PC World runs a review of PepperPad, a 20 gig Linux-based tablet that is somewhat competing with Nokia 770 on many fronts (except the price factor). Looks like the PC World folks weren’t terribly impressed with it, but they still have some good advice that perhaps Nokia 770 engineers would note:
My dissatisfaction started soon after I powered up the Pepper Pad. From a cold boot, this “instant-on” device takes nearly 2 minutes to get up and running. You can then put the unit in a sleep mode for faster subsequent startups, but the battery continues to drain. And I was surprised by the battery’s short life span: During my informal tests, the unit lasted less than 2 hours on a full charge.
Yes, for a mobile device like this users tend to get pretty picky on things like battery life and speed of startup.