well, this is rather a stupid question. If you paid for something expensive, you'd obviously want to spend a little bit extra to give it more protection.

I dunno how much u paid, but the N900 in general isn't cheap, it's quite expensive, and regardless of its price, an electronic device that u care for should be well cared and protected, so really it's up to you. If scratches are a-ok with u and u don't mind it, then don't bother getting one.


Screen protector and cases are cheap, even the lowest quality is good enough at least, if not at least it gives you a placebo effect. So ya, it's really up to you what YOU really want to do with it.....


i myself have a screen protector and case on it, so i feel safer carrying it around.


Also, if you wear jeans all the time or anything that has a rough texture/surface on it, chances are that it'll get scratched even if you put it inside your pocket. I know this coz i see tons of marks and scratches on the screen, but that's alright since i had a screen protector on it, but it's very obvious once you use it for a long time and u'd be amazed how many scratches there are from just putting in your pocket.