitely a neat site, I think I wasted about 1 hour reading some rants about n8x0

Anyways, hopefully I'll make a decision in the next day or so... I was thinking first to get Ipod Touch and use JoikuSpot Lite on my N95-3 as a wifi hotspot, but now I am deciding more between N800 vs N810 (massive memory on N800 vs keyboard on N810).

I think I'd use the device mainly for browsing, videos, storing my programming ebooks/chm's (fbreader), ssh, pptp and vnc ... though I think exchange connectivity could be cool as well. Though I am a bit bummed about lack of gaming on the N8x0. I know there are games, but I figured Gameloft, THQ, etc would have done some work on the N8x0 but this is a geeky device, so it makes sense...

Anyways, chatting with you all later,

Houman

Glad to have you aboard, and enjoy your future N8x0.

FWIW, if you don't mind old school, there are hundreds of possibilities with xmame... (or dare I really show my age with frotz much to the dismay of the kiddies?)

I am a little past mame ... you know with games like Bioshock or Halo3 but thanks for the heads up.

I ended up getting n800, it's pretty neat device.... can't wait to ssh into it.

Is there any port of ubuntu coming toward n800 ?

omg... now I am excited...

http://cgoban1.garage.maemo.org/Home.html