If the 870 had a pull-out keyboard, that would be compelling enough
for me. Otherwise, I'd probably skip a generation or two.
Indeed! I have an n770 and would definitely buy an 870 if it had a
keyboard with a CTRL and ESC button (that is, a keyboard on which I
could code, run vim, etc)
I hear people give this critique about the 770 all the time and
occasionally feel compelled to respond. Although there's a place for
devices with keyboards, there's a place for devices without them as
well. As with the good/fast/cheap dilemma, there's a choice when
designing a handheld device:
Great screen, great form-factor, built-in thumboard: pick any two.
Screen/form-factor is the right choice for me, and the 770 offers a
variety of methods for interfacing with external keyboards via
bluetooth, USB, and the network (ssh/vnc). I'd rather see external
keyboard support improve, and see better touchscreen based input
(improved HWR, dasher, hexinput, etc) than see a thumboard added. In
fact there's a lot of things I'd like to see before a thumboard.
Thanks,
Mike
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