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2009-11-26 , 23:38
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Originally Posted by dansus View Post
I have the feeling that im unique here in that i wanted the N900 because of the hardware.

Small form factor, usable hw keyboard, resistive touch screen, HSPA, OMAP, 3.5mm jack ect won the day for me. I think i wouldve bought the N900 no matter which OS it was running, the fact that its Maemo is just icing on the cake.

Hopefully in the not too distant future i will be able to run multiple OS's on it including, Mer and Android.
Well, your perspective is a bit different from mine, but not too different. I am mainly attracted to the software and open source community. But the hardware is really nice too.

I love the screen resolution and brightness. And I'm really impressed that the N900 runs full gmail (not html version) so well in the browser. The N810 could never come close to this performance level. So powerful hardware is a necessary part of the equation, no doubt!

I like the fact that we have a history of being able to run different OS's on devices in this family (without much trouble). I like that freedom.
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