Ars Technica reviews the Nokia N800

Let me say this now, if you don’t have Ars Technica in your bookmark folder then reach for your mouse right now. These guys are the epitome of in-depth, detailed, and highly technical reviews. I’m a processor architecture junkie at heart; Any anytime Intel or AMD introduce their next gen product I immediately go to these guys to get the low down. In the end sure I care about who is faster, but I want to know why?

They usually publish their reviews later than everyone else, but it is easy to see where that extra time went.

Check out their amusing conclusion:

My experience with the 770 in 2005 was mixed. It was like getting to know a popular but empty-headed cheerleader in high school—very nice to look at, but not a lot going on upstairs. Stretching that analogy a bit, using the N800 is like finding out that the cheerleading captain is also a straight-A student.

The best compliment that I can pay the Nokia (NYSE: NOK) N800 is that it feels like using a really small computer rather than a smartphone or PDA. I’ve spent some time using the various UMPCs available, including the Samsung Q1, and I’d rather use the N800 hands-down.

Source (and link to complete review): Ars Technica