Re: N800 hardware revision?
Michael Wiktowy schrieb: If not I think I'll wait for the G43 from Digital-Cube ( http://www.gottabemobile.com/DigitalCubesG43SmallestUMPC.aspx). It is pretty plump http://www.engadget.com/photos/hands-on-with-digital-cubes-worlds-smallest-umpc-the-g43/185719/ and twice the price. Interesting specs though. I wonder what Linux they would be installing. I personally think that using a desktop UI that is built for a mouse on these things is a mistake. I have seen the G43 at CeBIT and took a photo of it right next to my N800. Here you can get the direct size comparison (scroll down a little for the photo): http://www.hanno.de/blog/2007/03/28/x86-umpcs-are-getting-sexier/ Thanks to visiting the Digital Cube booth with a journalist, I was able to speak with one of their reps and could ask a few more in-depth questions. Unfortunately, he didn't know too much about his company's Linux plans for the device. What the tech press incl. Engadget fail to mention is that the G43 as shown in pictures these days is a prototype design. It is NOT final. They are still working on the case and it might look very different when it is released. I had the chance to play with it. It's fascinating and if x86 PCs continue to shrink like this, ARM-based devices such as the N800 will have a tough time ahead. Regards, Hanno ___ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
Re: N800 hardware revision?
Hanno, I was surprised when Intel sold off its RISC/X-scale high end chipset business to Marvel(?) some months ago until I realized that Intel's product strategy was to replace that product line with an X86 based rough equivalent. It helps that AMD drove Intel to work very hard on the problem of processor power consumption and now it appears that Intel's strategy with respect to X-scale replacement may pay off. Of course this does not by any means sound the death knell for ARM instruction set processors, it just takes away a part of the ARM processor addressable market (i.e. the higher end of the market served by this class of device), assuming that Intel is successful with its strategy. Best Regards, John Holmblad Acadia Secure Networks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Michael Wiktowy schrieb: If not I think I'll wait for the G43 from Digital-Cube ( http://www.gottabemobile.com/DigitalCubesG43SmallestUMPC.aspx). It is pretty plump http://www.engadget.com/photos/hands-on-with-digital-cubes-worlds-smallest-umpc-the-g43/185719/ and twice the price. Interesting specs though. I wonder what Linux they would be installing. I personally think that using a desktop UI that is built for a mouse on these things is a mistake. I have seen the G43 at CeBIT and took a photo of it right next to my N800. Here you can get the direct size comparison (scroll down a little for the photo): http://www.hanno.de/blog/2007/03/28/x86-umpcs-are-getting-sexier/ Thanks to visiting the Digital Cube booth with a journalist, I was able to speak with one of their reps and could ask a few more in-depth questions. Unfortunately, he didn't know too much about his company's Linux plans for the device. What the tech press incl. Engadget fail to mention is that the G43 as shown in pictures these days is a prototype design. It is NOT final. They are still working on the case and it might look very different when it is released. I had the chance to play with it. It's fascinating and if x86 PCs continue to shrink like this, ARM-based devices such as the N800 will have a tough time ahead. Regards, Hanno ___ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers ___ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
Re: N800 hardware revision?
On 4/5/07, mitcheloc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Are there any plans for revision of the N800 hardware platform? I can't speak for Nokia, but: No. There will probably be an N990 or something similar in a year or two, but I'm sure the N800 is what it is. On 4/5/07, Michael Wiktowy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It is pretty plump http://www.engadget.com/photos/hands-on-with-digital-cubes-worlds-smallest-umpc-the-g43/185719/ and twice the price. Interesting specs though. I wonder what Linux they would be installing. I personally think that using a desktop UI that is built for a mouse on these things is a mistake. Oh, wow! That thing /is/ huge! It's bad enough the N800 is so long, but there's no way I'd ever get that thing into a pocket. $800 for a brick with a screen? No thanks. And the picture clearly show it running WinXP, which means it will be difficult to get any use out of it even if I did happen to have it with me... --Paul ___ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
N800 hardware revision?
I purchased the N800 earlier this year and ended up returning it shortly afterwards for many reasons. The biggest of those being what I considered to be sluggish performance and poor camera quality. With some changes I'd be interested in purchasing it again Are there any plans for revision of the N800 hardware platform? If not I think I'll wait for the G43 from Digital-Cube ( http://www.gottabemobile.com/DigitalCubesG43SmallestUMPC.aspx). Thanks p.s. It would be nice if a future revision would have a display thats readable in the sun(and maybe two buttons on the right so they could be used for games). ___ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
Re: N800 hardware revision?
On 4/5/07, mitcheloc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I purchased the N800 earlier this year and ended up returning it shortly afterwards for many reasons. The biggest of those being what I considered to be sluggish performance and poor camera quality. With some changes I'd be interested in purchasing it again The camera is pretty poor but it typical for what you get in a gadget where the camera is not the primary feature. I don't find it all that sluggish though. Are there any plans for revision of the N800 hardware platform? It seems that Nokia has had a decent amount of success with these Internet Tablets. I can see them evolving the hardware at the same pace. They have already mentioned plans for a WiMax version when that becomes more wide-spread. If not I think I'll wait for the G43 from Digital-Cube ( http://www.gottabemobile.com/DigitalCubesG43SmallestUMPC.aspx). It is pretty plump http://www.engadget.com/photos/hands-on-with-digital-cubes-worlds-smallest-umpc-the-g43/185719/ and twice the price. Interesting specs though. I wonder what Linux they would be installing. I personally think that using a desktop UI that is built for a mouse on these things is a mistake. /Mike ___ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
