Nokia Internet Tablet | The Coffeehouse

Tensor
Im in yr house upgrading yr family

Yes - before we start I understand that these were never really Tablet PCs - more a WiFi PDA optimised for browsing. This didnt seem that attractive when you could buy a low powered laptop for the same price.

In fact - I would hazard a guess that they didnt sell that many of them - because they seem to be selling them off at a massive discount now.

Now to me 75 quid for a little internet tablet seems pretty good. If only I could justify why I would need one around the house...

TommyCarlier
I want my scalps!

A reason to need this? Laziness? Surfing from your couch/toilet/kitchen/bathroom/bed?

Jaz
From the depths of Wales I come

to be honest, at the huge discount price point it would be quite a good buy, as i'm off touring the UK on my quest for a job, i could do with an internet device that fits in my pocket, if only there was more free wifi around.

Tensor
Im in yr house upgrading yr family

TommyCarlier wrote:
A reason to need this? Laziness? Surfing from your couch/toilet/kitchen/bathroom/bed?

But its only a month or so till I get my next pda phone - so I need a more inventive reason Wink

W3bbo
The Master of Baiters

TommyCarlier wrote:
Surfing from your couch/toilet/kitchen/bathroom/bed?

I actually do this.

TommyCarlier
I want my scalps!

I thought you would. Toilet surfer!

Tensor
Im in yr house upgrading yr family

W3bbo wrote:

TommyCarlier wrote: Surfing from your couch/toilet/kitchen/bathroom/bed?

I actually do this.

Too.
Much.
Information.

Lloyd_Humph
If Blackberrys are addictive cellphones, Channel9 is the ultimate addictive website.

I want one!!

What would I need? WiFi router?

W3bbo
The Master of Baiters

Lloyd_Humph wrote:
I want one!!

What would I need? WiFi router?

Simplification for consumerism rears its ugly head again.

No Lloyd, you just need a wireless access point.

I...hate...combo....devices.

A router is not a modem is not a wireless AP is not a switch is not a terminal adapter is not a NAS server is not a firewall is not a NAT.

blowdart
Peek-a-boo

W3bbo wrote:

I...hate...combo....devices.

A router is not a modem is not a wireless AP is not a switch is not a terminal adapter is not a NAS server is not a firewall is not a NAT.

I get the feeling that's partly because you're using hardware to sublimate something; after all who the heck using Exchange and full blown AD on their home network? Even I'm not that sad.

W3bbo
The Master of Baiters

blowdart wrote:

W3bbo wrote:
I...hate...combo....devices.

A router is not a modem is not a wireless AP is not a switch is not a terminal adapter is not a NAS server is not a firewall is not a NAT.

I get the feeling that's partly because you're using hardware to sublimate something;

A social life, actually.

The size of my unmentionables makes it all the shame they're never going to get used.

W3bbo
The Master of Baiters

Dylan Copeland wrote:
Wow. That's a deal! Only 140 bucks. So these run off of WiFi and not a paid subscription like a telephone?

Not quite.

You still have to pay for Wifi. Per-byte it's cheaper than a dataplan for a cellphone, but per-minute it's like 10 times as expensive.

Airports hype their wifi connectivity services provided by the local telco concern, but charge $10 for 30 minutes (minimum purchase) at Amsterdam Schipol airport. I remember back in the day when they had dedicated Internet cafes with more reasonable (10c / minute) fees.

Ion Todirel
buuu

I don't know how you guys but i so hate Nokia's phones, they are so general, so bad design. Remainds me of windows, but that's another story. Wink

Jaz
From the depths of Wales I come

ok i just found out the Nokia N800 supports dual 8gb cards (SDHC) which is pretty freaking awesome. i could easily use it as a 16gb music player while not browing for shizzle.

at £270 it's not that bad a deal and at $329 it's even better