The Kindle isn't suited for movie-watching, it's black and white. But it is fine for email, and free is a good price. It's not that slow. I have far more agonizingly slow ordeals on my N800 and N810 than on my Kindle, mainly because the KIndle isn't so ambitious. It does a very good job at what it does, rather than doing a poor job at an incredible array of things.

I know, this isn't a Kindle thread. But it seems so brave and contrarian a direction -- instead of color, black and white! Instead of forcing people to pay heavy monthly charges, give the connection away!

I'm no expert, but I don't see that kind of courage in the N900. It combines a bunch of technological trends; I don't see anything original about it. It's just geek++