
I really love it
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Love: Screen is BEAUTIFUL! Construction is solid. Runs LINUX!!! Fast WiFi and automatic connections. Calendar app is awesome, and easy ToDo apps make wifey happy. ;) and games, games, games. (try pingus, Hex-a-Hop and numpty physics)
Like: You only buy this device ONCE. ALL THE SOFTWARE IN THE APP STORE IS FREE!!! Good sound, tiny qwerty keyboard, fast WiFi, touch screen or stylus. Canola application alone makes this device worth more than the going price as a media player. Kickstand for video, can pair with a BlueTooth keyboard for efficient note taking (though If you're going to buy a keyboard anyway, look at the older N800 instead because of price, memory capacity, and FM radio tuner). E-book reader, PDF viewer, desktop applets like: RSS, weather, ToDo/calendar. Good batterylife, customizable UI, phone tethering. Decent free GPS with free map updates. Also VERY hacker friendly if you are, or want to be one. Standard Nokia charger so you may already have a spare or 3. Multitasking, great sound quality, fantastic screen and on-screen keyboard (not to mention slide out keyboard) are all MUCH better than iPod touch or iPhone and is far more readable. The provided car kit is also good.
Dislike: It is slow compared to a netbook, but speed is about equal to iPhone. Some of the best apps are not installed by default. Video is not available in Skype. :( Package manager can not que multiple installs like other Linux distributions, (though it can update multiple?) so setup can take long enough to get your wife upset with you. GPS acquisition takes forever each time you first start it (this is the single biggest disappointment). The protective sleeve is welcome, but not ideal. Too much sample media (songs, videos, pictures, PDFs etc...) eating up (solid state) hard drive space. Oh yeah, the camera stinks.
Bottom line: If any of the following apply to you;
a. like to tinker
b. like Linux (O.K. Almost nobody likes linux. Most people Love it or hate it)
c. like to own a device instead of it owning you
d. like Free app stores
e. like to be different
f. like a device that is not a phone
g. like a device with a community
h. can not afford or can not wait for the new N900 later this year
i. want to participate in the Open Maps Project
Then you probably should own one of these.
Review ID: 10000000013121251

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