Thread: Should I get the N900 now, or wait?
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2010-05-20 , 21:29
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Originally Posted by iphonekiller View Post
I am looking for a new phone anyways as my contract is running out, and i only want to carry one device. I dont want to just buy a crap phone despite the fact that i dont use it as intensive as some people, because i only want to carry one device. Most of the time i will have wifi around and i seriously considered an ipod touch before, but decided against it. The N900 really does fit my bill. Netbooks are fun but i dont want to carry one to work where i only use it to pass the time during my breaks.

Internet > games for me, thats why im having second thoughts on the iphone.

Anyways, if i wait for the "next" device from Nokia it could theoretically be at the end of the year, maybe even early 2011... i've already waited six months after resisting the Iphone 3GS during christmas, really dont want to wait again with a crap phone. So im seriously considering picking up a used N900 on the cheap. How is the quality of this phone? Any pitfalls to avoid?
Ok, what confused me was the "best internet browsing experience" - because no device that fits in your pocket is going to deliver that. If you meant best in class, then the n900 is probably in the pack. There are tradeoffs - you considered an iPod touch (another device I own & use), I'd say it's better then the touch but even there, you might find *some cases* where the touch gives a better *user experience* browsing some sites that are iPhone tuned...

Whatever the next device is, it may have things like no physical keyboard, capacitive screen, bigger screen, AMOLED, faster cpu, more ram (vs storage), etc. Some of those things may actually be a negative vs the current n900. Who knows.

See the sticky at the top of this forum: "N900 Issues: For Potential Buyers" http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=52587 for some of the things to consider.