Nokia Wireless Internet Tablet - Gray
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This is an absolutely wonderful device. I also own a iphone and a pocket pc so I'll present a comparison.
IPAQ:
I bought a pocket pc (HP Ipaq 110) a few months back thinking that it would serve as a handheld computing device for me. Let me assure you - it didn't. Windows pocket pcs just dont have it in them. In the Ipaq 110, there were no zoom buttons for quick full screen access. Nokia n810 puts the resolution on ipaq 110 to a shame. The screen resolution on ipaq 110 was so poor that if you wanted to see a webpage, you could only see maybe 1/16th of the width at one time. Text was not clear unless it was really huge (by Nokia N810 standards). Microsoft just hasn't designed an innovative enough product. Who ever came up with the idea of trying to fit a webpage somehow on a low resolution screen, by totally scrapping all structure, has obviously never tried to use it themselves.
Iphone:
While the resolution on iphone was good, who really wants to keep rubbing their fingers on the screen
IPAQ:
I bought a pocket pc (HP Ipaq 110) a few months back thinking that it would serve as a handheld computing device for me. Let me assure you - it didn't. Windows pocket pcs just dont have it in them. In the Ipaq 110, there were no zoom buttons for quick full screen access. Nokia n810 puts the resolution on ipaq 110 to a shame. The screen resolution on ipaq 110 was so poor that if you wanted to see a webpage, you could only see maybe 1/16th of the width at one time. Text was not clear unless it was really huge (by Nokia N810 standards). Microsoft just hasn't designed an innovative enough product. Who ever came up with the idea of trying to fit a webpage somehow on a low resolution screen, by totally scrapping all structure, has obviously never tried to use it themselves.
Iphone:
While the resolution on iphone was good, who really wants to keep rubbing their fingers on the screen
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Everyone else has put some great info about the device and I just want to reiterate that the web browser is fantastic. But, I urge you to consider two things before you buy this. The device comes with a paltry amount of memory for the price, so you will have to buy a SDHC card. Also the GPS takes a long time to acquire a Sat lock, plus should you want to use it for GPS navigation, you will have to pay for Wayfinder Navigator(sub par when compared to TomTom or CoPilot) at over $100 PER YEAR.
So recap, $400 for the N810, $100 for a SanDisk 6 or 8GB card, $100 per year for Navigation Software (easily $800 over 3 years) I am returning mine for Acer EEPC or maybe I will just wait for the iPhone 2.
So recap, $400 for the N810, $100 for a SanDisk 6 or 8GB card, $100 per year for Navigation Software (easily $800 over 3 years) I am returning mine for Acer EEPC or maybe I will just wait for the iPhone 2.
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I needed a device that would allow me to show off some of the content our software products create, and after hearing all the rave reviews of the N810, I puled the trigger and purchased this device.
What a disappointment. While the form factor for the hardware is nice, as well as the fit and finish, the software itself is clumsy and cumbersome to use.
On initial setup, the device hung when trying to pair with my cellphone, but as designed, there is no way to tell that the device had stopped responding. After over an hour, and finally a couple of reboots later, I was able to move past this stage to finish the setup. After a couple more hours of working to pair the device with my cellphone (and several Google searches later) I gave up. I am still unable to pair my N810 with my AT&T 8525.
Now on to the browser- What a POS. Maybe I'm spoiled from using my iPhone, but I thought the browser on the N810 was pathetic. Not having the ability to resize the screen so that I can make the
What a disappointment. While the form factor for the hardware is nice, as well as the fit and finish, the software itself is clumsy and cumbersome to use.
On initial setup, the device hung when trying to pair with my cellphone, but as designed, there is no way to tell that the device had stopped responding. After over an hour, and finally a couple of reboots later, I was able to move past this stage to finish the setup. After a couple more hours of working to pair the device with my cellphone (and several Google searches later) I gave up. I am still unable to pair my N810 with my AT&T 8525.
Now on to the browser- What a POS. Maybe I'm spoiled from using my iPhone, but I thought the browser on the N810 was pathetic. Not having the ability to resize the screen so that I can make the
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Do yourself a favor and save your hard earned cash.
You can buy a Nokia N800 for only $219 and it is a superior unit.
The processor and the OS are the same on both units. The N800 offers a superior expansion capability since you can use 2 standard SD memory cards. Each card can be up to 32GB each. The N810 cripples you only offering 1 memory expansion slot and it uses the more costly and harder to find non-standard miniSD card.
The keyboard on the N810 is only marginally useful and not at all worth paying an extra $200 for. Also the GPS is worthless being extremely slow to acquire a signal and the maps are worthless unless you pay an extra $139 per year for the service. When you can buy a real GPS unit that works well for $100-200 bucks why would anyone want to mess with this.
So...take a serious look at the N800 which is a marvelous unit. I love mine.
You can buy a Nokia N800 for only $219 and it is a superior unit.
The processor and the OS are the same on both units. The N800 offers a superior expansion capability since you can use 2 standard SD memory cards. Each card can be up to 32GB each. The N810 cripples you only offering 1 memory expansion slot and it uses the more costly and harder to find non-standard miniSD card.
The keyboard on the N810 is only marginally useful and not at all worth paying an extra $200 for. Also the GPS is worthless being extremely slow to acquire a signal and the maps are worthless unless you pay an extra $139 per year for the service. When you can buy a real GPS unit that works well for $100-200 bucks why would anyone want to mess with this.
So...take a serious look at the N800 which is a marvelous unit. I love mine.
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I am absolutely in love with this device! I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 because unless you're really geeky, you may not feel the same.
Good:
This tablet is Maemo (Linux flavor) based, and can do just about anything my 15 pound notebook can do. I've replaced my PDA with it (you can keep addresses, calendar, etc.). You can sync with your Google calendar. It will run Skype and can be used as an IP phone easily. Internet radio is great. Plays MP3s and keeps your photo album. Sound quality is pretty good. Screen quality is excellent. I keep track of headlines with the feed reader. Password safe is great for keeping my millions of passwords secure and handy. The browser is OK, and I've used it to pay my bills, etc. I like being able to ssh out of this to any of the servers I maintain.
Bad:
The keyboard is sort of a joke. It will work in a pinch, but I don't IM and such, so I guess I need to practice. I'm going to get a bluetooth portable keyboard soon. Included apps are not
Good:
This tablet is Maemo (Linux flavor) based, and can do just about anything my 15 pound notebook can do. I've replaced my PDA with it (you can keep addresses, calendar, etc.). You can sync with your Google calendar. It will run Skype and can be used as an IP phone easily. Internet radio is great. Plays MP3s and keeps your photo album. Sound quality is pretty good. Screen quality is excellent. I keep track of headlines with the feed reader. Password safe is great for keeping my millions of passwords secure and handy. The browser is OK, and I've used it to pay my bills, etc. I like being able to ssh out of this to any of the servers I maintain.
Bad:
The keyboard is sort of a joke. It will work in a pinch, but I don't IM and such, so I guess I need to practice. I'm going to get a bluetooth portable keyboard soon. Included apps are not
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I bought a Nokia N810 in preference to an iPod Touch because it has an open operating system, runs Skype and has a browser with Flash. In many ways, however, the iPod Touch would have been a better choice.
Battery life initially seemed good, with me having to charge it every second day even though it was on-line all the time, mostly on standby running the GMail notifier every 40 minutes.
To get Skype to work, I had to update the version of OS2008. It is probably just coincidence, but after that I had to charge it more than once a day (even without Skype running). Now I don't run Skype and I put it into off-line mode when I'm not using it, to save power. The battery meter also goes down quite rapidly if I am using the Media Player to play MP3 files (e.g. podcasts) with the display off.
I have converted many of our DVDs for my daughter's iPod Touch and they play back perfectly on the iPod, but very jerkily on the N810. They work better if I convert them again using the Nokia Video Converter,
Battery life initially seemed good, with me having to charge it every second day even though it was on-line all the time, mostly on standby running the GMail notifier every 40 minutes.
To get Skype to work, I had to update the version of OS2008. It is probably just coincidence, but after that I had to charge it more than once a day (even without Skype running). Now I don't run Skype and I put it into off-line mode when I'm not using it, to save power. The battery meter also goes down quite rapidly if I am using the Media Player to play MP3 files (e.g. podcasts) with the display off.
I have converted many of our DVDs for my daughter's iPod Touch and they play back perfectly on the iPod, but very jerkily on the N810. They work better if I convert them again using the Nokia Video Converter,
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Spec wise this thing is great (fantastic screen, fairly good thumbboard, bluetooth, wireless, camera, gps and on). But how well those features are implemented leaves a lot to be desired. To be a bit harsh, it feels like you're using linux, it's all there but it's either convoluted or jumpy. An extra 3 months of development could have done wonders. If you're a more hardcore computer type you probably already know you want this, if you're not you'll probably want to wait.
This is their 3rd generation of the device, I look forward to seeing their 4th.
This is their 3rd generation of the device, I look forward to seeing their 4th.
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I purchased my Nokia for use primarily to access my Windows desktop at work. I have loaded Remote Admin on other Linux distros via WINE and it lets me access and control my work PC from anywhere there is Internet access. At some point, I may be able to get it to do remote access, but not through currently existing channels that I have in place.
But that said, I am really enjoying this new toy! My wife said to "send it back if it won't do what you need it to do," but I was like, " you are not getting this away from me unless you pry it out of my cold dead hands!" I am having too much fun discovering all the things that it CAN do...
Pros:
- The size and quality of construction are excellent!
- Resolution is amazing. Even for someone wearing bifocals!
- Multiple levels of zoom help for those who need bifocals (but are in denial about needing them!)
- Audio quality with provided earphones is pretty good. With my ipod buds, it is excellent!
Cons:
- The provided 'trial' GPS program
But that said, I am really enjoying this new toy! My wife said to "send it back if it won't do what you need it to do," but I was like, " you are not getting this away from me unless you pry it out of my cold dead hands!" I am having too much fun discovering all the things that it CAN do...
Pros:
- The size and quality of construction are excellent!
- Resolution is amazing. Even for someone wearing bifocals!
- Multiple levels of zoom help for those who need bifocals (but are in denial about needing them!)
- Audio quality with provided earphones is pretty good. With my ipod buds, it is excellent!
Cons:
- The provided 'trial' GPS program
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I am quite impressed with the Nokia N810. The construction of the unit is sturdy and durable and the external keyboard is not as bad as persons have made it out to be. I have found the spacing and size of the keys to be adequate.
I would recommend this device to anyone who is always on the go.
- Fast processor...very responsive.
- Great multimedia capabilities.
- Great hand-held device for techies who need to ssh into a remote server.
I am glad I purchased this device - no regrets....thumbs up !
I would recommend this device to anyone who is always on the go.
- Fast processor...very responsive.
- Great multimedia capabilities.
- Great hand-held device for techies who need to ssh into a remote server.
I am glad I purchased this device - no regrets....thumbs up !
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I first started looking at tablet/handheld internet devices since the Sidekick III but could never decide on any particular one. My brother had picked up a Pocket PC awhile back and a friend purchased a Palm TX PDA. While I did enjoy toying around with them I never liked the operating systems that ran on those devices.
So I finally came across 2 mobile internet devices that caught my eye. First was the Sony Mylo 2 and the Nokia N810. I went over tons of comparisons (and suggest if your interested in both these devices you do as well) and drew my conclusion to the N810.
Although I have never used Linux before, I found the Maemo OS to be really easy to use and get used to. I also was attracted to the open source community. Installing new apps/widgets is relatively easy not to mention you can find a lot of interesting free ones on the maemo website including IM programs, calendars/todo lists, weather forcasts, game emulators, and much more.
Like most of the other reviewers here, the screen
So I finally came across 2 mobile internet devices that caught my eye. First was the Sony Mylo 2 and the Nokia N810. I went over tons of comparisons (and suggest if your interested in both these devices you do as well) and drew my conclusion to the N810.
Although I have never used Linux before, I found the Maemo OS to be really easy to use and get used to. I also was attracted to the open source community. Installing new apps/widgets is relatively easy not to mention you can find a lot of interesting free ones on the maemo website including IM programs, calendars/todo lists, weather forcasts, game emulators, and much more.
Like most of the other reviewers here, the screen
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2 GB onboard memory, which expands via Secure Digital, SDHC, MMC, miniSD, and microSD cards
- this is NOT true! the n810 does have 2GB storage memory, but only (1) miniSD slot... which also supports a microSD card via a miniSD adapter...
- the n810 does NOT support a full-size SDHC or MMC card!
(perhaps the description confusion arose out of SDHC "standards" compatibility?)
2 GB onboard memory, which expands via Secure Digital, SDHC, MMC, miniSD, and microSD cards
- this is NOT true! the n810 does have 2GB storage memory, but only (1) miniSD slot... which also supports a microSD card via a miniSD adapter...
- the n810 does NOT support a full-size SDHC or MMC card!
(perhaps the description confusion arose out of SDHC "standards" compatibility?)
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I have now had my N810 for a week and still love it.
It does come with several applications that will get you running from the time you get it out of the box. But there are many-many more available, some replacements, but many add functionality.
I connected to my home Wi-Fi within minutes, and have tried it out in many hot spots without any trouble. The GPS locks on in the same amount of time as my hand held GPS.
I am still working on getting podcasts to feed automatically, but see that the installed video player will do that.
Kudos:
Small form factor (Why I bought this over the Asus EEE-Pc.)
Great battery life (4-6 hours use, 6 days standby with minor tweaking.)
Good keyboard; in the open mode, full screen and half screen.
Handwriting recognition takes practice but works well. (It messes up in the xterm program however.)
Built in stand also serves as hand loop.
Perceived Faults:
Volume is too low in playback mode with anything other than the built in video player.
It would be good to
It does come with several applications that will get you running from the time you get it out of the box. But there are many-many more available, some replacements, but many add functionality.
I connected to my home Wi-Fi within minutes, and have tried it out in many hot spots without any trouble. The GPS locks on in the same amount of time as my hand held GPS.
I am still working on getting podcasts to feed automatically, but see that the installed video player will do that.
Kudos:
Small form factor (Why I bought this over the Asus EEE-Pc.)
Great battery life (4-6 hours use, 6 days standby with minor tweaking.)
Good keyboard; in the open mode, full screen and half screen.
Handwriting recognition takes practice but works well. (It messes up in the xterm program however.)
Built in stand also serves as hand loop.
Perceived Faults:
Volume is too low in playback mode with anything other than the built in video player.
It would be good to
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The Nokia has the best screen I have ever seen on anything in its form factor. Unfortunately, that's the only good thing about the device.
Now on to the bad:
- The wireless range is terrible. I get about 20% connectivity on my campus wireless on my Nokia, vs 96% on my Asus Eee PC.
- The GPS is slow. Very slow. I've had the device for a week, and it hasn't finished its search for satellites yet.
- It cannot connect to my cell phone, which for the record, is also made by Nokia.
- There is no way to get office software on the Nokia other than installing Garnet and running Palm applications in a virtual machine.
- The GPS maps that come pre-installed take up about 1.3 GB of the 2 GB in the device.
- The product description lies: the Nokia N810 cannot accept normal SD cards.
- The touchscreen doesn't seem to be a capacitive touchscreen. It requires more pressure than the iPhone to register. This makes scrolling choppy.
- It requires the user to jump through hoops in order to get root
Now on to the bad:
- The wireless range is terrible. I get about 20% connectivity on my campus wireless on my Nokia, vs 96% on my Asus Eee PC.
- The GPS is slow. Very slow. I've had the device for a week, and it hasn't finished its search for satellites yet.
- It cannot connect to my cell phone, which for the record, is also made by Nokia.
- There is no way to get office software on the Nokia other than installing Garnet and running Palm applications in a virtual machine.
- The GPS maps that come pre-installed take up about 1.3 GB of the 2 GB in the device.
- The product description lies: the Nokia N810 cannot accept normal SD cards.
- The touchscreen doesn't seem to be a capacitive touchscreen. It requires more pressure than the iPhone to register. This makes scrolling choppy.
- It requires the user to jump through hoops in order to get root
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Quality construction, nice to have the sliding keyboard option. Wifi browsing works great. GPS feature is nice addition but auto power cord not included.
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I purchased N810 a month ago. I am very pleased with its overall design and especially the flexibility that comes with its Linux based OS. An incredible amount of open source software is available for it. One example would be a remote VNC access to the device. Another one would be OpenVPN software for VPN access through my company's WiFi.
However, the CPU is a bit to slow for the task, and sometimes this is felt through sluggish UI response. GPS is somewhat slow to lock on the satellite signal - sometimes more that 4 minutes. I am unsure as to why this is happening.
Especially disappointing is the supplied GPS mapping software from WayFinder. It is sluggish, unintuitive and I had to pay another $100 for the license to use it after the trial period.
A minor detail is the position of the charge and audio-output plug when mounted in the car. You have to unplug the device in order to take it out. This is very inconvenient if you are trying to type in a new address.
However, the CPU is a bit to slow for the task, and sometimes this is felt through sluggish UI response. GPS is somewhat slow to lock on the satellite signal - sometimes more that 4 minutes. I am unsure as to why this is happening.
Especially disappointing is the supplied GPS mapping software from WayFinder. It is sluggish, unintuitive and I had to pay another $100 for the license to use it after the trial period.
A minor detail is the position of the charge and audio-output plug when mounted in the car. You have to unplug the device in order to take it out. This is very inconvenient if you are trying to type in a new address.
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I had great hopes for the N810. What I read about it led me to believe it would do everything I needed ... internet access, email client, video to watch movies, Skype, Contacts, Calendar, GPS, music, etc. It does all these things, more or less ... most more less than more. The problem being that it is NOT designed for someone who wants an out-of-the-box, ready-to-use hand held. It is designed for and loved by IT pros, programmers, etc.
I'm comfortable writing code so I could get it setup and running the third party applications that were of interest but I had not expected to spend the hours that I did getting it ready to rock and roll. Just because I am comfortable writing code doesn't mean I want to do so and basically I don't. I was hating the N810 within 24 hours of taking it out of the box. Add to that the fact that the fit and finish isn't up to what I expect from something in this price range and that the GPS is very difficult. I tried hard to make it work for me but ended
I'm comfortable writing code so I could get it setup and running the third party applications that were of interest but I had not expected to spend the hours that I did getting it ready to rock and roll. Just because I am comfortable writing code doesn't mean I want to do so and basically I don't. I was hating the N810 within 24 hours of taking it out of the box. Add to that the fact that the fit and finish isn't up to what I expect from something in this price range and that the GPS is very difficult. I tried hard to make it work for me but ended
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I purchased this Nokia N810 after reading preliminary descriptions and reviews. I was disappointed after a few days of use. I purchased this for its extremely light weight as I thought I could take it for my non business trips 2-3 times a year abroad. The keyboard advertised is small and only fit for SMS text input, but the lack of a cellphone (have to use an external phone) makes this unworthy of use! The touchscreen is non sensitive and sometimes needed 3-4 taps for the system to accept input on internet sites. And the no ethernet input makes this unusable in overseas countries where WiFi may or may not exist in hotels. The Linus Nokia OS system restricts the use (some other tablets are XP compatible, but this one is not), even MSN messenger or windows live messenger cannot be used. My Gmail worked fine, however. My Dell Axim50V with wireless 802.11(B) accessed the internet at home much faster and the IE explorer with it is quite sufficient for normal use. I suggest that if you have
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Cool pocket device . As you load more things into it you might start to realize it starts to slow down when you first gotten the unit . I guess I just gotten used to my N-router w/a card on my pc . Now the GPS ... man they call this a GPS ... it's actually a Thomas Guide in a electronic version . Tried the trail version of the Wayfinder and works great but paying another $129 dollars when you just shelled out $480 . Very slow start up of GPS as if it were in dial-up mode . Oh and good luck trying to get tech support . That's if someone even nows about the unit .
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I bought the Nokia N810 as a PDA replacement, which, strictly speaking, is not what Nokia sells it to do. Out of the box, it has a solid feel, and the keyboard slider does not feel like it's going to fall apart - unlike some other products with similar features.
The focus of this device is Internet access, and Nokia integrated 802.11b/g support, which works very well. Internet access via cellular telephones is a different story. For some reason, Nokia chose to implement Bluetooth DUN, rather than Bluetooth PAN. BT DUN is an older (most people consider it to be obsolete) protocol that Microsoft recently removed from the default Windows Mobile 6 build. BT PAN is much more widely accepted, and is a far superior choice. Only time will tell if Nokia decides to add the updated protocol. There IS a connectivity option for buyers with non-Nokia phones. A product called PDANet allows newer telephones without BT DUN support to speak to devices that only support BT DUN. This is a commercial
The focus of this device is Internet access, and Nokia integrated 802.11b/g support, which works very well. Internet access via cellular telephones is a different story. For some reason, Nokia chose to implement Bluetooth DUN, rather than Bluetooth PAN. BT DUN is an older (most people consider it to be obsolete) protocol that Microsoft recently removed from the default Windows Mobile 6 build. BT PAN is much more widely accepted, and is a far superior choice. Only time will tell if Nokia decides to add the updated protocol. There IS a connectivity option for buyers with non-Nokia phones. A product called PDANet allows newer telephones without BT DUN support to speak to devices that only support BT DUN. This is a commercial
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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 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,
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I have been using the n810 for about 3 weeks and it is an interesting internet device. It is the same size as an HP 12c calculator and will easily fit into my school pack or into a jacket or large shirt pocket. It is great at detecting and connecting to wireless services. The slide out keyboard is easy to use. Unfortunately little else on the n810 works well. The GPS maps that come with the unit are poor. For example, they show the creek near my house, but not the street in front of it. You have to pay extra to make the GPS functional. There are some connectivity issues, as well. The n810 will not work with gotomypc, or even rdesktop. Because it lacks an appropriate Linux client, the n810 will not link to my university's vpn so I cannot access its wireless services. This means that the n810 is useless to me at school and work. Also, some regular web videos, such as CNN and Cnet will not play smoothly. (You Tube videos play wonderfully, however.) The other software works "sort of". For example,
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