Nokia N800 Internet Tablet - 0276316 - Now Available for use with Skype

It is not Ipod Touch, nor Laptop replacement. It is fun if you are will to playround and experiment. It is cheaper. So far I use it for: 1) Surf web 2) Watch avi files and view images 3) Remote desktop - need additional SW 4) Skype, Google Talk, AMSN - n a SW 5) FM Radio 6) Camera. Basically, a lot more SW than Ipod Touch. Tips: 2nd exteranl SD slot is hard to pull out especially w/ microSD. I use short string of floss to wrap around the edge of lock/unlock and the other edge and keep a finger hangout for pulling.
 
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I've had this for about 2 weeks, & totally love it. It is everything they say it is, but I have a few gripes:<p> 1) The web cam only works for chat w/ another Nokia n800. GoogleTalk, Jabber & other IM's won't give you an option to use the camera, & from what I hear, the Nokia Internet Calling application is no longer supported. I think there is a way to make it work w/ Gizmo, but only between the n800 & a Windows PC at this time. However, there is a cool camera program you can download that let's you take still photos like a camera phone. The pix come out pretty good if you have plenty of light, & the app let's you save them locally or email them.<p> 2) The finger tap recognition in small text fields is hit or miss, so it sometimes takes a couple of taps to bring up the finger type keyboard. <p> 3) The finger type keyboard is nice, but they should have kept the outer keys a little further away from the screen border.<p> Other than those small issues, this is a great substitute for carrying a laptop for personal use all of the time & business use some of the time. Obviously missing is an office suite, but I still use it to catch up on work via email & the built in .PDF reader. If you have the ability to convert documents to PDF, you can get a lot done that way. The screen resolution & wifi range are amazing. Don't be fooled by the low price...that's because it is Linux-based & you aren't being charged for the Windows OS being used by other products. That said, you don't need to know Linux at all to use this. I have also installed the Pidgin IM client, which works great, as well as Skype. Skype calling was no problem, & you can use either the head phones/mic combo or the onboard mic & speakers.<p> No problems w/ my buy.com order & I got it really fast. I would highly recommend this to anyone looking for a mobile internet/PDA/mp3/video player solution.
 
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The "packaging" of this internet tablet is high quality. There is nothing cheap about it. The display is crisp, a healthy amount of memory, and the battery life is good. I'm pleased with the purchase. It allows me to check email and surf the net without hoisting a laptop. I use it around the house for checking on things, at public libraries, and it's great for use while on vacation.
 
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This is one of the best investments I have made. I love having the internet right in my "pocket". It's so small yet so capable.
 
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The N800 was a good buy. It does all it's advertised to do. A word to the wise, the first thing you want to do after letting it drink some electricity is update the OS to the 2008 version. Of immediate impact is that weird "The damn thing won't turn on!" bug. Following some advice I gleaned off the internet, I stuck the N800 in my freezer for about 5 minutes when it failed to initialize after I had powered it down. No joke, I assure you. The OS2008 update cleared up all that of that nonsense. Web surfing, video playback, an internal camera, a nice hi-res screen, great user created applications...An impressive list for something you can carry around in your pocket. I'm pleased with my purchase.
 
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Yes its true. I have tested (Own Archos 605wifi, Touch from my friend) all these gadgets and finally conclude that N800 is the worth spending the money. Its has all features which you will like in small gadget. You can stream your music, video through uPnP (like Musicmacth etc) from your laptop/pc (I have tested it on winXP sp2). Also you can direct access shared folder from your network, this all can be done once you connect your N800 on a wifi network. You can use bluetooth to pair other devices like PDA (I have tested windows mobile 2003SE), Laptop/PC using usb dongle. bluetooth connectivity could be used to attach a wireless (bluetooth iGO) keyboard. It can play almost video on brilliant 4.13" screen, I have installed mPlayer form maemo.org website. There are plenty of new softwares available from this same site. I have upgraded to OS2008 (thanks to Nokia for making OS2008 for N800), this new OS is amazing. Also there web browser is very fast. this is all I have done one bye one on Archos 605wifi and Apple touch and found only Nokia N800 can do most of them and easily. Archos 605wifi and Apple touch stand no where near to this device if you really want a hifi device for daily use. Archos 605wifi is very heavy, bulky no support for new applications. Apple touch is filmy, expensive, support only few apps, where on N800/OS2008 you will find new applications day by day for free. You may request or develop your own taste for this platform. I love this gadget, I could have use it as GPS navigation (free software and maps are available from Open source) but I already have a Garmin GPS device. I would recommend this device to everybody else who really want to make worth his money, because it has all features and potential to perform/do as your dream gadget. Buy.com has this with Skype's Coupon for 3 months US calls free. And last but not least, I got this device very fast from buy.com brand new. Thanks to buy.com for selling such a device on great price (though I used few coupons).
 
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It was Valentine's Day when my Noki came in. How bright and shiny! It was like love at first sight. When I turned him on, he greeted me with a very pedestrian start up screen. It wasn't long before I had him up and running on my wireless network. I did have some problems using my cell phone to connect, but only because I needed to subscribe to a phone-as-modem service. (I've got Sprint.) I'm not sure if I'll keep the service because using the internet is slow with the connection, and I find that I don't take my Noki out that much.<p> He's great when I want to just chat with my friends (LOVE GCHAT!), or do some casual browsing. Myspace is difficult depending on how much crap a page has (pictures, video, music, etc.)<p> The reason why I gave Noki a "4" for ease of use is because he really isn't awesome without a bluetooth keyboard. (I went for the new aluminum Apple wireless keyboard.) It's tricky because they have these passcodes that they like to share in order to "bond." If you decide to get this and the keyboard, which is sweet!, then when you set it up you should just type the numbers on the keyboard. I did it until they bonded. I'm not sure it was right, but they don't pair up automatically. Using the keyboard is a breeze, but after it falls asleep, I find I have to push the power button a couple of times before I can type. (If anyone has any tips on this, that would be great!)<p> I've got the pair, and I love it! I just got some memory from Buy.com and I must say, I'm excited. (Although I went and splurged on the keyboard first. It was more useful.) I'm not sure what I'm going to do with six gigs of memory though.<p> Overall, I'm very pleased with the n800. I was thinking about buying one for my boyfriend, my dad, and my brother. It's that awesome! I wasn't put off at all that it has a linux-based os. I think it actually help to bring the price down. I wish I knew how to work linux better, but I guess I'll try and go to school to learn it! Anyways, he's a fun little guy.<p> I was thinking about getting the n810, but I figured, the n800 still looks sleek, with the memory easier to upgrade, and I prefer to touch type. (So I wasn't impressed by the thumb keyboard.)<p>
 
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I've had mine for a couple of months now, and it's by far the best handheld computing device I've ever owned. I only have two gripes: 1) I haven't found a way to import my contacts from my PalmOS device or my Psion Series 5. It doesn't handle .csv's or vCard files that have more than one entry. It's not the end of the world, because I can just open the csv's in a text editor and do a find, but that's not pretty or convenient. 2) There is a great text editor, but it's just basic text, and there isn't yet an app that can open real word processing files. Hopefully someone will port OpenOffice for it soon. Another minor gripe is that the processor isn't powerful enough to acceptably play any videos at more than 400x240 resolution, even though the screen is 800x480. The lower res files actually look quite good, but I don't like having to process files especially for this device - I would prefer being able to play the same files both on this and my regular computer. However, if you install mPlayer, it plays a wide variety of video formats. Also, the map application that comes with it is pretty useless. Most of the time I can't get it to find the addresses I enter, so there's no way I'm going to plop down another $149 just to add routing functionality. As is, if I manually add a "favorite" beforehand, it can help get that last 8 to 10 blocks as I close in on my destination. Maemo Mapper works a lot better and has fantastic satellite imagery available, but also doesn't do routing and takes huge amounts of space with graphic maps (rather than the vector maps that "real" GPSr's use") that you have to download when you have WiFi access. It also doesn't have the "3D" view. NavIT looks promising, but is in the early stages of development and there are no install packages available - you have to build it yourself, which I haven't been successful in doing. I bought a bluetooth GPS receiver for $50 that works great with the N800. That said, it can do so much more than I ever thought possible. I've hardly even scratched the surface so far, and am looking forward to the time when there will be even more useful apps available.
 
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Very Satisfied, very easy to handle and good memory. Fast Handy and Good A+++
 
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I upgraded from a 770 and the 800 is far superior. I compared it to my son's I-Touch and there's really no comparison. The 880's screen is bigger and the battery life is longer. The browser is fantastic and haven't found any YouTube movies that don't play yet. Skype really does work. Great sale price too. After I loaded it up with applications, I still have plenty of space. I'm using a 4 GB internal card and have converted several movies for the airplane. Two hour movies uses about 500meg. Video runs much smoother than the 770 and there are less resets necessary. Hate the fact that there's not a decent screen cover but I ordered a nice leather case from Dell for $20. I keep finding new apps every week on Maemo.org and the installs are a lot easier now than with the 770.
 
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I purchased the N800 strictly for use as a web surfer, but have been delighted with its versatility and utility. It functions quite satisfactorily on the internet, but also is useful as an ebook reader, a game platform, pda, video player, music player and is Skype-ready (though I haven't used it as yet.) I've been impressed with how easy it is to use; I would recommend it to anyone who is shopping for compact access to the web--and so much more!
 
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The Nokia N800 Internet Tablet is a very good, very usable device. It is very extensible (2 SDHC flash slots, USB cable, webcam, microphone, open software support, etc.). It did suffer from a power manager bug that required an install of a new OS image that Nokia is now providing on their support site (you flash the device with your PC). The WiFi connectivity is very good, making for easy web browsing, email, chat, etc., even Skype VOIP with the built-in microphone. This device is very good for reading PDF files, playing music and videos. It even has a built-in FM radio chip that can be enabled with the Nokia FM radio application. All in all, a very good Internet device/PDA/media player!
 
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I bought the N800 because I wanted a relatively inexpensive device to be able to check email, calendar, and to do quick web lookups when on the road or on vacation without having to lug around a laptop. For this it works well and I'm happy with my purchase.<br /><br />One pleasant surprise was the map program. While you have to add additional memory (US-East requires ~800MB, I added a 2GB SD card), the map program gives me all the maps I need even without an Internet connection. I don't care about GPS or hold-my-hand directions, but being able to look up an address or find an alternate route comes in handy!<br /><br />Some negatives...<br /><br />I don't understand why it comes with so little built in memory (256MB). IMHO it is essential to add at least a 2GB memory card.<br /><br />The screen is very nice quality, but squeezing 800 pixels into 3.5" is hard on my 40+ year old eyes, and while there are buttons to zoom-in and zoom-out, they are small and awkward to use. The N800 could really use an iPod/iTouch like zoom-in/zoom-out feature.<br /><br />While I didn't buy it for video, I assumed I could watch an occasional YouTube video, but I was wrong. I saw a video demo of the N800 which looked great, but what I didn't know is that it was an avi. The N800 simply does not have enough processor horsepower to display compressed video of any quality regardless of whether streaming from the web or playing a file locally.<br /><br />Ending on a positive note, the N800 has a pretty good community around it. Check out http://maemo.org/.
 
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First, the positives. This is, hands down, the best 802.11b/g receiver I have ever seen. It picks up WAPs that are literally blocks and blocks away. The interface (OS2008, free download/upgrade) is very intuitive and elegant. Speaker and Microphone are excellent, and Skype runs flawlessly. The battery life is very good, about 4 hours at maximum draw, up to 7 hours standby. Also, it's easy to copy files to and from its' memory cards to a PC. The screen is vibrant; one of the best 800x480's I've ever seen. The available maemo apps out there are pretty diverse and useful. SkypeIn works great, making it a good replacement for a phone in a lot of areas. You can keep it on all the time and use it as a regular phone, providing your wireless internet is pretty solid/stable. The negatives: built-in webcam is only useful in one program, the "camera&q