Great for travelers
Pros:
May be all the electronics you need to take when traveling
Cons:
Needs wifi; doesn't work on T-Mobile cellphone (GPRS) network like my smartphone does
The Bottom Line:
Buy it if you need to check email and a few websites every day even when traveling.
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Author's Review
I take my Nokia N-800 when I travel. With a wifi signal I can download emails, which I can then read offline (and compose replies to send when I next have a wifi signal). I also need to check a couple of web sites every day even when traveling, and the screen, although small, has enough resolution to do that. It has a zoom feature, but of course that reduces the portion of the website you can see at one time. I find that wearing $10 drugstore-purchased reading glasses, 1.0 diopter, magnifies the image substantially and facilitates the use of websites like my stock brokerage without zooming. Finally, with Skype you can make calls anywhere in the world for pennies as long as you have a wifi signal, which should be very helpful when traveling abroad where my cellphone company would charge me dollars per minute. When using Skype, note that you have two volume adjustments -- one at the top of the Nokia N-800 screen, and the other within Skype. I needed both set to maximum to get enough volume, as I have a moderate hearing loss. Finally, I hated the "sleeve" that came with the device as its only case. I found that the N-800 is the same size as a GameBoy, and I bought a zippered pouch at a big box store for about $10 that is perfect for the N-800 (and has a zippered compartment on the side that is perfect for the stereo headset/mic that you need for Skype).