msian checking in here. just a quick post. i'll post more later. i like the n900 because it is a laptop replacement for me in most of my use case scenarios. plus i much prefer having a device that is always on than having to wait for bootup and shutdown times. i also wanted to do some development on maemo as i am fluent in c++ and have done mobile device development before on two other platforms for a number of years. however, the open source community has solved almost all my issues on the phone. welcome all. i know one other msian that fell for the n900 after he tried my unit for a while. he is a long time symbian user. cheers all!