Thanks! That's tackled a good few of the questions. I'm a little uncertain about the lack of drm: I have a good library of DRM novels from ereader.com, and a fair collection of drm music files too. Currently I can use either on an n95, though neither would work on my c905 (which is one of the reasons for dumping it - the other being it's cr*p).

I will certainly defer any decisions until after your Summit and see what transpires. My birthday kindly falls just about when both these toys are released, and I'm sacrificing a holiday to some work so have holiday money to spend. Was planning to wait for the locked models to reach people's hands and find out what the response was before I actually purchase.

I really like the 'look' of the n900 and the smoothness of its handling appears to outdo anything symbian can achieve. On the other hand, if I want a mobile computer, I have a netbook in the front pocket of my handbag (and one shoulder lower than the other...)

I'll keep hunting for information!