Posted 11.14.2007 at 4:16 pm
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Boy, was I wrong. Just last week I was gushing over the ASUS Eee PC and now this week I’ve seen the error in my ways. Forget that $400 UMPC, there’s a new and better kid on the block. Meet Nokia N810 Internet Tablet. For just a scant forty bucks more, you get a whole lot more. Check it out:
- 4.3-inch WVGA LCD (with the same resolution as the Eee PC)
- 128Mb DDR RAM
- 256Mb Flash RAM
- 2Gb storage; up to 8Gb SDHC removable storage
- GPS
- Bluetooth
- Wi-Fi
- USB
- VGA web cam
- QWERTY Keyboard
- Maemo Linux-based application development platform; featuring Web, media, communications, mapping, e-mail, imaging, games, and more apps
But wait, there’s more. Here’s the reason that the N810 moved to the head of the class. Its pocket-sized form factor may have you wishing you could run all of your Palm OS apps on the N810. Thank a company called Access for giving you a wonderful Thanksgiving Day present: The Garnet OS virtual machine (VM) enables Nokia N770, N800, and N810 platforms to run lots and lots of Garnet OS (aka Palm OS apps). Running a virtual machine of an entirely different operating system may seem like a tough job for a low-power hand-held tablet , but the svelte Garnet OS VM takes only 3.5Mb of RAM and 1-32Mb of user configurable storage space.
—Dave Prochnow
(Image: NokiaUSA)
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Dave, I find you're conclusions a mystery because you never present any criteria for what YOU are looking for in a device of this type. Why is a 4.3 inch screen better than a 7 inch screen? I think it's easier to read a bigger screen, don't you? 384MB of RAM is better than 512MB? 2GB of storage is better than 4GB?But apparently this is better cause the Noika can run Palm OS in VM so you can have all the applications from your 5+ yr old Palm on it. In addition, I guess I could deduce that your criteria includes that it's small enough to carry easiy, and has GPS. Wow, that's one compelling argument - I'm returning my Eee today - Thanks!
Actually, I agree with this assessment. I looked at the Eee PC with some interest, but the N810 looks so much tastier.
I loved this Eee pc!
Eee PC means ""Easy to learn, Easy to work, Easy to play."
In my opinion it's way better then OLPC project since it has more system power.
Have you seen this video review made by The Dallas Morning News?
http://www.weshow.com/us/p/22691/review_of_the_asus_eee_pc
I don't know about you, but I will buy one for christmas! :D
Comparing the N810 to the Eeepc on features alone really isn't fair as the N810 is pocket size and is more a PDA type device.
The EeePc is more a mini laptop like the old toshiba libertto and gateway handbook neither really pocket sized devices unless you have some pants with huge clown pockets vs a hand held device .
The EeePc could have been better if they used an arm processor such as the 620hmz samsung used in the iphone in place of the power hungry X86 cpu as this would give 2 to 4x the battery life or allow them to use a smaller and lighter battery.
I really don't care about running XP or Vista on devices in this size class as windows really doesn't work well on small form factors.
You cant compare the eee to the n180, the eee is a ultra light laptop at a even smaller cost using the arm processor can save battery but moving linux distributions from x86 makes it a bit harder (meaning less options) remember the eee is just like any normal laptop up to a point. How about we check 6 months later and see which device has a bigger market share the eee or n180, sad reality.
Any way viva la Linux
This article is a joke. You don't compare the devices you just tell us how great the n810 is and that the Eee is much worse. Give us a real review! I have a Nokia N800 running tablet os 2008 and I like the Eee much better. The Eee can run Openoffice something that the Nokia N810 can't do. The bit about Garnet VM Garnet looks terrible and isn't even usable. Not to mention It isn't even fair to compare the The Asus Eee Pc to the Nokia N810 or any internet tablet, because the Asus Eee PC is a budget UMPC and the Nokia N810 is an internet tablet. The N810 is a dedicated device! The Eee is not! If your going to compare the the N810 to another device compare it to somethin that makes sense like sonys internet tablet! I am not saying that the Nokia internet tablets are bad and I love using the N800 but if your going to write a review make it a good one. Not a one sided opinion.
If you are reading this, you have been BURNINATED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was actually saving my money to buy an Eee. After I saw this article, I went to Amazon andlooked up the Nokia, and the reviews were good. I plan to use this at school, where it can be a burden carrying a laptop. The N810 I can just stick in my pocket. I currently just ise my PSP for portable web surfing, but not for long.
If you are reading this, you have been BURNINATED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was actually saving my money to buy an Eee. After I saw this article, I went to Amazon andlooked up the Nokia, and the reviews were good. I plan to use this at school, where it can be a burden carrying a laptop. The N810 I can just stick in my pocket. I currently just ise my PSP for portable web surfing, but not for long.
This is stupid, they are two totally different things. this is more like comparing peanut butter to shampoo, than comparing laptops. The nokia N810 is A PHONE and I'd much rather have an eee than a glorified cell phone. Not to mention that the eee has the capability to run Ubuntu, like to see the nokia do that! and I can't belive lack of star office or Microsoft office support!
Dustin H