Speaking for myself, I was satisfied with my N800 as it came out of the box two+ years ago, and I've only been made happier by what's come since. I bought my tablet for web browsing, email, and occasional, light weight, media playing, and it has delivered.

I've never booted off SD. I've never tried an alternate OS. I don't use Easy Debian. (Sorry, qole.) I've installed very little extra software. I've never even tried Maemo Mapper, the quintessential Maemo program. (Sorry, gnuite.) I think I surprised a few people at the Summit when they found out how little I've tweaked my tablet.

My father also has an N800. He bought it to browse the web at coffee shops and elsewhere while tethered to the non-smart phone he deliberately selected. I suspect he's installed no extra software at all, and he's quite happy with his tablet.

I've seen the need to tweak and bend tablets to the owner's will as the more "enthusiast" behavior. I'm just a happy user. Though perhaps one with "low standards".