My N800 was bought may-june 2008 through Amazon, but through the US, so I'm not covered by warranty repairs, being in Europe and it seems like the LCD supplies have dried out and I don't have the cash for getting a new one currently.
For what it's worth, I should be able to continue developing Mer, as I have a N800 in my office, but without a properly working personal N800, it will be difficult to do proper N800 development in my free time - but I hope I can rely on the testers in the project to test things.