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Buy.com is taking pre-orders for the Nokia N810 WiMax Edition. It lists the price as $480, but is offering a discount of $47.01 to take the cost of the Internet tablet down to $432.

Nokia first demonstrated the wide-area wireless broadband service-enabled version of the N810 at the CTIA Wireless show in Las Vegas earlier this month. The mobile phone giant said the device would ship in the U.S. this summer, with distribution first focused on areas where WiMax is available.

The N810 with WiMax (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) is compatible with Sprint's XOHM WiMAX service.

WiMax is considered a 4G technology for mobile operators. It is much faster than today's wireless networks and offers a range of support that's much broader than Wi-Fi. A WiMax network is made of base stations, each with a radius of two to three miles, that interconnect to provide service over a large area.

Other than the addition of WiMax, the upcoming version of the N810 will be very similar to the current version of the Internet tablet.

It runs on Linux and includes integrated Bluetooth with support for A2DP, which means you can use wireless stereo headphones to enjoy the N810's multimedia features.

There's also full hardware-based QWERTY thumb-keyboard that slides out from underneath the display and a global positioning system (GPS) chip to support location-based services.

The current N810 model weighs 7.9 ounces and measures 5.0 x 2.83 x 0.55 inches.

Additional features include a VGA webcam, an ambient light sensor, stereo speakers, a microphone, integrated desk stand, a hardware lock key, 3.5mm headphone jack, and the same size 4.13-inch and WVGA (800 x 480 pixel) resolution touch display.

The N810 runs on a 400MHz processor, 128MB or RAM, and 256MB ROM. Although it includes 2GB of internal memory, you can greatly increase its storage capacity through both miniSD and microSD cards.