Depending upon which moviNAND chip the N810 uses (KMBDG0000A or KMAKG0000M), either the 4GB KMCEG0000A or the 8GB KMCMG0000M should be a drop in* replacement.


* "Drop in" requires the use of a hot air soldering station, sold separately.

I'm not attacking them in business terms, I'm attacking the hype surrounding this.

The hype promised something special, something revolutionary, a computer that everyone could afford, a Model T of the computing world. But none of that has come true.

Instead we've got a pretty standard mini-laptop which happens to be fashionable right now.

Really! It lacks all kinds of features that you could get on a laptop for about $70 more! For example, look at these specs:

Model: EeePC4G-W011 SKU: 8625295
Intel® Celeron® M processor; 512MB DDR2 memory; 7" widescreen; 4GB hard drive; built-in Web cam; only 2 lbs.; Linux operating system
Price: $380

Model: C762NR SKU: 8780081 (some Compaq laptop)
Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core mobile processor T2370; 1GB DDR2 memory; DL DVD±RW/CD-RW drive; 15.4" widescreen; 160GB hard drive; Windows Vista Home Premium with SP1
Price: $450


And this is from Best Buy(!!!); you could probably get a better deal elsewehere!


This eeepc is pretty crappy! Of course, the plus is that it's slightly smaller than a regular laptop; but thats about it!

Yep... I've never understood the appeal of these "mini laptop" things. When they were talking about selling them for $200 a pop, maybe. But come on.. full sized laptops aren't that much larger, barely cost any more money, and can do anything a desktop can do. These mini laptops are designed primarily for web+email while with a laptop you can do all that plus have a mobile video editing studio or music recording studio.

To me it just seems like a transparent attempt to create a new consumer "need". Here's a device they've placed directly between IT's and laptops in both size and price. The fact remains that IT's are just as capable (read: more capable because of Linux v. WM limitations) and more portable.

I'm pretty confident I made the smart choice going for a Nokia.