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2008-12-02
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Originally Posted by Red
concur with this 100%
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2008-12-02
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I won't be getting one, but that's only because I won't buy anything Nokia again. OTOH, had they come out with this in say september, odds are I would have used my Pandora piggy bank to help buy this (although it most certainly will cost many times more than Pandora).
Then again, it's -- ugh! -- S60, so maybe still no.
Then again, it's -- ugh! -- S60, so maybe still no.
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2008-12-02
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#13
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I will buy this n97, just because I am phone whore. This is the almost the exact hardware and dimensions I would like for the next maemo device (lacks screen and processor)
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2008-12-02
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#14
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could someone post the price to completely discourage me from buying it?
I am expecting something circa 500-750$
I am expecting something circa 500-750$
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N800, Dell bt keyboard, platronics bt headset, boot from 16GB SD
USB host, Nexxtech powered USB hub, Startech USB2VGA2 display
And it is cheaper, lighter and less consuming than an x86 laptop!
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2008-12-02
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Apparently EUR 550 plus taxes and whatnot.
In truth, it's less than I expected.
In truth, it's less than I expected.
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Watch out Nokia, Pandora's box has opened (sorta)...
I do love explaining cryptic sigs, but for the impatient: http://www.openpandora.org/
Watch out Nokia, Pandora's box has opened (sorta)...
I do love explaining cryptic sigs, but for the impatient: http://www.openpandora.org/
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2008-12-02
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i wonder how much of that comes from the camera and wwan radio...
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2008-12-02
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Originally Posted by Red
Like minds... I also have an E51 (second-hand, as recommended by ITT experts :-) and I also use it to sync my work calendar (although I still can't think of ANY excuse for the tablets not having SyncML ! :-).
I'm with fpp. The whole point about having an internet tablet - for me - is that it acts as a "co-processor" for my phone. It offloads everything except for the making and receiving of phone calls and texts. OK so I still use the PIM on the phone too (yeah yeah I know! Take it to the wiki)
Additionally, the E51 can be a capable tool for doing simple things quickly : wap browsing (think bus schedules), pedestrian navigation (Google maps), VoIP etc., for which a tablet would be unnecessary or even unpractical. Most of the time, for serious browsing or Maemo Mapper or Youtube/LastFM it tethers to the tablet. And in some situations it also serves as the Internet connection for my netbook, mostly for work-related stuff on the go (mail etc.).
So that's three different uses out of one data plan, as the need arises, with a load shared across three batteries. Carrying only one device would certainly be more convenient but probably a lot less efficient and versatile too.
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2008-12-02
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Originally Posted by allnameswereout
I'm weird. I don't have a mobile phone. I would use one so rarely that I could use VoIP on a 3G maemo netpad for the rare occasions that I would need it.
Do you have an open source phone? Would you buy the N900 with 3G (data-only)? What kind of phone would you combine the N900 with then?
And fpp and Red are right; that screen is a postage stamp. Can't get any real work done on that
EDIT: But the N97 is very pretty. I hope they continue exploring the tilt-screen for the m5 netpad.
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2008-12-02
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Originally Posted by Red
I don't think our requirements are so far apart. It's just that for C, I require that said phone be small enough to fit INSIDE the case of the NIT, and for B, I require that it draw power from the NIT's battery.
a) bluetooth (so I could use my NiT as a desktop hands-free or my handset for making VoIP calls), b) excellent battery life, c) small size.
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2008-12-02
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Originally Posted by allnameswereout
Yes.
Do you have an open source phone?
Would you buy the N900 with 3G (data-only)?
Data + Voice + SMS/MMS? yes.
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