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Old 01-28-2008, 12:28 PM   #18
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Originally Posted by Jaie View Post
OK, I've looked at the N800 and the 770. My question is this, every one I've seen doesn't strike me as a "reader" but more of something like a blackberry. Is this device simply not the same as say, the Sony reader? It's more multi use than *just* a book reader?
It is more than just an e-book reader, although that is what I bought and used my 770 for. It is a full Linux-based "Internet Tablet" with a relatively large and active developer community. The screen is small, but its 800 pixel width is enough to display many web pages without horizontal scrolling. It is not a blackberry or PDA, because office (PDA) software is not really available, but it will browse the web, play videos, act as a wifi radio, etcetera.

A used 770 would make a good e-book reader. The N800 is the better Internet Tablet, and is about as capable an e-book reader as the 770.
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