I've been talking to several friends and people I work with over the past few weeks/months, and they're eagerly waiting to see what my N900 will be like but I really don't think I can afford to take a punt on a €250 device with no warranty so they may end up disappointed (just like me, in fact).

I'm awaiting clarification from DDP in terms of what we are supposed to do with those devices that develop a fault AFTER the initial 1 week period but the person I'm communicating with doesn't seem to be grasping my point and has so far repeated that "DDP will replace a faulty device" which could just mean "faulty within the first week (and then you're on your own)". Then again it could mean they will replace them at any time (though this seems unlikely) but it's ambiguous and requires clarification.

@TA-t3: The N810 seemed to be well put together however there has been the infamous WSOD on 770, not to mention the faulty rotating camera on early N800s (problem confirmed as a manufacturing fault AFTER well after the first week on sale!) and also faulty touchscreens on N800 (I had to have mine replaced under warranty). Given that there have been serious faults on 2 out of the 3 previous devices, what chance of a problem on the N900 (either in the design or manufacture)? Too likely that there will be a problem for me to risk throwing €250 down the toilet.