It Does Little and Not Very Well

wiredog writes "A Washington Post (frryyy) review of the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet, a handheld Linux device. The reviewer complains about the lack of keyboard, poor WiFi implementation, outdated software, non-standard memory card, and almost as many crashes as an unpatched Win98 install."

Comments

Re:Windows user reviews Linux

[ColdWetDog]

I use Windows mostly, I've played with Linux. The 770 still doesn't work for "me". Yup, you can play around and install many Linux apps, however, over at maemo you can get a choice of a couple of old games and command line linux apps. W00t! Shiny!

His complaints about battery life, screen size and wierd wireless behavior are pretty spot on. Unless you want to buy a little tiny computerlet to hack Linux (which is why I bought it), it's a pretty lame little device.

I doubt there are enough Linux geeks with good eyesight and a couple of hundred dollars in disposable cash to make the 770 a commercial success.

Re:The Input/Output Hurdle

[mrchaotica]

Let me clarify my previous statement: all that stuff I said, but with a 1024x768 (or higher) screen and a real QWERTY keyboard, like on a laptop.

In other words, this except with a swiveling digitizer screen.