Sorry it's taken so long to reply. I've been involved in a family medical crisis for the last couple weeks.The Amaze is no N900, but it has served me well for the last month. I haven't had much a chance to root it, and I know S-Off is still being worked on, but there are a few ROM's out for it. If your wife isn't one of the people who normally frequent Maemo.org, and just needs a solid phone, then I would say the Amaze is a good choice. Solid build, and no real problems here. The only real issue I've had is that when I plug in the charger, the volume sometimes drops down to about half. This is my first Android, so there could easily be a setting somewhere I've missed. Once I figured out what was going on, it's not a big deal. I just make sure that when I plug it in, I make sure the volume is turned up.