There's a new kid in town- Nokia N800 arrives
Mobile Tech Manor is a hotbed of activity these days and it seems like the delivery folks drop something off every day. Yesterday they brought an unexpected package containing a Nokia N800 Internet Tablet. I have to tell you I am impressed with the out of box experience that Nokia provides with their gadgets and this one was no exception. I opened the box and it was easy to get the battery inserted and the N800 fired up. It connected to both my T-Mobile Dash and my wireless network in just a few minutes and I was off and surfing the web. I went all over the Internet, updated the OS to the latest version, installed the free 30 day Rhapsody trial, and generally had a blast for three hours. I can't remember when a gadget has provided me so much fun. The interface is nicely laid out to take advantage of the small screen, the audio sounds pretty good, and the performance is faster than I expected. All in all I'm pretty satisfied with the N800 so far and since it's so light and small I will probably throw it in my bag and take with me each day. It's just that much fun. :) A few photos after the jump.
Hi James,
I got my N800 about 2 weeks ago and like you have really enjoyed using it so far....beautiful crisp, clear display!
WiFi works fabulous on this lil' thing....
Been using a Zaurus SL-C3200 with pdaXrom on it but I'm using the N800 more and more....just nice to use and carry around, slim and trim design....
;-)
Posted by: ArchiMark | April 13, 2007 at 08:49 AM
You knew this was coming...
Nokia Hätäkeino Sen Oma Peräruiske*
http://mikecane.wordpress.com/2007/04/12/nokia-hatakeino-sen-oma-peraruiske/
Posted by: Mike Cane | April 13, 2007 at 09:02 AM
James, after spending some more time with N800, could you share your opinion on N800 as an UMPC replacement?
Are there any Office type applications for N800 for word prcessing and spreadsheet work?
Posted by: ignar | April 13, 2007 at 10:43 AM
Ok, you get a N800 for free, I buy one. What gives? :) But my real question is, how did you get the N800 to work with the T-Dash? I have had no joy, so I am guessing you aren't using Bluetooth. If you are using Bluetooth please point me in a direction because it appears the N800 doesn't support PAN and all I have managed to do to fix that is a bunch of Unix magic that I haven't got my head around yet.
Posted by: Frank McPherson | April 13, 2007 at 11:22 AM
BTW, Kevin, there's supposed to be an OS update (I grit my teeth upon that word!) that allegedly improves Flash use. Did it come with that already installed?
Posted by: Mike Cane | April 13, 2007 at 12:33 PM
To James, or anybody who has used the N800.
Can you record videos with the webcam
Posted by: Michael Venini | April 13, 2007 at 01:21 PM
Mike, I had to update the software when the newest version came out; I think it was early last month. Better Flash and BT support per the release notes.
Posted by: Kevin C. Tofel | April 13, 2007 at 02:56 PM
I see potential for this device but I see more for umpcs.
Posted by: Alslayer | April 13, 2007 at 03:36 PM
How is YouTube on it? My interest is academic, you understand.
Posted by: Mike Cane | April 13, 2007 at 03:46 PM
alslayer: Still using a Q1?
Did you see this?
It’s Time To Stop Looking At Cheap Devices!
http://mikecane.wordpress.com/2007/04/11/its-time-to-stop-looking-at-cheap-devices/
Posted by: Mike Cane | April 13, 2007 at 03:48 PM
Mike, I'm the one who just got the N800. I had to update the OS as soon as I got it.
Posted by: James Kendrick | April 13, 2007 at 04:07 PM
Ha ha. Mike Cane is a bull in a china shop.
Posted by: Perky Nerky | April 14, 2007 at 07:44 AM
James: You & Kevin look too much alike on this site! Sorry.
Posted by: Mike Cane | April 14, 2007 at 09:42 AM
I've had my N800 since mid-January and since the latest update it has been working almost flawlessly for me. This is the most fun I've had with a little computer since I moved to Moscow with my Rexx 6000 in my wallet in June, 2000. I'm glad I'm back in the US where wireless is so commom now.
And to answer someone's question, you can't shoot video with it, and even the camera isn't much good if you ask me. But it is essential otherwise.
Posted by: Gene Venable | April 14, 2007 at 02:19 PM
as far as i know, the n800 doesn't do PAN bluetoothing. so what voodoo are you doing james to make it work?
Posted by: phi | April 14, 2007 at 05:29 PM
as far as i know, the n800 doesn't do PAN bluetoothing. so what voodoo are you doing james to make it work?
Posted by: phi | April 14, 2007 at 05:32 PM
I've been using one of these for about 2 months now and I must say that my Toshiba XP tablet is getting MUCH less use. I really love the tablet platform its a great idea and for note taking in ink it can't be beat but the N800 really stopped my yearning for Q1 or similar. I tried an experiment dumping the Tablet and taking the N800 for note taking with a bluetooth keyboard and I found that I really don't want to carry a laptop around anymore.
I souped up the the storage with 8gb of storage recently and signed up for Rhapsody and now its a great media device.
I second James on the fun aspect, the N800 is simply fun to use. There is some niggles, such as the touch screen is finicky and software can be buggy (open source ports) but for core browsing with Minimo or Opera, this device comes closer to a consumer UMPC than any Windows based device can. If there was simply more polished software (read : less half finished open source ports) available on it it would be the real deal.
Posted by: Itai | April 16, 2007 at 08:59 PM