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Long time no post.

OK, I’ve had the N800 for two weeks now, and I’m a bit gutted it’s going back. There’s a couple of reasons for this. One, I’ve just started a new job so the time I’ve had to play with it has been really slim. I’m up at 5 every moring and driving over 300 miles minimum daily, so I’ve been shattered. It’s meant I couldn’t post on here as much as I wanted, and has limited the time I’ve had to find out extra bits and bobs about the N800.

Second problem is a bit more… controversial. There are some sites/blogs out there which are really helpful and post great little bits of info about the N800 or new apps. Good examples of this are Symbian-Guru, which is one of the few ‘Must read’ blogs, and maemoapps.com (I think Jonathan runs the site but I’ve been too shy to ask). However I always think that a device succeeds when there is a supportive community around it who help EVERYONE, not just those who are in the ‘clique’. I’m not going to mention names here, but I think it’s pretty crap when you ask questions because you want to learn more about something and you get completely ignored because they class you as (to use a forum term that I despise) a ‘noob’. I know another well known blogger has posted the same issue in regards to the same problem and I completely agree with that person. If you are experienced enough with a device and you frenquent forums don’t just keep it all to yourself or the people who are high enough up in the food chain for you to actually speak to them, you should share youre knowledge with less fortunate people.

A device lives or dies by the support around it, and a massive part of that support is forum users. You fail to help others, the device suffers as people will just get frustrated and ultimately give up.

Rant over.

All this said, I love the N800, I just want more time with it. I’ll end up buying one, just because I feel I’ve yet to explore everything it can offer me. Just it’s basic function of an Internet Browser is handled with aplomb. Fast loading, well rendered pages which works extremely well with the touch screen. In regards to the screen, it’s acurate and responsive when being touched and looks extrememly bright and clear. It makes using the device a pleasure.

There’s some superb little touches, like the one I’m gonna show in this video below.

That’s pretty cool (the menu, not my fat hand…) and makes it a real joy to use and much mroe convinient.

Mulimedia playing is as stated superb. Videos look clean and crisp with good sound thanks to those cracking speakers.

As shown on the first video, i love the old school gaming aspect that’s possible on the N800. I’ve occupied myself many times now by sitting back and playing a bit of Sam n’ Max or Day of the Tentacle (If you’ve never played them, go play them NOW. Finish reading this later.) Screw new games, give me classics any day of the week.

So yeah, all in all it’s great. Brilliant in fact. It works great and looks bloody awesome. I’ve lost count of the amount of times people have stopped mid conversation when I’ve pulled it out and asked ‘what’s that?’ and then stood with jaws open as I’ve shown the basic stuff it can do. But I know it could be a million times more brilliant if I had the time and ultimately the support that wouldn’t had helped me to use it to it’s full potential. So I guess I’m off to put an order in, because I’m not going to let it get away! It’s an absolute pleasure to use.

As I’ve said before, many thanks to WOM World for sending this out to me. I’ve really enjoyed my time with the N800, and I really appreciate it. So again, thanks very much.

Thanks to WOM World, Symbian-Guru and maemoapps.com/

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