I'd be happy with that. Rhino made a hard aluminum shell for the palm pilot, once upon a time. If it had a place to firmly hold the N800/N900 on one side, and a bluetooth (or USB) keyboard on the other, and a hinge that can lock into different angles for comfortable holding and typing, I could get behind that configuration.

ideal:

1) N900 has USB host, and slides in to its side of the hard case from one end, and locks into place when it slides onto the USB plug. (if you hold the case like a book, then the N900 slides in from the top; if you hold the case like micro-laptop, then it slides in from the left)

2) the other side of the case has a thumb keyboard, battery (self power for the keyboard, so that the N900's USB host doesn't need to be powered), external USB slot, and maybe a USB card reader built in for holding 1-2 SD cards.

3) optional: the keyboard can also be used via bluetooth, so you could leave the N900 on the desk, and use the keyboard remotely

4) highly desired, but ultimately optional: the keyboard side of the case has something that can extend its size, for the ergonomic reasons I keep harping on.


So, if you don't want a keyboard, or micro-laptop, you don't buy this case. If you want a hard case and/or keyboard/micro-laptop, you buy this case.