no, it just goes to the power charging slot, the usb is for the computer, or whatever you would use

Country: Finland
Purchased From: www.verkkokauppa.com, for 449 €
Purchase/Arrival Date: 10/17/2007 / 12/17/2007

Likes:
-Screen
-Look
-3rd party applications
-Keyboard, takes a little practise but its good

Dislikes:
-Slow network, payment for longer battery life
-Battery life, but this is just natural

Favorite Apps:
-Vagalume
-Pidgin
-Xournal

I'm not comparing to a laptop. I'm comparing to a close competitor of the N810, the Raon Digital Everun. Its bigger, not pocketable, but its far more worthy of the term 'internet tablet' than the N810 is.

Whether it works or not on a 770 or 800 is irrelevant.



Will try that. Thanks.
Another example of problems consumers might have though?

I don't own a laptop. Never have, so I can't compare it. I'm comparing with mobile compters, handtops, ultra mobiles etc.

Thanks for the feedback.

Steve.

No, there *is* a need for Meebo. Apart from the simple fact that its a web page and it should work on an internet tablet...
I want a log of all my chats available from any internet browser. I want to be able to log int without having to fiddle with apps and set up all the IM accounts.
I was a long-time (5+ years) user of Gaim and Trillian but those apps are out of my life now!

Regarding Gmail, have you ever tried searching through a GB of emails for an address, someone's name using client-side apps on a low-end device? Maybe Gmail IMAP supports server side searching, i'm not sure. Having a 6GB online, backed up, available from anywhere, instantly searchable and filterable mailbox is so much nicer than a client-side app for me.

The same issue 'configuration' as above also applies. I use gmail web interface on all my PCs and, as long as I have internet, its there and I don't have to set anything up. I used to use Thunderbird, Outlook, Kmail but thankfully those days are over!

As you see, I disagree!! For me, the web route is far better than any other. Cheaper too! (even though I spend a large proportion, too much!, of my apps budget on a 3.5G data contract as a back-up to my broadband.)

Regards
Steve.

We completely agree that it isn't consumer ready. OTOH, if it's not consumer ready why is it so readily available for typical consumer outlets in the US (e.g. Best Buy, Amazon, etc.)?

Country: France (am i the first in this thread?)
Purchased From: Nokia boutique
Purchase/Arrival Date:19/12/07

Here is some thought after my first day with N810 without any real internet access (so no software upgrade or anything) :

Likes:
- Very nice hardware (really! any shiny pocket-pc looks like crap in comparison) Keyboard, GPS, big screen and so on ...
- Hey it's a Linux box in my pocket !
- loudspeaker incredibly good for a device this size
- I love the multi-colored flashing led in the corner, it so cool !
- Easy configuration : just tell who is your phone carrier and it's ready to connect using your bluetooth phone. Bluetooth keyboard is just some clicks away too.
- Really pocketable device
- Browsing experience seems to be very good (but just tried 5 minutes when coming back home).

Dislikes:
- seems far less rugged than N800 (will probably not survive its first fall)
- very slippery material makes it insecure to hold (if someone bumps into you, you're sure to drop the thing ...). Bad for a mobile device.
- No easy solution to attach a wrist strap (cf. previous point)
- No hard cover for screen. Default case is nice (i like the color a lot) but offers no protection at all for the screen. If i don't drop it, it will probably die from a cracked screen. I'll use at least some Brando screen sheet.
- One handed operation difficult / no jogdial or controls easy to use with one hand for navigation
- Proprietary connectors (power and USB). Stupid, stupid Nokia !!! Please just a standard mini-usb for data & power !
- Software package abysmal -- in fact it's a good point : it means it's still a hacker playground !
- Really confusing power options (is the device really on or off or something between ?)
- GPS does not work (but i'll try outside next time)

Favorite Apps:
- huh without internet access ... osso xterm ? :-)

Country: USA
Purchased From: buy.com
Purchase/Arrival Date: dec2,2007 for $430

Likes: wow- even after tons of reading about the n810 to hold it in man hand blew me away. It's great! I'm a commuter and will use the heck out of the new features. I really enjoy the new OS and can see it getting even smoother in time. I've had a n770 and been very impressed with it (especially from 2005). I think at $100ish the N770 is still a hugely successful device for many reasons.

Dislikes: neglected to buy a 4gb class 6 mini sdhc when I ordered it. Why does N810 have one a 2gb internal (and why can't that be upgraded?) It would be fun if they could squeeze IR into it so it could control my home theater and lights.

Favorite Apps: sure, it may not be as consumer-ready as could be, but it is the possibility of what can be that makes the n810 so exciting. heck, it takes half a day to get any new computer sorted out, properly outfitted, and rolling. There is already terrific community support. I'll be jumping for joy when I can video-conference with friends at their laptops.

Future: I hope next year we're all upgrading to the next N8xx with wimax!

Country: UK
Purchased From: Nokia Online Shop UK
Purchase/Arrival Date: 20/12/2007

Likes:
The Keyboard really makes it so much more usable
The camera is massively improved with the light sensor
Seems a little faster

Dislikes:
1. GPS is painfully slow (I have an external GPS which I use in my car so not really bothered, it is very handy having an onboard one)
2. Memory card fitting is a nightmare.
3. USB is completely stuffed, it seems to lock the memory card and get the tablet itself in a complete state requiring me to remove the battery to get it back into a sane state. (thankfully I have an N800 so I connect that up for transferring files, which is a bit of a pain! (and that is running OS2008) )

Favorite Apps:
Gizmo
Modest
Canola2

I seriously hope the USB fiasco get's sorted soon!
Also the map app seemed to crash every time I tried to update the settings manually, however now it has "auto-updated" it seems fine

Have you tried to umount (or safely remove, as the case may be)the 2 drives from your desktop before unplugging the cable? I mount/unmount many times a day without ever needing to even turn the N810 off. If you are doing this, then perhaps something is wrong with your cable or usb hub or usb port?

I always unmount the "drives" before I unplug, there is definately nothing wrong with the usb port as I use it for my n800 and other usb drives and haven't had a problem before.
No way of knowing if it is the cable, but I doubt it as it see's the drives ok, then everything goes badly wrong after I use it.
Given my current experience with the N800 and N810 I'd say there is something badly wrong with the memory card handling somewhere.
I've had some weirdness on my n800 since upgrading to OS2008 related to memory cards, (had to take battery out for 5mins) all stable now, but I'm leaving them well alone for the moment until my USB sd-card reader arrives then I can shutdown my N810/N800 take the card out transfer data to/from it and then put it back in - just way too unreliable and I don't want to lose data again.

Unless there is a formatting difference between the N810 and N800 and it's the swapping them around that stuffs them?

mmmm....I'll try reformating my external and see if that helps
(it seems to have helped, maybe that is all it is?)

Is there anyway of "securing" the memory card in as it may be slipping out?

Cheers,

Malc