Says you.

...and you immediately mark your opinion out as being not very valuable by saying "only has a 1Ghz cpu".

What does that mean? Without context, nothing. Have you used an N9? To recycle an analogy I have employed elsewhere on these forums, an American muscle car might have a 6 liter engine, but when you try to turn the corner it's crap, and it weighs twice as much as a European sports car with a tiny engine which will thrash the US monster. I'm looking at you, Android and iPhone 4S.

I'm holding an N9 in my hand right now and it is fluid and smooth, even with many concurrently running apps.

As for the no card slot, sure, that's a disappointment... but a deal-breaker? Not even close.

Depends what you want, but if you force me to Yes/No I will say a strong Yes! I bought one and I am thrilled with it.

The N9 is an amazing day-to-day device for, you know, keeping in touch with people, listening to music, taking photos, browsing the web. Dunno about you but I like to do all that stuff every day. The user experience in all of those areas is better than anything I've had before, including the N900... and I'm still on N9 PR1.0

Of course, for server admin tasks or anything which has a hack-y sort of flavour, the N900 is a far superior beast. To recycle and expand upon another one of my analogies used elsewhere on TMO:

• the N900 is a pickup truck: tough, functional, not very pretty, and perhaps not ideal for day-to-day living in the city, but it has a winch, incredible towing power and you can do all kinds of crazy stuff with it
• the N9 is a Maserati Quattroporte S. Not many people have one, but it turns heads and kicks some serious behind. Yes, it's quite expensive and has some quirks, but these minor complaints pale in comparison to what a joy it is to use. It is fast, it looks as good as anything out there, and people will be jealous when you have it on display - and I'm talking real people here, not just geeks

I've been waiting for a long time for the N9 and I'm almost overwhelmed by how good it is. I recommend it.