Sounds like we're in a similar situation, but what Nokia offered you would be better for me, and vice versa. I bought one N900 at the end of the summer sale, which perished almost immediately in a bike accident (physical damage to phone, warranty didn't apply)--paid $200 and change for that one. I bought another one immediately for $200 from NokiaUSA as the summer sale was still on (cheaper than fixing the broken one). That one was defective...

If I was refunded the $200, I couldn't get a new one for that price. But if I was given an N95 in the meantime, and eventually an N900 when they have warranty replacements in the U.S. again (which others on the forum have been told is the case, at least if I've read the posts in the broken USB port thread correctly--which makes me extra annoyed at Nokia for saying there are none to be had), that would be great--I'd get the N900, which is the phone I want, and I'd have a phone in the meantime with a functional camera (and some resale value later on, even at 5 years old).

Sigh. We should trade places--or at least information, to buttress our cases with Nokia.

One other thing for the folks on this thread: I returned this defective N900 within 15 days of having purchased it. In the U.S. anyhow that means I'm eligible for a refund. I'm not sure if they would offer me this deal were I not to be in the U.S. (and I'm not sure they'd offer me it if they were to be refunding me more than $200, either).

Best,
Jon