Nokia N810 Portable Internet Tablet
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Most Helpful First | Newest First (4 out of 5)Great pocket device with a screen that rocks
I bought the N810 (had been considering the N800 a long time) and this really is a great internet tablet.
I think Nokia has it right in no tmaking it a phone too (and locked down). Firstly - the wifi is super on this and detects wifi better than my laptop.
The OS is very fast and spiffy and the software feels like its running on a desktop - fast.
You can connect to 3G thru the phone over bluetooth (provided you have a data plan) and that gives me always connected and on status. I call my parents in India now ofrom any place using Gizmo, or Google talk . Its a great tablet for VoIP. Just have to wait some more for Skype to also work on this soon.
As a music player and Video player - its superb. Great album art also included in some apps like Kagu and UKMP. Though the music quality is a wee bit lacking in comparison to a good mp3 player (like my iRiver).
It's not a PDA, so many of regular PDA apps are missing - but again thanks to open source community (and to Nokia for making it an open device) you can install some basic PIM apps too.
Best of all is internet browsing - for people who need access to the web a lot while being mobile - THSI IS THE DEVICE. Support flash very well (and hence Youtube too).
And lastly the screen is fabulous. Very sharp and crisp and bright - all web sites on the browser is very easy to read even on this small a device - thanks to the screen resolution.
And lastly the GPS is good - does not replace a full featured dedicated GPS device - but good for a handy GPS navigation.
(3 out of 5)As the 3rd Nokia tablet, N810 should have been better
I bought a N770 a couple years ago, and it had a dead pixel (but I didn't return it). I ordered N810 2 weeks ago, and it also had a dead pixel. This time, I returned the N810 not only because of the dead pixel, but also because of many usability problems.
The two primary reasons I bought the N810 were the slide-out keyboard and the built-in GPS. The slide-out keyboard is good for finger typing (rather than using a stylus tapping on the touch screen as in N770), but it creates several problems. First, since the four-way rocker key is on the keyboard, I don't like the fact that I cannot use the four way rocker to scroll the screen up and down unless I also expose the keyboard (The menu button is also on the keyboard; but you can use the tiny on-screen menu key as a substitute). Second, the "up" key of the rocker key is so close to the edge of the screen, making it very difficult to press it (even though I have small hand). Sometimes I pressed the center "select" button inadvertently as a result. Third, the zoom buttons and the full screen button are all located on the upper edge of the keyboard, not of the screen. If the keyboard is slided out, it is difficult to access the zoom buttons and the full-screen button.
The GPS is VERY slow to detect the satellites. I understand that GPS needs to take more time to detect the satellites for the first time. But I never thought it would take THAT long. I have owned two generations of bluetooth GPS over the last four years, the GPS performance of the N810 is either comparable or worse than my older version.
The video (playing youtube) is acceptable. However, I downloaded a 720 x 320 pixel MP4 video, and N810 said it doesn't accept this resolution.
If you agree that the keyboard problems are relevant to your usage habit, and the GPS is not acceptable if it is too slow, then you should consider buying the N800 which does everything like N810 (N800 does not have keyboard and GPS). N800 also allows you to put more internal memory than N810. I just ordered one and it is about $200 cheaper.
(2 out of 5)Buy the N800 and save your money
I had a Nokia N800 that was a great product both in cost, about $230, and function. I gave it away as a gift and bought the N810 because it had a real keyboard and built-in GPS. I made a mistake. The N810 is about twice the price but the lesser product.
The battery life seems to be about half of the N800's. I expect that is because of the power consumed by the backlit keyboard and the GPS device.
The N810's physical keyboard adds marginally to the functionality but not enough to justify the price difference. The stylus is too narrow for my fingers. The top buttons are better placed than on the N800 but the side buttons and the camera are awful. The product is also of poorer construction than the N800. The slot cover for the optional memory card does not stay shut when a chip is inserted. The ARM CPU is identical to the N800. The memory cards for the N810 must be miniSD or microSD with an adapter, while the N800 took regular size as well.
After the addition of the physical keyboard, the built-in GPS is the biggest difference between the N810 and the older N800. And the real reason I "upgraded". However, to get any use out of the GPS you must subscribe to Wayfinder's service at $129/36 months. I would have been better off buying another N800 and a portable GPS device.
Save your money and buy the N800 it is the better product - in fact the N800 is a great product.
(5 out of 5)writing this from my n810
i love this thing. it can do everything that a pc can do but you can fit it in your pocket. it does take alittle bit of know how to really unlock its true power. you can remote into your desktop pc from anywhere there is a internet connection. you can also use your internet from your celll phone also. i can access the net from anywhere now. i would recommend this device to anybody who is looking for a all in one device but dont want to get a iphone. the n810 is so the iphone killer. get one. you wont regret it.
(4 out of 5)An excellent device
First of all, you should know that I own a Nokia N800 - not the N810. I encourage you to read my review of the N800 for more information on that device.
The N800 is identical to the N810 with only two exceptions. The N810 has a GPS receiver and built-in slide-down keyboard. The N800 has a FM radio and no hardware keyboard. There are some differences on memory capacity as well, but these will almost certainly change as Nokia releases OS2008 performance updates.
While I do not own the N810, but I have had the opportunity to play with one for an hour or two at the Nokia store in downtown Chicago. The internet is where I make my living, so I try to experiment with any portable device that will allow me the freedom to work away from my desk.
The N800 is sold with OS2007. The N810 is delivered with OS2008. The OS2008 performance upgrade is now available for the N800, allowing you to have most of the features of the $400+ N810 in the now sub-$300 N800 tablet. If you do not need a GPS receiver (or already own a bluetooth GPS receiver), you can use the N800 to perform the exact same tasks as the more expensive N810. Consider your needs and then decide what's works best for you.
On the plus side, the N810 is slightly smaller than the N800. The N810's keyboard is much easier to use than the on-screen touch keyboard I'm stuck with. The N810 casing is all metal and feels a bit more durable than the N800.
Whichever device you choose, the new operating system and browser are excellent and allow easy browsing of most websites. The Mozilla browser with Flash9 renders most websites beautifully on the small screen. The user interface is a lot more intuitive in OS2008 and it's very easy to email, chat and browse. It won't completely replace my laptop - neither the N800 or N810 can print without extensive modification - but you truly can carry the web with you wherever you go!
I hope you found this review helpful!