Thread: well respected reviewer "eldar" throwing caution to N900
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2009-09-25 , 03:05
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Originally Posted by Mandor View Post
That is why I insist on always testing it myself before I spend the money. Reviews will only tell me if it worth my time to go and test the device.

Reviewers can be pertinent if, and only if, you have been following the writer for a long time and know for sure that he/she has taste similar to yours. In any other case you are risking big.

Will you go buy an iPhone after reading a review made by a fan ? Really ?
I agree, reviews for me are helpful in finding out about the device. But I always try to test-drive the device myself before making the final purchase. Or I buy it somewhere, where I could return it for store credit if I'm not satisfed (I think Costco has this).


Originally Posted by bugelrex View Post
True... You know it would take a truly incompetent company to take a rock-solid linux kernel and turning into a crashing mess. I don't think Eldar is lying though, more likely he's got an obscure hardware problem
I don't think it's as much the kernel that is crashing, than it is Nokia's GUI and everything on top of the kernel that's iffy. I don't think Eldar is lying either, but given that we don't fully know what firmware and what hardware he is running it on we can't really make say if what he says about the n900 will match up with say what someone experiences with a more up to date firmware and actual n900 hardware. Therefore my point that if reviewers review products before they are finalized then they should point that out in their review. It's just simple honesty.
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Originally Posted by ysss View Post
They're maemo and MeeGo...

"Meamo!" sounds like what Zorro would say to catherine zeta jones... after she slaps him for looking at her dirtily...