Thread: Are you buying the N900? (Quick poll)
View Single Post
danramos's Avatar
danramos is offline danramos
2009-08-26 , 23:28
Posts: 4,672 | Thanked: 5,455 times | Joined on Jul 2008 @ Springfield, MA, USA
#97
Originally Posted by christexaport View Post
why?? The iphone is 699, TP is 600, pre is 595, blackberry touch is around 600. is this in the same class, or well above it? the functionality has been greatly extended from the N800. If you want a sub 500 device, maybe an old Diablo device or an N95/N86 would serve you better. This isn't just a tablet, its a phone first, so it's in line.

(Maybe this is why Eldar has it and the cheapo guys in here don't...)
That's not really a productive argument, given that a simply updated N800 device (newer OMAP, newer but similar hardware and design (dpad and two SD slots ftw).. maybe even with a few newer features or at least a better battery life) would not have costed anywhere near as much as the N900. If it had one or two internal USB ports, it would also have opened it up to a LOT more interesting hacks and upgrades, too.

Ultimately, if the N900 could have followed in the IT footsteps, it would have been incredibly useful and in its own category instead of what appears to be a 'me too!' in the iPhone competitors category.
 

The Following 4 Users Say Thank You to danramos For This Useful Post: