maemo.org - Talk - View Single Post - Buy a N900 now or wait for the Harmattan / MeeGo device?

SeanTheGeek	2011-02-04 , 22:37
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Originally Posted by x61

An essay like this needs a citation.

APA:

Should I purchase a Nokia N900? - maemo.org - Talk. (2011, February 4). maemo.org - Talk. Retrieved February 4, 2011, from http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php...358#post936358

MLA:

"Should I purchase a Nokia N900? - maemo.org - Talk." maemo.org - Talk. N.p., 4 Feb. 2011. Web. 4 Feb. 2011. <http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=936358#post936358>.

:P

Originally Posted by eMiL

short answer: yes

I was leaning this way myself. However, I will probably wait For the N900 at this point. I'd like to purchase a device soon, but I can wait until the next academic year. I use a LiveScribe pen to allow another student to take notes for me. I would like to cut down on the number of device and my dependence on other students. So, I'll wait until the next academic year at the latest.

Originally Posted by gerbick

shorter answer: no

Care to elaborate?

Originally Posted by ch88xy

>>I am currently in the market for a netbook which I would use solely for taking notes for my college classes.<<

If you plan to use it "solely" for taking notes, why don't you just get a regular 10" netbook, instead of a 3.5" tablet?

As I mentioned above, I am trying to carry less, having a device which could serve 99% of my mobile computing needs is better than a not-much-more-powerful netbook which would take up more space.

Originally Posted by gazza_d

capacitive touchscreen is not an issue as the n900 has the best resisitive screen out there.

there are other devices out there, but none quite match the n900 still. it is still a good device and if you can find one second hand or new discounted it would be a good buy.

there is a strong possibility that the N900 sucessor [sic] will be announced at the end of next week. even if it is it will probably not hit the shelves for at least a couple of months.

the n900 is still a unique device and will be a relevant device which will be well supported by the community for a long time to come.

Thank you! Your post was very helpful. Depending on the release dates, feature set, and price point, I may very well purchase the N900 successor. I hope that Nokia will stick with ARM rather than an Intel chipset. From what I've read, ARM still wins out when comparing performance vs power usage.

On another note, how does MeeGo compare to Maemo from a feature and development set? Does it have a strong development community yet?

Last edited by SeanTheGeek; 2011-02-04 at 22:51.

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