Thread: N800 as an underpowered toy
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Originally Posted by luketoh View Post
Perhaps we should look at it from the point of NEEDS of the user.

It would seem that depending on one's needs, then one makes a purchase of a device hoping to fill that need. Is the marketing of the ITT done correctly/honestly? Is the impression given to the user who buys it correctly/honestly fulfilling its purpose described? Did the person buying have too much expectations of it or was that person fooled? Many questions...only the person buying it would know the REAL truth (pertaining to his/her own situation).
Another winning point, and something the OP continues to gloss over. A handheld computing device doesn't HAVE to be as fast as a laptop or desktop to many users (self included). It just has to be sufficient. The meaning of that word is highly subjective and thus the foolishness of anyone to speak in broad absolutes (a dichotomy if there ever was one) about the N800 being underpowered.

Power is relative. Would I like my little tablet to outrun my dual-cpu 4 gig ram workstation? O you betcha! Do I expect it to? O hell no. I'm a realist. And for the most part, it does the job I expect of it.