1. Lack of Quick Navigation buttons.

The lack of the Quick Navigation buttons is just as easily reproduced by using the D-pad shortcuts instead of Active Standby, which not every business user prefers. I like my information kept private, and deactivating Active Standby hides my crucial information from others, with alerts still keeping track of most priorities. I can easily access my information using JBak Taskman.

So while there are shortcut keys for 6 applications, the D-pad shortcut layout provides 7 custom shortcuts as well. Not a major advantage or inconvenience.

2. Does not sync well with a Windows PC.

This isn’t an Nseries specific issue, and not something I’ve experienced myself, but I’ve been able to Sync with Outlook ok with Nseries models. Not sure how much better an Eseries can perform in that circumstance.

3. Thick cross section, hard to carry around.

Ok, look. The N82 is a camera! A GOOD one. And some business people need a good camera, and couldn’t get by with the horrible E71 images and video. Media professionals are business users too. And not everyone wants a thin slab in their pocket. Larger handed business persons like me prefer the heft and more comfortable feel while carrying it. It feels sturdier in the hand with more weight and size, better for stability when capturing images.

Also, business people carry around laptops, netbooks, digital projectors, briefcases, etc. I’m sure the N82 is the straw to break the camera’s back. In fact, for me, it’d be the extra point-and-shoot camera needed to supplement the E71 that would cause me grief.

I wished they’d bring bigger devices like the E90 and N90 back, and use those larger volumes to add more electronics. Bigger means more camera and silicon hardware, to me, and its usually true.

4. Congested keypad and lack of QWERTY.

How is a 12 key alphanumeric T9 pad more congested than a mini QWERTY of similar size?? I love the E71, and its the first A+ device for Nokia since the N90, but the keypad is the most cluttered I’ve seen.

Also, T9 has been proven many times as superior to mini QWERTY. Not only is it faster, it only requires one hand. And it doesn’t require looking at the screen or keypad either. That means it frees the eyes and other hand for other simultaneous tasks, improving productivity. QWERTY being better than Nokia/Samsung’s T9 for text entry is a myth, and has been proven totally false.

5. Lack of Mode, or virtual desktops.

If you don’t use Active Standby, its not as important. There are other ways within S60 or using freeware to schedule theme changes and email monitoring. Other than that, it doesn’t offer much. But I will admit I’m in love with Mode, and hope it becomes an S60 standard feature. Lacking Mode doesn’t make a device bad for business use, but having it does give it an advantage, no doubt!

6. Extra features drain battery faster.

That’s silly. If business users don’t need those features, there shouldn’t be an issue. But they probably do, and if so, added features are an advantage, not a mark against. If that’s Nokia’s rationale for not including more media features, they should be dragged in public and beaten. (ok, maybe in private… )

So remember. Business doesn’t always mean corporate user. Today, people at home businesses use similar tools, and may want the media features for business too.