I seriously, seriously doubt it. 5pm Pacific time, still says $480.

elegance and ease? a slideout keyboard is just easier than a bt keyboard in my opinion...but I also see your point...just depends on how you picture yourself using the device..

-nightfly

trackerge

I happen to love the keyboard but to each his own.

Is everyone happy with their 810's keyboard? Or do some find the keys too small and cramped around the top row? How about typing techniques... thumbs fingers?

The keyboard might not be worth $179 but it's definitely worth $50 to me. The lack of a keyboard is one of the reasons I dont use my n800 much.

If it's any contribution to this loopy choice-justifying discussion (which is really very helpful for those interested in buying one, as I have recently learned), I eventually decided the N810's keyboard wasn't worth it to me because I do fine with writing recognition. I have come to actually enjoy using CellWriter along with my Wacom tablet, and I understand that program could work pretty happily on Maemo. Other peoples' mileage may vary, but my writing, while messy, is quite consistent.

For that matter, one of my software development goals is to eradicate the use of keyboards wherever they are not necessary for hand held devices, in favour of either more natural input -> text conversions or skipping text-only content altogether. (Everything being text-only makes sense in some cases, but it is unnecessary for a surprising number of things).

Thus, I can do fine with neither an on screen keyboard nor a physical one!

Also, I realized size isn't an issue when I discovered they are both similar in size to my Iomega 120GB external 2.5" hard drive. (Which is tiny and pocket friendly). In fact, the N810 is identical in size, but the 800 is just a tad wider and taller by millimeters. Both are, by that compass, sufficiently tiny.

I am happy, it took a week to get used to it. You can only use thumbs on it. Keeping in mind that I haven't had much use with full qwerty keyboards ( had a Blackbery 8700 with Suretype once and an E70 with the 'gullwing ' design) I think it is very serviceable.

Agreed, the keyboard is very serviceable. It could use some tactile tweaks, but otherwise quite a nice addition to the tablet.

Guys i invented a time machine so for anyone who is feeling extra guilty , they can go back in time and not buy an n810. The price for time travel is one n810 and i can give you my address and phone number once you've made up ur mind.

now in nokia usa I see a downprice 389.99 dollars, in Europe is still around 400 euros!