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I have a Nokia n800 (previous model was the n770, follow on is n810, now n900) with an iGo bluetooth keyboard (folding - great for portability, not great for ty
by gvb 17y ago
I have a Nokia n800 (previous model was the n770, follow on is n810, now n900) with an iGo bluetooth keyboard (folding - great for portability, not great for typing). The display is 800x480 so it is vertically challenged, but usable (with good bifocals ;-).
I've used it with ssh into a remote machine and also at meetings to take notes on. If I were doing extensive typing, I would get a compact non-folding BT keyboard - I hear the Apple one is pretty good for size and touch-typing.
The n800/n810/n900 has enough horsepower to do light weight lifting, including a SD/microSD slot that give "unlimited" storage space. The n810 and n900 have built in keyboards (not a replacement for a BT keyboard) and the n900 does "TV out".
- http://maemo.nokia.com/n900/ http://maemo.nokia.com/n900/
- http://usa.nokia.com/find-products/phones/nokia-n810/specifications http://usa.nokia.com/find-products/phones/nokia-n810/specifi...
The problems are obvious...
- The screen is tiny
- Keyboards that you can touch-type on are big
By the time you bundle in a keyboard, the recharger, various wires, etc., you might as well lug around a netbook. On the other hand, I carry my n800 everywhere in my pocket - it may be difficult to do something on the n800, but it still beats a netbook that was left at home.
I also have an Acer Aspire One that is touch-typeable and has a larger display at 1024x600 (still cramped) and an OLPC - display is interesting but the keyboard is not touch typeable, the CPU is pretty slow, and the battery life isn't very good :-(.
- ephermata 17y agoPocket-carry is qualitatively different. I have ideas all the time but don't want to carry around a backpack with my laptop. Once I need a backpack or bag, there isn't that much difference for me between a netbook and a "real" laptop. From your description, the n900, a decent BT keyboard, and video display glasses work well. All those pieces can be carried in coat pockets. Might be a little hard with a rigid BT keyboard. I regularly carry the cables etc. for display glasses, a folding keyboard, and an iphone or touch pro 2 in my coat pocket without problems. Unfortunately, this doesn't work for the development I'm doing now -- I use it mainly for displaying and responding to e-mail & twitter.