So, I (by complete surprise) managed to pick up an N900 yesterday in store at a electronics store. They had them in stock for one day and had already sold out, so I got the display copy. Not somethign I'll usually do, but in this case I couldn't wait.

So, after having it for almost a day.......my only complaint is I wish it was waterproof, as I will have to have a shower at some point and so far the N900 hasn't left my side.

In all seriousness, this is the device I've been waiting for for many years. My personal computing experience started with Palm Pilots and moved onto iPaqs and various other devices. Phones eventually started picking up the functionality of that, and my last phone was an N95 which was an excellent phone.

However, the Iphone was released months after I got the N95 and from then on, it just looked old. I've watched with interest as phones have come and gone (the HTC droid was high on my list) but nothing ever caught my eye. (Was never going to get an iphone, I hate their close sauce mentality). So, finally the N900 came rolling around and having purchased it, I'm thrilled. More playing is order as I have yet to even drop down into the linux subsystem and shell!

A techies dream.

There are waterproof protecters (rain guard) that surround the phone with clear plastic and strap to your wrist so you can still use the touch screen, which they sell on ebay.
They are Chinese mass manufactured but you could try one out with a cheaper model phone and see if they work.
.......I'm just saying.

Well, I was joking really about the shower thing.

LOL, if eel the same, but i'm not joking bout showering with it

Oh don't get me wrong, I would if i could But i definitely wouldn't risk those waterproof covers! Not my new baby.

yeah, i don't think i turned it off for the first 4 days, which is why i was suddenly aggravated at the huge distances between my relaxation positions and where powerpoints are :P

yeah i hear ya. it's quite the device. can't believe i even owned an iphone. haha

Heh I suspect this is a common problem for N900 users. My solution was to have it plugged into my laptop. The laptop being on purely to power the N900.

Excellent, that is good to hear from an ex iphone user. I'll look forward to shoving it in the face of the next apple poser