Who knows? A few folks that aren't talking. Supposedly on 09-14 a distributor showed that the N900 would arrive in stores on 09-27 (1). That should mean preorders from Nokiausa would sent out to individuals that week. With that said I wouldn't make travel plans until I hear that a few of those orders have been delivered. Even after that the Nokia store could still sell out. I guess another good sign would be reports of a line forming outside the NYC store. (Maybe someone here walks by there everyday and can report?)

If you want a better idea on the ETA make friends with someone that has access to an account with Brightpoint (IIRC Nokia's US distributor). IMO their ETA dates should be pretty credible. Personally I'd bet that Amazon will offer overnight shipping (about $40) once it's in stock making them IMO pretty much as quick as anyone else.

Waiting in an information vacuum is tough but that's all we really have.

1. http://thenokiablog.com/2009/09/14/n...eptember-27th/