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Now tell us what to do with the Nokia Booklet 3G
By Mike on 12 October 2009
GLOBAL – Last week news surfaced on the first official release date for the Nokia Booklet 3G, with Germany primed to welcome it onto its soil from October 22 on O2 (read the full story), amplifying the buzz across the web for Nokia’s debut mini laptop PC. Like its smaller sibling, the Nokia N900, the Booklet 3G has been the hub of heaps of discussion and eager debate, particularly around the specs, and we’re as itching as many of you are to get hold of it, flip the lid, and get stuck into seeing what it can do.
Last week we asked you tell us what you’d like us to do with the N900 when we get ours (any day now folks), and the response continues to be phenomenal (131 suggestions and counting!). So we thought we’d apply the same tried-and-tested treatment to the upcoming Booklet 3G, as we’re sure many of you have smart suggestions on what we should do with it once it lands on on our doormat. Click through to leave your comments and share your suggestions.
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Tags | Booklet 3G, Nokia Booklet 3G
October 12th, 2009 at 11:33 am
See if you can install linux on it!
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October 12th, 2009 at 11:53 am
How about quick log on for calls and communication, auto download emails / events etc over Wifi or 3G when laptop is in sleep mode aka dell z600?
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October 12th, 2009 at 11:56 am
You know this: Drop the price!
You have common hardware for moon-price.
This Netbook should cost not more then 400 Euros.
Nokia you are not Apple
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October 12th, 2009 at 11:59 am
Install Moblin 2.1 on it and check that everything is working, i.e. WLAN, 3G etc.
Other than that, battery life under real netbook usage. That is, surfing Flash heavy pages and playing music and perhaps a movie.
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October 12th, 2009 at 12:22 pm
Dear Nokia,
Suggestion: Diagnose tool that can send information about the HW error, or even SW error that can be solved by pulling the solution from an server. (Nokia own maybe)
Can this be implemented?
Question: Who will be responsible for supporting Windows 7 Starter and Home Premium?
To clarify the question:
Will Nokia be resposible for the OEM support fully?
Will Nokia support any usability issues, and technical related questions thats needs resolving?
Have Nokia thought about how they will support?
Best regards,
/Tom-Frode
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October 12th, 2009 at 12:52 pm
Have upgradeable/bigger memory and SSD in the next version of it.
Make full aluminium instead of white/black/blue cover.
Make possible to track what music you have played on your phone and possibility to make dynamic playlists based on that, e.g. My Top 100 tracks.
Make upgrading phone really a part of pc-suite instead of downloadable exe-file.
To mention few…
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October 12th, 2009 at 1:11 pm
Show us how it communicates with N900.
I do not expect any problems how booklet 3G is used for connectivity. In my opinion, its media features are critical.
Watch an HD video on it. Then connect it to an HD display and show the same video there.
Also, try to play some demanding games so we can see its real performance.
And finally, test its real battery usage. Its long battery life is advertised a lot and I wonder how realistic 12 hours is.
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Phil Reply:
October 12th, 2009 at 1:41 pm
I second Burak’s ideas. HD video + battery life.
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October 12th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
If you guys build a laptop the same as this but bigger I will surely buy it.
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October 12th, 2009 at 1:28 pm
Need to see its main processors skills. As we are craving for its speed like for its 3G and other connectivity. We are also glad to see its speed while running HD movies, MultiTasking, Windows 7 Graphics Effects i.e. Aero Effects.
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October 12th, 2009 at 1:42 pm
Here’s the ultimate challenge: Shelve your Crackbooks for a week, no MONTH, and only use the Booklet.
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mac Reply:
October 12th, 2009 at 2:39 pm
I’m doing that with the N900, as much as possible, when/if it comes out
I too like the idea of a netbook rather than macbook, from a size perspective, but as i do ALOT of photoshop/flash/eclipse/xcode etc. its unlikely to play nice with a lower spec machine, but hey im willing to try. Even the 13 inch macbook pro is a PAIN to kart around.
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October 12th, 2009 at 1:45 pm
Hackintosh.
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Ani Reply:
October 12th, 2009 at 5:44 pm
second that
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October 12th, 2009 at 2:59 pm
install moblin?
(a Maemo like OS on x86 flavor)
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October 12th, 2009 at 3:58 pm
release it in the US how about
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October 12th, 2009 at 4:03 pm
oh…and i want to see the graphics capabilities. youtube, netflix streaming…silverlight streaming…video..720 and normal…and how well the 720p displays on an hd tv
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October 12th, 2009 at 4:25 pm
Rip out the drive and stick a 650GB drive in. Load up with my dvd rips and use it as a portable media player.
Also load suse linux on it and see if I can run mythtv.
Mike C
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October 12th, 2009 at 4:40 pm
Yes, install Linux on it or maybe make a Linux variant of it to save money and actually have a good user experience with it.
P.S. Use a desktop variant of Linux and not a netbook variant if ure using Linux.
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October 12th, 2009 at 5:43 pm
well, to be honest… ship one here in nyc
okay, on a serious note, is Microsoft paying nokia to keep off its mac offering?
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October 12th, 2009 at 7:32 pm
I want to bring “my” Nokia Booklet 3G to Uni to assist me in my research work and ‘lecture consolidation’. I can’t be lugging my ‘traditional notebook’ around, desperately hunting for charging points before I dare turn it on. I want to sit there in the coffee shop and type away without having to watch the clock and force hibernation so I won’t lose my work!
I’ve been checking around for netbooks, but I can’t find any with the compactness, design, features and most importantly for me, BATTERY LIFE (12hours!) that the Nokia Booklet 3G supposedly has.
Seriously, I’ve been having such a huge craving for the Booklet 3G. I need, need, need, need it now because I know it’ll improve the way I work and the work that I produce by being there wherever, whenever.
Will justify this as an education expense and early Christmas present ^_^
With a booklet 3G, it’s compact enough for me to always have it with me when I go to Uni, as it’s small enough to have a negligable footprint in my bag. Having a booklet 3G means I decide where, when and how long I work at my convenience.
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October 12th, 2009 at 7:56 pm
* nVidia ION2 + VIA Nano Processors ala VIA VX855 Media System Processor – Just try this out and request your labs to measure the outcome. Have a +ve premonition about this. Will do justice to the HDMI output too.
* You already have Windows 7 – Thats good!
* Don’t weld the 1GB RAM … let there be more RAM right ??
* Let there be password to “shortcut to OVI ICON” cuz it just opens up
* Anti Glare Matte Finish Screen
* Try AMD Chips specifically introduced for netbooks
* More colour options like fuchsia, lemon yellow
* Give a robust microphone for video chatting
* Any thoughts on WiMax or LTE yet apart from 3G
* You’ve brought a smile on Intel’s face now please say bye to Atom chips. Perhaps their pinetrail ones should be looked into ‘already’.
* Smudge Free yet glossy top – is that possible – try to get a balance. A matte looking booklet ???
* Make your own external dvd writer drives too – an important accessory
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October 12th, 2009 at 9:10 pm
I would like you to test out some of the features that make the booklet 3G unique. It has “hot-swappable sim” so try it with 2 or 3 different sims and see how the internet connection behaves. If 3G is being used solely instead of wifi does the machine freeze or hang or crash? Also see if it is possible to download all the Ovi maps in an area so it will continue to work as useful GPS when there is no cellphone coverage. Show how smooth the transition for 3G to Wifi and from wifi to 3g is when moving in and out of a hotspot. Also show any unique features that the booklet 3g has.
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October 13th, 2009 at 4:31 am
Very complicated suggestion!
Sell it in a cheap price! (not again) hahaha
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October 13th, 2009 at 8:26 am
regarding the first Nokia laptop, I would like you to test the battery. If it goes near the announced 12 hours autonomy, that would be impressive. Play a little with the included apps and see if they worth it. And give us an overall opinion of the Booklet 3G as opposed to other netbooks.
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October 13th, 2009 at 1:08 pm
if ever i have a laptop like that, communication will be more easy and accessible because of built-in 3G, a SIM card slot on it and the longer battery time and other functions just like a conventional laptops
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October 13th, 2009 at 1:36 pm
With this thing:
* Show battery life
* lower price
* load it with NOEL (what’s it called these days?)
* load it with Mobilin
The next iteration:
* have a trackpoint
* and a matte screen (option, at least)
* and a docking (== single connector for AC, KVM/USB)
* make your execs use it
* have Intel deliver a decent platform, exclusively
* then you are allowed to sell it for a price
keese
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October 13th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
Put MAEMO on it, scaled up for this sort of machine.
Unify your platforms. Windows can always be an option, but it’s far better to diversify and enhance. You know, Nokia, as well as we do, that the long road ahead points to convergence of the pocket phone and the desktop – perhaps a model similar to the OQO, where one could dock the mobile device to take advantage of larger displays and inputs. The n900 and the 3G should be on a similar trajectory.
I don’t mind the price, this is not a device that was made with the same quality as cheap netbooks.
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October 13th, 2009 at 4:37 pm
Hi,
as Stuart said alreaydy, one important feature for people on the go is the roaming capabilities of both the 3G WAN, but also that of the WLAN-side of the computer, and most importantly, the cross between those two. Does it come with a software solution for all those nasty website authentications I happen to be forced to use networks like that almost on a daily basis, and would greatly appreciate if the computer could automatically sign me in to the network in the background without disturbing me with it.
What comes to the price, it is a bit more expensive than the previous netbooks, but then again, it’s not the same inside. Intel’s Poulsbo combined with a Z-series Atom Processor? Not that common. Unfortunately it seems to come with a pricetag (Also Sony Vaio X-series uses the same series of processors and chips.)
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October 13th, 2009 at 4:51 pm
It would be great to have an alternative to Windows…. I mean, come on, you guys can do better….
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October 13th, 2009 at 8:22 pm
Try to have linux or moblin. also open office. also skype w/ camera and mic. touch screen. LTE. FM radio. modularity in selection. solid state memory. visual voicemail and wireless sync.
The hands with the blue nail polish makes me want to vomit almost as much as symbian os.
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October 15th, 2009 at 12:46 pm
make it thinner, using today a MacBook Air
and keep the battery time up to 12 hours
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October 17th, 2009 at 12:19 pm
Its all about portability, right? All about being that one-step closer to that device we all know is coming. That device that is our link to the infosphere/web whatever you want to call it. Well I would love to see the new Nokia phones and the Booklet really integrate with one another. I want my phone to be a doorway into my Booklet. If I’m walking down the street and have my Booklet in my backpack I can’t access my music or documents. I would like to be able to browse my Booklet from my phone and stream music and really anything from my Booklet into my phone. Tht way I can use the advantages of the Booklet and the phone together. Thy should complement wach other.
On the flip side, if I’m working on my Booklet and I get a phone call I’d like to be able to answer it from my Booklet rather than dig through my bag to find my phone and maybe miss the call. I’d also like to remotley operate applications on my Booklet from my phone via Bluetooth or WiFi or even the 3G link. Kind of like localized Telnetting. Combines these with a Bluetooth headset and you have some more portability.
I’d also like to see the ability to sync the two, if this hasn’t already been done. Synching in the respect that whatever I designate will be synched with my phone – calendar, timetable, documents, settings, etc. Maybe even synch the wallpapers for that extra level of individuality which seems to be big now.
I’d also like to see Nokia rival Apple in physical build waulity without the ridiculous prices of Apple computers. I’m not MS fanboy but with WIndows machines you always get more hardware for your money. Macs have excellent build quality but are just too expensive given the weaker hardware they always come with.
If you’re still reading then to summarise I guess what I’m getting at is that I’d love to see Nokia start a new branch in the mobile device market by really integrating us into the Cloud and using the phone and the Booklet together could be a start to this.
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October 23rd, 2009 at 8:53 am
Please add touchscreen functionality and install Maemo…
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November 6th, 2009 at 8:37 pm
Why is no one talking about the transflective screen on the Nokia Booklet? I think it is about the most important feature when one likes to sit outside with a cuppa when doing email etc.
thanks
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November 11th, 2009 at 3:09 am
Try to get proper Linux drivers for the GMA 500…
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November 26th, 2009 at 8:17 am
Hi,
I would like to know if the Nokia Booklet 3G retailing in BestBuy is locked to US carriers. If I get the one off-contract will it work with the local carriers in my country. (Local carriers are WCDMA type)
Many Thanks,
Kapula
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