is N900 service port (which is usb-compatible) separate from N900 micro-usb port? if yes I would like to have that port forwarded into the case (it also might help guys with broken usb port).

also since you estel done hdmi out mod (one with raspberry pi) is it enough place in "fat" cover to enclose ethernet-enabled version of raspberry pi? (preferably with ports forwarded to outside case or mounted statically so ethernet port of raspberry pi is actually the N900 ethernet-out and hdmi-port of raspberry pi forwardeded into cover port with short cable).

so nice would be modified version of your aluminium body, so service port would be forwarded to USB short-cable which would be matching raspberry pi USB (so perhaps end with big female) with a bit longer cable than neccessary, cover including slot for raspberry-pi, and since ports on raspbery pi doesn't seem to be at wanted position, also ports in the cover which could be forwarded to raspberry-pi in closed cover.

what else in matter of hardware you may want to stuff in your N900? and if for some stuff fat-cover is too thin do you plan veryfat-cover (one that fits triple battery?).

also you seems to say that mounting is in price, so maybe I want too send several n900s for modding in one package (to be sent back after modding). I want to spread some N900s at my friends (not for free of course), so maybe they would be more interested in modded ones (as unique is great keyword for catch-up).

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offtopic question: does N900 screen part is costful? how hard to replace those? I ask because some N900 I ordered as used hardware is very scratched. can be sratches fixed without replacing whole screen part?