The prices for N800-N810 are about the same as for Archos 605 30GB-160GB. If you are after custom apps you just don't buy this device. (Not to mention the added bulk of the whole shebang.) The Archos device is a movie player, the Nokia device gets you part of the way (and for a lot of people, that's probably enough.) there. Your Nokia device cannot hook up to a TV and an external drive will require more power. I have dropped my Nokia 770 at least 5 times with no ill effects. Drop your Archos hard drive player 5 times and see how well in operates. Again, if I drop my external hard drive, I can always get another one. ![]() If you want an open platform that does play videos, play audio files, browse the internet, do GPS mapping, do spreadsheets, word processing, plotting, book reading, ssh server, ssh client, Internet telephony, games, ect, the Nokia 770 is currently the best choice in the smallest package. So, if that's what you want the Device for, then I guess Archos is your choice. The only thing I can see that the the Archos can do that the Nokia can't is act as a Digital Video Recorder. Note that 250GB USB powered hard drives are going for around $150 dollars now. Note that the 160GB model seems to be more expensive. ![]() ![]() Excuse me, the link in the story pointed to the 30GB model.
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