Finally ready to buy an N900, BUT...
 

Hi everyone,

I'm finally ready to buy an N900 in the USA, BUT, I'm wondering if it would be better for me to keep waiting for potential hardware fixes. The main one I'm thinking about is the integrity of the micro-USB port. It seems like an obvious problem that Nokia would fix in the next batch of N900's, correct?

I'm checking NokiaUSA's website right now, and it says they're "Temporarily Out of Stock".

Nokia Site

Is it possible they might even be waiting for the next batch of N900's now?


EDIT:


Here's a 2nd "BUT"

Nokia is selling the N900 for $580 plus $4-10 shipping.
Amazon and Newegg are selling the N900 for $530 with free shipping.
I bought my N78 1.5 years ago from Amazon, and all my computer parts from Newegg, so I don't have any issue with them. BUT I would much rather buy from Nokia directly and cut out the middleman. If I'm interested in giving more of my money to Nokia, would this be an effective way do it, (disregarding the extra $50 wants to charge.) ?? Or is there some business structure in place that to prevent any difference in margins?

Re: Finally ready to buy an N900, BUT...
 

erm, not got a problem with mine :D.... don't think it affects all? - i've yanked mine from the power quite a few times... still seems fine.

Re: Finally ready to buy an N900, BUT...
 

What is there to fix in USB port? Works ok, maybe not most robust connection but with care should last.

Nokia does not change design for N900 to my understanding.

Re: Finally ready to buy an N900, BUT...
 

Just purchase mine a few days ago . . . all is well here!!!

Re: Finally ready to buy an N900, BUT...
 

what do you mean by "integrity of the micro-USB port" ? usb works perfect on my cell for charging/data-transfer/networking.

Re: Finally ready to buy an N900, BUT...
 

No.
Go buy it.

Re: Finally ready to buy an N900, BUT...
 

Well, I think that the bogus batch is gone now. As I understand, the broken USB problems appeared on early devices, during the development period. My USB port is really sturdy it doesn't even move a little bit. Buy it, it's so so so so so great. Seriously.

Re: Finally ready to buy an N900, BUT...
 

Amazon has it in stock

Re: Finally ready to buy an N900, BUT...
 

mine works great

Re: Finally ready to buy an N900, BUT...
 

Mine too. No hardware problems like many have described.

Re: Finally ready to buy an N900, BUT...
 

mine 100% work. loved it boughr it @ dell couplesmonths ago

Re: Finally ready to buy an N900, BUT...
 

Not got a problem with mine at all, its been a dream.

Re: Finally ready to buy an N900, BUT...
 

I didn't even know that some people had problems with the USB port :|

No problems at all here!

Re: Finally ready to buy an N900, BUT...
 

There's no BUT. Go for it, you won't regret.

Re: Finally ready to buy an N900, BUT...
 

I was hearing some stories of the micro-USB becoming detached inside the phone.

Re: Finally ready to buy an N900, BUT...
 

Ok, thank you for the responses everyone. I will assume that the micro-USB has been fixed on all the N900's now.

Here's a 2nd "BUT"

Nokia is selling the N900 for $580 plus $4-10 shipping.
Amazon and Newegg are selling the N900 for $530 with free shipping.
I bought my N78 1.5 years ago from Amazon, and all my computer parts from Newegg, so I don't have any issue with them. BUT I would much rather buy from Nokia directly and cut out the middleman. If I'm interested in giving more of my money to Nokia, would this be an effective way do it, (disregarding the extra $50 Nokia wants to charge.) ?? Or is there some business structure in place that to prevent any difference in margins?

Re: Finally ready to buy an N900, BUT...
 

you would be stupid to buy from nokia if you can get it cheaper from reputable stores like new egg, Amazon, play. The 2 year warranty is with nokia (service centers) no matter where you buy it from....

regards

Re: Finally ready to buy an N900, BUT...
 

...If I'm interested in giving more of my money to Nokia, would this be an effective way do it, (disregarding the extra $50 Nokia wants to charge.) ??...

Re: Finally ready to buy an N900, BUT...
 

why ask silly question like "would this be a effective way" its common sense, yes buying from nokia would be giving more money to them....what extra do you get out of? invoice that says nokia?


edit: either i missunderstood what you mean or its the stupidest question i have heard in 2010

Re: Finally ready to buy an N900, BUT...
 

dont be scared away by that thread. there are tons of users here and how many are reporting in that thread?

for my n900: the usb is tight but i hav been charged the phone lots of time now lots of unpluging but my usb is still there and no sign of any move at all. and i did not do anything to my charger too.

i do be careful when i just bought it but i unplug even without caution now but yes my usbport is still there

Re: Finally ready to buy an N900, BUT...
 

The only problem at the moment is the lack of functionality. The device is great but the OS seem to be still in bug catching instead of implementing.
So if you are preparing to be one of the lap-rat like us then happy buying :D

Got mine with no faulty but still not satisfy with the outcome of the product yet. I'm waiting for more fixes and adds

Re: Finally ready to buy an N900, BUT...
 

only problem i exprienced was the maemo sdk crashed my thinkpad with a scary security chip modifiied error msg but i was lucky recover with a reboot but that msg really made some ppl replaced the motherboard

Re: Finally ready to buy an N900, BUT...
 

Alright thanks for your useful comments.

Re: Finally ready to buy an N900, BUT...
 

Yea I've been reading on here long enough to realize that the OS is still in progress. But I've decided I will deal with it... I'm actually not a programmer or developer of any sort... I'm a noob compared to most here, but will try to be productive and learn a few easy things...