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Been doing some thinking today and I was wondering what you guys might think if Nokia offered a NIT with a 7" screen instead of the 4" screen it has now? Oddly, if they offered both versions, I'd buy one of each, because I'd have uses for the 4" as well as the 7". It'd still be the same tablet we'd enjoy now (or if this doesn't happen until the n900, then it'd be the same n900 we'd enjoy. ), but with a slightly larger screen, and possibly a slightly larger resolution (1024 or 1280 instead of 800 for example) to work with.

What do you guys think? I for one would love both of them because, as I stated, I'd have uses for both a 4" and a 7" model.
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I would only buy something that I can comfortably hold in one hand. Using my trusty ruler and my n810 this gives a maximum of about 5" maybe 6" at a push, 7" starts to need a different way of holding it and means I couldnt get my fingers all the way round it in portrait mode. It would have its applications I'm sure but just not for me.
 
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At 7" I would consider a netbook. As much as I like my N800, is not the same as a complete computer. The other way is true, I've never found ebooks as enjoyable as with my N800, but if it had a 7" screen it would be no match for even a low end netbook.
 
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7" takes it into a whole different niche (one that hasn't proven to be very lucrative for the companies already involved). A 7" option with a nice, fat, OMAP3640, big battery and lots of storage options would be interesting, but it'd also be expensive, a lot more pointless than a ~4" tablet (not pocketable, not worth it) and probably not worth the prototyping costs for Nokia to implement.

Leave it to the Atom guys, I say, and install Mer on one of those if you're really hankering for that Nokia experience.
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7" starts to need a different way of holding it
That is a good observation, I am interested in the new Viliv X70 Atom due out in April
http://www.myviliv.com/ces/main_x70atom.html

Here is a video of it being held and I can't make my mind up if it just slightly cumbersome
http://www.myviliv.com/popup/x70cf_bae_popup.html

The 4.3" of the N800 is a tad on the small side and perhaps 5" is the best compromise?

So far I have not seen any announcements of MID's with 6" screens though.
 
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It's worth reading the comment from Peter (about pocketability):

http://www.internettablettalk.com/fo...7&postcount=12
 

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Well, my uses for a 7" tablet wouldn't be the same as the current nokia n8xx series. It would likely end up being a stationary mounted item in a car or one of my rooms. As you said, it would have different uses, and portability isn't necessarily one of great importance with a 7" model. At least not for the uses I'd have for it.
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I'd love a large (7" screen or bigger) tablet with 2 full-size USB ports, 2 full-size SD slots and video out (maybe composite + HDMI). And the killer feature would be the incredible battery life, far more than any netbook.

It could even have a keyboard/dock, which would turn it into a full-fledged netbook, except for the ability to run x86 code.

You couldn't carry it in a pocket, but it'd be convenient in bed or on the couch.
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Originally Posted by Rebski View Post
The 4.3" of the N800 is a tad on the small side and perhaps 5" is the best compromise?
4.1"

5" sounds too large to me (especially since it likely implies dropping more buttons). 4.5" at 1024x600 is probably my ideal size (something that could fit in the N800 with a little bit of bezel finagling).
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The viliv X70 mentioned above is exactly what I was envisioning when talking about how to hold it. With my n810 landscape my little finger sits underneath it and my other fingers across the back, its safe, but the way the x70 is held in the video is just asking for someone to knock it out of your hand. On a desk or your lap it would be fine but not the niche of the NIT.
 
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