[nylug-talk] TIme to get a Nokia N810

[Ruben Safir]

On Tue, Dec 11, 2007 at 03:37:27PM -0500, Robert Menes wrote:
> On Dec 11, 2007 3:34 PM, Ajai Khattri <ajai at bitblit.net> wrote:
> 
> > On Mon, 10 Dec 2007, Ruben Safir wrote:
> >
> > > Compared to what I can see without my reading glasses.
> > >
> > > Have you ever lived with something like a Sony Picturebook that can
> > > also fit in my pocket.
> >
> > The Picturebook is too big. This thing fits in my *pant* pocket...
> >
> > > And they still brick.  No matter what you say, its a frail device
> > > that bricks just reading large mail spools.  This is a factual happening
> > > to a large number of users.
> >
> > Hmm... Ive owned the 770, the N800 and now the N810.. never seen what
> > you've described (and I install plenty of third-party apps). Maybe you're
> > thinking of early models? Have you ever used the N800 or N810?
> >
> >
> 
> I've got a Nokia 770, and it's never given me a single issue. I even managed
> to hack root mode onto it...
> still ticking!
> 

This is not really debatable.  These things do brick all too easily.  I know
3 people personally who have had them brick including Ron Guren, and its a FAMOUS
problem.

Ruben

> I'll have it with me tomorrow.
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